diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/authorization/ManageGroupsFeatureIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/authorization/ManageGroupsFeatureIT.java
index a6d4108fbb1..7a412ad425b 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/authorization/ManageGroupsFeatureIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/authorization/ManageGroupsFeatureIT.java
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public void testSubGroupOfAdminGroup() throws Exception {
 
         // Verify an ePerson in a subgroup of the site administrators has this feature
         getClient(token).perform(get("/api/authz/authorizations/search/object?embed=feature&uri="
-            + "http://localhost/api/core/sites/" + siteService.findSite(context).getID()))
+            + "http://localhost/api/core/sites/" + siteService.findSite(context).getID() + "&feature=canManageGroups"))
             .andExpect(status().isOk())
             .andExpect(
                 jsonPath("$._embedded.authorizations[?(@._embedded.feature.id=='canManageGroups')]")
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public void testSubSubGroupOfAdminGroup() throws Exception {
 
         // Verify an ePerson in a sub-subgroup of the site administrators has this feature
         getClient(token).perform(get("/api/authz/authorizations/search/object?embed=feature&uri="
-            + "http://localhost/api/core/sites/" + siteService.findSite(context).getID()))
+            + "http://localhost/api/core/sites/" + siteService.findSite(context).getID() + "&feature=canManageGroups"))
             .andExpect(status().isOk())
             .andExpect(
                 jsonPath("$._embedded.authorizations[?(@._embedded.feature.id=='canManageGroups')]")
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ public void testSubGroupOfAdminGroupNoCommunityGroupPermission() throws Exceptio
 
         // Verify an ePerson in a subgroup of the site administrators has this feature
         getClient(token).perform(get("/api/authz/authorizations/search/object?embed=feature&uri="
-            + "http://localhost/api/core/sites/" + siteService.findSite(context).getID()))
+            + "http://localhost/api/core/sites/" + siteService.findSite(context).getID() + "&feature=canManageGroups"))
             .andExpect(status().isOk())
             .andExpect(
                 jsonPath("$._embedded.authorizations[?(@._embedded.feature.id=='canManageGroups')]")
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ public void testSubSubGroupOfAdminGroupNoCommunityGroupPermission() throws Excep
 
         // Verify an ePerson in a sub-subgroup of the site administrators has this feature
         getClient(token).perform(get("/api/authz/authorizations/search/object?embed=feature&uri="
-            + "http://localhost/api/core/sites/" + siteService.findSite(context).getID()))
+            + "http://localhost/api/core/sites/" + siteService.findSite(context).getID() + "&feature=canManageGroups"))
             .andExpect(status().isOk())
             .andExpect(
                 jsonPath("$._embedded.authorizations[?(@._embedded.feature.id=='canManageGroups')]")
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ public void testSubGroupOfAdminGroupNoCollectionGroupPermission() throws Excepti
 
         // Verify an ePerson in a subgroup of the site administrators has this feature
         getClient(token).perform(get("/api/authz/authorizations/search/object?embed=feature&uri="
-            + "http://localhost/api/core/sites/" + siteService.findSite(context).getID()))
+            + "http://localhost/api/core/sites/" + siteService.findSite(context).getID() + "&feature=canManageGroups"))
             .andExpect(status().isOk())
             .andExpect(
                 jsonPath("$._embedded.authorizations[?(@._embedded.feature.id=='canManageGroups')]")
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ public void testSubSubGroupOfAdminGroupNoCollectionGroupPermission() throws Exce
 
         // Verify an ePerson in a sub-subgroup of the site administrators has this feature
         getClient(token).perform(get("/api/authz/authorizations/search/object?embed=feature&uri="
-            + "http://localhost/api/core/sites/" + siteService.findSite(context).getID()))
+            + "http://localhost/api/core/sites/" + siteService.findSite(context).getID() + "&feature=canManageGroups"))
             .andExpect(status().isOk())
             .andExpect(
                 jsonPath("$._embedded.authorizations[?(@._embedded.feature.id=='canManageGroups')]")
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ public void testSubGroupOfAdminGroupNoComColGroupPermission() throws Exception {
 
         // Verify an ePerson in a subgroup of the site administrators has this feature
         getClient(token).perform(get("/api/authz/authorizations/search/object?embed=feature&uri="
-            + "http://localhost/api/core/sites/" + siteService.findSite(context).getID()))
+            + "http://localhost/api/core/sites/" + siteService.findSite(context).getID() + "&feature=canManageGroups"))
             .andExpect(status().isOk())
             .andExpect(
                 jsonPath("$._embedded.authorizations[?(@._embedded.feature.id=='canManageGroups')]")
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ public void testSubSubGroupOfAdminGroupNoComColGroupPermission() throws Exceptio
 
