diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-fixed-filter.service.spec.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-fixed-filter.service.spec.ts
index a201d37d48..37a386d51a 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-fixed-filter.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-fixed-filter.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-import { SearchFixedFilterService } from './search-fixed-filter.service';
-import { RouteService } from '../../../core/services/route.service';
-import { RequestService } from '../../../core/data/request.service';
-import { HALEndpointService } from '../../../core/shared/hal-endpoint.service';
-import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
-import { RequestEntry } from '../../../core/data/request.reducer';
-import { FilteredDiscoveryQueryResponse, RestResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
+import {SearchFixedFilterService} from './search-fixed-filter.service';
+import {RequestService} from '../../../core/data/request.service';
+import {HALEndpointService} from '../../../core/shared/hal-endpoint.service';
+import {of as observableOf} from 'rxjs';
+import {RequestEntry} from '../../../core/data/request.reducer';
+import {FilteredDiscoveryQueryResponse} from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
 
 describe('SearchFixedFilterService', () => {
   let service: SearchFixedFilterService;
 
   const filterQuery = 'filter:query';
 
-  const routeServiceStub = {} as RouteService;
   const requestServiceStub = Object.assign({
     /* tslint:disable:no-empty */
     configure: () => {},
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ describe('SearchFixedFilterService', () => {
   });
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    service = new SearchFixedFilterService(routeServiceStub, requestServiceStub, halServiceStub);
+    service = new SearchFixedFilterService(requestServiceStub, halServiceStub);
   });
 
   describe('when getQueryByFilterName is called with a filterName', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-labels/search-label/search-label.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-labels/search-label/search-label.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..329c286ce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-labels/search-label/search-label.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { NoopAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
+import { Observable, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { Params } from '@angular/router';
+import {SearchLabelComponent} from './search-label.component';
+import {ObjectKeysPipe} from '../../../shared/utils/object-keys-pipe';
+import {SearchService} from '../../search-service/search.service';
+import {SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE} from '../../../+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component';
+import {SearchServiceStub} from '../../../shared/testing/search-service-stub';
+import {SearchConfigurationServiceStub} from '../../../shared/testing/search-configuration-service-stub';
+
+describe('SearchLabelComponent', () => {
+  let comp: SearchLabelComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<SearchLabelComponent>;
+
+  const searchLink = '/search';
+  let searchService;
+
+  const key1 = 'author';
+  const key2 = 'subject';
+  const value1 = 'Test, Author';
+  const normValue1 = 'Test, Author';
+  const value2 = 'TestSubject';
+  const value3 = 'Test, Authority,authority';
+  const normValue3 = 'Test, Authority';
+  const filter1 = [key1, value1];
+  const filter2 = [key2, value2];
+  const mockFilters = [
+    filter1,
+    filter2
+  ];
+
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot(), NoopAnimationsModule, FormsModule],
+      declarations: [SearchLabelComponent, ObjectKeysPipe],
+      providers: [
+        { provide: SearchService, useValue: new SearchServiceStub(searchLink) },
+        { provide: SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE, useValue: new SearchConfigurationServiceStub() }
+        // { provide: SearchConfigurationService, useValue: {getCurrentFrontendFilters : () =>  observableOf({})} }
+      ],
+      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
+    }).overrideComponent(SearchLabelComponent, {
+      set: { changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Default }
+    }).compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(SearchLabelComponent);
+    comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+    searchService = (comp as any).searchService;
+    comp.key = key1;
+    comp.value = value1;
+    (comp as any).appliedFilters = observableOf(mockFilters);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  describe('when getRemoveParams is called', () => {
+    let obs: Observable<Params>;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      obs = comp.getRemoveParams();
+    });
+
+    it('should return all params but the provided filter', () => {
+      obs.subscribe((params) => {
+        // Should contain only filter2 and page: length == 2
+        expect(Object.keys(params).length).toBe(2);
+      });
+    })
+  });
+
+  describe('when normalizeFilterValue is called', () => {
+    it('should return properly filter value', () => {
+      let result: string;
+
+      result = comp.normalizeFilterValue(value1);
+      expect(result).toBe(normValue1);
+
+      result = comp.normalizeFilterValue(value3);
+      expect(result).toBe(normValue3);
+    })
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-labels/search-labels.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-labels/search-labels.component.spec.ts
index d28698764c..5a554e42d6 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-labels/search-labels.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-labels/search-labels.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
-import { SearchLabelsComponent } from './search-labels.component';
-import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
-import { NoopAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
-import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
-import { SearchService } from '../search-service/search.service';
-import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
-import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
-import { SearchServiceStub } from '../../shared/testing/search-service-stub';
-import { Observable, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
-import { Params } from '@angular/router';
-import { ObjectKeysPipe } from '../../shared/utils/object-keys-pipe';
-import { SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE } from '../../+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component';
-import { SearchConfigurationServiceStub } from '../../shared/testing/search-configuration-service-stub';
+import {SearchLabelsComponent} from './search-labels.component';
+import {async, ComponentFixture, TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {NoopAnimationsModule} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
+import {TranslateModule} from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import {SearchService} from '../search-service/search.service';
+import {ChangeDetectionStrategy, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA} from '@angular/core';
+import {FormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
+import {SearchServiceStub} from '../../shared/testing/search-service-stub';
+import {of as observableOf} from 'rxjs';
+import {ObjectKeysPipe} from '../../shared/utils/object-keys-pipe';
+import {SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE} from '../../+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-page.component';
 
