diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.spec.ts
index 1f77374932..285581560b 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.spec.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent test suite', () => {
 
     it('Should init component properly (without initExternalSourceData)', () => {
       comp.initExternalSourceData = { sourceId: '', query: '' };
-      comp.ngOnInit();
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
       expect(comp.selectedElement).toEqual(sourceList[0]);
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent test suite', () => {
 
     it('Should init component properly (with initExternalSourceData populated)', () => {
       comp.initExternalSourceData = { query: 'dummy', sourceId: 'ciencia' };
-      comp.ngOnInit();
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
       expect(comp.selectedElement).toEqual(sourceList[1]);
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.spec.ts
index 923d431923..4cbe204a91 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.spec.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalComponent test suite', () => {
         })
       });
       spyOn(compAsAny.routeService, 'getQueryParameterValue').and.returnValue(observableOf('dummy'));
-      comp.ngOnInit();
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
       expect(comp.routeData).toEqual({ sourceId: 'dummy', query: 'dummy' });