diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.spec.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.spec.ts
index 74c1637f85..af1b6626d0 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.reducer.spec.ts
@@ -114,9 +114,8 @@ describe('authReducer', () => {
       authToken: mockTokenInfo,
       loaded: false,
       error: undefined,
-      loading: false,
-      info: undefined,
-      user: EPersonMock
+      loading: true,
+      info: undefined
     };
     expect(newState).toEqual(state);
   });
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/base-response-parsing.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/base-response-parsing.service.spec.ts
index c56c1de504..85f531e0ea 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/base-response-parsing.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/base-response-parsing.service.spec.ts
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ describe('BaseResponseParsingService', () => {
   const requestUUID = 'request-uuid';
   const requestHref = 'request-href';
   const request = new GetRequest(requestUUID, requestHref);
+  let obj: CacheableObject;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
+    obj = undefined;
     objectCache = jasmine.createSpyObj('objectCache', {
       add: {}
     });
@@ -38,8 +40,6 @@ describe('BaseResponseParsingService', () => {
   });
 
   describe('cache', () => {
-    let obj: CacheableObject;
-
     describe('when the object is undefined', () => {
       it('should not throw an error', () => {
         expect(() => { service.cache(obj, request, {}) }).not.toThrow();
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/dso-redirect-data.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/dso-redirect-data.service.spec.ts
index 4ef5bcb8b4..7c594cc554 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/dso-redirect-data.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/dso-redirect-data.service.spec.ts
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ describe('DsoRedirectDataService', () => {
   const http = {} as HttpClient;
   const comparator = {} as any;
   const objectCache = {} as ObjectCacheService;
-  let setup;
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     scheduler = getTestScheduler();
 
     halService = jasmine.createSpyObj('halService', {
-      getEndpoint: cold('a', {a: pidLink})
+      getEndpoint: cold('a', { a: pidLink })
     });
     requestService = jasmine.createSpyObj('requestService', {
       generateRequestId: requestUUID,
@@ -60,29 +60,26 @@ describe('DsoRedirectDataService', () => {
       }
     };
 
-    setup = () => {
-      rdbService = jasmine.createSpyObj('rdbService', {
-        buildSingle: cold('a', {
-          a: remoteData
-        })
-      });
-      service = new DsoRedirectDataService(
-        requestService,
-        rdbService,
-        store,
-        objectCache,
-        halService,
-        notificationsService,
-        http,
-        comparator,
-        router
-      );
-    }
+    rdbService = jasmine.createSpyObj('rdbService', {
+      buildSingle: cold('a', {
+        a: remoteData
+      })
+    });
+    service = new DsoRedirectDataService(
+      requestService,
+      rdbService,
+      store,
+      objectCache,
+      halService,
+      notificationsService,
+      http,
+      comparator,
+      router
+    );
   });
 
   describe('findById', () => {
     it('should call HALEndpointService with the path to the pid endpoint', () => {
-      setup();
       scheduler.schedule(() => service.findByIdAndIDType(dsoHandle, IdentifierType.HANDLE));
       scheduler.flush();
 
@@ -90,7 +87,6 @@ describe('DsoRedirectDataService', () => {
     });
 
     it('should call HALEndpointService with the path to the dso endpoint', () => {
-      setup();
       scheduler.schedule(() => service.findByIdAndIDType(dsoUUID, IdentifierType.UUID));
       scheduler.flush();
 
@@ -98,7 +94,6 @@ describe('DsoRedirectDataService', () => {
     });
 
     it('should call HALEndpointService with the path to the dso endpoint when identifier type not specified', () => {
-      setup();
       scheduler.schedule(() => service.findByIdAndIDType(dsoUUID));
       scheduler.flush();
 
@@ -106,7 +101,6 @@ describe('DsoRedirectDataService', () => {
     });
 
     it('should configure the proper FindByIDRequest for uuid', () => {
-      setup();
       scheduler.schedule(() => service.findByIdAndIDType(dsoUUID, IdentifierType.UUID));
       scheduler.flush();
 
@@ -114,7 +108,6 @@ describe('DsoRedirectDataService', () => {
     });
 
     it('should configure the proper FindByIDRequest for handle', () => {
-      setup();
       scheduler.schedule(() => service.findByIdAndIDType(dsoHandle, IdentifierType.HANDLE));
       scheduler.flush();
 
@@ -123,7 +116,6 @@ describe('DsoRedirectDataService', () => {
 
     it('should navigate to item route', () => {
       remoteData.payload.type = 'item';
-      setup();
       const redir = service.findByIdAndIDType(dsoHandle, IdentifierType.HANDLE);
       // The framework would normally subscribe but do it here so we can test navigation.
       redir.subscribe();
@@ -134,7 +126,6 @@ describe('DsoRedirectDataService', () => {
 
     it('should navigate to collections route', () => {
       remoteData.payload.type = 'collection';
-      setup();
       const redir = service.findByIdAndIDType(dsoHandle, IdentifierType.HANDLE);
       redir.subscribe();
       scheduler.schedule(() => redir);
@@ -144,7 +135,6 @@ describe('DsoRedirectDataService', () => {
 
     it('should navigate to communities route', () => {
       remoteData.payload.type = 'community';
-      setup();
       const redir = service.findByIdAndIDType(dsoHandle, IdentifierType.HANDLE);
       redir.subscribe();
       scheduler.schedule(() => redir);
diff --git a/src/app/shared/testing/auth-service.stub.ts b/src/app/shared/testing/auth-service.stub.ts
index 83f91d36d3..a8711a7f96 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/testing/auth-service.stub.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/testing/auth-service.stub.ts
@@ -29,14 +29,18 @@ export class AuthServiceStub {
     }
   }
 
-  public authenticatedUser(token: AuthTokenInfo): Observable<EPerson> {
+  public authenticatedUser(token: AuthTokenInfo): Observable<string> {
     if (token.accessToken === 'token_test') {
-      return observableOf(EPersonMock);
+      return observableOf(EPersonMock._links.self.href);
     } else {
       throw(new Error('Message Error test'));
     }
   }
 
+  public retrieveAuthenticatedUserByHref(href: string): Observable<EPerson> {
+    return observableOf(EPersonMock);
+  }
+
   public buildAuthHeader(token?: AuthTokenInfo): string {
     return `Bearer ${token.accessToken}`;
   }
@@ -102,8 +106,4 @@ export class AuthServiceStub {
   isAuthenticated() {
     return observableOf(true);
   }
-
-  redirectAfterLoginSuccess() {
-    return;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form.component.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form.component.ts
index debd03f663..58cda897b0 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form.component.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ export class SubmissionSectionformComponent extends SectionModelComponent {
               protected sectionService: SectionsService,
               protected submissionService: SubmissionService,
               protected translate: TranslateService,
-              protected workspaceItemDataService: WorkspaceitemDataService,
               @Inject('collectionIdProvider') public injectedCollectionId: string,
               @Inject('sectionDataProvider') public injectedSectionData: SectionDataObject,
               @Inject('submissionIdProvider') public injectedSubmissionId: string) {