diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.spec.ts
index 484992afbf..c724017b1f 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ describe('BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent', () => {
     detail2 = new VocabularyEntryDetail();
     detail1.value = 'HUMANITIES and RELIGION';
     detail2.value = 'TECHNOLOGY';
+    detail1.id = 'id-1';
+    detail2.id = 'id-2';
   });
 
   it('should create', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.ts
index d568a97fd7..cf6345bf39 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * @param detail VocabularyEntryDetail to be removed
    */
   onDeselect(detail: VocabularyEntryDetail): void {
-    this.selectedItems = this.selectedItems.filter((entry: VocabularyEntryDetail) => { return entry !== detail; });
+    this.selectedItems = this.selectedItems.filter((entry: VocabularyEntryDetail) => { return entry.id !== detail.id; });
     this.filterValues = this.filterValues.filter((value: string) => { return value !== `${detail.value},equals`; });
     this.updateQueryParams();
   }