diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/SubmissionSectionConverter.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/SubmissionSectionConverter.java
index bb2cbb48fa2..0391cbce7a2 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/SubmissionSectionConverter.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/SubmissionSectionConverter.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 package org.dspace.app.rest.converter;
 
 import java.sql.SQLException;
+
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.SubmissionSectionRest;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.SubmissionVisibilityRest;
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ public Class<SubmissionStepConfig> getModelClass() {
         return SubmissionStepConfig.class;
     }
 
-    public SubmissionConfigService getSubmissionConfigService() 
+    public SubmissionConfigService getSubmissionConfigService()
             throws SubmissionConfigReaderException, SQLException, IllegalStateException {
         if (submissionConfigService == null) {
             submissionConfigService = SubmissionServiceFactory.getInstance().getSubmissionConfigService();
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/WorkflowItemRestRepository.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/WorkflowItemRestRepository.java
index 6dceed28728..de39ff69fb9 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/WorkflowItemRestRepository.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/WorkflowItemRestRepository.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.patch.Operation;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.patch.Patch;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.submit.SubmissionService;
-import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionConfigReader;
 import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionConfigReaderException;
 import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
 import org.dspace.authorize.service.AuthorizeService;
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/WorkspaceItemRestRepository.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/WorkspaceItemRestRepository.java
index c14e53d0633..b4d04e59e32 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/WorkspaceItemRestRepository.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/WorkspaceItemRestRepository.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 import org.dspace.app.rest.submit.UploadableStep;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.utils.Utils;
 import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionConfig;
-import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionConfigReader;
 import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionConfigReaderException;
 import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionStepConfig;
 import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/submit/SubmissionService.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/submit/SubmissionService.java
index 2400f897529..e3dbd566a8c 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/submit/SubmissionService.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/submit/SubmissionService.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 import org.dspace.app.rest.repository.WorkspaceItemRestRepository;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.utils.ContextUtil;
 import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionConfig;
-import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionConfigReader;
 import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionConfigReaderException;
 import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionStepConfig;
 import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;