diff --git a/src/app/core/core.module.ts b/src/app/core/core.module.ts
index a57823fe50..3453c04af1 100644
--- a/src/app/core/core.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/core.module.ts
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ import { EndpointMockingRestService } from './dspace-rest-v2/endpoint-mocking-re
 import { ENV_CONFIG, GLOBAL_CONFIG, GlobalConfig } from '../../config';
 
 export const restServiceFactory = (cfg: GlobalConfig, mocks: MockResponseMap, http: HttpClient) => {
-  if (ENV_CONFIG.production) {
-    return new DSpaceRESTv2Service(http);
-  } else {
+  // if (ENV_CONFIG.production) {
+  //   return new DSpaceRESTv2Service(http);
+  // } else {
     return new EndpointMockingRestService(cfg, mocks, http);
-  }
+  // }
 };
 
 const IMPORTS = [