diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-date/browse-by-date.component.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-date/browse-by-date.component.ts
index e655d88cc97..ed904df8e83 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-date/browse-by-date.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-date/browse-by-date.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, Inject, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { BrowseByMetadataComponent, browseParamsToOptions, getBrowseSearchOptions } from '../browse-by-metadata/browse-by-metadata.component';
+import { BrowseByMetadataComponent, browseParamsToOptions } from '../browse-by-metadata/browse-by-metadata.component';
 import { combineLatest as observableCombineLatest, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Params, Router } from '@angular/router';
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { BrowseService } from '../../core/browse/browse.service';
 import { DSpaceObjectDataService } from '../../core/data/dspace-object-data.service';
 import { StartsWithType } from '../../shared/starts-with/starts-with-decorator';
 import { PaginationService } from '../../core/pagination/pagination.service';
-import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { map, distinctUntilChanged } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
 import { SortDirection, SortOptions } from '../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
 import { isValidDate } from '../../shared/date.util';
@@ -53,16 +53,22 @@ export class BrowseByDateComponent extends BrowseByMetadataComponent implements
     const sortConfig = new SortOptions('default', SortDirection.ASC);
     this.startsWithType = StartsWithType.date;
     // include the thumbnail configuration in browse search options
-    this.updatePage(getBrowseSearchOptions(this.defaultBrowseId, this.paginationConfig, sortConfig, this.fetchThumbnails));
     this.currentPagination$ = this.paginationService.getCurrentPagination(this.paginationConfig.id, this.paginationConfig);
     this.currentSort$ = this.paginationService.getCurrentSort(this.paginationConfig.id, sortConfig);
+    const routeParams$: Observable<Params> = observableCombineLatest([
+      this.route.params,
+      this.route.queryParams,
+    ]).pipe(
+      map(([params, queryParams]: [Params, Params]) => Object.assign({}, params, queryParams)),
+      distinctUntilChanged((prev: Params, curr: Params) => prev.id === curr.id && prev.startsWith === curr.startsWith),
+    );
     this.subs.push(
-      observableCombineLatest([this.route.params, this.route.queryParams, this.scope$, this.route.data,
-        this.currentPagination$, this.currentSort$]).pipe(
-        map(([routeParams, queryParams, scope, data, currentPage, currentSort]) => {
-          return [Object.assign({}, routeParams, queryParams, data), scope, currentPage, currentSort];
-        })
-      ).subscribe(([params, scope, currentPage, currentSort]: [Params, string, PaginationComponentOptions, SortOptions]) => {
+      observableCombineLatest([
+        routeParams$,
+        this.scope$,
+        this.currentPagination$,
+        this.currentSort$,
+      ]).subscribe(([params, scope, currentPage, currentSort]: [Params, string, PaginationComponentOptions, SortOptions]) => {
         const metadataKeys = params.browseDefinition ? params.browseDefinition.metadataKeys : this.defaultMetadataKeys;
         this.browseId = params.id || this.defaultBrowseId;
         this.startsWith = +params.startsWith || params.startsWith;
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata/browse-by-metadata.component.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata/browse-by-metadata.component.ts
index af1645daa30..b4ef750e667 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata/browse-by-metadata.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata/browse-by-metadata.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { BehaviorSubject, combineLatest as observableCombineLatest, Observable, Subscription, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
-import { Component, Inject, OnInit, OnDestroy, Input, OnChanges } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, Inject, OnInit, OnDestroy, Input, OnChanges, SimpleChanges } from '@angular/core';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../core/data/paginated-list.model';
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { getFirstSucceededRemoteData } from '../../core/shared/operators';
 import { DSpaceObjectDataService } from '../../core/data/dspace-object-data.service';
 import { StartsWithType } from '../../shared/starts-with/starts-with-decorator';
 import { PaginationService } from '../../core/pagination/pagination.service';
-import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { map, distinctUntilChanged } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { APP_CONFIG, AppConfig } from '../../../config/app-config.interface';
 import { DSONameService } from '../../core/breadcrumbs/dso-name.service';
 import { rendersBrowseBy } from '../browse-by-switcher/browse-by-decorator';
@@ -158,15 +158,22 @@ export class BrowseByMetadataComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
   ngOnInit(): void {
 
