diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.reducer.ts b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.reducer.ts
index afc040bf59..53a656e774 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.reducer.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.reducer.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { CacheEntry } from './cache-entry';
 import { ResourceType } from '../shared/resource-type';
 import { applyPatch, Operation } from 'fast-json-patch';
+import { NormalizedItem } from './models/normalized-item.model';
 
 export enum DirtyType {
   Created = 'Created',
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ export class ObjectCacheEntry implements CacheEntry {
   patches: Patch[] = [];
   isDirty: boolean;
 }
+
 /* tslint:enable:max-classes-per-file */
 
 /**
@@ -93,10 +95,14 @@ export function objectCacheReducer(state = initialState, action: ObjectCacheActi
   switch (action.type) {
 
     case ObjectCacheActionTypes.ADD: {
+      if ((action.payload as any).objectToCache instanceof NormalizedItem) {
+        console.log('ADD', (action.payload as any).objectToCache.self);
+      }
       return addToObjectCache(state, action as AddToObjectCacheAction);
     }
 
     case ObjectCacheActionTypes.REMOVE: {
+      console.log('REMOVE', action.payload);
       return removeFromObjectCache(state, action as RemoveFromObjectCacheAction)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.reducer.ts b/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.reducer.ts
index c86a0d5654..5870a2d10b 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.reducer.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.reducer.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { RestRequestMethod } from '../data/rest-request-method';
 
 /**
  * An entry in the ServerSyncBufferState
- * href: unique href of an ObjectCacheEntry
+ * href: unique href of an ServerSyncBufferEntry
  * method: RestRequestMethod type
  */
 export class ServerSyncBufferEntry {
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export function serverSyncBufferReducer(state = initialState, action: ServerSync
     case ServerSyncBufferActionTypes.EMPTY: {
       return emptyServerSyncQueue(state, action as EmptySSBAction);
     }
+
     default: {
       return state;
     }
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ function addToServerSyncQueue(state: ServerSyncBufferState, action: AddToSSBActi
   if (hasNoValue(state.buffer.find((entry) => entry.href === actionEntry.href && entry.method === actionEntry.method))) {
     return Object.assign({}, state, { buffer: state.buffer.concat(actionEntry) });
   }
+  return state;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/relationship.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/relationship.service.ts
index 0d58d16409..f1e833b9ac 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/relationship.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/relationship.service.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export class RelationshipService extends DataService<Relationship> {
               protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
               protected http: HttpClient,
               protected comparator: DefaultChangeAnalyzer<Relationship>,
-              protected appStore: Store<AppState>) {
+              protected appStore: Store<AppState>,) {
     super();
   }
 
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ export class RelationshipService extends DataService<Relationship> {
     return this.getRelationshipEndpoint(id).pipe(
       isNotEmptyOperator(),
       take(1),
-      tap(() => this.removeRelationshipItemsFromCacheByRelationship(id)),
       map((endpointURL: string) => new DeleteRequest(this.requestService.generateRequestId(), endpointURL)),
       configureRequest(this.requestService),
       switchMap((restRequest: RestRequest) => this.requestService.getByUUID(restRequest.uuid)),
       getResponseFromEntry(),
+      tap(() => this.refreshRelationshipItemsInCacheByRelationship(id)),
     );
   }
 
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ export class RelationshipService extends DataService<Relationship> {
       configureRequest(this.requestService),
       switchMap((restRequest: RestRequest) => this.requestService.getByUUID(restRequest.uuid)),
       getResponseFromEntry(),
-      tap(() => this.removeRelationshipItemsFromCache(item1)),
-      tap(() => this.removeRelationshipItemsFromCache(item2))
+      tap(() => this.refreshRelationshipItemsInCache(item1)),
+      tap(() => this.refreshRelationshipItemsInCache(item2))
     ) as Observable<RestResponse>;
   }
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export class RelationshipService extends DataService<Relationship> {
    * Method to remove two items of a relationship from the cache using the identifier of the relationship
    * @param relationshipId The identifier of the relationship
    */
-  private removeRelationshipItemsFromCacheByRelationship(relationshipId: string) {
+  private refreshRelationshipItemsInCacheByRelationship(relationshipId: string) {
     this.findById(relationshipId).pipe(
       getSucceededRemoteData(),
       getRemoteDataPayload(),
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ export class RelationshipService extends DataService<Relationship> {
       ),
       take(1)
     ).subscribe(([item1, item2]) => {
-      this.removeRelationshipItemsFromCache(item1);
-      this.removeRelationshipItemsFromCache(item2);
+      this.refreshRelationshipItemsInCache(item1);
+      this.refreshRelationshipItemsInCache(item2);
     })
   }
 
