diff --git a/resources/i18n/en.json5 b/resources/i18n/en.json5
index a82b4d6593..decad7309b 100644
--- a/resources/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/resources/i18n/en.json5
@@ -1455,9 +1455,9 @@
 
   "profile.security.form.label.passwordrepeat": "Retype to confirm",
 
-  "profile.security.form.notifications.success.content": "Successfully changed password.",
+  "profile.security.form.notifications.success.content": "Your changes to the password were saved.",
 
-  "profile.security.form.notifications.success.title": "Password changed",
+  "profile.security.form.notifications.success.title": "Password saved",
 
   "profile.security.form.notifications.error.title": "Error changing passwords",
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.effects.ts b/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.effects.ts
index 96cd8496d2..fd398f2971 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.effects.ts
@@ -104,9 +104,8 @@ export class ServerSyncBufferEffects {
       map((entry: ObjectCacheEntry) => {
         if (isNotEmpty(entry.patches)) {
           const flatPatch: Operation[] = [].concat(...entry.patches.map((patch) => patch.operations));
-          const objectPatch = flatPatch.filter((op: Operation) => op.path.startsWith('/metadata'));
-          if (isNotEmpty(objectPatch)) {
-            this.requestService.configure(new PatchRequest(this.requestService.generateRequestId(), href, objectPatch));
+          if (isNotEmpty(flatPatch)) {
+            this.requestService.configure(new PatchRequest(this.requestService.generateRequestId(), href, flatPatch));
           }
         }
         return new ApplyPatchObjectCacheAction(href);
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts
index a7528bae0c..3e67675290 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import {
   FindByIDRequest,
   FindListOptions,
   FindListRequest,
-  GetRequest, PatchRequest
+  GetRequest
 } from './request.models';
 import { RequestEntry } from './request.reducer';
 import { RequestService } from './request.service';
@@ -337,32 +337,6 @@ export abstract class DataService<T extends CacheableObject> {
     this.objectCache.addPatch(href, operations);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Send out an immediate patch request, instead of adding to the object cache first
-   * This is useful in cases where you need the returned response and an object cache update is not needed
-   * @param dso         The dso to send the patch to
-   * @param operations  The patch operations
-   */
-  immediatePatch(dso: T, operations: Operation[]): Observable<RestResponse> {
-    const requestId = this.requestService.generateRequestId();
-
-    const hrefObs = this.halService.getEndpoint(this.linkPath).pipe(
-      map((endpoint: string) => this.getIDHref(endpoint, dso.uuid)));
-
-    hrefObs.pipe(
-      find((href: string) => hasValue(href)),
-      map((href: string) => {
-        const request = new PatchRequest(requestId, href, operations);
-        this.requestService.configure(request);
-      })
-    ).subscribe();
-
-    return this.requestService.getByUUID(requestId).pipe(
-      find((request: RequestEntry) => request.completed),
-      map((request: RequestEntry) => request.response)
-    );
-  }
-
   /**
    * Add a new patch to the object cache
    * The patch is derived from the differences between the given object and its version in the object cache
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.ts b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.ts
index 5885cc48db..d7f6213dc6 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-security-form/profile-page-security-form.component.ts
@@ -116,18 +116,11 @@ export class ProfilePageSecurityFormComponent implements OnInit {
     }
     if (passEntered) {
       const operation = Object.assign({ op: 'replace', path: '/password', value: pass });
-      this.epersonService.immediatePatch(this.user, [operation]).subscribe((response: RestResponse) => {
-        if (response.isSuccessful) {
-          this.notificationsService.success(
-            this.translate.instant(this.NOTIFICATIONS_PREFIX + 'success.title'),
-            this.translate.instant(this.NOTIFICATIONS_PREFIX + 'success.content')
-          );
-        } else {
-          this.notificationsService.error(
-            this.translate.instant(this.NOTIFICATIONS_PREFIX + 'error.title'), (response as ErrorResponse).errorMessage
-          );
-        }
-      });
+      this.epersonService.patch(this.user.self, [operation]);
+      this.notificationsService.success(
+        this.translate.instant(this.NOTIFICATIONS_PREFIX + 'success.title'),
+        this.translate.instant(this.NOTIFICATIONS_PREFIX + 'success.content')
+      );
     }
 
     return passEntered;