diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/data/dspaceFolder/assetstore/testImportPerson.csv b/dspace-api/src/test/data/dspaceFolder/assetstore/testImportPerson.csv
deleted file mode 100644
index f93aa3e2b2..0000000000
--- a/dspace-api/src/test/data/dspaceFolder/assetstore/testImportPerson.csv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-id,collection,person.birthDate
-+,"123456789/2","2000"
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/bulkedit/MetadataImportIT.java b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/bulkedit/MetadataImportIT.java
index 3dd229f066..3a720bd7e7 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/bulkedit/MetadataImportIT.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/bulkedit/MetadataImportIT.java
@@ -152,6 +152,22 @@ public class MetadataImportIT extends AbstractIntegrationTestWithDatabase {
 
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void personMetadataImportTest() throws Exception {
+
+        String[] csv = {"id,collection,dc.title,person.birthDate",
+            "+," + collection.getHandle() + ",\"Test Import 2\"," + "2000"};
+        performImportScript(csv);
+        Item importedItem = findItemByName("Test Import 2");
+        assertTrue(
+            StringUtils.equals(
+                itemService.getMetadata(importedItem, "person", "birthDate", null, Item.ANY)
+                           .get(0).getValue(), "2000"));
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        itemService.delete(context, itemService.find(context, importedItem.getID()));
+        context.restoreAuthSystemState();
+    }
+
     private Item findItemByName(String name) throws SQLException {
         Item importedItem = null;
         List<Item> allItems = IteratorUtils.toList(itemService.findAll(context));
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/resources/test-config.properties b/dspace-api/src/test/resources/test-config.properties
index 3dfdb78a98..66a29ab9a0 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/test/resources/test-config.properties
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/resources/test-config.properties
@@ -13,4 +13,3 @@ test.folder = ./target/testing/
 test.bitstream = ./target/testing/dspace/assetstore/ConstitutionofIreland.pdf
 test.exportcsv = ./target/testing/dspace/assetstore/test.csv
 test.importcsv = ./target/testing/dspace/assetstore/testImport.csv
-test.importpersoncsv = ./target/testing/dspace/assetstore/testImportPerson.csv