diff --git a/src/app/core/submission/vocabularies/models/vocabulary-options.model.ts b/src/app/core/submission/vocabularies/models/vocabulary-options.model.ts
index bdbd19f85f..fd103718e1 100644
--- a/src/app/core/submission/vocabularies/models/vocabulary-options.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/submission/vocabularies/models/vocabulary-options.model.ts
@@ -8,28 +8,14 @@ export class VocabularyOptions {
    */
   name: string;
 
-  /**
-   * The metadata field name (e.g. "dc.type") for which the vocabulary is used:
-   */
-  metadata?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * The uuid of the collection where the item is being submitted
-   */
-  scope?: string;
-
   /**
    * A boolean representing if value is closely related to a vocabulary entry or not
    */
   closed: boolean;
 
   constructor(name: string,
-              metadata?: string,
-              scope?: string,
               closed: boolean = false) {
     this.name = name;
-    this.metadata = metadata;
-    this.scope = scope;
     this.closed = closed;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/submission/vocabularies/vocabulary.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/submission/vocabularies/vocabulary.service.spec.ts
index a172ae2a45..1119d4f6e6 100644
--- a/src/app/core/submission/vocabularies/vocabulary.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/submission/vocabularies/vocabulary.service.spec.ts
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ describe('VocabularyService', () => {
   const entryByIDRequestURL = `https://rest.api/rest/api/submission/vocabularies/${vocabulary.id}/entries?entryID=${entryID}`;
   const vocabularyOptions: VocabularyOptions = {
     name: vocabularyId,
-    metadata: metadata,
-    scope: collectionUUID,
     closed: false
   }
   const pageInfo = new PageInfo();
@@ -316,24 +314,6 @@ describe('VocabularyService', () => {
           expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
         });
       });
-
-      describe('searchVocabularyByMetadataAndCollection', () => {
-        it('should proxy the call to vocabularyDataService.findVocabularyByHref', () => {
-          scheduler.schedule(() => service.searchVocabularyByMetadataAndCollection(vocabularyOptions).subscribe());
-          scheduler.flush();
-
-          expect((service as any).vocabularyDataService.findByHref).toHaveBeenCalledWith(searchRequestURL);
-        });
-
-        it('should return a RemoteData<Vocabulary> for the search', () => {
-          const result = service.searchVocabularyByMetadataAndCollection(vocabularyOptions);
-          const expected = cold('a|', {
-            a: vocabularyRD
-          });
-          expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
-        });
-
-      });
     });
 
     describe('', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/core/submission/vocabularies/vocabulary.service.ts b/src/app/core/submission/vocabularies/vocabulary.service.ts
index 90438e77e9..595edfc861 100644
--- a/src/app/core/submission/vocabularies/vocabulary.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/submission/vocabularies/vocabulary.service.ts
@@ -255,26 +255,6 @@ export class VocabularyService {
     );
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Return the controlled {@link Vocabulary} configured for the specified metadata and collection if any.
-   *
-   * @param vocabularyOptions  The {@link VocabularyOptions} for the request
-   * @param linksToFollow      List of {@link FollowLinkConfig} that indicate which {@link HALLink}s should be automatically resolved
-   * @return {Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Vocabulary>>>}
-   *    Return an observable that emits object list
-   */
-  searchVocabularyByMetadataAndCollection(vocabularyOptions: VocabularyOptions, ...linksToFollow: Array<FollowLinkConfig<Vocabulary>>): Observable<RemoteData<Vocabulary>> {
-    const options: VocabularyFindOptions = new VocabularyFindOptions(
-      vocabularyOptions.scope,
-      vocabularyOptions.metadata
-    );
-
-    return this.vocabularyDataService.getSearchByHref(this.searchByMetadataAndCollectionMethod, options).pipe(
-      first((href: string) => hasValue(href)),
-      flatMap((href: string) => this.vocabularyDataService.findByHref(href))
-    )
-  }
-
   /**
    * Returns an observable of {@link RemoteData} of a {@link VocabularyEntryDetail}, based on an href, with a list of {@link FollowLinkConfig},
    * to automatically resolve {@link HALLink}s of the {@link VocabularyEntryDetail}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.spec.ts
index 81247dd266..0a4de25ebf 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.spec.ts
@@ -78,10 +78,8 @@ import { FormBuilderService } from '../form-builder.service';
 describe('DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent test suite', () => {
 
