diff --git a/src/app/core/data/version-history-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/version-history-data.service.ts
index 9bcedd6372..65bef94c6c 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/version-history-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/version-history-data.service.ts
@@ -11,18 +11,26 @@ import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.s
 import { HttpClient, HttpHeaders } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { DefaultChangeAnalyzer } from './default-change-analyzer.service';
 import { FindListOptions, PostRequest, RestRequest } from './request.models';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
 import { PaginatedSearchOptions } from '../../shared/search/paginated-search-options.model';
 import { RemoteData } from './remote-data';
 import { PaginatedList } from './paginated-list.model';
 import { Version } from '../shared/version.model';
-import { map, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { filter, map, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { dataService } from '../cache/builders/build-decorators';
 import { VERSION_HISTORY } from '../shared/version-history.resource-type';
-import { FollowLinkConfig } from '../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
+import { followLink, FollowLinkConfig } from '../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
 import { VersionDataService } from './version-data.service';
 import { HttpOptions } from '../dspace-rest/dspace-rest.service';
-import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData, sendRequest } from '../shared/operators';
+import {
+  getAllSucceededRemoteData,
+  getFirstCompletedRemoteData,
+  getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload,
+  getRemoteDataPayload,
+  sendRequest
+} from '../shared/operators';
+import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
+import { hasValueOperator } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 
 /**
  * Service responsible for handling requests related to the VersionHistory object
@@ -97,4 +105,42 @@ export class VersionHistoryDataService extends DataService<VersionHistory> {
       getFirstCompletedRemoteData()
     ) as Observable<RemoteData<Version>>;
   }
+
+  getLatestVersionFromHistory$(versionHistory: VersionHistory): Observable<Version> {
+
+    // Pagination options to fetch a single version on the first page (this is the latest version in the history)
+    const latestVersionOptions = Object.assign(new PaginationComponentOptions(), {
+      id: 'item-newest-version-options',
+      currentPage: 1,
+      pageSize: 1
+    });
+
+    const latestVersionSearch = new PaginatedSearchOptions({pagination: latestVersionOptions});
+
+    return this.getVersions(versionHistory.id, latestVersionSearch, true, true, followLink('item')).pipe(
+      getAllSucceededRemoteData(),
+      getRemoteDataPayload(),
+      hasValueOperator(),
+      filter((versions) => versions.page.length > 0),
+      map((versions) => versions.page[0])
+    );
+
+  }
+
+  getLatestVersion$(version: Version): Observable<Version> {
+    return version.versionhistory.pipe(
+      getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload(),
+      switchMap((versionHistoryRD) =>
+        this.getLatestVersionFromHistory$(versionHistoryRD)
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  isLatest$(version: Version): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.getLatestVersion$(version).pipe(
+      take(1),
+      switchMap((latestVersion) => of(version.version === latestVersion.version))
+    );
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/item/item-versions/item-versions.component.ts b/src/app/shared/item/item-versions/item-versions.component.ts
index 2e26695d82..4fe56622d6 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/item/item-versions/item-versions.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/item/item-versions/item-versions.component.ts
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ export class ItemVersionsComponent implements OnInit {
    * Deletes the specified version
    * @param version the version to be deleted
    */
-  deleteVersion(version) {
+  deleteVersion(version: Version) {
     const successMessageKey = 'item.version.delete.notification.success';
     const failureMessageKey = 'item.version.delete.notification.failure';
     const versionNumber = version.version;
@@ -245,8 +245,49 @@ export class ItemVersionsComponent implements OnInit {
 