@@ -146,17 +146,21 @@ export class RelationshipService extends DataService<Relationship> {
    * Method to remove an item that's part of a relationship from the cache
    * @param item The item to remove from the cache
    */
-  private removeRelationshipItemsFromCache(item) {
-    this.objectCache.remove(item.self);
-    this.requestService.removeByHrefSubstring(item.uuid);
-    combineLatest(
-      this.objectCache.hasBySelfLinkObservable(item.self),
-      this.requestService.hasByHrefObservable(item.uuid)
-    ).pipe(
-      filter(([existsInOC, existsInRC]) => !existsInOC && !existsInRC),
-      take(1),
-      switchMap(() => this.itemService.findByHref(item.self).pipe(take(1)))
-    ).subscribe();
+  private refreshRelationshipItemsInCache(item) {
+    setTimeout(() => {
+
+      this.objectCache.remove(item.self);
+      this.requestService.removeByHrefSubstring(item.uuid);
+      combineLatest(
+        this.objectCache.hasBySelfLinkObservable(item.self),
+        this.requestService.hasByHrefObservable(item.self)
+      ).pipe(
+        filter(([existsInOC, existsInRC]) => !existsInOC && !existsInRC),
+        take(1),
+        switchMap(() => this.itemService.findByHref(item.self).pipe(take(1)))
+      ).subscribe();
+    }, 1000)
+
   }
 
   /**
@@ -288,16 +292,17 @@ export class RelationshipService extends DataService<Relationship> {
         getSucceededRemoteData(),
         isNotEmptyOperator(),
         map((relationshipListRD: RemoteData<PaginatedList<Relationship>>) => relationshipListRD.payload.page),
-        mergeMap((relationships: Relationship[]) => {
+        switchMap((relationships: Relationship[]) => {
           return observableCombineLatest(...relationships.map((relationship: Relationship) => {
-            return observableCombineLatest(
-              this.isItemMatchWithItemRD(relationship.leftItem, item2),
-              this.isItemMatchWithItemRD(relationship.rightItem, item2)
-            ).pipe(
-              map(([isLeftItem, isRightItem]) => isLeftItem || isRightItem),
-              map((isMatch) => isMatch ? relationship : undefined)
-            );
-          }))
+              return observableCombineLatest(
+                this.isItemMatchWithItemRD(this.itemService.findByHref(relationship._links.leftItem), item2),
+                this.isItemMatchWithItemRD(this.itemService.findByHref(relationship._links.rightItem), item2)
+              ).pipe(
+                map(([isLeftItem, isRightItem]) => isLeftItem || isRightItem),
+                map((isMatch) => isMatch ? relationship : undefined)
+              );
+            })
+          )
         }),
         map((relationships: Relationship[]) => relationships.find(((relationship) => hasValue(relationship))))
       )
@@ -357,6 +362,7 @@ export class RelationshipService extends DataService<Relationship> {
    * @param nameVariant The name variant to set for the matching relationship
    */
   public updateNameVariant(item1: Item, item2: Item, relationshipLabel: string, nameVariant: string): Observable<RemoteData<Relationship>> {
+    let count = 0
     const update$: Observable<RemoteData<Relationship>> = this.getRelationshipByItemsAndLabel(item1, item2, relationshipLabel)
       .pipe(
         switchMap((relation: Relationship) =>
@@ -378,16 +384,15 @@ export class RelationshipService extends DataService<Relationship> {
           }
           return this.update(updatedRelationship);
         }),
+        tap((relationshipRD: RemoteData<Relationship>) => {
+          console.log(relationshipRD);
+          if (relationshipRD.hasSucceeded && count < 1) {
+            count++;
+            this.refreshRelationshipItemsInCache(item1);
+            this.refreshRelationshipItemsInCache(item2);
+          }
+        })
       );
-
-    update$.pipe(
-      filter((relationshipRD: RemoteData<Relationship>) => relationshipRD.state === RemoteDataState.RequestPending),
-      take(1),
-    ).subscribe(() => {
-      this.removeRelationshipItemsFromCache(item1);
-      this.removeRelationshipItemsFromCache(item2);
-    });
-
     return update$
   }
 
