diff --git a/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.spec.ts
index 30a132aeae..26a6b52cc3 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.spec.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe('ItemDataService', () => {
     },
     removeByHrefSubstring(href: string) {
       // Do nothing
-    }
+    },
   }) as RequestService;
   const rdbService = getMockRemoteDataBuildService();
 
@@ -184,4 +184,14 @@ describe('ItemDataService', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('when cache is invalidated', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      service = initTestService();
+    });
+    it('should call setStaleByHrefSubstring', () => {
+      service.invalidateItemCache('uuid');
+      expect(requestService.setStaleByHrefSubstring).toHaveBeenCalledWith('item/uuid');
+    });
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/item/item-versions/item-versions-shared.service.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/item/item-versions/item-versions-shared.service.spec.ts
index 2cf88dc3eb..a9f9596548 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/item/item-versions/item-versions-shared.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/item/item-versions/item-versions-shared.service.spec.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,17 @@ import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { VersionHistoryDataService } from '../../../core/data/version-history-data.service';
 import { WorkspaceitemDataService } from '../../../core/submission/workspaceitem-data.service';
 import { WorkflowItemDataService } from '../../../core/submission/workflowitem-data.service';
+import { createFailedRemoteDataObject, createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject } from '../../remote-data.utils';
+import { Version } from '../../../core/shared/version.model';
 
 describe('ItemVersionsSharedService', () => {
   let service: ItemVersionsSharedService;
+  let notificationService: NotificationsService;
+
+  const successfulVersionRD = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject<Version>(new Version());
+  const failedVersionRD = createFailedRemoteDataObject<Version>();
+
+  const notificationsServiceSpy = jasmine.createSpyObj('notificationsServiceSpy', ['success', 'error']);
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
@@ -20,16 +28,29 @@ describe('ItemVersionsSharedService', () => {
         { provide: VersionDataService, useValue: {} },
         { provide: VersionHistoryDataService, useValue: {} },
         { provide: AuthService, useValue: {} },
-        { provide: NotificationsService, useValue: {} },
-        { provide: TranslateService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: NotificationsService, useValue: notificationsServiceSpy },
+        { provide: TranslateService, useValue: { get: () => undefined, } },
         { provide: WorkspaceitemDataService, useValue: {} },
         { provide: WorkflowItemDataService, useValue: {} },
       ],
     });
     service = TestBed.inject(ItemVersionsSharedService);
+    notificationService = TestBed.inject(NotificationsService);
   });
 
   it('should be created', () => {
     expect(service).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  describe('when notifyCreateNewVersion is called', () => {
+    it('should notify when successful', () => {
+      service.notifyCreateNewVersion(successfulVersionRD);
+      expect(notificationService.success).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+    it('should notify when not successful', () => {
+      service.notifyCreateNewVersion(failedVersionRD);
+      expect(notificationService.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/item/item-versions/item-versions-shared.service.ts b/src/app/shared/item/item-versions/item-versions-shared.service.ts
index 0b5b247beb..996623509c 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/item/item-versions/item-versions-shared.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/item/item-versions/item-versions-shared.service.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../notifications/notifications.service';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
-import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
-import { switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { VersionHistoryDataService } from '../../../core/data/version-history-data.service';
-import { Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { Version } from '../../../core/shared/version.model';
 
@@ -16,7 +12,6 @@ export class ItemVersionsSharedService {
   constructor(
     private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
     private translateService: TranslateService,
-    private versionHistoryService: VersionHistoryDataService,
   ) {
   }
 
@@ -26,32 +21,15 @@ export class ItemVersionsSharedService {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Create a new version, notify success/failure and return new version number
+   * Notify success/failure after creating a new version.
    *
-   * @param item the item from which a new version will be created
-   * @param summary the optional summary for the new version
+   * @param newVersionRD the new version that has been created
    */
-  createNewVersionAndNotify(item: Item, summary: string): Observable<RemoteData<Version>> {
-    return this.versionHistoryService.createVersion(item._links.self.href, summary).pipe(
-      switchMap((postResult: RemoteData<Version>) => {
-        const newVersionNumber = postResult?.payload?.version;
-        this.notifyCreateNewVersionBak(postResult.hasSucceeded, postResult.statusCode, newVersionNumber);
-        return of(postResult);
-      })
-    );
-  }
-
-  public notifyCreateNewVersion(newVersionRD: RemoteData<Version>) {
+  public notifyCreateNewVersion(newVersionRD: RemoteData<Version>): void {
     const newVersionNumber = newVersionRD?.payload?.version;
     newVersionRD.hasSucceeded ?
       this.notificationsService.success(null, this.translateService.get(ItemVersionsSharedService.msg('success'), {version: newVersionNumber})) :
       this.notificationsService.error(null, this.translateService.get(ItemVersionsSharedService.msg(newVersionRD?.statusCode === 422 ? 'inProgress' : 'failure')));
   }
 
-  private notifyCreateNewVersionBak(success: boolean, statusCode: number, newVersionNumber: number) { // TODO delete this
-    success ?
-      this.notificationsService.success(null, this.translateService.get(ItemVersionsSharedService.msg('success'), {version: newVersionNumber})) :
-      this.notificationsService.error(null, this.translateService.get(ItemVersionsSharedService.msg(statusCode === 422 ? 'inProgress' : 'failure')));
-  }
-
 }