diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 66972eeb37..436643335e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
     "@ngx-translate/core": "^13.0.0",
     "@nicky-lenaers/ngx-scroll-to": "^9.0.0",
     "angular-idle-preload": "3.0.0",
-    "angular2-text-mask": "9.0.0",
     "angulartics2": "^10.0.0",
     "bootstrap": "4.3.1",
     "caniuse-lite": "^1.0.30001165",
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.spec.ts
index 991aa89105..73b93ad827 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { BrowserDynamicTestingModule } from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/t
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
 import { NgbModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
-import { TextMaskModule } from 'angular2-text-mask';
+
 import {
   DynamicCheckboxGroupModel,
   DynamicCheckboxModel,
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ describe('DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent test suite', () => {
         DynamicFormsCoreModule.forRoot(),
         SharedModule,
         TranslateModule.forRoot(),
-        TextMaskModule,
       ],
       providers: [
         DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent,
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/custom-switch/custom-switch.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/custom-switch/custom-switch.component.spec.ts
index fd6a96b25b..9f85ccc013 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/custom-switch/custom-switch.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/custom-switch/custom-switch.component.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { FormGroup, ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
 import { ComponentFixture, inject, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { DebugElement } from '@angular/core';
 import { NoopAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
-import { TextMaskModule } from 'angular2-text-mask';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { DynamicCustomSwitchModel } from './custom-switch.model';
 import { CustomSwitchComponent } from './custom-switch.component';
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ describe('CustomSwitchComponent', () => {
       imports: [
         ReactiveFormsModule,
         NoopAnimationsModule,
-        TextMaskModule,
         DynamicFormsCoreModule.forRoot()
       ],
       declarations: [CustomSwitchComponent]
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/date-picker-inline/dynamic-date-picker-inline.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/date-picker-inline/dynamic-date-picker-inline.component.spec.ts
index 2e5ddf78ea..0756e48a8d 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/date-picker-inline/dynamic-date-picker-inline.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/date-picker-inline/dynamic-date-picker-inline.component.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { DebugElement } from '@angular/core';
 import { FormControl, FormGroup, ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
 import { NoopAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
-import { TextMaskModule } from 'angular2-text-mask';
 import { NgbDatepickerModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { DynamicDatePickerModel, DynamicFormsCoreModule, DynamicFormService } from '@ng-dynamic-forms/core';
 import { DsDatePickerInlineComponent } from './dynamic-date-picker-inline.component';
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ describe('DsDatePickerInlineComponent test suite', () => {
       imports: [
         ReactiveFormsModule,
         NoopAnimationsModule,
-        TextMaskModule,
         NgbDatepickerModule,
         DynamicFormsCoreModule.forRoot()
       ],
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.spec.ts
index 11b0293e6c..3a13436ea0 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { cold } from 'jasmine-marbles';
-import { BehaviorSubject, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable, BehaviorSubject, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { SortDirection, SortOptions } from '../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
 import { CommunityDataService } from '../../core/data/community-data.service';
 import { HostWindowService } from '../host-window.service';
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import { Item } from '../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { SearchObjects } from './models/search-objects.model';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
 
 let comp: SearchComponent;
 let fixture: ComponentFixture<SearchComponent>;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
index 7b799bfaea..acfb099574 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import { MissingTranslationHandler, TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core'
 import { NgxPaginationModule } from 'ngx-pagination';
 import { FileUploadModule } from 'ng2-file-upload';
 import { InfiniteScrollModule } from 'ngx-infinite-scroll';
-import { TextMaskModule } from 'angular2-text-mask';
 import { MomentModule } from 'ngx-moment';
 import { ConfirmationModalComponent } from './confirmation-modal/confirmation-modal.component';
 import { ExportMetadataSelectorComponent } from './dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-metadata-selector/export-metadata-selector.component';
@@ -193,7 +192,6 @@ const MODULES = [
   RouterModule,
   NouisliderModule,
   MomentModule,
-  TextMaskModule,
   DragDropModule,
   CdkTreeModule
 ];
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ea8a8168a2..435a5250c7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2466,13 +2466,6 @@ angular-idle-preload@3.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/angular-idle-preload/-/angular-idle-preload-3.0.0.tgz#decace34d9fac1cb00000727a6dc5caafdb84e4d"
   integrity sha512-W3P2m2B6MHdt1DVunH6H3VWkAZrG3ZwxGcPjedVvIyRhg/LmMtILoizHSxTXw3fsKIEdAPwGObXGpML9WD1jJA==
 
-angular2-text-mask@9.0.0:
-  version "9.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/angular2-text-mask/-/angular2-text-mask-9.0.0.tgz#70490170a8096241fc3ce9482ed6a758ddbce8ea"
-  integrity sha512-iALcnhJPS1zvX48d86rgUgDe/crX6XfhZrXC4Gdlo2/YwZW7u7KJZY6/b3ieSCIWVq/E6p+wDCzeo3E6leRjDA==
-  dependencies:
-    text-mask-core "^5.0.0"
-
 angulartics2@^10.0.0:
   version "10.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/angulartics2/-/angulartics2-10.1.0.tgz#2988f95f25cf6a8dd630d63ea604eb6643e076c3"
@@ -11732,11 +11725,6 @@ terser@^5.7.0, terser@^5.7.2:
     source-map "~0.7.2"
     source-map-support "~0.5.20"
 
-text-mask-core@^5.0.0:
-  version "5.1.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/text-mask-core/-/text-mask-core-5.1.2.tgz#80dd5ebe04825757e46619e691407a9f8b3c1b6f"
-  integrity sha1-gN1evgSCV1fkZhnmkUB6n4s8G28=
-
 text-table@0.2.0:
   version "0.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/text-table/-/text-table-0.2.0.tgz#7f5ee823ae805207c00af2df4a84ec3fcfa570b4"