@@ -411,7 +416,7 @@ export class RelationshipService extends DataService<Relationship> {
       take(1),
     ).subscribe((relationshipRD: RemoteData<Relationship>) => {
       if (relationshipRD.state === RemoteDataState.ResponsePending) {
-        this.removeRelationshipItemsFromCacheByRelationship(reoRel.relationship.id);
+        this.refreshRelationshipItemsInCacheByRelationship(reoRel.relationship.id);
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/item-relationships/relationship.model.ts b/src/app/core/shared/item-relationships/relationship.model.ts
index 2adcf42c04..1a31274707 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/item-relationships/relationship.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/item-relationships/relationship.model.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { RemoteData } from '../../data/remote-data';
 import { ResourceType } from '../resource-type';
 import { RelationshipType } from './relationship-type.model';
 import { Item } from '../item.model';
+import { deserialize } from 'cerialize';
 
 /**
  * Describes a Relationship between two Items
@@ -60,4 +61,8 @@ export class Relationship implements CacheableObject {
    * The type of Relationship
    */
   relationshipType: Observable<RemoteData<RelationshipType>>;
+
+  _links: {
+    [name: string]: string
+  };
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.html
index e1e6435796..222e821bcf 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
         <div *ngIf="isRelationship && context?.index < 1" class="col-auto text-center">
             <button class="btn btn-secondary"
-                    type="submit"
+                    type="button"
                     ngbTooltip="{{'form.lookup-help' | translate}}"
                     placement="top"
                     (click)="openLookup(); $event.stopPropagation();">{{'form.lookup' | translate}}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
     <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="endTemplate?.templateRef; context: model"></ng-container>
 
-    <ng-container *ngIf="relationshipValue$ | async">
+    <ng-container *ngIf="value?.isVirtual">
         <ds-existing-metadata-list-element
                 [reoRel]="relationshipValue$ | async"
                 [submissionItem]="item"
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.ts
index 61551d00a9..a539421d5b 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export class DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent extends DynamicFormControlCo
   item: Item;
   listId: string;
   searchConfig: string;
-
+  value: MetadataValue;
   /**
    * List of subscriptions to unsubscribe from
    */
@@ -235,23 +235,23 @@ export class DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent extends DynamicFormControlCo
     if (this.isRelationship) {
       this.listId = 'list-' + this.model.relationship.relationshipType;
       this.setItem();
-      const value = Object.assign(new MetadataValue(), this.model.value);
-      if (hasValue(value) && value.isVirtual) {
-        const relationship$ = this.relationshipService.findById(value.virtualValue)
+      this.value = Object.assign(new MetadataValue(), this.model.value);
+      if (hasValue(this.value) && this.value.isVirtual) {
+        const relationship$ = this.relationshipService.findById(this.value.virtualValue)
           .pipe(
             getAllSucceededRemoteData(),
             getRemoteDataPayload());
         this.relationshipValue$ = relationship$.pipe(
           switchMap((relationship: Relationship) =>
             relationship.leftItem.pipe(
-              tap((t) => console.log(t)),
               getSucceededRemoteData(),
               getRemoteDataPayload(),
               map((leftItem: Item) => {
                 return new ReorderableRelationship(relationship, leftItem.uuid !== this.item.uuid, this.relationshipService)
               }),
             )
-          )
+          ),
+          startWith(undefined)
         );
       }
     }
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ export class DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent extends DynamicFormControlCo
           )
         )
       );
-
     this.subs.push(item$.subscribe((item) => this.item = item));
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/existing-metadata-list-element/existing-metadata-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/existing-metadata-list-element/existing-metadata-list-element.component.html
index d92310b272..0ed0863409 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/existing-metadata-list-element/existing-metadata-list-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/existing-metadata-list-element/existing-metadata-list-element.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-<div *ngIf="metadataRepresentation" class="d-flex">
+<div class="d-flex">
     <span class="mr-auto text-contents">
-        <ds-metadata-representation-loader [mdRepresentation]="metadataRepresentation"></ds-metadata-representation-loader>
+        <ng-container *ngIf="!metadataRepresentation">
+            <ds-loading [showMessage]="false"></ds-loading>
+        </ng-container>
+        <ng-container *ngIf="metadataRepresentation">
+            <ds-metadata-representation-loader [mdRepresentation]="metadataRepresentation"></ds-metadata-representation-loader>
+        </ng-container>
     </span>
     <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary"
             (click)="removeSelection()">
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.actions.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.actions.ts
index 0e1b163511..456c7c3f8f 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.actions.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export class AddRelationshipAction implements Action {
    * @param item1 The first item in the relationship
    * @param item2 The second item in the relationship
    * @param relationshipType The label of the relationshipType
+   * @param submissionId The current submissionId
    * @param nameVariant The nameVariant of the relationshipType
    */
   constructor(
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export class UpdateRelationshipAction implements Action {
    * @param item1 The first item in the relationship
    * @param item2 The second item in the relationship
    * @param relationshipType The label of the relationshipType
+   * @param submissionId The current submissionId
    * @param nameVariant The nameVariant of the relationshipType
    */
   constructor(
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ export class RemoveRelationshipAction implements Action {
    * @param item1 The first item in the relationship
    * @param item2 The second item in the relationship
    * @param relationshipType The label of the relationshipType
+   * @param submissionId The current submissionId
    */
   constructor(
     item1: Item,
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.effects.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.effects.ts
index 7ea2413ea1..3720072744 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/relationship.effects.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { Actions, Effect, ofType } from '@ngrx/effects';
-import { debounceTime, filter, map, mergeMap, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { debounceTime, filter, map, mergeMap, switchMap, take, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { BehaviorSubject, combineLatest, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { RelationshipService } from '../../../../../core/data/relationship.service';
 import { getRemoteDataPayload, getSucceededRemoteData } from '../../../../../core/shared/operators';
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ import { SubmissionState } from '../../../../../submission/submission.reducers';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { ObjectCacheService } from '../../../../../core/cache/object-cache.service';
 import { RequestService } from '../../../../../core/data/request.service';
+import { ServerSyncBufferActionTypes } from '../../../../../core/cache/server-sync-buffer.actions';
 
