diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/configuration-search-page.component.ts b/src/app/+search-page/configuration-search-page.component.ts
index 85619e8f04..b1a94fc086 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/configuration-search-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/configuration-search-page.component.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import { SearchSidebarService } from './search-sidebar/search-sidebar.service';
 import { SearchPageComponent } from './search-page.component';
 import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, Inject, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { pushInOut } from '../shared/animations/push';
-import { RouteService } from '../shared/services/route.service';
 import { SearchConfigurationService } from './search-service/search-configuration.service';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { PaginatedSearchOptions } from './paginated-search-options.model';
 import { SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE } from '../+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { RouteService } from '../core/services/route.service';
 
 /**
  * This component renders a search page using a configuration as input.
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/filtered-search-page.component.ts b/src/app/+search-page/filtered-search-page.component.ts
index 85d521ee15..0bcc9e14e3 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/filtered-search-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/filtered-search-page.component.ts
@@ -4,14 +4,12 @@ import { SearchSidebarService } from './search-sidebar/search-sidebar.service';
 import { SearchPageComponent } from './search-page.component';
 import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, Inject, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { pushInOut } from '../shared/animations/push';
-import { RouteService } from '../core/services/route.service';
 import { SearchConfigurationService } from './search-service/search-configuration.service';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { PaginatedSearchOptions } from './paginated-search-options.model';
 import { SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE } from '../+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { isEmpty, isNotEmpty } from '../shared/empty.util';
-import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
+import { RouteService } from '../core/services/route.service';
 
 /**
  * This component renders a simple item page.
@@ -55,9 +53,6 @@ export class FilteredSearchPageComponent extends SearchPageComponent implements
    * If something changes, update the list of scopes for the dropdown
    */
   ngOnInit(): void {
-    if (isEmpty(this.fixedFilter$)) {
-      this.fixedFilter$ = this.routeService.getRouteParameterValue('filter');
-    }
     super.ngOnInit();
   }