diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/full/full-item-page.component.html b/src/app/+item-page/full/full-item-page.component.html
index 349dd1c928..0eeb12467a 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/full/full-item-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/full/full-item-page.component.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
           <ds-dso-page-edit-button [pageRoute]="itemPageRoute$ | async" [dso]="item" [tooltipMsg]="'item.page.edit'"></ds-dso-page-edit-button>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <div class="simple-view-link my-3">
+      <div class="simple-view-link my-3" *ngIf="!fromWfi">
         <a class="btn btn-outline-primary" [routerLink]="[(itemPageRoute$ | async)]">
           {{"item.page.link.simple" | translate}}
         </a>
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
       <ds-item-page-full-file-section [item]="item"></ds-item-page-full-file-section>
       <ds-item-page-collections [item]="item"></ds-item-page-collections>
       <ds-item-versions class="mt-2" [item]="item"></ds-item-versions>
+      <div *ngIf="fromWfi">
+        <a class="btn btn-light mt-3" (click)="back()">{{'process.detail.back' | translate}}</a>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
   <ds-error *ngIf="itemRD?.hasFailed" message="{{'error.item' | translate}}"></ds-error>
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/full/full-item-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/full/full-item-page.component.spec.ts
index b4b9e77ed5..b4ab926667 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/full/full-item-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/full/full-item-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { ItemDataService } from '../../core/data/item-data.service';
 import { TranslateLoader, TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { TranslateLoaderMock } from '../../shared/mocks/translate-loader.mock';
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ const mockItem: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
     ]
   }
 });
-const routeStub = Object.assign(new ActivatedRouteStub(), {
-  data: observableOf({ dso: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(mockItem) })
-});
+
 const metadataServiceStub = {
   /* tslint:disable:no-empty */
   processRemoteData: () => {
@@ -44,6 +42,10 @@ describe('FullItemPageComponent', () => {
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<FullItemPageComponent>;
 
   let authService: AuthService;
+  let routeStub: ActivatedRouteStub;
+  let routeData;
+
+
 
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
     authService = jasmine.createSpyObj('authService', {
@@ -51,6 +53,14 @@ describe('FullItemPageComponent', () => {
       setRedirectUrl: {}
     });
 
+    routeData = {
+      dso: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(mockItem),
+    };
+
+    routeStub = Object.assign(new ActivatedRouteStub(), {
+      data: observableOf(routeData)
+    });
+
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot({
         loader: {
@@ -84,4 +94,21 @@ describe('FullItemPageComponent', () => {
       expect(table.nativeElement.innerHTML).toContain(metadatum.value);
     }
   });
+
+  it('should show simple view button when not originated from workflow item', () => {
+    expect(comp.fromWfi).toBe(false);
+    const simpleViewBtn = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.simple-view-link'));
+    expect(simpleViewBtn).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('should not show simple view button when originated from workflow', fakeAsync(() => {
+    routeData.wfi = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({ id: 'wfiId'});
+    comp.ngOnInit();
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
+      expect(comp.fromWfi).toBe(true);
+      const simpleViewBtn = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.simple-view-link'));
+      expect(simpleViewBtn).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+  }));
 });
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/full/full-item-page.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/full/full-item-page.component.ts
index aea350e58e..cb6a1ccf60 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/full/full-item-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/full/full-item-page.component.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {filter, map} from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, OnDestroy, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { ActivatedRoute, Data, Router } from '@angular/router';
 
 import { Observable ,  BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
 
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import { MetadataService } from '../../core/metadata/metadata.service';
 import { fadeInOut } from '../../shared/animations/fade';
 import { hasValue } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { AuthService } from '../../core/auth/auth.service';
+import { Location } from '@angular/common';
+
 
 /**
  * This component renders a full item page.
@@ -29,13 +31,21 @@ import { AuthService } from '../../core/auth/auth.service';
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   animations: [fadeInOut]
 })
-export class FullItemPageComponent extends ItemPageComponent implements OnInit {
+export class FullItemPageComponent extends ItemPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   itemRD$: BehaviorSubject<RemoteData<Item>>;
 
   metadata$: Observable<MetadataMap>;
 