     const sortConfig = new SortOptions('default', SortDirection.ASC);
-    this.updatePage(getBrowseSearchOptions(this.defaultBrowseId, this.paginationConfig, sortConfig));
     this.currentPagination$ = this.paginationService.getCurrentPagination(this.paginationConfig.id, this.paginationConfig);
     this.currentSort$ = this.paginationService.getCurrentSort(this.paginationConfig.id, sortConfig);
+    const routeParams$: Observable<Params> = observableCombineLatest([
+      this.route.params,
+      this.route.queryParams,
+    ]).pipe(
+      map(([params, queryParams]: [Params, Params]) => Object.assign({}, params, queryParams)),
+      distinctUntilChanged((prev: Params, curr: Params) => prev.id === curr.id && prev.authority === curr.authority && prev.value === curr.value && prev.startsWith === curr.startsWith),
+    );
     this.subs.push(
-      observableCombineLatest([this.route.params, this.route.queryParams, this.scope$, this.currentPagination$, this.currentSort$]).pipe(
-        map(([routeParams, queryParams, scope, currentPage, currentSort]) => {
-          return [Object.assign({}, routeParams, queryParams), scope, currentPage, currentSort];
-        })
-      ).subscribe(([params, scope, currentPage, currentSort]: [Params, string, PaginationComponentOptions, SortOptions]) => {
+      observableCombineLatest([
+        routeParams$,
+        this.scope$,
+        this.currentPagination$,
+        this.currentSort$,
+      ]).subscribe(([params, scope, currentPage, currentSort]: [Params, string, PaginationComponentOptions, SortOptions]) => {
         this.browseId = params.id || this.defaultBrowseId;
           this.authority = params.authority;
 
@@ -190,8 +197,10 @@ export class BrowseByMetadataComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
 
   }
 
-  ngOnChanges(): void {
-    this.scope$.next(this.scope);
+  ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
+    if (hasValue(changes.scope)) {
+      this.scope$.next(this.scope);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-routing.module.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-routing.module.ts
index f07df26b32b..d5143351e0d 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-routing.module.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { BrowseByGuard } from './browse-by-guard';
 import { BrowseByDSOBreadcrumbResolver } from './browse-by-dso-breadcrumb.resolver';
 import { BrowseByI18nBreadcrumbResolver } from './browse-by-i18n-breadcrumb.resolver';
 import { BrowseByPageComponent } from './browse-by-page/browse-by-page.component';
-import { DSOEditMenuResolver } from '../shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu.resolver';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ import { DSOEditMenuResolver } from '../shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu.resolver';
         path: '',
         resolve: {
           breadcrumb: BrowseByDSOBreadcrumbResolver,
-          menu: DSOEditMenuResolver
         },
         children: [
           {
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-title/browse-by-title.component.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-title/browse-by-title.component.ts
index 7b603af48bc..22b4bf47806 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-title/browse-by-title.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-title/browse-by-title.component.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-import { combineLatest as observableCombineLatest } from 'rxjs';
+import { combineLatest as observableCombineLatest, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { Params } from '@angular/router';
 import {
   BrowseByMetadataComponent,
-  browseParamsToOptions, getBrowseSearchOptions
+  browseParamsToOptions,
 } from '../browse-by-metadata/browse-by-metadata.component';
 import { SortDirection, SortOptions } from '../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
-import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { map, distinctUntilChanged } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
 import { rendersBrowseBy } from '../browse-by-switcher/browse-by-decorator';
 import { BrowseByDataType } from '../browse-by-switcher/browse-by-data-type';
@@ -24,16 +24,22 @@ export class BrowseByTitleComponent extends BrowseByMetadataComponent implements
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
     const sortConfig = new SortOptions('dc.title', SortDirection.ASC);
-    // include the thumbnail configuration in browse search options
-    this.updatePage(getBrowseSearchOptions(this.defaultBrowseId, this.paginationConfig, sortConfig, this.fetchThumbnails));
     this.currentPagination$ = this.paginationService.getCurrentPagination(this.paginationConfig.id, this.paginationConfig);
     this.currentSort$ = this.paginationService.getCurrentSort(this.paginationConfig.id, sortConfig);
+    const routeParams$: Observable<Params> = observableCombineLatest([
+      this.route.params,
+      this.route.queryParams,
+    ]).pipe(
+      map(([params, queryParams]: [Params, Params]) => Object.assign({}, params, queryParams)),
+      distinctUntilChanged((prev: Params, curr: Params) => prev.id === curr.id && prev.startsWith === curr.startsWith),
+    );
     this.subs.push(
-      observableCombineLatest([this.route.params, this.route.queryParams, this.scope$, this.currentPagination$, this.currentSort$]).pipe(
-        map(([routeParams, queryParams, scope, currentPage, currentSort]) => {
-          return [Object.assign({}, routeParams, queryParams), scope, currentPage, currentSort];
-        })
-      ).subscribe(([params, scope, currentPage, currentSort]: [Params, string, PaginationComponentOptions, SortOptions]) => {
+      observableCombineLatest([
+        routeParams$,
+        this.scope$,
+        this.currentPagination$,
+        this.currentSort$,
+      ]).subscribe(([params, scope, currentPage, currentSort]: [Params, string, PaginationComponentOptions, SortOptions]) => {
         this.startsWith = +params.startsWith || params.startsWith;
         this.browseId = params.id || this.defaultBrowseId;
         this.updatePageWithItems(browseParamsToOptions(params, scope, currentPage, currentSort, this.browseId, this.fetchThumbnails), undefined, undefined);