diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.spec.ts
index db6bb7db84..d663481b8c 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
-import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
-import { AuthService } from '../../core/auth/auth.service';
 import { METADATA_IMPORT_SCRIPT_NAME, ScriptDataService } from '../../core/data/processes/script-data.service';
-import { EPerson } from '../../core/eperson/models/eperson.model';
 import { ProcessParameter } from '../../process-page/processes/process-parameter.model';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../shared/testing/notifications-service.stub';
@@ -22,12 +19,9 @@ describe('MetadataImportPageComponent', () => {
   let comp: MetadataImportPageComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<MetadataImportPageComponent>;
 
-  let user;
-
   let notificationService: NotificationsServiceStub;
   let scriptService: any;
   let router;
-  let authService;
   let locationStub;
 
   function init() {
@@ -37,13 +31,6 @@ describe('MetadataImportPageComponent', () => {
         invoke: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$({ processId: '45' })
       }
     );
-    user = Object.assign(new EPerson(), {
-      id: 'userId',
-      email: 'user@test.com'
-    });
-    authService = jasmine.createSpyObj('authService', {
-      getAuthenticatedUserFromStore: observableOf(user)
-    });
     router = jasmine.createSpyObj('router', {
       navigateByUrl: jasmine.createSpy('navigateByUrl')
     });
@@ -65,7 +52,6 @@ describe('MetadataImportPageComponent', () => {
         { provide: NotificationsService, useValue: notificationService },
         { provide: ScriptDataService, useValue: scriptService },
         { provide: Router, useValue: router },
-        { provide: AuthService, useValue: authService },
         { provide: Location, useValue: locationStub },
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
@@ -107,9 +93,8 @@ describe('MetadataImportPageComponent', () => {
         proceed.click();
         fixture.detectChanges();
       }));
-      it('metadata-import script is invoked with its -e currentUserEmail, -f fileName and the mockFile', () => {
+      it('metadata-import script is invoked with -f fileName and the mockFile', () => {
         const parameterValues: ProcessParameter[] = [
-          Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '-e', value: user.email }),
           Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '-f', value: 'filename.txt' }),
         ];
         expect(scriptService.invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith(METADATA_IMPORT_SCRIPT_NAME, parameterValues, [fileMock]);
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.ts
index bcef54377b..3bdcca3084 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.ts
@@ -23,20 +23,14 @@ import { getProcessDetailRoute } from '../../process-page/process-page-routing.p
 /**
  * Component that represents a metadata import page for administrators
  */
-export class MetadataImportPageComponent implements OnInit {
+export class MetadataImportPageComponent {
 
   /**
    * The current value of the file
    */
   fileObject: File;
 
-  /**
-   * The authenticated user's email
-   */
-  private currentUserEmail$: Observable<string>;
-
-  public constructor(protected authService: AuthService,
-                     private location: Location,
+  public constructor(private location: Location,
                      protected translate: TranslateService,
                      protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
                      private scriptDataService: ScriptDataService,
@@ -51,15 +45,6 @@ export class MetadataImportPageComponent implements OnInit {
     this.fileObject = file;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Method provided by Angular. Invoked after the constructor.
-   */
-  ngOnInit() {
-    this.currentUserEmail$ = this.authService.getAuthenticatedUserFromStore().pipe(
-      map((user: EPerson) => user.email)
-    );
-  }
-
   /**
    * When return button is pressed go to previous location
    */
@@ -68,22 +53,17 @@ export class MetadataImportPageComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Starts import-metadata script with -e currentUserEmail -f fileName (and the selected file)
+   * Starts import-metadata script with -f fileName (and the selected file)
    */
   public importMetadata() {
     if (this.fileObject == null) {
       this.notificationsService.error(this.translate.get('admin.metadata-import.page.error.addFile'));
     } else {
-      this.currentUserEmail$.pipe(
-        switchMap((email: string) => {
-          if (isNotEmpty(email)) {
-            const parameterValues: ProcessParameter[] = [
-              Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '-e', value: email }),
-              Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '-f', value: this.fileObject.name }),
-            ];
-            return this.scriptDataService.invoke(METADATA_IMPORT_SCRIPT_NAME, parameterValues, [this.fileObject]);
-          }
-        }),
+      const parameterValues: ProcessParameter[] = [
+        Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '-f', value: this.fileObject.name }),
+      ];
+
+      this.scriptDataService.invoke(METADATA_IMPORT_SCRIPT_NAME, parameterValues, [this.fileObject]).pipe(
         getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
       ).subscribe((rd: RemoteData<Process>) => {
         if (rd.hasSucceeded) {