-  constructor(route: ActivatedRoute, router: Router, items: ItemDataService, metadataService: MetadataService, authService: AuthService) {
+  /**
+   * True when the itemRD has been originated from its workflowitem, false otherwise.
+   */
+  fromWfi = false;
+
+  subs = [];
+
+  constructor(protected route: ActivatedRoute, router: Router, items: ItemDataService, metadataService: MetadataService, authService: AuthService,
+              private _location: Location) {
     super(route, router, items, metadataService, authService);
   }
 
@@ -46,5 +56,21 @@ export class FullItemPageComponent extends ItemPageComponent implements OnInit {
       map((rd: RemoteData<Item>) => rd.payload),
       filter((item: Item) => hasValue(item)),
       map((item: Item) => item.metadata),);
+
+    this.subs.push(this.route.data.subscribe((data: Data) => {
+        this.fromWfi = hasValue(data.wfi);
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Navigate back in browser history.
+   */
+  back() {
+    this._location.back();
+  }
+
+  ngOnDestroy() {
+    this.subs.filter((sub) => hasValue(sub)).forEach((sub) => sub.unsubscribe());
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-page.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-page.component.ts
index 67e278c2fb..c647647339 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-page.component.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class ItemPageComponent implements OnInit {
   itemPageRoute$: Observable<string>;
 
