diff --git a/src/app/app.module.ts b/src/app/app.module.ts
index 171ac382b4..54790cf2db 100644
--- a/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ import {
 import { ClientCookieService } from './core/services/client-cookie.service';
 import { ListableModule } from './core/shared/listable.module';
 import { XsrfInterceptor } from './core/xsrf/xsrf.interceptor';
-import { NavbarModule } from './navbar/navbar.module';
 import { RootModule } from './root.module';
 import { ThemedRootComponent } from './root/themed-root.component';
 import { AUTH_METHOD_FOR_DECORATOR_MAP } from './shared/log-in/methods/log-in.methods-decorator';
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ export function getMetaReducers(appConfig: AppConfig): MetaReducer<AppState>[] {
 
 const IMPORTS = [
   CommonModule,
-  NavbarModule,
   HttpClientModule,
   AppRoutingModule,
   ScrollToModule.forRoot(),
diff --git a/src/app/navbar/navbar.module.ts b/src/app/navbar/navbar.module.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d86d29891b..0000000000
--- a/src/app/navbar/navbar.module.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
-import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
-import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
-import { EffectsModule } from '@ngrx/effects';
-
-import { MenuModule } from '../shared/menu/menu.module';
-import { ExpandableNavbarSectionComponent } from './expandable-navbar-section/expandable-navbar-section.component';
-import { ThemedExpandableNavbarSectionComponent } from './expandable-navbar-section/themed-expandable-navbar-section.component';
-import { NavbarComponent } from './navbar.component';
-import { NavbarEffects } from './navbar.effects';
-import { NavbarSectionComponent } from './navbar-section/navbar-section.component';
-import { ThemedNavbarComponent } from './themed-navbar.component';
-
-const effects = [
-  NavbarEffects,
-];
-
-const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
-  // put only entry components that use custom decorator
-  NavbarSectionComponent,
-  ExpandableNavbarSectionComponent,
-  ThemedExpandableNavbarSectionComponent,
-];
-
-@NgModule({
-  imports: [
-    CommonModule,
-    MenuModule,
-    FormsModule,
-    EffectsModule.forFeature(effects),
-    ...ENTRY_COMPONENTS,
-    NavbarComponent,
-    ThemedNavbarComponent,
-  ],
-  providers: [],
-  exports: [
-    ThemedNavbarComponent,
-    NavbarSectionComponent,
-    ThemedExpandableNavbarSectionComponent,
-  ],
-})
-
-/**
- * This module handles all components and pipes that are necessary for the horizontal navigation bar
- */
-export class NavbarModule {
-  /**
-   * NOTE: this method allows to resolve issue with components that using a custom decorator
-   * which are not loaded during SSR otherwise
-   */
-  static withEntryComponents() {
-    return {
-      ngModule: NavbarModule,
-      providers: ENTRY_COMPONENTS.map((component) => ({ provide: component })),
-    };
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/app/root.module.ts b/src/app/root.module.ts
index a6308d72f2..a3e32489ef 100644
--- a/src/app/root.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/root.module.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import { HeaderComponent } from './header/header.component';
 import { ThemedHeaderComponent } from './header/themed-header.component';
 import { HeaderNavbarWrapperComponent } from './header-nav-wrapper/header-navbar-wrapper.component';
 import { ThemedHeaderNavbarWrapperComponent } from './header-nav-wrapper/themed-header-navbar-wrapper.component';
-import { NavbarModule } from './navbar/navbar.module';
 import { PageErrorComponent } from './page-error/page-error.component';
 import { ThemedPageErrorComponent } from './page-error/themed-page-error.component';
 import { PageInternalServerErrorComponent } from './page-internal-server-error/page-internal-server-error.component';
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ import { SystemWideAlertModule } from './system-wide-alert/system-wide-alert.mod
 
 const IMPORTS = [
   CommonModule,
-  NavbarModule,
   SystemWideAlertModule,
   NgbModule,
 ];
diff --git a/src/themes/custom/eager-theme.module.ts b/src/themes/custom/eager-theme.module.ts
index 57c0be0caf..d64793dcae 100644
--- a/src/themes/custom/eager-theme.module.ts
+++ b/src/themes/custom/eager-theme.module.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 
-import { NavbarModule } from '../../app/navbar/navbar.module';
 import { RootModule } from '../../app/root.module';
 import { SharedBrowseByModule } from '../../app/shared/browse-by/shared-browse-by.module';
 import { DsoPageModule } from '../../app/shared/dso-page/dso-page.module';
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ const DECLARATIONS = [
   imports: [
     CommonModule,
     RootModule,
-    NavbarModule,
     SharedBrowseByModule,
     DsoPageModule,
     ...DECLARATIONS,
diff --git a/src/themes/custom/lazy-theme.module.ts b/src/themes/custom/lazy-theme.module.ts
index 837f563337..0733f24920 100644
--- a/src/themes/custom/lazy-theme.module.ts
+++ b/src/themes/custom/lazy-theme.module.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { ScrollToModule } from '@nicky-lenaers/ngx-scroll-to';
 import { IdlePreloadModule } from 'angular-idle-preload';
 
 import { AppModule } from '../../app/app.module';
-import { NavbarModule } from '../../app/navbar/navbar.module';
 import { RegisterEmailFormModule } from '../../app/register-email-form/register-email-form.module';
 import { RootModule } from '../../app/root.module';
 import { SearchPageModule } from '../../app/search-page/search-page.module';
@@ -208,7 +207,6 @@ const DECLARATIONS = [
     IdlePreloadModule,
     MenuModule,
     DsoPageModule,
-    NavbarModule,
     NgbModule,
     RegisterEmailFormModule,
     RouterModule,
diff --git a/src/themes/dspace/eager-theme.module.ts b/src/themes/dspace/eager-theme.module.ts
index 4f96c1a110..5000b1e0e0 100644
--- a/src/themes/dspace/eager-theme.module.ts
+++ b/src/themes/dspace/eager-theme.module.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 
-import { NavbarModule } from '../../app/navbar/navbar.module';
 import { RootModule } from '../../app/root.module';
 import { SharedBrowseByModule } from '../../app/shared/browse-by/shared-browse-by.module';
 import { HeaderComponent } from './app/header/header.component';
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ const DECLARATIONS = [
     CommonModule,
     SharedBrowseByModule,
     RootModule,
-    NavbarModule,
     ...DECLARATIONS,
   ],
   providers: [
diff --git a/src/themes/dspace/lazy-theme.module.ts b/src/themes/dspace/lazy-theme.module.ts
index 75c0ae8230..cdad8c5f01 100644
--- a/src/themes/dspace/lazy-theme.module.ts
+++ b/src/themes/dspace/lazy-theme.module.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { ScrollToModule } from '@nicky-lenaers/ngx-scroll-to';
 import { IdlePreloadModule } from 'angular-idle-preload';
 
 import { AppModule } from '../../app/app.module';
-import { NavbarModule } from '../../app/navbar/navbar.module';
 import { RegisterEmailFormModule } from '../../app/register-email-form/register-email-form.module';
 import { RootModule } from '../../app/root.module';
 import { SearchPageModule } from '../../app/search-page/search-page.module';
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ const DECLARATIONS = [
     HttpClientModule,
     IdlePreloadModule,
     MenuModule,
-    NavbarModule,
     NgbModule,
     RegisterEmailFormModule,
     RouterModule,