diff --git a/src/app/shared/rss-feed/rss.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/rss-feed/rss.component.spec.ts
index fd7f2c53216..61b54a11251 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/rss-feed/rss.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/rss-feed/rss.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
-import { SortDirection, SortOptions } from '../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
 import { ConfigurationDataService } from '../../core/data/configuration-data.service';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { GroupDataService } from '../../core/eperson/group-data.service';
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ import { RouterMock } from '../mocks/router.mock';
 
 describe('RssComponent', () => {
     let comp: RSSComponent;
-    let options: SortOptions;
     let fixture: ComponentFixture<RSSComponent>;
     let uuid: string;
     let query: string;
@@ -63,7 +61,6 @@ describe('RssComponent', () => {
               pageSize: 10,
               currentPage: 1
             }),
-            sort: new SortOptions('dc.title', SortDirection.ASC),
           }));
         groupDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('groupsDataService', {
             findListByHref: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(createPaginatedList([])),
@@ -88,7 +85,6 @@ describe('RssComponent', () => {
       }));
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-        options = new SortOptions('dc.title', SortDirection.DESC);
         uuid = '2cfcf65e-0a51-4bcb-8592-b8db7b064790';
         query = 'test';
         fixture = TestBed.createComponent(RSSComponent);
@@ -96,18 +92,18 @@ describe('RssComponent', () => {
     });
 
     it('should formulate the correct url given params in url', () => {
-        const route = comp.formulateRoute(uuid, 'opensearch', options, query);
-        expect(route).toBe('/opensearch/search?format=atom&scope=2cfcf65e-0a51-4bcb-8592-b8db7b064790&sort=dc.title&sort_direction=DESC&query=test');
+        const route = comp.formulateRoute(uuid, 'opensearch/search', query);
+        expect(route).toBe('/opensearch/search?format=atom&scope=2cfcf65e-0a51-4bcb-8592-b8db7b064790&query=test');
     });
 
     it('should skip uuid if its null', () => {
-        const route = comp.formulateRoute(null, 'opensearch', options, query);
-        expect(route).toBe('/opensearch/search?format=atom&sort=dc.title&sort_direction=DESC&query=test');
+        const route = comp.formulateRoute(null, 'opensearch/search', query);
+        expect(route).toBe('/opensearch/search?format=atom&query=test');
     });
 
     it('should default to query * if none provided', () => {
-        const route = comp.formulateRoute(null, 'opensearch', options, null);
-        expect(route).toBe('/opensearch/search?format=atom&sort=dc.title&sort_direction=DESC&query=*');
+        const route = comp.formulateRoute(null, 'opensearch/search', null);
+        expect(route).toBe('/opensearch/search?format=atom&query=*');
     });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/rss-feed/rss.component.ts b/src/app/shared/rss-feed/rss.component.ts
index 3fdb859bdce..8a33aeeb689 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/rss-feed/rss.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/rss-feed/rss.component.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { ConfigurationDataService } from '../../core/data/configuration-data.ser
 import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData } from '../../core/shared/operators';
 import { environment } from '../../../../src/environments/environment';
 import { SearchConfigurationService } from '../../core/shared/search/search-configuration.service';
-import { SortOptions } from '../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
 import { PaginationService } from '../../core/pagination/pagination.service';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { map, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ export class RSSComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy  {
 
   uuid: string;
   configuration$: Observable<string>;
-  sortOption$: Observable<SortOptions>;
 
   subs: Subscription[] = [];
 
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ export class RSSComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy  {
         return null;
       }
       this.uuid = this.groupDataService.getUUIDFromString(this.router.url);
-      const route = environment.rest.baseUrl + this.formulateRoute(this.uuid, openSearchUri, searchOptions.sort, searchOptions.query);
+      const route = environment.rest.baseUrl + this.formulateRoute(this.uuid, openSearchUri, searchOptions.query);
       this.addLinks(route);
       this.linkHeadService.addTag({
         href: environment.rest.baseUrl + '/' + openSearchUri + '/service',
@@ -109,24 +107,20 @@ export class RSSComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy  {
    * Function created a route given the different params available to opensearch
    * @param uuid The uuid if a scope is present
    * @param opensearch openSearch uri
-   * @param sort The sort options for the opensearch request
    * @param query The query string that was provided in the search
    * @returns The combine URL to opensearch
    */
-  formulateRoute(uuid: string, opensearch: string, sort: SortOptions, query: string): string {
-    let route = 'search?format=atom';
+  formulateRoute(uuid: string, opensearch: string, query: string): string {
+    let route = '?format=atom';
     if (uuid) {
       route += `&scope=${uuid}`;
     }
-    if (sort && sort.direction && sort.field && sort.field !== 'id') {
-      route += `&sort=${sort.field}&sort_direction=${sort.direction}`;
-    }
     if (query) {
       route += `&query=${query}`;
     } else {
       route += `&query=*`;
     }
-    route = '/' + opensearch + '/' + route;
+    route = '/' + opensearch + route;
     return route;
   }