diff --git a/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-batch-selector/export-batch-selector.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-batch-selector/export-batch-selector.component.spec.ts
index bfd10346b3..18ec6007ea 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-batch-selector/export-batch-selector.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-batch-selector/export-batch-selector.component.spec.ts
@@ -150,11 +150,10 @@ describe('ExportBatchSelectorComponent', () => {
         done();
       });
     });
-    it('should invoke the batch-export script with option --id uuid and -a option', () => {
+    it('should invoke the batch-export script with option --id uuid option', () => {
       const parameterValues: ProcessParameter[] = [
         Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--id', value: mockCollection.uuid }),
         Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--type', value: 'COLLECTION' }),
-        Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '-a' }),
       ];
       expect(scriptService.invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith(BATCH_EXPORT_SCRIPT_NAME, parameterValues, []);
     });
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ describe('ExportBatchSelectorComponent', () => {
         done();
       });
     });
-    it('should invoke the Batch-export script with option --id uuid without the -a option', () => {
+    it('should invoke the Batch-export script with option --id uuid without option', () => {
       const parameterValues: ProcessParameter[] = [
         Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--id', value: mockCollection.uuid }),
         Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--type', value: 'COLLECTION' })
diff --git a/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-batch-selector/export-batch-selector.component.ts b/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-batch-selector/export-batch-selector.component.ts
index cb09b34c58..0645e09029 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-batch-selector/export-batch-selector.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-batch-selector/export-batch-selector.component.ts
@@ -86,10 +86,7 @@ export class ExportBatchSelectorComponent extends DSOSelectorModalWrapperCompone
       Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--type', value: 'COLLECTION' })
     ];
     return this.authorizationDataService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.AdministratorOf).pipe(
-      switchMap((isAdmin) => {
-        if (isAdmin) {
-          parameterValues.push(Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), {name: '-a'}));
-        }
+      switchMap(() => {
         return this.scriptDataService.invoke(BATCH_EXPORT_SCRIPT_NAME, parameterValues, []);
       }),
       getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),