diff --git a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.html b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.html
index cc50f68f02d..85aa9876051 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.html
+++ b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.html
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ <h3>{{messagePrefix + '.headMembers' | translate}}</h3>
         <tr *ngFor="let eperson of (ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async)?.page">
           <td class="align-middle">{{eperson.id}}</td>
           <td class="align-middle">
-            <a (click)="ePersonDataService.startEditingNewEPerson(eperson)"
-               [routerLink]="[ePersonDataService.getEPeoplePageRouterLink()]">
+            <a [routerLink]="getEPersonEditRoute(eperson.id)">
               {{ dsoNameService.getName(eperson) }}
             </a>
           </td>
@@ -106,8 +105,7 @@ <h3 id="search" class="border-bottom pb-2">
         <tr *ngFor="let eperson of (ePeopleSearch | async)?.page">
           <td class="align-middle">{{eperson.id}}</td>
           <td class="align-middle">
-            <a (click)="ePersonDataService.startEditingNewEPerson(eperson)"
-               [routerLink]="[ePersonDataService.getEPeoplePageRouterLink()]">
+            <a [routerLink]="getEPersonEditRoute(eperson.id)">
               {{ dsoNameService.getName(eperson) }}
             </a>
           </td>
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.spec.ts b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.spec.ts
index 02d0460677d..c63ff40df8f 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.spec.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ import { PaginationServiceStub } from '../../../../shared/testing/pagination-ser
 import { TranslateLoaderMock } from '../../../../shared/testing/translate-loader.mock';
 import { MembersListComponent } from './members-list.component';
 
+// todo: optimize imports
+
 describe('MembersListComponent', () => {
   let component: MembersListComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<MembersListComponent>;
@@ -99,9 +101,6 @@ describe('MembersListComponent', () => {
       clearLinkRequests() {
         // empty
       },
-      getEPeoplePageRouterLink(): string {
-        return '/access-control/epeople';
-      },
     };
     groupsDataServiceStub = {
       activeGroup: activeGroup,
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.ts b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.ts
index 6c9e1e36669..002e20524c3 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../core/shared/operators';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
+import { getEPersonEditRoute } from '../../../access-control-routing-paths';
+
+// todo: optimize imports
 
 /**
  * Keys to keep track of specific subscriptions
@@ -141,6 +144,8 @@ export class MembersListComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   // current active group being edited
   groupBeingEdited: Group;
 
+  readonly getEPersonEditRoute = getEPersonEditRoute;
+
   constructor(
     protected groupDataService: GroupDataService,
     public ePersonDataService: EPersonDataService,
diff --git a/src/app/core/eperson/eperson-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/eperson/eperson-data.service.ts
index 045408782c6..94fc399ed52 100644
--- a/src/app/core/eperson/eperson-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/eperson/eperson-data.service.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ import {
   take,
 } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
-import {
-  getEPersonEditRoute,
-  getEPersonsRoute,
-} from '../../access-control/access-control-routing-paths';
+import { getEPersonEditRoute } from '../../access-control/access-control-routing-paths';
 import {
   EPeopleRegistryCancelEPersonAction,
   EPeopleRegistryEditEPersonAction,
@@ -72,6 +69,8 @@ import { PageInfo } from '../shared/page-info.model';
 import { EPerson } from './models/eperson.model';
 import { EPERSON } from './models/eperson.resource-type';
 
+// todo: optimize imports
+
 const ePeopleRegistryStateSelector = (state: AppState) => state.epeopleRegistry;
 const editEPersonSelector = createSelector(ePeopleRegistryStateSelector, (ePeopleRegistryState: EPeopleRegistryState) => ePeopleRegistryState.editEPerson);
 
@@ -349,13 +348,6 @@ export class EPersonDataService extends IdentifiableDataService<EPerson> impleme
     return getEPersonEditRoute(ePerson.id);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Get EPeople admin page
-   */
-  public getEPeoplePageRouterLink(): string {
-    return getEPersonsRoute();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Create a new EPerson using a token
    * @param eperson
diff --git a/src/app/workflowitems-edit-page/advanced-workflow-action/advanced-workflow-action-select-reviewer/reviewers-list/reviewers-list.component.spec.ts b/src/app/workflowitems-edit-page/advanced-workflow-action/advanced-workflow-action-select-reviewer/reviewers-list/reviewers-list.component.spec.ts
index 5b29ecf47ad..7608d3751ff 100644
--- a/src/app/workflowitems-edit-page/advanced-workflow-action/advanced-workflow-action-select-reviewer/reviewers-list/reviewers-list.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/workflowitems-edit-page/advanced-workflow-action/advanced-workflow-action-select-reviewer/reviewers-list/reviewers-list.component.spec.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ import { PaginationServiceStub } from '../../../../shared/testing/pagination-ser
 import { TranslateLoaderMock } from '../../../../shared/testing/translate-loader.mock';
 import { ReviewersListComponent } from './reviewers-list.component';
 
+// todo: optimize imports
+
 // NOTE: Because ReviewersListComponent extends MembersListComponent, the below tests ONLY validate
 // features which are *unique* to ReviewersListComponent. All other features are tested in the
 // members-list.component.spec.ts file.
@@ -102,9 +104,6 @@ describe('ReviewersListComponent', () => {
       clearLinkRequests() {
         // empty
       },
-      getEPeoplePageRouterLink(): string {
-        return '/access-control/epeople';
-      },
     };
     groupsDataServiceStub = {
       activeGroup: activeGroup,