diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.service.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.service.ts
index 490307cf29..bfd5fc3e80 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.service.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import { SortDirection, SortOptions } from '../../../core/cache/models/sort-opti
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
 import { SearchOptions } from '../../search-options.model';
 import { PaginatedSearchOptions } from '../../paginated-search-options.model';
-import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
+import { ActivatedRoute, Params } from '@angular/router';
+import { FilterLabel } from '../../search-service/filter-label.model';
 
 const filterStateSelector = (state: SearchFiltersState) => state.searchFilter;
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ export class SearchFilterService {
     );
   }
 
-  getCurrentFilters(): Observable<any> {
+  getCurrentFilters(): Observable<Params> {
     return this.routeService.getQueryParamsWithPrefix('f.').map((filterParams) => {
       if (isNotEmpty(filterParams)) {
         const params = {};
@@ -98,6 +99,20 @@ export class SearchFilterService {
     });
   }
 
+  getCurrentFilterLabels(): Observable<FilterLabel[]> {
+    return this.getCurrentFilters().pipe(
+      map((params: Params) => {
+        const filterLabels: FilterLabel[] = [];
+        Object.keys(params).forEach((key) => {
+          params[key].forEach((p: string) => {
+            filterLabels.push(new FilterLabel(p, key));
+          });
+        });
+        return filterLabels;
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
   getCurrentFrontendFilters(): Observable<any> {
     return this.routeService.getQueryParamsWithPrefix('f.');
   }
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-labels/search-labels.component.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-labels/search-labels.component.ts
index 4d6e3c44a8..51aa4ce26c 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-labels/search-labels.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-labels/search-labels.component.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import { Params } from '@angular/router';
 import { FilterLabel } from '../search-service/filter-label.model';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { SearchFilterService } from '../search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.service';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-search-labels',
@@ -13,8 +14,8 @@ import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 export class SearchLabelsComponent {
   appliedFilters: Observable<FilterLabel[]>;
 
-  constructor(private searchService: SearchService) {
-    this.appliedFilters = this.searchService.getFilterLabels();
+  constructor(private searchService: SearchService, private filterService: SearchFilterService) {
+    this.appliedFilters = this.filterService.getCurrentFilterLabels();
   }
 
   getRemoveParams(filterLabel: FilterLabel): Observable<Params> {
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.spec.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.spec.ts
index e1319a580b..3e9176a828 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.spec.ts
@@ -247,36 +247,5 @@ describe('SearchService', () => {
         expect((searchService as any).responseCache.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(requestUrl);
       });
     });
-
-    describe('when getFilterLabels is called', () => {
-      let obs: Observable<FilterLabel[]>;
-      const value = 'Test';
-      const orgField = 'author';
-      const field = 'f.' + orgField;
-      const mockConfig = new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, [
-        {
-          name: orgField,
-          type: null,
-          hasFacets: false,
-          pageSize: 5,
-          isOpenByDefault: false,
-          paramName: field
-        } as SearchFilterConfig
-      ]);
-      const mockParams = [];
-
-      beforeEach(() => {
-        spyOn((searchService as any), 'getConfig').and.returnValue(Observable.of(mockConfig));
-        mockParams[field] = value;
-        (searchService as any).route.queryParams = Observable.of(mockParams);
-        obs = searchService.getFilterLabels();
-      });
-
-      it('should return the correct labels', () => {
-        obs.subscribe((filters) => {
-          expect(filters[0].value).toEqual(value);
-        });
-      });
-    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.ts
index a2b29e17ca..e176c96bc7 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.ts
@@ -262,27 +262,6 @@ export class SearchService implements OnDestroy {
 
   }
 
-  getFilterLabels(): Observable<FilterLabel[]> {
-    return combineLatest(this.getConfig(), this.route.queryParams).pipe(
-      map(([rd, params]) => {
-        const filterLabels: FilterLabel[] = [];
-        rd.payload.forEach((config: SearchFilterConfig) => {
-          const param = params[config.paramName];
-          if (param !== undefined) {
-            if (param instanceof Array && param.length > 1) {
-              param.forEach((p: string) => {
-                filterLabels.push(new FilterLabel(p, config.paramName))
-              });
-            } else {
-              filterLabels.push(new FilterLabel(param, config.paramName));
-            }
-          }
-        });
-        return filterLabels.filter((n) => n !== undefined && n.value.length > 0);
-      })
-    );
-  }
-
   getViewMode(): Observable<ViewMode> {
     return this.route.queryParams.map((params) => {
       if (isNotEmpty(params.view) && hasValue(params.view)) {