diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/resources/spring/spring-dspace-addon-import-services.xml b/dspace-api/src/main/resources/spring/spring-dspace-addon-import-services.xml
index 14d9496ae4..de8b0a9fd2 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/resources/spring/spring-dspace-addon-import-services.xml
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/resources/spring/spring-dspace-addon-import-services.xml
@@ -317,4 +317,8 @@
           class="org.dspace.importer.external.openalex.metadatamapping.OpenAlexFunderFieldMapping">
     </bean>
 
+    <bean class="java.lang.Integer" id="maxRetry">
+        <constructor-arg value="3"/>
+    </bean>
+
 </beans>
diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/ads-integration.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/ads-integration.xml
index 11bdc7cda2..184caa7be7 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/ads-integration.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/ads-integration.xml
@@ -109,8 +109,4 @@
         <constructor-arg value="dc.description.abstract"/>
     </bean>
 
-    <bean class="java.lang.Integer" id="maxRetry">
-        <constructor-arg value="3"/>
-    </bean>
-
 </beans>
diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/arxiv-integration.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/arxiv-integration.xml
index ab2fdad012..191278184f 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/arxiv-integration.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/arxiv-integration.xml
@@ -114,8 +114,4 @@
     	<entry key="http://arxiv.org/schemas/atom" value="arxiv" />
     </util:map>
 
-    <bean class="java.lang.Integer" id="maxRetry">
-        <constructor-arg value="3"/>
-    </bean>
-
 </beans>
diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/cinii-integration.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/cinii-integration.xml
index 7b9904567a..6f671db209 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/cinii-integration.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/cinii-integration.xml
@@ -102,8 +102,4 @@
 		<entry key="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#" value="rdfs" />
 	</util:map>
 
-    <bean class="java.lang.Integer" id="maxRetry">
-        <constructor-arg value="3"/>
-    </bean>
-
 </beans>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/crossref-integration.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/crossref-integration.xml
index 6fe9723d79..ff17ee2b54 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/crossref-integration.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/crossref-integration.xml
@@ -159,8 +159,4 @@
         <constructor-arg value="dc.publisher"/>
     </bean>
 
-    <bean class="java.lang.Integer" id="maxRetry">
-        <constructor-arg value="3"/>
-    </bean>
-
 </beans>
diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/epo-integration.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/epo-integration.xml
index 2509478706..49403d2b13 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/epo-integration.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/epo-integration.xml
@@ -129,8 +129,4 @@
     	<entry key="http://www.epo.org/exchange" value="ns" />
     </util:map>
 
-    <bean class="java.lang.Integer" id="maxRetry">
-        <constructor-arg value="3"/>
-    </bean>
-
 </beans>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/openaire-integration.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/openaire-integration.xml
index 8e4becddc5..0bf3400447 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/openaire-integration.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/openaire-integration.xml
@@ -220,8 +220,4 @@
     </bean>
 -->
 
-    <bean class="java.lang.Integer" id="maxRetry">
-        <constructor-arg value="3"/>
-    </bean>
-
 </beans>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/pubmed-integration.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/pubmed-integration.xml
index f488327789..890f08b650 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/pubmed-integration.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/pubmed-integration.xml
@@ -150,10 +150,6 @@
     </util:map>
 
 
-    <bean class="java.lang.Integer" id="maxRetry">
-        <constructor-arg value="2"/>
-    </bean>
-
     <bean class="org.dspace.importer.external.pubmed.metadatamapping.transform.GeneratePubmedQueryService" id="pubmedService">
         <description>Defines how an org.dspace.content.Item is mapped to a query in scopus. Please note that exactly one of
             these must be present. If multiple are present the result is undefined.
diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/pubmedeurope-integration.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/pubmedeurope-integration.xml
index 3eda7f77e3..3798cdecb4 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/pubmedeurope-integration.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/pubmedeurope-integration.xml
@@ -156,8 +156,4 @@
     	<entry key="http://www.scholix.org" value="slx" />
     </util:map>
    
-    <bean class="java.lang.Integer" id="maxRetry">
-        <constructor-arg value="3"/>
-    </bean>
-
 </beans>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/scopus-integration.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/scopus-integration.xml
index d3e8150c74..f2de1cb900 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/scopus-integration.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/scopus-integration.xml
@@ -260,8 +260,4 @@
     	<entry key="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" value="ns" />
     </util:map>
 
-    <bean class="java.lang.Integer" id="maxRetry">
-        <constructor-arg value="3"/>
-    </bean>
-
 </beans>
diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/vufind-integration.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/vufind-integration.xml
index bc6c5def84..00c4299cf1 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/vufind-integration.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/vufind-integration.xml
@@ -99,10 +99,6 @@
         <constructor-arg value="dc.contributor.author"/>
     </bean>
 
-    <bean class="java.lang.Integer" id="maxRetry">
-        <constructor-arg value="3"/>
-    </bean>
-
     <!-- Below there are other mapping that apply to an extended configuration in use for instance at the vuFind installation
          of ALICIA https://alicia.concytec.gob.pe/vufind/Search/Results?type=AllFields -->