diff --git a/src/app/shared/mocks/mock-submission.ts b/src/app/shared/mocks/mock-submission.ts
index 31e4c7418e..a97d2fb31a 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mocks/mock-submission.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/mocks/mock-submission.ts
@@ -1336,104 +1336,9 @@ export const mockUploadConfigResponse = {
   self: 'https://rest.api/dspace-spring-rest/api/config/submissionuploads/upload'
 };
 
-export const mockUploadConfigResponseNotRequired = {
-  accessConditionOptions: [
-    {
-      name: 'openaccess',
-      groupUUID: '123456-g',
-      hasStartDate: false,
-      hasEndDate: false
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'lease',
-      groupUUID: '123456-g',
-      hasStartDate: false,
-      hasEndDate: true,
-      maxEndDate: '2019-07-12T14:40:06.308+0000'
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'embargo',
-      groupUUID: '123456-g',
-      hasStartDate: true,
-      hasEndDate: false,
-      maxStartDate: '2022-01-12T14:40:06.308+0000'
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'administrator',
-      groupUUID: '0f2773dd-1741-475f-80e7-ccdef153d655',
-      hasStartDate: false,
-      hasEndDate: false
-    }
-  ],
-  metadata: {
-    rows: [
-      {
-        fields: [
-          {
-            input: {
-              type: 'onebox'
-            },
-            label: 'Title',
-            mandatory: true,
-            repeatable: false,
-            mandatoryMessage: 'You must enter a main title for this item.',
-            hints: 'Enter the name of the file.',
-            selectableMetadata: [
-              {
-                metadata: 'dc.title',
-                label: null,
-                authority: null,
-                closed: null
-              }
-            ],
-            languageCodes: []
-          }
-        ]
-      },
-      {
-        fields: [
-          {
-            input: {
-              type: 'textarea'
-            },
-            label: 'Description',
-            mandatory: false,
-            repeatable: true,
-            hints: 'Enter a description for the file',
-            selectableMetadata: [
-              {
-                metadata: 'dc.description',
-                label: null,
-                authority: null,
-                closed: null
-              }
-            ],
-            languageCodes: []
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    ],
-    name: 'bitstream-metadata',
-    type: 'submissionform',
-    _links: {
-      self: 'https://rest.api/dspace-spring-rest/api/config/submissionforms/bitstream-metadata'
-    },
-    self: 'https://rest.api/dspace-spring-rest/api/config/submissionforms/bitstream-metadata'
-  },
-  required: false,
-  maxSize: 536870912,
-  name: 'upload',
-  type: 'submissionupload',
-  _links: {
-    metadata: 'https://rest.api/dspace-spring-rest/api/config/submissionuploads/upload/metadata',
-    self: 'https://rest.api/dspace-spring-rest/api/config/submissionuploads/upload'
-  },
-  self: 'https://rest.api/dspace-spring-rest/api/config/submissionuploads/upload'
-};
-
 // Clone the object and change one property
-// export const mockUploadConfigResponseNotRequired = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(mockUploadConfigResponse));
-// mockUploadConfigResponseNotRequired.required = false;
+export const mockUploadConfigResponseNotRequired = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(mockUploadConfigResponse));
+mockUploadConfigResponseNotRequired.required = false;
 
 export const mockAccessConditionOptions = [
   {
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/upload/section-upload.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/upload/section-upload.component.spec.ts
index a96dc3b32a..71433d04f1 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/upload/section-upload.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/upload/section-upload.component.spec.ts
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ describe('SubmissionSectionUploadComponent test suite', () => {
 
     });
 
-    it('should properly read the section status', () => {
+    it('should properly read the section status when required is true', () => {
       submissionServiceStub.getSubmissionObject.and.returnValue(observableOf(submissionState));
 
       collectionDataService.findById.and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(mockCollection));