     // On modal submit/dismiss
     activeModal.result.then(() => {
-      version.item.pipe(getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload()).subscribe((getItemRes) => {
-        this.itemService.delete(getItemRes.id).pipe(getFirstCompletedRemoteData()).subscribe(
+      console.log('Deleting item...');
+
+      version.item.pipe(
+        getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload<Item>(),
+        map((item) => item.id),
+        switchMap((itemId) => this.itemService.delete(itemId)),
+        getFirstCompletedRemoteData()
+      ).subscribe(
+        (deleteItemRes) => {
+          console.log('DELETE: ' + JSON.stringify(deleteItemRes));
+          if (deleteItemRes.hasSucceeded) {
+            this.notificationsService.success(null, this.translateService.get(successMessageKey, {'version': versionNumber}));
+            this.refreshSubject.next(null);
+          } else {
+            this.notificationsService.error(null, this.translateService.get(failureMessageKey, {'version': versionNumber}));
+          }
+        }
+      );
+
+
+      /*
+          const itemVersion$ = item.version;
+          const isLatest$ = item.version.pipe(
+            getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload(),
+            map( (itemVersion) => this.versionHistoryService.isLatest$(itemVersion))
+          );
+
+       */
+
+
+      // FUNZIONANTE:
+
+      /*version.item.pipe(getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload()).subscribe((getItemRes) => {
+        const itemId = getItemRes.id;
+
+        const isLatest$ = this.itemService.findById(itemId, true,true, followLink('version')).pipe(
+          getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload(),
+          switchMap( (item) => item.version ),
+          getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload(),
+          map( (itemVersion) => this.versionHistoryService.isLatest$(itemVersion))
+        );
+
+        this.itemService.delete(itemId).pipe(getFirstCompletedRemoteData()).subscribe(
           (deleteItemRes) => {
             console.log(JSON.stringify(deleteItemRes));
             if (deleteItemRes.hasSucceeded) {
@@ -257,23 +298,8 @@ export class ItemVersionsComponent implements OnInit {
             }
           }
         );
-      });
-      // TODO non usare subscribe annidate
-      /*version.item.pipe(
-        getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload(),
-        switchMap((getItemRes) => this.itemService.delete(getItemRes.id))
-      ).subscribe(
-        getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
-        map((deleteItemRes) => {
-            console.log(JSON.stringify(deleteItemRes));
-            if (deleteItemRes.hasSucceeded) {
-              this.notificationsService.success(null, this.translateService.get(successMessageKey, {'version': versionNumber}));
-            } else {
-              this.notificationsService.warning(null, this.translateService.get(failureMessageKey, {'version': versionNumber}));
-            }
-          }
-        )
-      );*/
+      });*/
+
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/item/item-versions/notice/item-versions-notice.component.ts b/src/app/shared/item/item-versions/notice/item-versions-notice.component.ts
index 2fd39b661c..001d5ad97d 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/item/item-versions/notice/item-versions-notice.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/item/item-versions/notice/item-versions-notice.component.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@ import { Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { Item } from '../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../../pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
 import { PaginatedSearchOptions } from '../../../search/paginated-search-options.model';
-import { combineLatest as observableCombineLatest, Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { VersionHistory } from '../../../../core/shared/version-history.model';
 import { Version } from '../../../../core/shared/version.model';
 import { hasValue, hasValueOperator } from '../../../empty.util';
-import { getAllSucceededRemoteData, getRemoteDataPayload } from '../../../../core/shared/operators';
-import { filter, map, startWith, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {
+  getAllSucceededRemoteData, getFirstSucceededRemoteData,
+  getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload,
+  getRemoteDataPayload
+} from '../../../../core/shared/operators';
+import { filter, map, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { followLink } from '../../../utils/follow-link-config.model';
 import { VersionHistoryDataService } from '../../../../core/data/version-history-data.service';
 import { AlertType } from '../../../alert/aletr-type';
@@ -52,11 +56,11 @@ export class ItemVersionsNoticeComponent implements OnInit {
   /**
    * Pagination options to fetch a single version on the first page (this is the latest version in the history)
    */
-  latestVersionOptions = Object.assign(new PaginationComponentOptions(),{
-    id: 'item-newest-version-options',
-    currentPage: 1,
-    pageSize: 1
-  });
+  // latestVersionOptions = Object.assign(new PaginationComponentOptions(),{
+  //   id: 'item-newest-version-options',
+  //   currentPage: 1,
+  //   pageSize: 1
+  // });
 
   /**
    * The AlertType enumeration
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ export class ItemVersionsNoticeComponent implements OnInit {
    * Initialize the component's observables
    */
   ngOnInit(): void {
-    const latestVersionSearch = new PaginatedSearchOptions({pagination: this.latestVersionOptions});
+    // const latestVersionSearch = new PaginatedSearchOptions({pagination: this.latestVersionOptions});
     if (hasValue(this.item.version)) {
       this.versionRD$ = this.item.version;
       this.versionHistoryRD$ = this.versionRD$.pipe(
@@ -80,10 +84,12 @@ export class ItemVersionsNoticeComponent implements OnInit {
         hasValueOperator(),
         switchMap((version: Version) => version.versionhistory)
       );
-      const versionHistory$ = this.versionHistoryRD$.pipe(
+
+      /*const versionHistory$ = this.versionHistoryRD$.pipe(
         getAllSucceededRemoteData(),
         getRemoteDataPayload(),
       );
+
       this.latestVersion$ = versionHistory$.pipe(
         switchMap((versionHistory: VersionHistory) =>
           this.versionHistoryService.getVersions(versionHistory.id, latestVersionSearch, true, true, followLink('item'))),
@@ -92,13 +98,23 @@ export class ItemVersionsNoticeComponent implements OnInit {
         hasValueOperator(),
         filter((versions) => versions.page.length > 0),
         map((versions) => versions.page[0])
+      );*/
+
+      this.latestVersion$ = this.versionHistoryRD$.pipe(
+        getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload(),
+        switchMap((vh) => this.versionHistoryService.getLatestVersionFromHistory$(vh))
       );
 
-      this.isLatestVersion$ = observableCombineLatest(
+      /*this.isLatestVersion$ = observableCombineLatest(
         this.versionRD$.pipe(getAllSucceededRemoteData(), getRemoteDataPayload()), this.latestVersion$
       ).pipe(
         map(([itemVersion, latestVersion]: [Version, Version]) => itemVersion.id === latestVersion.id),
         startWith(true)
+      );*/
+
+      this.isLatestVersion$ = this.versionRD$.pipe(
+        getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload(),
+        switchMap((version) => this.versionHistoryService.isLatest$(version))
       );
     }
   }
@@ -113,3 +129,5 @@ export class ItemVersionsNoticeComponent implements OnInit {
     }
   }
 }
+
+// TODO code cleanup