diff --git a/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.html b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.html
index f441dfa36e..50bbb9a20e 100644
--- a/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.html
+++ b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <span class="fa fa-chevron-right invisible" aria-hidden="true"></span>
       </button>
       <div class="align-middle pt-2">
-        <a *ngIf="node!==loadingNode" [routerLink]="" (click)="getNextPage(node)"
+        <a *ngIf="node!==loadingNode" [routerLink]="[]" (click)="getNextPage(node)"
            class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm" role="button">
            <i class="fas fa-angle-down"></i> {{ 'communityList.showMore' | translate }}
         </a>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/file-section/file-section.component.html b/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/file-section/file-section.component.html
index 3d093f83c9..c043de4253 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/file-section/file-section.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/file-section/file-section.component.html
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
       </ds-file-download-link>
       <ds-loading *ngIf="isLoading" message="{{'loading.default' | translate}}" [showMessage]="false"></ds-loading>
       <div *ngIf="!isLastPage" class="mt-1" id="view-more">
-        <a class="bitstream-view-more btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" [routerLink]="" (click)="getNextPage()">{{'item.page.bitstreams.view-more' | translate}}</a>
+        <a class="bitstream-view-more btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" [routerLink]="[]" (click)="getNextPage()">{{'item.page.bitstreams.view-more' | translate}}</a>
       </div>
       <div *ngIf="isLastPage && currentPage != 1" class="mt-1" id="collapse">
-        <a class="bitstream-collapse btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" [routerLink]="" (click)="currentPage = undefined; getNextPage();">{{'item.page.bitstreams.collapse' | translate}}</a>
+        <a class="bitstream-collapse btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" [routerLink]="[]" (click)="currentPage = undefined; getNextPage();">{{'item.page.bitstreams.collapse' | translate}}</a>
       </div>
     </div>
   </ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-representation-list/metadata-representation-list.component.html b/src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-representation-list/metadata-representation-list.component.html
index d1281f450a..7da863febd 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-representation-list/metadata-representation-list.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-representation-list/metadata-representation-list.component.html
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
       <ds-loading *ngIf="(i + 1) === objects.length && (i > 0) && (!representations || representations?.length === 0)" message="{{'loading.default' | translate}}"></ds-loading>
       <div class="d-inline-block w-100 mt-2" *ngIf="(i + 1) === objects.length && representations?.length > 0">
         <div *ngIf="(objects.length * incrementBy) < total" class="float-left">
-          <a [routerLink]="" (click)="increase()">{{'item.page.related-items.view-more' |
+          <a [routerLink]="[]" (click)="increase()">{{'item.page.related-items.view-more' |
             translate:{ amount: (total - (objects.length * incrementBy) < incrementBy) ? total - (objects.length * incrementBy) : incrementBy } }}</a>
         </div>
         <div *ngIf="objects.length > 1" class="float-right">
-          <a [routerLink]="" (click)="decrease()">{{'item.page.related-items.view-less' |
+          <a [routerLink]="[]" (click)="decrease()">{{'item.page.related-items.view-less' |
             translate:{ amount: representations?.length } }}</a>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/related-items/related-items.component.html b/src/app/item-page/simple/related-items/related-items.component.html
index 11cedc4040..cede6f1d71 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/simple/related-items/related-items.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/related-items/related-items.component.html
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
       <ds-loading *ngIf="(i + 1) === objects.length && (itemsRD || i > 0) && !(itemsRD?.hasSucceeded && itemsRD?.payload && itemsRD?.payload?.page?.length > 0)" message="{{'loading.default' | translate}}"></ds-loading>
       <div class="d-inline-block w-100 mt-2" *ngIf="(i + 1) === objects.length && itemsRD?.payload?.page?.length > 0">
         <div *ngIf="itemsRD?.payload?.totalPages > objects.length" class="float-left" id="view-more">
-          <a [routerLink]="" (click)="increase()">{{'item.page.related-items.view-more' |
+          <a [routerLink]="[]" (click)="increase()">{{'item.page.related-items.view-more' |
             translate:{ amount: (itemsRD?.payload?.totalElements - (incrementBy * objects.length) < incrementBy) ? itemsRD?.payload?.totalElements - (incrementBy * objects.length) : incrementBy } }}</a>
         </div>
         <div *ngIf="objects.length > 1" class="float-right" id="view-less">
-          <a [routerLink]="" (click)="decrease()">{{'item.page.related-items.view-less' |
+          <a [routerLink]="[]" (click)="decrease()">{{'item.page.related-items.view-less' |
             translate:{ amount: itemsRD?.payload?.page?.length } }}</a>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/browse-entry-list-element/browse-entry-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/browse-entry-list-element/browse-entry-list-element.component.html
index 8577ee654c..cdf8fb8c37 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/browse-entry-list-element/browse-entry-list-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/browse-entry-list-element/browse-entry-list-element.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="d-flex flex-row">
-    <a *ngIf="linkType != linkTypes.None" [target]="(linkType == linkTypes.ExternalLink) ? '_blank' : '_self'" rel="noopener noreferrer" [routerLink]="" [queryParams]="getQueryParams()" [queryParamsHandling]="'merge'" class="lead">
+    <a *ngIf="linkType != linkTypes.None" [target]="(linkType == linkTypes.ExternalLink) ? '_blank' : '_self'" rel="noopener noreferrer" [routerLink]="[]" [queryParams]="getQueryParams()" [queryParamsHandling]="'merge'" class="lead">
         {{object.value}}
     </a>
     <span *ngIf="linkType == linkTypes.None" class="lead">
diff --git a/src/app/shared/starts-with/text/starts-with-text.component.html b/src/app/shared/starts-with/text/starts-with-text.component.html
index ff808004e4..7a93adf7ac 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/starts-with/text/starts-with-text.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/starts-with/text/starts-with-text.component.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <div class="col-12 d-none d-sm-inline-block">
       <ul class="list-inline">
         <li class="list-inline-item" *ngFor="let option of startsWithOptions">
-          <a [routerLink]="" (click)="setStartsWith(option)">{{option}}</a>
+          <a [routerLink]="[]" (click)="setStartsWith(option)">{{option}}</a>
         </li>
       </ul>
     </div>