 describe('SearchLabelsComponent', () => {
   let comp: SearchLabelsComponent;
@@ -22,10 +20,7 @@ describe('SearchLabelsComponent', () => {
   const field1 = 'author';
   const field2 = 'subject';
   const value1 = 'Test, Author';
-  const normValue1 = 'Test, Author';
   const value2 = 'TestSubject';
-  const value3 = 'Test, Authority,authority';
-  const normValue3 = 'Test, Authority';
   const filter1 = [field1, value1];
   const filter2 = [field2, value2];
   const mockFilters = [
@@ -39,8 +34,7 @@ describe('SearchLabelsComponent', () => {
       declarations: [SearchLabelsComponent, ObjectKeysPipe],
       providers: [
         { provide: SearchService, useValue: new SearchServiceStub(searchLink) },
-        { provide: SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE, useValue: new SearchConfigurationServiceStub() }
-        // { provide: SearchConfigurationService, useValue: {getCurrentFrontendFilters : () =>  observableOf({})} }
+        { provide: SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE, useValue: {getCurrentFrontendFilters : () =>  observableOf(mockFilters)} }
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
     }).overrideComponent(SearchLabelsComponent, {
@@ -56,30 +50,11 @@ describe('SearchLabelsComponent', () => {
     fixture.detectChanges();
   });
 
-  describe('when getRemoveParams is called', () => {
-    let obs: Observable<Params>;
-
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      obs = comp.getRemoveParams(filter1[0], filter1[1]);
-    });
-
+  describe('when the component has been initialized', () => {
     it('should return all params but the provided filter', () => {
-      obs.subscribe((params) => {
-        // Should contain only filter2 and page: length == 2
-        expect(Object.keys(params).length).toBe(2);
+      comp.appliedFilters.subscribe((filters) => {
+        expect(filters).toBe(mockFilters);
       });
     })
   });
-
-  describe('when normalizeFilterValue is called', () => {
-    it('should return properly filter value', () => {
-      let result: string;
-
-      result = comp.normalizeFilterValue(value1);
-      expect(result).toBe(normValue1);
-
-      result = comp.normalizeFilterValue(value3);
-      expect(result).toBe(normValue3);
-    })
-  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-page.component.spec.ts
index 2bc3d4071d..9ed5bb8590 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ describe('SearchPageComponent', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       menu = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('#search-sidebar-sm')).nativeElement;
-      comp.isSidebarCollapsed = () => observableOf(true);
+      (comp as any).isSidebarCollapsed$ = observableOf(true);
       fixture.detectChanges();
     });
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ describe('SearchPageComponent', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       menu = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('#search-sidebar-sm')).nativeElement;
-      comp.isSidebarCollapsed = () => observableOf(false);
+      (comp as any).isSidebarCollapsed$ = observableOf(false);
       fixture.detectChanges();
     });