diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.html b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.html
index 6c3dd79d7c..6e958c7a8b 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </button>
 
   <a class="btn btn-primary mt-1 mb-3 edit-btn" id="{{'edit_' + object.id}}"
-   *ngIf="(isAdmin$ | async) || (canEditItem$ | async)"
+   *ngIf="(canEditItem$ | async)"
     ngbTooltip="{{'submission.workflow.generic.edit-help' | translate}}"
     [attr.aria-label]="'submission.workflow.generic.edit-help' | translate"
     [routerLink]="['/workspaceitems/' + object.id + '/edit']" role="button">
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   </a>
 
   <button type="button" id="{{'delete_' + object.id}}" class="btn btn-danger mt-1 mb-3"
-    *ngIf="(isAdmin$ | async) || (canEditItem$ | async)"
+    *ngIf="(canEditItem$ | async)"
     ngbTooltip="{{'submission.workflow.generic.delete-help' | translate}}"
     [attr.aria-label]="'submission.workflow.generic.delete-help' | translate"
     (click)="$event.preventDefault();confirmDiscard(content)">
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.ts
index 3ce3751fec..b790f3ba7d 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { EPerson } from '../../../core/eperson/models/eperson.model';
 import { AuthorizationDataService } from 'src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
 import { AuthService } from '../../../core/auth/auth.service';
 import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
@@ -104,9 +103,6 @@ export class WorkspaceitemActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceActionsComponent<Work
   ngOnInit(): void {
     const activeEPerson$ = this.authService.getAuthenticatedUserFromStore();
 
-    this.isAdmin$ = activeEPerson$.pipe(
-      switchMap((user: EPerson) => this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.AdministratorOf, user.uuid)));
-
     this.canEditItem$ = activeEPerson$.pipe(
       switchMap((eperson) => {
         return this.object?.item.pipe(