diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.ts
index 75bbc32700..a47986674f 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import { AlertType } from '../../../shared/alert/aletr-type';
 import { Operation } from 'fast-json-patch';
 import { METADATA_PATCH_OPERATION_SERVICE_TOKEN } from '../../../core/data/object-updates/patch-operation-service/metadata-patch-operation.service';
 import { DSOSuccessResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
-import { ObjectCacheService } from '../../../core/cache/object-cache.service';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-item-metadata',
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ export class ItemMetadataComponent extends AbstractItemUpdateComponent {
     public translateService: TranslateService,
     public route: ActivatedRoute,
     public metadataFieldService: RegistryService,
-    public objectCacheService: ObjectCacheService,
   ) {
     super(itemService, objectUpdatesService, router, notificationsService, translateService, route);
   }
@@ -115,9 +113,7 @@ export class ItemMetadataComponent extends AbstractItemUpdateComponent {
             return this.updateService.patch(this.item, patch).pipe(
               switchMap((response: DSOSuccessResponse) => {
                 if (isNotEmpty(response.resourceSelfLinks)) {
-                  const selfLink = response.resourceSelfLinks[0];
-                  this.objectCacheService.addPatch(selfLink, patch, false);
-                  return this.itemService.findByHref(selfLink);
+                  return this.itemService.findByHref(response.resourceSelfLinks[0]);
                 }
               }),
               getSucceededRemoteData()
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts
index 598f168726..745133373d 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts
@@ -270,16 +270,14 @@ export class ObjectCacheService {
   /**
    * Add operations to the existing list of operations for an ObjectCacheEntry
    * Makes sure the ServerSyncBuffer for this ObjectCacheEntry is updated
-   * @param {string} uuid
+   * @param selfLink
    *     the uuid of the ObjectCacheEntry
    * @param {Operation[]} patch
    *     list of operations to perform
    */
-  public addPatch(selfLink: string, patch: Operation[], addToSSD = true) {
+  public addPatch(selfLink: string, patch: Operation[]) {
     this.store.dispatch(new AddPatchObjectCacheAction(selfLink, patch));
-    if (addToSSD) {
-      this.store.dispatch(new AddToSSBAction(selfLink, RestRequestMethod.PATCH));
-    }
+    this.store.dispatch(new AddToSSBAction(selfLink, RestRequestMethod.PATCH));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -297,8 +295,8 @@ export class ObjectCacheService {
   /**
    * Apply the existing operations on an ObjectCacheEntry in the store
    * NB: this does not make any server side changes
-   * @param {string} uuid
-   *     the uuid of the ObjectCacheEntry
+   * @param selfLink
+   *     the link of the ObjectCacheEntry
    */
   private applyPatchesToCachedObject(selfLink: string) {
     this.store.dispatch(new ApplyPatchObjectCacheAction(selfLink));
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/patch-operation-service/operations/metadata/metadata-patch-add-operation.model.ts b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/patch-operation-service/operations/metadata/metadata-patch-add-operation.model.ts
index d9a8ea9d3b..7f9b1d772f 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/patch-operation-service/operations/metadata/metadata-patch-add-operation.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/patch-operation-service/operations/metadata/metadata-patch-add-operation.model.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export class MetadataPatchAddOperation extends MetadataPatchOperation {
    * using the information provided.
    */
   toOperation(): Operation {
-    const path = `/metadata/${this.field}/-`;
-    return { op: this.op as any, path, value: this.value };
+    return { op: this.op as any, path: `/metadata/${this.field}/-`, value: this.value };
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/patch-operation-service/operations/metadata/metadata-patch-remove-operation.model.ts b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/patch-operation-service/operations/metadata/metadata-patch-remove-operation.model.ts
index cd09117c84..61fbae1980 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/patch-operation-service/operations/metadata/metadata-patch-remove-operation.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/patch-operation-service/operations/metadata/metadata-patch-remove-operation.model.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { MetadataPatchOperation } from './metadata-patch-operation.model';
 import { Operation } from 'fast-json-patch';
-import { hasValue } from '../../../../../../shared/empty.util';
 
 /**
  * Wrapper object for a metadata patch remove Operation
@@ -23,10 +22,6 @@ export class MetadataPatchRemoveOperation extends MetadataPatchOperation {
    * using the information provided.
    */
   toOperation(): Operation {
-    let path = `/metadata/${this.field}`;
-    if (hasValue(this.place)) {
-      path += `/${this.place}`;
-    }
-    return { op: this.op as any, path };
+    return { op: this.op as any, path: `/metadata/${this.field}/${this.place}` };
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/patch-operation-service/operations/metadata/metadata-patch-replace-operation.model.ts b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/patch-operation-service/operations/metadata/metadata-patch-replace-operation.model.ts
index 29859e0a8f..e889bede0b 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/patch-operation-service/operations/metadata/metadata-patch-replace-operation.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/patch-operation-service/operations/metadata/metadata-patch-replace-operation.model.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { MetadataPatchOperation } from './metadata-patch-operation.model';
 import { Operation } from 'fast-json-patch';
-import { hasValue } from '../../../../../../shared/empty.util';
 
 /**
  * Wrapper object for a metadata patch replace Operation
@@ -29,10 +28,6 @@ export class MetadataPatchReplaceOperation extends MetadataPatchOperation {
    * using the information provided.
    */
   toOperation(): Operation {
-    let path = `/metadata/${this.field}`;
-    if (hasValue(this.place)) {
-      path += `/${this.place}`;
-    }
-    return { op: this.op as any, path, value: this.value };
+    return { op: this.op as any, path: `/metadata/${this.field}/${this.place}`, value: this.value };
   }
 }