         // Verify an ePerson in a sub-subgroup of the site administrators has this feature
         getClient(token).perform(get("/api/authz/authorizations/search/object?embed=feature&uri="
-            + "http://localhost/api/core/sites/" + siteService.findSite(context).getID()))
+            + "http://localhost/api/core/sites/" + siteService.findSite(context).getID() + "&feature=canManageGroups"))
             .andExpect(status().isOk())
             .andExpect(
                 jsonPath("$._embedded.authorizations[?(@._embedded.feature.id=='canManageGroups')]")
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/signposting/controller/LinksetRestControllerIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/signposting/controller/LinksetRestControllerIT.java
index b363e4885ed..c5873dd53f4 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/signposting/controller/LinksetRestControllerIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/signposting/controller/LinksetRestControllerIT.java
@@ -41,15 +41,12 @@
 import org.dspace.content.RelationshipType;
 import org.dspace.content.WorkspaceItem;
 import org.dspace.content.authority.Choices;
-import org.dspace.content.authority.service.ChoiceAuthorityService;
-import org.dspace.content.authority.service.MetadataAuthorityService;
 import org.dspace.content.service.BitstreamService;
 import org.dspace.content.service.ItemService;
 import org.dspace.content.service.RelationshipTypeService;
 import org.dspace.core.Constants;
 import org.dspace.eperson.Group;
 import org.dspace.services.ConfigurationService;
-import org.dspace.services.factory.DSpaceServicesFactory;
 import org.dspace.util.SimpleMapConverter;
 import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -68,12 +65,6 @@ public class LinksetRestControllerIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest {
     @Autowired
     private ConfigurationService configurationService;
 
-    @Autowired
-    private MetadataAuthorityService metadataAuthorityService;
-
-    @Autowired
-    private ChoiceAuthorityService choiceAuthorityService;
-
     @Autowired
     private ItemService itemService;
 
@@ -736,10 +727,6 @@ public void findTypedLinkForBitstream() throws Exception {
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$[?(@.href == '" + uiUrl + "/signposting/linksets/" + item.getID() + "/json" +
                         "' && @.rel == 'linkset' " +
                         "&& @.type == 'application/linkset+json')]").exists());
-
-        DSpaceServicesFactory.getInstance().getConfigurationService().reloadConfig();
-        metadataAuthorityService.clearCache();
-        choiceAuthorityService.clearCache();
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -781,10 +768,6 @@ public void findTypedLinkForBitstreamWithType() throws Exception {
                         "&& @.type == 'application/linkset+json')]").exists())
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$[?(@.href == 'https://schema.org/ScholarlyArticle' " +
                         "&& @.rel == 'type')]").exists());
-
-        DSpaceServicesFactory.getInstance().getConfigurationService().reloadConfig();
-        metadataAuthorityService.clearCache();
-        choiceAuthorityService.clearCache();
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -814,10 +797,6 @@ public void findTypedLinkForRestrictedBitstream() throws Exception {
 
         getClient().perform(get("/signposting/links/" + bitstream.getID()))
                 .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
-
-        DSpaceServicesFactory.getInstance().getConfigurationService().reloadConfig();
-        metadataAuthorityService.clearCache();
-        choiceAuthorityService.clearCache();
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -845,10 +824,6 @@ public void findTypedLinkForBitstreamUnderEmbargo() throws Exception {
 
         getClient().perform(get("/signposting/links/" + bitstream.getID()))
                 .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
-
-        DSpaceServicesFactory.getInstance().getConfigurationService().reloadConfig();
-        metadataAuthorityService.clearCache();
-        choiceAuthorityService.clearCache();
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -875,10 +850,6 @@ public void findTypedLinkForBitstreamOfWorkspaceItem() throws Exception {
 
         getClient().perform(get("/signposting/links/" + bitstream.getID()))
                 .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
-
-        DSpaceServicesFactory.getInstance().getConfigurationService().reloadConfig();
-        metadataAuthorityService.clearCache();
-        choiceAuthorityService.clearCache();
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -891,10 +862,6 @@ public void findTypedLinkForUnDiscoverableItem() throws Exception {
 
         getClient().perform(get("/signposting/links/" + item.getID()))
                 .andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
-
-        DSpaceServicesFactory.getInstance().getConfigurationService().reloadConfig();
-        metadataAuthorityService.clearCache();
-        choiceAuthorityService.clearCache();
     }
 
     @Test