 const DEBOUNCE_TIME = 5000;
-
+let updateAfterPatchSubmissionId: string;
 /**
  * NGRX effects for RelationshipEffects
  */
@@ -68,7 +69,6 @@ export class RelationshipEffects {
                   } else {
                     this.removeRelationship(item1, item2, relationshipType, submissionId);
                   }
-
                 }
                 delete this.debounceMap[identifier];
                 delete this.initialActionMap[identifier];
@@ -91,19 +91,31 @@ export class RelationshipEffects {
     .pipe(
       ofType(RelationshipActionTypes.UPDATE_RELATIONSHIP),
       map((action: UpdateRelationshipAction) => {
-          const { item1, item2, relationshipType, nameVariant } = action.payload;
+          const { item1, item2, relationshipType, submissionId, nameVariant } = action.payload;
           const identifier: string = this.createIdentifier(item1, item2, relationshipType);
           const inProgress = hasValue(this.debounceMap[identifier]);
           if (inProgress) {
             this.nameVariantUpdates[identifier] = nameVariant;
           } else {
-            this.relationshipService.updateNameVariant(item1, item2, relationshipType, nameVariant)
-              .subscribe();
+            this.relationshipService.updateNameVariant(item1, item2, relationshipType, nameVariant).pipe(take(1))
+              .subscribe(() => {
+                updateAfterPatchSubmissionId = submissionId;
+              });
           }
         }
       )
     );
 
+  @Effect() commitServerSyncBuffer = this.actions$
+    .pipe(
+      ofType(ServerSyncBufferActionTypes.COMMIT),
+      filter(() => hasValue(updateAfterPatchSubmissionId)),
+      tap(() => console.log('id', updateAfterPatchSubmissionId)),
+      refreshWorkspaceItemInCache('bla' + updateAfterPatchSubmissionId, this.submissionObjectService, this.objectCache, this.requestService),
+      tap(() => console.log('id nog s', updateAfterPatchSubmissionId)),
+      map((submissionObject) => new SaveSubmissionSectionFormSuccessAction(updateAfterPatchSubmissionId, [submissionObject], false))
+    );
+
   constructor(private actions$: Actions,
               private relationshipService: RelationshipService,
               private relationshipTypeService: RelationshipTypeService,
@@ -133,7 +145,7 @@ export class RelationshipEffects {
           }
         ),
         take(1),
-        this.removeWorkspaceItemFromCache(submissionId)
+        refreshWorkspaceItemInCache(submissionId, this.submissionObjectService, this.objectCache, this.requestService)
       ).subscribe((submissionObject: SubmissionObject) => this.store.dispatch(new SaveSubmissionSectionFormSuccessAction(submissionId, [submissionObject], false)));
   }
 