   const vocabularyOptions: VocabularyOptions = {
-    closed: false,
-    metadata: 'list',
     name: 'type_programme',
-    scope: 'c1c16450-d56f-41bc-bb81-27f1d1eb5c23'
+    closed: false
   };
   const formModel = [
     new DynamicCheckboxModel({ id: 'checkbox' }),
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/list/dynamic-list.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/list/dynamic-list.component.spec.ts
index b35ee10e8a..b041736e34 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/list/dynamic-list.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/list/dynamic-list.component.spec.ts
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ export const LIST_TEST_GROUP = new FormGroup({
 
 export const LIST_CHECKBOX_TEST_MODEL_CONFIG = {
   vocabularyOptions: {
-    closed: false,
-    metadata: 'listCheckbox',
     name: 'type_programme',
-    scope: 'c1c16450-d56f-41bc-bb81-27f1d1eb5c23'
+    closed: false
   } as VocabularyOptions,
   disabled: false,
   id: 'listCheckbox',
@@ -53,10 +51,8 @@ export const LIST_CHECKBOX_TEST_MODEL_CONFIG = {
 
 export const LIST_RADIO_TEST_MODEL_CONFIG = {
   vocabularyOptions: {
-    closed: false,
-    metadata: 'listRadio',
     name: 'type_programme',
-    scope: 'c1c16450-d56f-41bc-bb81-27f1d1eb5c23'
+    closed: false
   } as VocabularyOptions,
   disabled: false,
   id: 'listRadio',
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/lookup/dynamic-lookup.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/lookup/dynamic-lookup.component.spec.ts
index 30c40aebcc..f577e643cd 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/lookup/dynamic-lookup.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/lookup/dynamic-lookup.component.spec.ts
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ import { ObjNgFor } from '../../../../../utils/object-ngfor.pipe';
 
 let LOOKUP_TEST_MODEL_CONFIG: DynamicLookupModelConfig = {
   vocabularyOptions: {
-    closed: false,
-    metadata: 'lookup',
     name: 'RPAuthority',
-    scope: 'c1c16450-d56f-41bc-bb81-27f1d1eb5c23'
+    closed: false
   } as VocabularyOptions,
   disabled: false,
   errorMessages: { required: 'Required field.' },
@@ -49,10 +47,8 @@ let LOOKUP_TEST_MODEL_CONFIG: DynamicLookupModelConfig = {
 
 let LOOKUP_NAME_TEST_MODEL_CONFIG = {
   vocabularyOptions: {
-    closed: false,
-    metadata: 'lookup-name',
     name: 'RPAuthority',
-    scope: 'c1c16450-d56f-41bc-bb81-27f1d1eb5c23'
+    closed: false
   } as VocabularyOptions,
   disabled: false,
   errorMessages: { required: 'Required field.' },
@@ -80,10 +76,8 @@ describe('Dynamic Lookup component', () => {
   function init() {
     LOOKUP_TEST_MODEL_CONFIG = {
       vocabularyOptions: {
-        closed: false,
-        metadata: 'lookup',
         name: 'RPAuthority',
-        scope: 'c1c16450-d56f-41bc-bb81-27f1d1eb5c23'
+        closed: false
       } as VocabularyOptions,
       disabled: false,
       errorMessages: { required: 'Required field.' },
@@ -104,10 +98,8 @@ describe('Dynamic Lookup component', () => {
 
