diff --git a/src/app/collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-access-control/collection-access-control.component.spec.ts b/src/app/collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-access-control/collection-access-control.component.spec.ts
index 5eaa42077b..e37d9a9bea 100644
--- a/src/app/collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-access-control/collection-access-control.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-access-control/collection-access-control.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,44 @@
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 
 import { CollectionAccessControlComponent } from './collection-access-control.component';
+import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
+import {
+  AccessControlFormContainerComponent
+} from '../../../shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container.component';
+import { of } from 'rxjs';
 
-xdescribe('CollectionAccessControlComponent', () => {
+describe('CollectionAccessControlComponent', () => {
   let component: CollectionAccessControlComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<CollectionAccessControlComponent>;
+  let routeStub = {
+    parent: {
+      parent: {
+        data: {
+          pipe: () => {
+            return {
+              pipe: () => {
+                return of({});
+              }
+            };
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-    imports: [CollectionAccessControlComponent]
-})
-    .compileComponents();
+      imports: [CollectionAccessControlComponent],
+      providers: [{
+        provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: routeStub
+      }]
+    })
+      .overrideComponent(CollectionAccessControlComponent, {
+        remove: {
+          imports: [AccessControlFormContainerComponent]
+        }
+      })
+      .compileComponents();
   });
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/community-page/edit-community-page/community-access-control/community-access-control.component.spec.ts b/src/app/community-page/edit-community-page/community-access-control/community-access-control.component.spec.ts
index 8b9d0d3815..332fef3e59 100644
--- a/src/app/community-page/edit-community-page/community-access-control/community-access-control.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/community-page/edit-community-page/community-access-control/community-access-control.component.spec.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 
 import { CommunityAccessControlComponent } from './community-access-control.component';
 
+// TODO: enable this test suite and fix it
 xdescribe('CommunityAccessControlComponent', () => {
   let component: CommunityAccessControlComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<CommunityAccessControlComponent>;
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-access-control/item-access-control.component.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-access-control/item-access-control.component.spec.ts
index 3af22dd61f..1a0d5f9f7b 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-access-control/item-access-control.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-access-control/item-access-control.component.spec.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 
 import { ItemAccessControlComponent } from './item-access-control.component';
 
+// TODO: enable this test suite and fix it
 xdescribe('ItemAccessControlComponent', () => {
   let component: ItemAccessControlComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemAccessControlComponent>;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/item-access-control-select-bitstreams-modal/item-access-control-select-bitstreams-modal.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/item-access-control-select-bitstreams-modal/item-access-control-select-bitstreams-modal.component.spec.ts
index 410596d0ba..4276ad2fc5 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/item-access-control-select-bitstreams-modal/item-access-control-select-bitstreams-modal.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/item-access-control-select-bitstreams-modal/item-access-control-select-bitstreams-modal.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 
-import { ItemAccessControlSelectBitstreamsModalComponent } from './item-access-control-select-bitstreams-modal.component';
+import {
+  ItemAccessControlSelectBitstreamsModalComponent
+} from './item-access-control-select-bitstreams-modal.component';
 
+// TODO: enable this test suite and fix it
 xdescribe('ItemAccessControlSelectBitstreamsModalComponent', () => {
   let component: ItemAccessControlSelectBitstreamsModalComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemAccessControlSelectBitstreamsModalComponent>;