diff --git a/dspace/config/registries/schema-project-types.xml b/dspace/config/registries/schema-project-types.xml
index 61833cf519..7c78f74c19 100644
--- a/dspace/config/registries/schema-project-types.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/registries/schema-project-types.xml
@@ -17,18 +17,4 @@
         - project.identifier.expectedcompletion > NOT FOUND
     -->
 
-    <dc-type>
-        <schema>project</schema>
-        <element>contributor</element>
-        <qualifier>author</qualifier>
-        <scope_note>Virtual metadata field that holds the full name of the author</scope_note>
-    </dc-type>
-
-    <dc-type>
-        <schema>project</schema>
-        <element>contributor</element>
-        <qualifier>other</qualifier>
-        <scope_note>Virtual metadata field that holds the value of organization.legalName</scope_note>
-    </dc-type>
-
 </dspace-dc-types>
diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/virtual-metadata.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/virtual-metadata.xml
index 5c82de1e0b..363b076773 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/virtual-metadata.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/virtual-metadata.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     </bean>
 
     <util:map id="isPersonOfProjectMap">
-        <entry key="project.contributor.author" value-ref="projectPerson_author"/>
+        <entry key="dc.contributor.author" value-ref="projectPerson_author"/>
     </util:map>
     <!--
      If the related item has:
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     </bean>
 
     <util:map id="isOrgUnitOfProjectMap">
-        <entry key="project.contributor.other" value-ref="projectOrgUnit_other"/>
+        <entry key="dc.contributor.other" value-ref="projectOrgUnit_other"/>
     </util:map>
     <!-- This Collected bean wil create a list of project.contributor.other virtual metadata fields that hold
          the value of organization.legalName, each of them in a separate metadatavalue