diff --git a/src/app/core/data/relationship-type.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/relationship-type.service.ts
index c8cb417687..a3ce8cc33e 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/relationship-type.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/relationship-type.service.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
 import { RelationshipType } from '../shared/item-relationships/relationship-type.model';
 import { RemoteData } from './remote-data';
 import { PaginatedList } from './paginated-list';
-import { of as observableOf, combineLatest as observableCombineLatest } from 'rxjs';
+import { combineLatest as observableCombineLatest } from 'rxjs';
 import { ItemType } from '../shared/item-relationships/item-type.model';
 import { isNotUndefined } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/relationship.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/relationship.service.ts
index 57eff62008..979aecb62e 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/relationship.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/relationship.service.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   getRemoteDataPayload, getResponseFromEntry,
   getSucceededRemoteData
 } from '../shared/operators';
-import { DeleteRequest, PostRequest, RestRequest } from './request.models';
+import { DeleteRequest, GetRequest, PostRequest, RestRequest } from './request.models';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
 import { RestResponse } from '../cache/response.models';
 import { Item } from '../shared/item.model';
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import {
 } from '../../+item-page/simple/item-types/shared/item-relationships-utils';
 import { HttpOptions } from '../dspace-rest-v2/dspace-rest-v2.service';
 import { HttpHeaders } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { DeprecatedCurrencyPipe } from '@angular/common';
+import { deprecate } from 'util';
 
 /**
  * The service handling all relationship requests
@@ -134,6 +136,29 @@ export class RelationshipService {
     );
   }
 
+
+  /**
+   * Get an item their relationships in the form of an array
+   * @param item
+   */
+  getItemRelationships(item: Item): void {
+    this.halService.getEndpoint(item.self + '/relationships')
+      .pipe(
+        map((endpointURL: string) => new GetRequest(this.requestService.generateRequestId(), endpointURL)),
+        configureRequest(this.requestService),
+        switchMap((restRequest: RestRequest) => this.requestService.getByUUID(restRequest.uuid)),
+        getResponseFromEntry()
+      ).subscribe(t => console.log(t));
+  }
+
+  // /**
+  //  * Get an item their relationships in the form of an array
+  //  * @param item
+  //  */
+  // getItemRelationshipsByType(item: Item, relationshipTypeLabel: string): Observable<Relationship[]> {
+  //   this.getItemRelationshipsArray(item: Item)
+  // }
+
   /**
    * Get an item their relationship types in the form of an array
    * @param item
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts
index 6972eb8e95..383af5a014 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ export class DsDynamicLookupRelationModalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy
           } else {
             result = this.relationshipService.addRelationship(type.id, itemRD.payload, selectableObject.indexableObject);
           }
-          console.log(result);
           return result;
         })
       )
@@ -174,27 +173,12 @@ export class DsDynamicLookupRelationModalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy
 
 
   deselect(selectableObject: SearchResult<Item>) {
-    const relationshipType$: Observable<RelationshipType> = this.itemRD$.pipe(
+    this.itemRD$.pipe(
       getSucceededRemoteData(),
-      switchMap((itemRD: RemoteData<Item>) => {
-        const type1: string = itemRD.payload.firstMetadataValue('relationship.type');
-        const type2: string = selectableObject.indexableObject.firstMetadataValue('relationship.type');
-        return this.relationshipTypeService.getRelationshipTypeByLabelAndTypes(this.relationship.relationshipType, type1, type2);
-      }));
-
-    this.subscription = observableCombineLatest(relationshipType$, this.itemRD$)
-      .pipe(
-        take(1),
-        switchMap(([type, itemRD]: [RelationshipType, RemoteData<Item>]) => {
-          const isSwitched = type.rightLabel === this.relationship.relationshipType;
-          if (isSwitched) {
-            return this.relationshipService.addRelationship(type.id, selectableObject.indexableObject, itemRD.payload);
-          } else {
-            return this.relationshipService.addRelationship(type.id, itemRD.payload, selectableObject.indexableObject);
-          }
-        })
-      )
-      .subscribe();
+      tap((t) => console.log('succeeded')),
+      map((itemRD: RemoteData<Item>) => this.relationshipService.getItemRelationships(itemRD.payload)),
+      // map((items: Item[]) => items.find((item: Item) => ))
+    ).subscribe();
   }
 
   ngOnDestroy(): void {