diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.html b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.html
index d708940c99..5cb8e77a3e 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
       <h2 id="header" class="border-bottom pb-2">{{labelPrefix + 'head' | translate}}</h2>
 
-      <ds-eperson-form *ngIf="isEPersonFormShown" (submitForm)="forceUpdateEPeople()"
+      <ds-eperson-form *ngIf="isEPersonFormShown" (submitForm)="reset()"
                        (cancelForm)="isEPersonFormShown = false"></ds-eperson-form>
 
       <div *ngIf="!isEPersonFormShown">
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
         <ds-pagination
           *ngIf="(ePeopleDto$ | async)?.totalElements > 0"
           [paginationOptions]="config"
-          [pageInfoState]="(ePeopleDto$ | async)?.pageInfo"
-          [collectionSize]="(ePeopleDto$ | async)?.totalElements"
+          [pageInfoState]="pageInfoState$"
+          [collectionSize]="(pageInfoState$ | async)?.totalElements"
           [hideGear]="true"
           [hidePagerWhenSinglePage]="true"
           (pageChange)="onPageChange($event)">
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 
         </ds-pagination>
 
-        <div *ngIf="(ePeopleDto$ | async)?.totalElements == 0" class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2" role="alert">
+        <div *ngIf="(pageInfoState$ | async)?.totalElements == 0" class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2" role="alert">
           {{labelPrefix + 'no-items' | translate}}
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.ts
index beaa2b4846..d385d83348 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Component, OnDestroy, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { FormBuilder } from '@angular/forms';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
-import { BehaviorSubject, combineLatest, Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { BehaviorSubject, combineLatest, Observable, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { Subscription } from 'rxjs/internal/Subscription';
 import { map, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../../core/data/paginated-list';
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import { RestResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
 import { ConfirmationModalComponent } from '../../../shared/confirmation-modal/confirmation-modal.component';
 import { NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { RequestService } from '../../../core/data/request.service';
-import { filter } from "rxjs/internal/operators/filter";
+import { filter } from 'rxjs/internal/operators/filter';
+import { PageInfo } from '../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-epeople-registry',
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ export class EPeopleRegistryComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    */
   ePeopleDto$: BehaviorSubject<PaginatedList<EpersonDtoModel>> = new BehaviorSubject<PaginatedList<EpersonDtoModel>>({} as any);
 
+  /**
+   * An observable for the pageInfo, needed to pass to the pagination component
+   */
+  pageInfoState$: BehaviorSubject<PageInfo> = new BehaviorSubject<PageInfo>(undefined);
+
   /**
    * Pagination config used to display the list of epeople
    */
@@ -108,18 +114,10 @@ export class EPeopleRegistryComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * @param event
    */
   onPageChange(event) {
-    this.config.currentPage = event;
-    this.search({ scope: this.currentSearchScope, query: this.currentSearchQuery })
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Force-update the list of EPeople by first clearing the cache related to EPeople, then performing
-   * a new REST call
-   */
-  public forceUpdateEPeople() {
-    this.epersonService.clearEPersonRequests();
-    this.isEPersonFormShown = false;
-    this.search({ query: '', scope: 'metadata' })
+    if (this.config.currentPage !== event) {
+      this.config.currentPage = event;
+      this.search({ scope: this.currentSearchScope, query: this.currentSearchQuery })
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -162,7 +160,10 @@ export class EPeopleRegistryComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
           })).pipe(map((dtos: EpersonDtoModel[]) => {
               return new PaginatedList(epeople.pageInfo, dtos);
           }))
-        })).subscribe((value) => this.ePeopleDto$.next(value)));
+        })).subscribe((value) => {
+          this.ePeopleDto$.next(value);
+          this.pageInfoState$.next(value.pageInfo);
+        }));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -217,12 +218,9 @@ export class EPeopleRegistryComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
               if (restResponse.isSuccessful) {
                 this.notificationsService.success(this.translateService.get(this.labelPrefix + 'notification.deleted.success', { name: ePerson.name }));
                 this.reset();
-                this.forceUpdateEPeople();
               } else {
                 this.notificationsService.error('Error occured when trying to delete EPerson with id: ' + ePerson.id + ' with code: ' + restResponse.statusCode + ' and message: ' + restResponse.statusText);
               }
-              this.epersonService.cancelEditEPerson();
-              this.isEPersonFormShown = false;
             })
           }}
       });
@@ -264,7 +262,7 @@ export class EPeopleRegistryComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * This method will ensure that the page gets reset and that the cache is cleared
    */
   reset() {
-    this.epersonService.getSearchByHref("byMetadata", {}).pipe(
+    this.epersonService.getBrowseEndpoint().pipe(
         switchMap((href) => this.requestService.removeByHrefSubstring(href)),
         filter((isCached) => isCached),
         take(1)
diff --git a/src/app/core/eperson/eperson-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/eperson/eperson-data.service.ts
index abe9777e7f..a32bd87636 100644
--- a/src/app/core/eperson/eperson-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/eperson/eperson-data.service.ts
@@ -299,34 +299,4 @@ export class EPersonDataService extends DataService<EPerson> {
       map((request: RequestEntry) => request.response)
     );
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Make a new FindListRequest with given search method
-   *
-   * @param searchMethod The search method for the object
-   * @param options The [[FindListOptions]] object
-   * @param linksToFollow The array of [[FollowLinkConfig]]
-   * @return {Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<EPerson>>}
-   *    Return an observable that emits response from the server
-   */
-  searchBy(searchMethod: string, options: FindListOptions = {}, ...linksToFollow: Array<FollowLinkConfig<EPerson>>): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<EPerson>>> {
-    const hrefObs = this.getSearchByHref(searchMethod, options, ...linksToFollow);
-
-    return hrefObs.pipe(
-      find((href: string) => hasValue(href)),
-      tap((href: string) => {
-          this.requestService.removeByHrefSubstring(href);
-          const request = new FindListRequest(this.requestService.generateRequestId(), href, options);
-
-          this.requestService.configure(request);
-        }
-      ),
-      switchMap((href) => this.requestService.getByHref(href)),
-      skipWhile((requestEntry) => hasValue(requestEntry) && requestEntry.completed),
-      switchMap((href) =>
-        this.rdbService.buildList<EPerson>(hrefObs, ...linksToFollow) as Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<EPerson>>>
-      )
-    );
-  }
-
 }