diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/dso-option.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/dso-option.menu.ts
index 3313f7ebca..0fba0e19ef 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/dso-option.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/dso-option.menu.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { MenuItemType } from '../menu-item-type.model';
 import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
 import { DSpaceObjectPageMenuProvider } from './helper-providers/dso.menu';
 import { DSpaceObject } from 'src/app/core/shared/dspace-object.model';
-import { hasValue } from '../../empty.util';
 
 /**
  * Menu provider to create the parent wrapper menu of the various DSO page menu sections
@@ -23,10 +22,6 @@ export class DsoOptionMenu extends DSpaceObjectPageMenuProvider {
 
   alwaysRenderExpandable = true;
 
-  protected isApplicable(dso: DSpaceObject): boolean {
-    return hasValue(dso);
-  }
-
   getSectionsForContext(dso: DSpaceObject): Observable<PartialMenuSection[]> {
     return of([
       {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/helper-providers/dso.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/helper-providers/dso.menu.ts
index 9b2d8642fa..4736e65f41 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/helper-providers/dso.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/helper-providers/dso.menu.ts
@@ -40,4 +40,8 @@ export abstract class DSpaceObjectPageMenuProvider extends AbstractRouteContextM
       return dso.type.toString().toLowerCase();
     }
   }
+
+  protected isApplicable(dso: DSpaceObject): boolean {
+    return hasValue(dso);
+  }
 }