     LOOKUP_NAME_TEST_MODEL_CONFIG = {
       vocabularyOptions: {
-        closed: false,
-        metadata: 'lookup-name',
         name: 'RPAuthority',
-        scope: 'c1c16450-d56f-41bc-bb81-27f1d1eb5c23'
+        closed: false
       } as VocabularyOptions,
       disabled: false,
       errorMessages: { required: 'Required field.' },
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/onebox/dynamic-onebox.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/onebox/dynamic-onebox.component.spec.ts
index e94d3a208c..7a18bcc6e4 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/onebox/dynamic-onebox.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/onebox/dynamic-onebox.component.spec.ts
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ function init() {
   ONEBOX_TEST_MODEL_CONFIG = {
     vocabularyOptions: {
       closed: false,
-      metadata: 'onebox',
-      name: 'vocabulary',
-      scope: 'c1c16450-d56f-41bc-bb81-27f1d1eb5c23'
+      name: 'vocabulary'
     } as VocabularyOptions,
     disabled: false,
     id: 'onebox',
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/scrollable-dropdown/dynamic-scrollable-dropdown.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/scrollable-dropdown/dynamic-scrollable-dropdown.component.spec.ts
index 2318f3b0ae..9dbeb41ae8 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/scrollable-dropdown/dynamic-scrollable-dropdown.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/scrollable-dropdown/dynamic-scrollable-dropdown.component.spec.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ export const SD_TEST_GROUP = new FormGroup({
 export const SD_TEST_MODEL_CONFIG = {
   vocabularyOptions: {
     closed: false,
-    metadata: 'dropdown',
-    name: 'common_iso_languages',
-    scope: 'c1c16450-d56f-41bc-bb81-27f1d1eb5c23'
+    name: 'common_iso_languages'
   } as VocabularyOptions,
   disabled: false,
   errorMessages: { required: 'Required field.' },
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/tag/dynamic-tag.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/tag/dynamic-tag.component.spec.ts
index d0f7f4ec3b..d40ea72764 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/tag/dynamic-tag.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/tag/dynamic-tag.component.spec.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ function init() {
   TAG_TEST_MODEL_CONFIG = {
     vocabularyOptions: {
       closed: false,
-      metadata: 'tag',
-      name: 'common_iso_languages',
-      scope: 'c1c16450-d56f-41bc-bb81-27f1d1eb5c23'
+      name: 'common_iso_languages'
     } as VocabularyOptions,
     disabled: false,
     id: 'tag',
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/form-builder.service.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/form-builder.service.spec.ts
index 447ceb194d..46d058aae4 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/form-builder.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/form-builder.service.spec.ts
@@ -79,10 +79,8 @@ describe('FormBuilderService test suite', () => {
     });
 
     const vocabularyOptions: VocabularyOptions = {
-      closed: false,
-      metadata: 'list',
       name: 'type_programme',
-      scope: 'c1c16450-d56f-41bc-bb81-27f1d1eb5c23'
+      closed: false
     };
 
     testModel = [
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/dropdown-field-parser.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/dropdown-field-parser.ts
index 7fb5fb206c..a73e270ed4 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/dropdown-field-parser.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/dropdown-field-parser.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class DropdownFieldParser extends FieldParser {
     let layout: DynamicFormControlLayout;
 
     if (isNotEmpty(this.configData.selectableMetadata[0].controlledVocabulary)) {
-      this.setVocabularyOptions(dropdownModelConfig, this.parserOptions.collectionUUID);
+      this.setVocabularyOptions(dropdownModelConfig);
       if (isNotEmpty(fieldValue)) {
         dropdownModelConfig.value = fieldValue;
       }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/field-parser.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/field-parser.ts
index 6c6b8fddaf..c902e455d5 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/field-parser.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/field-parser.ts
@@ -109,12 +109,10 @@ export abstract class FieldParser {
     }
   }
 
-  public setVocabularyOptions(controlModel, scope) {
+  public setVocabularyOptions(controlModel) {
     if (isNotEmpty(this.configData.selectableMetadata) && isNotEmpty(this.configData.selectableMetadata[0].controlledVocabulary)) {
       controlModel.vocabularyOptions = new VocabularyOptions(
         this.configData.selectableMetadata[0].controlledVocabulary,
-        this.configData.selectableMetadata[0].metadata,
-        scope,
         this.configData.selectableMetadata[0].closed
       )
     }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/list-field-parser.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/list-field-parser.ts
index e9c9f4e5be..48211b0aff 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/list-field-parser.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/list-field-parser.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class ListFieldParser extends FieldParser {
           }
         });
       }
-      this.setVocabularyOptions(listModelConfig, this.parserOptions.collectionUUID);
+      this.setVocabularyOptions(listModelConfig);
     }
 
     let listModel;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/lookup-field-parser.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/lookup-field-parser.ts
index 6e28194dad..2c35d2ceb8 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/lookup-field-parser.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/lookup-field-parser.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export class LookupFieldParser extends FieldParser {
     if (this.configData.selectableMetadata[0].controlledVocabulary) {
       const lookupModelConfig: DynamicLookupModelConfig = this.initModel(null, label);
 
-      this.setVocabularyOptions(lookupModelConfig, this.parserOptions.collectionUUID);
+      this.setVocabularyOptions(lookupModelConfig);
 
       this.setValues(lookupModelConfig, fieldValue, true);
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/lookup-name-field-parser.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/lookup-name-field-parser.ts
index 26806742c8..c791e07e74 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/lookup-name-field-parser.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/lookup-name-field-parser.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export class LookupNameFieldParser extends FieldParser {
     if (this.configData.selectableMetadata[0].controlledVocabulary) {
       const lookupModelConfig: DynamicLookupNameModelConfig = this.initModel(null, label);
 