   constructor(
-    private route: ActivatedRoute,
+    protected route: ActivatedRoute,
     private router: Router,
     private items: ItemDataService,
     private metadataService: MetadataService,
diff --git a/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/item-from-workflow.resolver.spec.ts b/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/item-from-workflow.resolver.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ef87ad10f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/item-from-workflow.resolver.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { first } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { WorkflowItemDataService } from '../core/submission/workflowitem-data.service';
+import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../shared/remote-data.utils';
+import { ItemFromWorkflowResolver } from './item-from-workflow.resolver';
+
+describe('ItemFromWorkflowResolver', () => {
+  describe('resolve', () => {
+    let resolver: ItemFromWorkflowResolver;
+    let wfiService: WorkflowItemDataService;
+    const uuid = '1234-65487-12354-1235';
+    const itemUuid = '8888-8888-8888-8888';
+    const wfi = {
+      id: uuid,
+      item: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({ id: itemUuid })
+    };
+
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      wfiService = {
+        findById: (id: string) => createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(wfi)
+      } as any;
+      resolver = new ItemFromWorkflowResolver(wfiService, null);
+    });
+
+    it('should resolve a an item from from the workflow item with the correct id', (done) => {
+      resolver.resolve({ params: { id: uuid } } as any, undefined)
+        .pipe(first())
+        .subscribe(
+          (resolved) => {
+            expect(resolved.payload.id).toEqual(itemUuid);
+            done();
+          }
+        );
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/item-from-workflow.resolver.ts b/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/item-from-workflow.resolver.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2aaa762b2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/item-from-workflow.resolver.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, Resolve, RouterStateSnapshot } from '@angular/router';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from '../core/data/remote-data';
+import { Item } from '../core/shared/item.model';
+import { followLink } from '../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
+import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData } from '../core/shared/operators';
+import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
+import { WorkflowItemDataService } from '../core/submission/workflowitem-data.service';
+import { WorkflowItem } from '../core/submission/models/workflowitem.model';
+import { switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+
+/**
+ * This class represents a resolver that requests a specific item before the route is activated
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class ItemFromWorkflowResolver implements Resolve<RemoteData<Item>> {
+  constructor(
+    private workflowItemService: WorkflowItemDataService,
+    protected store: Store<any>
+  ) {
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method for resolving an item based on the parameters in the current route
+   * @param {ActivatedRouteSnapshot} route The current ActivatedRouteSnapshot
+   * @param {RouterStateSnapshot} state The current RouterStateSnapshot
+   * @returns Observable<<RemoteData<Item>> Emits the found item based on the parameters in the current route,
+   * or an error if something went wrong
+   */
+  resolve(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot): Observable<RemoteData<Item>> {
+    const itemRD$ = this.workflowItemService.findById(route.params.id,
+      true,
+      false,
+      followLink('item'),
+    ).pipe(
+      getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
+      switchMap((wfiRD: RemoteData<WorkflowItem>) => wfiRD.payload.item as Observable<RemoteData<Item>>),
+      getFirstCompletedRemoteData()
+    );
+    return itemRD$;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/themed-workflow-item-view.component.ts b/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/themed-workflow-item-view.component.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f0630fa561..0000000000
--- a/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/themed-workflow-item-view.component.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import { ThemedComponent } from '../../shared/theme-support/themed.component';
-import { Component } from '@angular/core';
-import { WorkflowItemViewComponent } from './workflow-item-view.component';
-
-/**
- * Themed wrapper for WorkflowItemViewComponent
- */
-
-@Component({
-  selector: 'ds-themed-workflow-item-view',
-  styleUrls: [],
-  templateUrl: './../../shared/theme-support/themed.component.html'
-})
-export class ThemedWorkflowItemViewComponent extends ThemedComponent<WorkflowItemViewComponent> {
-  protected getComponentName(): string {
-    return 'WorkflowItemViewComponent';
-  }
-
-  protected importThemedComponent(themeName: string): Promise<any> {
-    return import(`../../../themes/${themeName}/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component`);
-  }
-
-  protected importUnthemedComponent(): Promise<any> {
-    return import(`./workflow-item-view.component`);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component.html b/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 00401f34ce..0000000000
--- a/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<div class="container" *ngVar="(itemRD$ | async) as itemRD">
-    <div class="item-page" *ngIf="itemRD?.hasSucceeded">
-        <div *ngIf="itemRD?.payload as item">
-            <ds-untyped-item [object]="item"></ds-untyped-item>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-    <ds-error *ngIf="itemRD?.hasFailed" message="{{'error.item' | translate}}"></ds-error>
-    <ds-loading *ngIf="itemRD?.isLoading" message="{{'loading.item' | translate}}"></ds-loading>
-</div>
diff --git a/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6804c7a816..0000000000
--- a/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-import { waitForAsync, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
-
-import { TranslateLoader, TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
-import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
-import { RouteService } from '../../core/services/route.service';
-import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
-import { WorkflowItem } from '../../core/submission/models/workflowitem.model';
-import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
-import { VarDirective } from '../../shared/utils/var.directive';
-import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
-import { RequestService } from '../../core/data/request.service';
-import {
-  createFailedRemoteDataObject$,
-  createPendingRemoteDataObject$,
-  createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject,
-  createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$
-} from '../../shared/remote-data.utils';
-import { TranslateLoaderMock } from '../../shared/mocks/translate-loader.mock';
-import { ActivatedRouteStub } from '../../shared/testing/active-router.stub';
-import { RouterStub } from '../../shared/testing/router.stub';
-import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../shared/testing/notifications-service.stub';
-import { getMockRequestService } from '../../shared/mocks/request.service.mock';
-import { Item } from '../../core/shared/item.model';
-import { createPaginatedList } from '../../shared/testing/utils.test';
-import { createRelationshipsObservable } from '../../+item-page/simple/item-types/shared/item.component.spec';
