diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-collection-mapper/item-collection-mapper.component.html b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-collection-mapper/item-collection-mapper.component.html
index f02a62b769..c1989acf22 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-collection-mapper/item-collection-mapper.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-collection-mapper/item-collection-mapper.component.html
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
         <div class="col-12 col-lg-6">
           <ds-search-form id="search-form"
                           [query]="(searchOptions$ | async)?.query"
-                          [scope]="(searchOptions$ | async)?.scope"
                           [currentUrl]="getCurrentUrl()">
           </ds-search-form>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-collection-mapper/item-collection-mapper.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-collection-mapper/item-collection-mapper.component.spec.ts
index 1eb91e30b1..fcd9a18d49 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-collection-mapper/item-collection-mapper.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-collection-mapper/item-collection-mapper.component.spec.ts
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ import { CollectionDataService } from '../../../core/data/collection-data.servic
 import { ObjectSelectService } from '../../../shared/object-select/object-select.service';
 import { ObjectSelectServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/object-select-service-stub';
 
-fdescribe('ItemCollectionMapperComponent', () => {
+describe('ItemCollectionMapperComponent', () => {
   let comp: ItemCollectionMapperComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemCollectionMapperComponent>;
 
   let route: ActivatedRoute;
   let router: Router;
   let searchConfigService: SearchConfigurationService;
+  let searchService: SearchService;
   let notificationsService: NotificationsService;
   let itemDataService: ItemDataService;
-  let collectionDataService: CollectionDataService;
 
   const mockItem: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
     id: '932c7d50-d85a-44cb-b9dc-b427b12877bd',
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ fdescribe('ItemCollectionMapperComponent', () => {
     removeMappingFromCollection: () => Observable.of(new RestResponse(true, '200')),
     getMappedCollections: () => Observable.of(mockCollectionsRD)
   };
-  const collectionDataServiceStub = {
-    findAll: () => Observable.of(mockCollectionsRD)
-  };
+  const searchServiceStub = Object.assign(new SearchServiceStub(), {
+    search: () => Observable.of(mockCollectionsRD)
+  });
   const activatedRouteStub = new ActivatedRouteStub({}, { item: mockItemRD });
   const translateServiceStub = {
     get: () => Observable.of('test-message of item ' + mockItem.name),
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ fdescribe('ItemCollectionMapperComponent', () => {
         { provide: SearchConfigurationService, useValue: searchConfigServiceStub },
         { provide: NotificationsService, useValue: new NotificationsServiceStub() },
         { provide: ItemDataService, useValue: itemDataServiceStub },
-        { provide: CollectionDataService, useValue: collectionDataServiceStub },
+        { provide: SearchService, useValue: searchServiceStub },
         { provide: ObjectSelectService, useValue: new ObjectSelectServiceStub() },
         { provide: TranslateService, useValue: translateServiceStub },
         { provide: HostWindowService, useValue: new HostWindowServiceStub(0) }
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ fdescribe('ItemCollectionMapperComponent', () => {
     searchConfigService = (comp as any).searchConfigService;
     notificationsService = (comp as any).notificationsService;
     itemDataService = (comp as any).itemDataService;
-    collectionDataService = (comp as any).collectionDataService;
+    searchService = (comp as any).searchService;
   });
 
   it('should display the correct collection name', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-collection-mapper/item-collection-mapper.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-collection-mapper/item-collection-mapper.component.ts
index 03d42596ab..45755a52c0 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-collection-mapper/item-collection-mapper.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-collection-mapper/item-collection-mapper.component.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../../core/data/paginated-list';
 import { Collection } from '../../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
-import { getSucceededRemoteData } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
+import { getSucceededRemoteData, toDSpaceObjectListRD } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { SearchService } from '../../../+search-page/search-service/search.service';
 import { SearchConfigurationService } from '../../../+search-page/search-service/search-configuration.service';
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { RestResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response-cache.models';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { C } from '@angular/core/src/render3';
+import { DSpaceObjectType } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object-type.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-item-collection-mapper',
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ export class ItemCollectionMapperComponent implements OnInit {
   constructor(private route: ActivatedRoute,
               private router: Router,
               private searchConfigService: SearchConfigurationService,
-              private collectionDataService: CollectionDataService,
+              private searchService: SearchService,
               private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
               private itemDataService: ItemDataService,
               private translateService: TranslateService) {
@@ -82,8 +83,13 @@ export class ItemCollectionMapperComponent implements OnInit {
       switchMap((item: Item) => this.itemDataService.getMappedCollections(item.id))
     );
     this.mappingCollectionsRD$ = this.searchOptions$.pipe(
-      switchMap((searchOptions: PaginatedSearchOptions) => this.collectionDataService.findAll(searchOptions))
-    );
+      switchMap((searchOptions: PaginatedSearchOptions) => {
+        return this.searchService.search(Object.assign(searchOptions, {
+          dsoType: DSpaceObjectType.COLLECTION
+        }));
+      }),
+      toDSpaceObjectListRD()
+    ) as Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Collection>>>;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts
index 3948c3672f..3c22ccfad9 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { filter, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { filter, take, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain>
 
     hrefObs.pipe(
       filter((href: string) => hasValue(href)),
-      take(1))
+      take(1), tap((value) => console.log(value)))
       .subscribe((href: string) => {
         const request = new FindAllRequest(this.requestService.generateRequestId(), href, options);
         this.requestService.configure(request);