diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/metadata-representations/org-unit/org-unit-item-metadata-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/metadata-representations/org-unit/org-unit-item-metadata-list-element.component.spec.ts
index 290fac7522..2d28821738 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/metadata-representations/org-unit/org-unit-item-metadata-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/metadata-representations/org-unit/org-unit-item-metadata-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const mockItem = Object.assign(new Item(), { metadata: { 'dc.description': [{ va
 const virtMD = Object.assign(new MetadataValue(), { value: organisation });
 const mockItemMetadataRepresentation = Object.assign(new ItemMetadataRepresentation(virtMD), mockItem);
 
-fdescribe('OrgUnitItemMetadataListElementComponent', () => {
+describe('OrgUnitItemMetadataListElementComponent', () => {
   let comp: OrgUnitItemMetadataListElementComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<OrgUnitItemMetadataListElementComponent>;
 
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/metadata-representations/person/person-item-metadata-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/metadata-representations/person/person-item-metadata-list-element.component.spec.ts
index 1081e45884..97087728f8 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/metadata-representations/person/person-item-metadata-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/metadata-representations/person/person-item-metadata-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ describe('PersonItemMetadataListElementComponent', () => {
     }).compileComponents();
   }));
 
-  beforeEach(async(() => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
     fixture = TestBed.createComponent(PersonItemMetadataListElementComponent);
     comp = fixture.componentInstance;
     comp.metadataRepresentation = mockItemMetadataRepresentation;
     fixture.detectChanges();
-  }));
+  });
 
   it('should show the person\'s name as a link', () => {
     const linkText = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('a')).nativeElement.textContent;