-import { WorkflowItemViewComponent } from './workflow-item-view.component';
-import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
-
-describe('WorkflowItemViewComponent', () => {
-
-  const mockItem: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
-    bundles: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(createPaginatedList([])),
-    metadata: [],
-    relationships: createRelationshipsObservable()
-  });
-
-  const mockWfi = new WorkflowItem();
-  mockWfi.item = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(mockItem);
-
-  const mockRoute = Object.assign(new ActivatedRouteStub(), {
-    data: observableOf({ wfi: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(mockWfi) })
-  });
-
-  let comp: WorkflowItemViewComponent;
-  let fixture: ComponentFixture<WorkflowItemViewComponent>;
-  let wfi;
-  let itemRD$;
-  let id;
-
-  function init() {
-    itemRD$ = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(itemRD$);
-    wfi = new WorkflowItem();
-    wfi.item = itemRD$;
-    id = 'de11b5e5-064a-4e98-a7ac-a1a6a65ddf80';
-  }
-
-  beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
-    init();
-    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot({
-        loader: {
-          provide: TranslateLoader,
-          useClass: TranslateLoaderMock
-        }
-      })],
-      declarations: [WorkflowItemViewComponent, VarDirective],
-      providers: [
-        { provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: mockRoute },
-        { provide: Router, useClass: RouterStub },
-        { provide: RouteService, useValue: {} },
-        { provide: NotificationsService, useClass: NotificationsServiceStub },
-        { provide: RequestService, useValue: getMockRequestService() },
-      ],
-      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
-    })
-      .compileComponents();
-  }));
-
-  beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
-    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(WorkflowItemViewComponent);
-    comp = fixture.componentInstance;
-    fixture.detectChanges();
-  }));
-
-  it('should create', () => {
-    expect(comp).toBeTruthy();
-  });
-
-  describe('when the item is loading', () => {
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      comp.itemRD$ = createPendingRemoteDataObject$();
-      // comp.itemRD$ = observableOf(new RemoteData(true, true, true, null, undefined));
-      fixture.detectChanges();
-    });
-
-    it('should display a loading component', () => {
-      const loading = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('ds-loading'));
-      expect(loading.nativeElement).toBeDefined();
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('when the item failed loading', () => {
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      comp.itemRD$ = createFailedRemoteDataObject$('server error', 500);
-      fixture.detectChanges();
-    });
-
-    it('should display an error component', () => {
-      const error = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('ds-error'));
-      expect(error.nativeElement).toBeDefined();
-    });
-  });
-
-});
diff --git a/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component.ts b/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e9a51074fc..0000000000
--- a/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
-import { ActivatedRoute, Data } from '@angular/router';
-import { map, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
-
-import {
-  getAllSucceededRemoteData,
-  getRemoteDataPayload
-} from '../../core/shared/operators';
-import { WorkflowItem } from '../../core/submission/models/workflowitem.model';
-import { Item } from '../../core/shared/item.model';
-import { ViewMode } from '../../core/shared/view-mode.model';
-
-@Component({
-  selector: 'ds-workflow-item-view',
-  templateUrl: './workflow-item-view.component.html'
-})
-/**
- * Component representing a page to delete a workflow item
- */
-export class WorkflowItemViewComponent implements OnInit {
-
-  public wfi$: Observable<WorkflowItem>;
-  public itemRD$: Observable<RemoteData<Item>>;
-
-  /**
-   * The view-mode we're currently on
-   */
-  viewMode = ViewMode.StandalonePage;
-
-
-  constructor(protected route: ActivatedRoute) {
-  }
-
-  ngOnInit() {
-    this.wfi$ = this.route.data.pipe(map((data: Data) => data.wfi as RemoteData<WorkflowItem>), getRemoteDataPayload());
-    this.itemRD$ = this.wfi$.pipe(switchMap((wfi: WorkflowItem) => (wfi.item as Observable<RemoteData<Item>>).pipe(getAllSucceededRemoteData())));
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflowitems-edit-page-routing.module.ts b/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflowitems-edit-page-routing.module.ts
index eee235e12f..7daee0a472 100644
--- a/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflowitems-edit-page-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflowitems-edit-page-routing.module.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import { ThemedSubmissionEditComponent } from '../submission/edit/themed-submiss
 import { ThemedWorkflowItemDeleteComponent } from './workflow-item-delete/themed-workflow-item-delete.component';
 import { ThemedWorkflowItemSendBackComponent } from './workflow-item-send-back/themed-workflow-item-send-back.component';
 import { I18nBreadcrumbResolver } from '../core/breadcrumbs/i18n-breadcrumb.resolver';
-import { ThemedWorkflowItemViewComponent } from './workflow-item-view/themed-workflow-item-view.component';
+import { ItemFromWorkflowResolver } from './item-from-workflow.resolver';
+import { ThemedFullItemPageComponent } from '../+item-page/full/themed-full-item-page.component';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -34,8 +35,9 @@ import { ThemedWorkflowItemViewComponent } from './workflow-item-view/themed-wor
           {
             canActivate: [AuthenticatedGuard],
             path: WORKFLOW_ITEM_VIEW_PATH,
-            component: ThemedWorkflowItemViewComponent,
+            component: ThemedFullItemPageComponent,
             resolve: {
+              dso: ItemFromWorkflowResolver,
               breadcrumb: I18nBreadcrumbResolver
             },
             data: { title: 'workflow-item.view.title', breadcrumbKey: 'workflow-item.view' }
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ import { ThemedWorkflowItemViewComponent } from './workflow-item-view/themed-wor
       }]
     )
   ],
-  providers: [WorkflowItemPageResolver]
+  providers: [WorkflowItemPageResolver, ItemFromWorkflowResolver]
 })
 /**
  * This module defines the default component to load when navigating to the workflowitems edit page path.
diff --git a/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflowitems-edit-page.module.ts b/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflowitems-edit-page.module.ts
index 221c0328a0..463e76e54d 100644
--- a/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflowitems-edit-page.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflowitems-edit-page.module.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import { WorkflowItemDeleteComponent } from './workflow-item-delete/workflow-ite
 import { WorkflowItemSendBackComponent } from './workflow-item-send-back/workflow-item-send-back.component';
 import { ThemedWorkflowItemDeleteComponent } from './workflow-item-delete/themed-workflow-item-delete.component';
 import { ThemedWorkflowItemSendBackComponent } from './workflow-item-send-back/themed-workflow-item-send-back.component';
-import { WorkflowItemViewComponent } from './workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component';
-import { ThemedWorkflowItemViewComponent } from './workflow-item-view/themed-workflow-item-view.component';
 import { StatisticsModule } from '../statistics/statistics.module';
 import { ItemPageModule } from '../+item-page/item-page.module';
 
