diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/grid-thumbnail/grid-thumbnail.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-grid/grid-thumbnail/grid-thumbnail.component.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 1df4026f83..0000000000
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/grid-thumbnail/grid-thumbnail.component.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-<div class="thumbnail">
-  <img [src]="src | dsSafeUrl" (error)="errorHandler($event)" />
-</div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/grid-thumbnail/grid-thumbnail.component.scss b/src/app/shared/object-grid/grid-thumbnail/grid-thumbnail.component.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/grid-thumbnail/grid-thumbnail.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-grid/grid-thumbnail/grid-thumbnail.component.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 825a4d5c60..0000000000
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/grid-thumbnail/grid-thumbnail.component.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-import { DebugElement } from '@angular/core';
-import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
-import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
-import { Bitstream } from '../../../core/shared/bitstream.model';
-import { SafeUrlPipe } from '../../utils/safe-url-pipe';
-
-import { GridThumbnailComponent } from './grid-thumbnail.component';
-
-describe('GridThumbnailComponent', () => {
-  let comp: GridThumbnailComponent;
-  let fixture: ComponentFixture<GridThumbnailComponent>;
-  let de: DebugElement;
-  let el: HTMLElement;
-
-  beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
-    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      declarations: [GridThumbnailComponent, SafeUrlPipe]
-    }).compileComponents();
-  }));
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(GridThumbnailComponent);
-    comp = fixture.componentInstance; // BannerComponent test instance
-    de = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('div.thumbnail'));
-    el = de.nativeElement;
-  });
-
-  it('should display image', () => {
-    const thumbnail = new Bitstream();
-    thumbnail._links = {
-      self: { href: 'self.url' },
-      bundle: { href: 'bundle.url' },
-      format: { href: 'format.url' },
-      content: { href: 'content.url' },
-    };
-    comp.thumbnail = thumbnail;
-    fixture.detectChanges();
-    const image: HTMLElement = de.query(By.css('img')).nativeElement;
-    expect(image.getAttribute('src')).toBe(comp.thumbnail._links.content.href);
-  });
-
-  it('should display placeholder', () => {
-    const thumbnail = new Bitstream();
-    comp.thumbnail = thumbnail;
-    fixture.detectChanges();
-    const image: HTMLElement = de.query(By.css('img')).nativeElement;
-    expect(image.getAttribute('src')).toBe(comp.defaultImage);
-  });
-
-});
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/grid-thumbnail/grid-thumbnail.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-grid/grid-thumbnail/grid-thumbnail.component.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 92d93686dc..0000000000
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/grid-thumbnail/grid-thumbnail.component.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-import {
-  Component,
-  Input,
-  OnChanges,
-  OnInit,
-  SimpleChanges,
-} from '@angular/core';
-import { Bitstream } from '../../../core/shared/bitstream.model';
-import { hasValue } from '../../empty.util';
-
-/**
- * This component renders a given Bitstream as a thumbnail.
- * One input parameter of type Bitstream is expected.
- * If no Bitstream is provided, a holderjs image will be rendered instead.
- */
-
-@Component({
-  selector: 'ds-grid-thumbnail',
-  styleUrls: ['./grid-thumbnail.component.scss'],
-  templateUrl: './grid-thumbnail.component.html',
-})
-export class GridThumbnailComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
-  @Input() thumbnail: Bitstream;
-
-  data: any = {};
-
-  /**
-   * The default 'holder.js' image
-   */
-  @Input() defaultImage? =
-    'data:image/svg+xml;base64,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';
-
-  src: string;
-
-  errorHandler(event) {
-    event.currentTarget.src = this.defaultImage;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Initialize the src
-   */
-  ngOnInit(): void {
-    this.src = this.defaultImage;
-
-    this.checkThumbnail(this.thumbnail);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * If the old input is undefined and the new one is a bitsream then set src
-   */
-  ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
-    if (
-      !hasValue(changes.thumbnail.previousValue) &&
-      hasValue(changes.thumbnail.currentValue)
-    ) {
-      this.checkThumbnail(changes.thumbnail.currentValue);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * check if the Bitstream has any content than set the src
-   */
-  checkThumbnail(thumbnail: Bitstream) {
-    if (
-      hasValue(thumbnail) &&
-      hasValue(thumbnail._links) &&
-      thumbnail._links.content.href
-    ) {
-      this.src = thumbnail._links.content.href;
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
index 4de0f2901e..c5a91bd02c 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import { ThumbnailComponent } from '../thumbnail/thumbnail.component';
 import { SearchFormComponent } from './search-form/search-form.component';
 import { SearchResultGridElementComponent } from './object-grid/search-result-grid-element/search-result-grid-element.component';
 import { ViewModeSwitchComponent } from './view-mode-switch/view-mode-switch.component';
-import { GridThumbnailComponent } from './object-grid/grid-thumbnail/grid-thumbnail.component';
 import { VarDirective } from './utils/var.directive';
 import { AuthNavMenuComponent } from './auth-nav-menu/auth-nav-menu.component';
 import { LogOutComponent } from './log-out/log-out.component';
@@ -54,8 +53,7 @@ import { FormComponent } from './form/form.component';
 import { DsDynamicOneboxComponent } from './form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/onebox/dynamic-onebox.component';
 import { DsDynamicScrollableDropdownComponent } from './form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/scrollable-dropdown/dynamic-scrollable-dropdown.component';
 import {
-  DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent,
-  dsDynamicFormControlMapFn
+  DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent, dsDynamicFormControlMapFn,
 } from './form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component';
 import { DsDynamicFormComponent } from './form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form.component';
 import { DragClickDirective } from './utils/drag-click.directive';
@@ -340,7 +338,6 @@ const COMPONENTS = [
   SidebarFilterComponent,
   SidebarFilterSelectedOptionComponent,
   ThumbnailComponent,
-  GridThumbnailComponent,
   UploaderComponent,
   FileDropzoneNoUploaderComponent,
   ItemListPreviewComponent,