diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/search/search.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/shared/search/search.service.spec.ts
index 365523b9cf..d3174e10a5 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/search/search.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/search/search.service.spec.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import { ViewMode } from '../view-mode.model';
 import { SearchService } from './search.service';
 import { SearchConfigurationService } from './search-configuration.service';
 import anything = jasmine.anything;
-import { MatomoTestingModule } from 'ngx-matomo-client/testing';
 
 
 @Component({
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ describe('SearchService', () => {
       TestBed.configureTestingModule({
         imports: [
           CommonModule,
-          MatomoTestingModule.forRoot(),
           RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([
             { path: 'search', component: DummyComponent, pathMatch: 'full' },
           ]),
@@ -125,7 +123,6 @@ describe('SearchService', () => {
       TestBed.configureTestingModule({
         imports: [
           CommonModule,
-          MatomoTestingModule.forRoot(),
           RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([
             { path: 'search', component: DummyComponent, pathMatch: 'full' },
           ]),
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/search/search.service.ts b/src/app/core/shared/search/search.service.ts
index 7afefd9659..9fa03ee5ad 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/search/search.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/search/search.service.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-disable max-classes-per-file */
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { Angulartics2 } from 'angulartics2';
-import { MatomoTracker } from 'ngx-matomo-client';
 import {
   BehaviorSubject,
   combineLatest as observableCombineLatest,
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@ export class SearchService {
     private paginationService: PaginationService,
     private searchConfigurationService: SearchConfigurationService,
     private angulartics2: Angulartics2,
-    private matomoTracker: MatomoTracker,
   ) {
     this.searchDataService = new SearchDataService();
   }
@@ -388,7 +386,6 @@ export class SearchService {
       },
     };
 
-    this.matomoTracker.trackSiteSearch(config.query, config.scope, searchQueryResponse.pageInfo.totalElements, searchTrackObject);
     this.angulartics2.eventTrack.next(searchTrackObject);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/statistics/matomo.service.ts b/src/app/statistics/matomo.service.ts
index 553eba851f..16f413517f 100644
--- a/src/app/statistics/matomo.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/statistics/matomo.service.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class MatomoService {
       const preferences$ = this.orejimeService.getSavedPreferences();
 
       preferences$.subscribe(preferences => {
-        this.changeMatomoConsent(preferences.matomo);
+        this.changeMatomoConsent(preferences?.matomo);
 
         if (environment.matomo?.siteId && environment.matomo?.trackerUrl) {
           this.matomoInitializer.initializeTracker({