@@ -25,9 +23,7 @@ import { ItemPageModule } from '../+item-page/item-page.module';
     WorkflowItemDeleteComponent,
     ThemedWorkflowItemDeleteComponent,
     WorkflowItemSendBackComponent,
-    ThemedWorkflowItemSendBackComponent,
-    WorkflowItemViewComponent,
-    ThemedWorkflowItemViewComponent
+    ThemedWorkflowItemSendBackComponent
   ]
 })
 /**
diff --git a/src/themes/custom/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component.html b/src/themes/custom/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component.html
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/src/themes/custom/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component.scss b/src/themes/custom/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/src/themes/custom/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component.ts b/src/themes/custom/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 07305e81e3..0000000000
--- a/src/themes/custom/app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import { Component } from '@angular/core';
-import { WorkflowItemViewComponent as BaseComponent } from '../../../../../app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component';
-
-@Component({
-  selector: 'ds-workflow-item-view',
-  // styleUrls: ['workflow-item-view.component.scss'],
-  // templateUrl: './workflow-item-view.component.html'
-  templateUrl: '../../../../../app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component.html'
-})
-/**
- * Component representing a page to view a workflow item
- */
-export class WorkflowItemViewComponent extends BaseComponent {
-}
diff --git a/src/themes/custom/theme.module.ts b/src/themes/custom/theme.module.ts
index 0e8e3a437d..49b54cd850 100644
--- a/src/themes/custom/theme.module.ts
+++ b/src/themes/custom/theme.module.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ import { HeaderComponent } from './app/header/header.component';
 import { FooterComponent } from './app/footer/footer.component';
 import { BreadcrumbsComponent } from './app/breadcrumbs/breadcrumbs.component';
 import { HeaderNavbarWrapperComponent } from './app/header-nav-wrapper/header-navbar-wrapper.component';
-import { WorkflowItemViewComponent } from './app/+workflowitems-edit-page/workflow-item-view/workflow-item-view.component';
 
 const DECLARATIONS = [
   HomePageComponent,
@@ -116,7 +115,6 @@ const DECLARATIONS = [
   SubmissionSubmitComponent,
   WorkflowItemDeleteComponent,
   WorkflowItemSendBackComponent,
-  WorkflowItemViewComponent,
   FooterComponent,
   HeaderComponent,
   NavbarComponent,