diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/BitstreamServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/BitstreamServiceImpl.java
index 5dff3287ac..834f6cf181 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/BitstreamServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/BitstreamServiceImpl.java
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ public class BitstreamServiceImpl extends DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<Bitstream> imp
             bundle.getBitstreams().remove(bitstream);
         }
         //Remove all bundles from the bitstream object, clearing the connection in 2 ways
-        bundles.clear();
 
 
         // Remove policies
@@ -263,8 +262,8 @@ public class BitstreamServiceImpl extends DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<Bitstream> imp
         // Remove bitstream itself
         bitstream.setDeleted(true);
         update(context, bitstream);
-        // Remove policies from the file, we do this at the end since the methods above still require write rights.
-        authorizeService.removeAllPolicies(context, bitstream);
+
+        bundles.clear();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/BundleServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/BundleServiceImpl.java
index 73043d6451..f3c905be8c 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/BundleServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/BundleServiceImpl.java
@@ -412,10 +412,6 @@ public class BundleServiceImpl extends DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<Bundle> implement
             item.removeBundle(bundle);
         }
 
-
-        // remove our authorization policies
-        authorizeService.removeAllPolicies(context, bundle);
-
         // Remove ourself
         bundleDAO.delete(context, bundle);
     }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CollectionServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CollectionServiceImpl.java
index 28e35b0531..c4f9399c41 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CollectionServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CollectionServiceImpl.java
@@ -744,9 +744,6 @@ public class CollectionServiceImpl extends DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<Collection> i
             owningCommunity.getCollections().remove(collection);
         }
 
-        // Remove all authorization policies
-        authorizeService.removeAllPolicies(context, collection);
-
         collectionDAO.delete(context, collection);
     }
 
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CommunityServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CommunityServiceImpl.java
index baefeaab3e..eaeb93ebc3 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CommunityServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CommunityServiceImpl.java
@@ -527,9 +527,6 @@ public class CommunityServiceImpl extends DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<Community> imp
         // Remove the logo
         setLogo(context, community, null);
 
-        // Remove all authorization policies
-        authorizeService.removeAllPolicies(context, community);
-
         // Remove any Handle
         handleService.unbindHandle(context, community);
 
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/ItemServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/ItemServiceImpl.java
index 5277f9916a..ca32a500ab 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/ItemServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/ItemServiceImpl.java
@@ -294,17 +294,10 @@ public class ItemServiceImpl extends DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<Item> implements It
         log.info(LogManager.getHeader(context, "remove_bundle", "item_id="
                 + item.getID() + ",bundle_id=" + bundle.getID()));
 
-
-        item.removeBundle(bundle);
-        bundle.removeItem(item);
-
-
         context.addEvent(new Event(Event.REMOVE, Constants.ITEM, item.getID(),
                 Constants.BUNDLE, bundle.getID(), bundle.getName(), getIdentifiers(context, item)));
 
-        if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(bundle.getItems())) {
             bundleService.delete(context, bundle);
-        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -618,9 +611,6 @@ public class ItemServiceImpl extends DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<Item> implements It
         item.getCollections().clear();
         item.setOwningCollection(null);
 
-        // remove all of our authorization policies
-        authorizeService.removeAllPolicies(context, item);
-
         // Remove any Handle
         handleService.unbindHandle(context, item);