diff --git a/src/app/core/feedback/feedback-data.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/feedback/feedback-data.service.spec.ts
index f3135a79da..adf42bab63 100644
--- a/src/app/core/feedback/feedback-data.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/feedback/feedback-data.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
-import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../shared/remote-data.utils';
 import { FeedbackDataService } from './feedback-data.service';
 import { HALLink } from '../shared/hal-link.model';
 import { Item } from '../shared/item.model';
@@ -33,8 +31,6 @@ describe('FeedbackDataService', () => {
     page: '/home'
   });
 
-  const linkName = 'feedbacks';
-
 
   function initTestService(): FeedbackDataService {
     bundleLink = '/items/0fdc0cd7-ff8c-433d-b33c-9b56108abc07/bundles';
@@ -92,12 +88,12 @@ describe('FeedbackDataService', () => {
 
   describe('createFeedback', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
-      spyOn(service, 'postToEndpoint');
+      spyOn(service, 'create');
       service.createFeedback(feedbackPayload);
     });
 
-    it('should call postToEndpoint with the linkName and payload', () => {
-      expect(service.postToEndpoint).toHaveBeenCalledWith(linkName, feedbackPayload);
+    it('should call postToEndpoint with the payload', () => {
+      expect(service.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith(feedbackPayload);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/feedback/feedback-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/feedback/feedback-data.service.ts
index bc9cfd66c4..dc008e46ea 100644
--- a/src/app/core/feedback/feedback-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/feedback/feedback-data.service.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { AuthService } from '../auth/auth.service';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
-import { map, filter, distinctUntilChanged} from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { DataService } from '../data/data.service';
 import { Feedback } from './models/feedback.model';
 import { FEEDBACK } from './models/feedback.resource-type';
@@ -15,9 +12,7 @@ import { HALEndpointService } from 'src/app/core/shared/hal-endpoint.service';
 import { NotificationsService } from 'src/app/shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { DSOChangeAnalyzer } from 'src/app/core/data/dso-change-analyzer.service';
-import { getFirstSucceededRemoteData, getRemoteDataPayload, getFirstCompletedRemoteData } from 'src/app/core/shared/operators';
-import { HttpOptions } from '../dspace-rest/dspace-rest.service';
-import { PostRequest } from 'src/app/core/data/request.models';
+import { getFirstSucceededRemoteData, getRemoteDataPayload } from 'src/app/core/shared/operators';
 import { RemoteData } from 'src/app/core/data/remote-data';
 
 /**
@@ -55,40 +50,12 @@ export class FeedbackDataService extends DataService<Feedback> {
 
     /**
      * Create feedback
-     * @param uuid string the id of the feedback
-     * @return Observable<Feedback>
+     * @param payload feedback to be sent
+     * @return Observable<RemoteData<Feedback>
      *     server response
      */
-    createFeedback(payoload: Feedback): Observable<RemoteData<Feedback>> {
-        return this.postToEndpoint(this.linkPath, payoload);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Make a new post request
-     *
-     * @param linkName
-     *    The endpoint link name
-     * @param body
-     *    The post request body
-     * @param options
-     *    The [HttpOptions] object
-     * @return Observable<Feedback>
-     *     server response
-     */
-    public postToEndpoint(linkName: string, body: any, options?: HttpOptions): Observable<RemoteData<Feedback>> {
-        const requestId = this.requestService.generateRequestId();
-        this.halService.getEndpoint(linkName).pipe(
-            filter((href: string) => isNotEmpty(href)),
-            distinctUntilChanged(),
-            map((endpointURL: string) => {
-                const request = new PostRequest(requestId, endpointURL, body, options);
-                return this.requestService.send(request);
-            }),
-        ).subscribe();
-
-        return this.rdbService.buildFromRequestUUID<Feedback>(requestId).pipe(
-            getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
-        );
+    createFeedback(payload: Feedback): Observable<RemoteData<Feedback>> {
+        return this.create(payload);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/app/info/feedback/feedback-form/feedback-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/info/feedback/feedback-form/feedback-form.component.spec.ts
index fb71abda95..b23940537e 100644
--- a/src/app/info/feedback/feedback-form/feedback-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/info/feedback/feedback-form/feedback-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { EPersonMock } from './../../../shared/testing/eperson.mock';
-import { FeedbackDataService } from './../../../core/feedback/feedback-data.service';
+import { EPersonMock } from '../../../shared/testing/eperson.mock';
+import { FeedbackDataService } from '../../../core/feedback/feedback-data.service';
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { FeedbackFormComponent } from './feedback-form.component';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe('FeedbackFormComponent', () => {
   let de: DebugElement;
   const notificationService = new NotificationsServiceStub();
   const feedbackDataServiceStub = jasmine.createSpyObj('feedbackDataService', {
-    createFeedback: of(new Feedback())
+    create: of(new Feedback())
   });
   const authService: AuthServiceStub = Object.assign(new AuthServiceStub(), {
     getAuthenticatedUserFromStore: () => {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('FeedbackFormComponent', () => {
     it('on submit should call createFeedback of feedbackDataServiceStub service', () => {
       component.createFeedback();
       fixture.detectChanges();
-      expect(feedbackDataServiceStub.createFeedback).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(feedbackDataServiceStub.create).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/app/info/feedback/feedback-form/feedback-form.component.ts b/src/app/info/feedback/feedback-form/feedback-form.component.ts
index 2878a2b754..552959d7f9 100644
--- a/src/app/info/feedback/feedback-form/feedback-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/info/feedback/feedback-form/feedback-form.component.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { RemoteData } from './../../../core/data/remote-data';
-import { NoContent } from './../../../core/shared/NoContent.model';
-import { FeedbackDataService } from './../../../core/feedback/feedback-data.service';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { NoContent } from '../../../core/shared/NoContent.model';
+import { FeedbackDataService } from '../../../core/feedback/feedback-data.service';
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { RouteService } from 'src/app/core/services/route.service';
 import { FormBuilder, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { NotificationsService } from 'src/app/shared/notifications/notifications
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { AuthService } from 'src/app/core/auth/auth.service';
 import { EPerson } from '../../../core/eperson/models/eperson.model';
+import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-feedback-form',
@@ -58,12 +59,10 @@ export class FeedbackFormComponent implements OnInit {
    * Function to create the feedback from form values
    */
   createFeedback(): void {
-    this.feedbackDataService.createFeedback(this.feedbackForm.value).subscribe((response: RemoteData<NoContent>) => {
+    this.feedbackDataService.create(this.feedbackForm.value).pipe(getFirstCompletedRemoteData()).subscribe((response: RemoteData<NoContent>) => {
       if (response.isSuccess) {
         this.notificationsService.success(this.translate.instant('info.feedback.create.success'));
         this.feedbackForm.reset();
-      } else {
-        this.notificationsService.error(response.errorMessage);
       }
     });
   }