@@ -143,25 +155,26 @@ export class RelationshipEffects {
       hasValueOperator(),
       mergeMap((relationship: Relationship) => this.relationshipService.deleteRelationship(relationship.id)),
       take(1),
-      this.removeWorkspaceItemFromCache(submissionId)
+      refreshWorkspaceItemInCache(submissionId, this.submissionObjectService, this.objectCache, this.requestService)
     ).subscribe((submissionObject: SubmissionObject) => this.store.dispatch(new SaveSubmissionSectionFormSuccessAction(submissionId, [submissionObject], false)));
   }
-
-  removeWorkspaceItemFromCache = (submissionId) =>
-    <T>(source: Observable<T>): Observable<SubmissionObject> =>
-      source.pipe(
-        switchMap(() => this.submissionObjectService.getHrefByID(submissionId).pipe(take(1))),
-        switchMap((href: string) => {
-            this.objectCache.remove(href);
-            this.requestService.removeByHrefSubstring(submissionId);
-            return combineLatest(
-              this.objectCache.hasBySelfLinkObservable(href),
-              this.requestService.hasByHrefObservable(href)
-            ).pipe(
-              filter(([existsInOC, existsInRC]) => !existsInOC && !existsInRC),
-              take(1),
-              switchMap(() => this.submissionObjectService.findById(submissionId).pipe(getSucceededRemoteData(), getRemoteDataPayload()) as Observable<SubmissionObject>)
-            )
-          }
-        ));
 }
+
+const refreshWorkspaceItemInCache = (submissionId, submissionObjectService, objectCache, requestService) =>
+  <T>(source: Observable<T>): Observable<SubmissionObject> =>
+    source.pipe(
+      tap(() => console.log(submissionId)),
+      switchMap(() => submissionObjectService.getHrefByID(submissionId).pipe(take(1))),
+      switchMap((href: string) => {
+          objectCache.remove(href);
+          requestService.removeByHrefSubstring(submissionId);
+          return combineLatest(
+            objectCache.hasBySelfLinkObservable(href),
+            requestService.hasByHrefObservable(href)
+          ).pipe(
+            filter(([existsInOC, existsInRC]) => !existsInOC && !existsInRC),
+            take(1),
+            switchMap(() => submissionObjectService.findById(submissionId).pipe(getSucceededRemoteData(), getRemoteDataPayload()) as Observable<SubmissionObject>)
+          )
+        }
+      ));
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/form.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/form.component.ts
index cbf54799e2..8648222234 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/form.component.ts
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ export class FormComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
   removeItem($event, arrayContext: DynamicFormArrayModel, index: number): void {
     console.log(arrayContext, index);
     const formArrayControl = this.formGroup.get(this.formBuilderService.getPath(arrayContext)) as FormArray;
-    this.removeArrayItem.emit(this.getEvent($event, arrayContext, index, 'remove'));
+    this.removeArrayItem.emit(this.getEvent($event, arrayContext, index - 1, 'remove'));
     this.formBuilderService.removeFormArrayGroup(index, formArrayControl, arrayContext);
     this.formService.changeForm(this.formId, this.formModel);
   }
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form.component.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form.component.ts
index 49dbaea807..94abe26798 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form.component.ts
@@ -259,10 +259,6 @@ export class SubmissionSectionformComponent extends SectionModelComponent {
     if (isNotEmpty(sectionData) && !isEqual(sectionData, this.sectionData.data)) {
       this.sectionData.data = sectionData;
       if (this.hasMetadataEnrichment(sectionData)) {
-        const msg = this.translate.instant(
-          'submission.sections.general.metadata-extracted',
-          { sectionId: this.sectionData.id });
-        this.notificationsService.info(null, msg, null, true);
         this.isUpdating = true;
         this.formModel = null;
         this.cdr.detectChanges();
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/sections.service.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/sections.service.ts
index f6ad5ef0cf..0296486e52 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/sections.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/sections.service.ts
@@ -321,10 +321,6 @@ export class SectionsService {
         take(1),
         filter(([available, enabled]: [boolean, boolean]) => available))
         .subscribe(([available, enabled]: [boolean, boolean]) => {
-          if (!enabled) {
-            const msg = this.translate.instant('submission.sections.general.metadata-extracted-new-section', {sectionId});
-            this.notificationsService.info(null, msg, null, true);
-          }
           this.store.dispatch(new UpdateSectionDataAction(submissionId, sectionId, data, errors));
         });
     }