-      this.setVocabularyOptions(lookupModelConfig, this.parserOptions.collectionUUID);
+      this.setVocabularyOptions(lookupModelConfig);
 
       this.setValues(lookupModelConfig, fieldValue, true);
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/onebox-field-parser.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/onebox-field-parser.ts
index 3eb5764a37..b9ac531c68 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/onebox-field-parser.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/onebox-field-parser.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export class OneboxFieldParser extends FieldParser {
       return new DynamicQualdropModel(inputSelectGroup, clsGroup);
     } else if (this.configData.selectableMetadata[0].controlledVocabulary) {
       const oneboxModelConfig: DsDynamicOneboxModelConfig = this.initModel(null, label);
-      this.setVocabularyOptions(oneboxModelConfig, this.parserOptions.collectionUUID);
+      this.setVocabularyOptions(oneboxModelConfig);
       this.setValues(oneboxModelConfig, fieldValue, true);
 
       return new DynamicOneboxModel(oneboxModelConfig);
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/tag-field-parser.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/tag-field-parser.ts
index 08685e0e35..dcc2c5575f 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/tag-field-parser.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/parsers/tag-field-parser.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export class TagFieldParser extends FieldParser {
     const tagModelConfig: DynamicTagModelConfig = this.initModel(null, label);
     if (this.configData.selectableMetadata[0].controlledVocabulary
       && this.configData.selectableMetadata[0].controlledVocabulary.length > 0) {
-      this.setVocabularyOptions(tagModelConfig, this.parserOptions.collectionUUID);
+      this.setVocabularyOptions(tagModelConfig);
     }
 
     this.setValues(tagModelConfig, fieldValue, null, true);
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mocks/form-models.mock.ts b/src/app/shared/mocks/form-models.mock.ts
index c5f78b9571..739de944f0 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mocks/form-models.mock.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/mocks/form-models.mock.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ const relationGroupConfig = {
 export const MockRelationModel: DynamicRelationGroupModel = new DynamicRelationGroupModel(relationGroupConfig);
 
 export const inputWithLanguageAndAuthorityConfig = {
-  vocabularyOptions: new VocabularyOptions('testAuthority', 'testWithAuthority', 'scope'),
+  vocabularyOptions: new VocabularyOptions('testAuthority', false),
   languageCodes: [
     {
       display: 'English',
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export const inputWithLanguageConfig = {
 export const mockInputWithLanguageModel = new DsDynamicInputModel(inputWithLanguageConfig);
 
 export const inputWithLanguageAndAuthorityArrayConfig = {
-  vocabularyOptions: new VocabularyOptions('testAuthority', 'testWithAuthority', 'scope'),
+  vocabularyOptions: new VocabularyOptions('testAuthority', false),
   languageCodes: [
     {
       display: 'English',
diff --git a/src/app/shared/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.spec.ts
index 16ee2a55dd..6166dbc082 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.spec.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe('VocabularyTreeviewComponent test suite', () => {
   const emptyNodeMap = new Map<string, TreeviewFlatNode>();
   const storedNodeMap = new Map<string, TreeviewFlatNode>().set('test', new TreeviewFlatNode(item2));
   const nodeMap = new Map<string, TreeviewFlatNode>().set('test', new TreeviewFlatNode(item));
-  const vocabularyOptions = new VocabularyOptions('vocabularyTest', 'metadata.test', '123456');
+  const vocabularyOptions = new VocabularyOptions('vocabularyTest', false);
   const modalStub = jasmine.createSpyObj('modalStub', ['close']);
   const vocabularyTreeviewServiceStub = jasmine.createSpyObj('VocabularyTreeviewService', {
     initialize: jasmine.createSpy('initialize'),
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ describe('VocabularyTreeviewComponent test suite', () => {
 })
 class TestComponent {
 
-  vocabularyOptions: VocabularyOptions = new VocabularyOptions('vocabularyTest', 'metadata.test', '123456');
+  vocabularyOptions: VocabularyOptions = new VocabularyOptions('vocabularyTest', false);
   preloadLevel = 2;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.service.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.service.spec.ts
index f45478f82b..060c7f4d9b 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.service.spec.ts
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ describe('VocabularyTreeviewService test suite', () => {
     searchNodeMap = new Map<string, TreeviewNode>([
       [item.id, searchItemNode],
     ]);
-    vocabularyOptions = new VocabularyOptions('vocabularyTest', 'metadata.test', '123456');
+    vocabularyOptions = new VocabularyOptions('vocabularyTest', false);
   }
 
   beforeEach(async(() => {