diff --git a/src/app/item-page/versions/item-versions.component.html b/src/app/item-page/versions/item-versions.component.html
index e9ea3bb0f95..e35acff55f6 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/versions/item-versions.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/versions/item-versions.component.html
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-<div *ngVar="(versionsRD$ | async)?.payload as versions">
-  <div *ngVar="(versionRD$ | async)?.payload as itemVersion">
-    <div class="mb-2" *ngIf="versions?.page?.length > 0 || displayWhenEmpty">
+<div *ngIf="(versionsDTO$ | async) as versionsDTO; else noItemVersion">
+  <div *ngIf="(versionRD$ | async)?.payload as itemVersion">
+    <div class="mb-2" *ngIf="versionsDTO.versionDTOs.length > 0 || displayWhenEmpty">
       <h2 *ngIf="displayTitle" class="h4">{{"item.version.history.head" | translate}}</h2>
-      <ds-alert [type]="AlertTypeEnum.Info" *ngIf="itemVersion">
+      <ds-alert [type]="AlertTypeEnum.Info">
         {{ "item.version.history.selected.alert" | translate : {version: itemVersion.version} }}
       </ds-alert>
-      <ds-pagination *ngIf="versions?.page?.length > 0"
+      <ds-pagination *ngIf="versionsDTO.versionDTOs.length > 0"
                      (paginationChange)="onPageChange()"
                      [hideGear]="true"
                      [hidePagerWhenSinglePage]="true"
                      [paginationOptions]="options"
-                     [collectionSize]="versions?.totalElements"
+                     [collectionSize]="versionsDTO.totalElements"
                      [retainScrollPosition]="true">
         <table class="table table-striped table-bordered align-middle my-2">
           <thead>
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ <h2 *ngIf="displayTitle" class="h4">{{"item.version.history.head" | translate}}<
           </tr>
           </thead>
           <tbody>
-          <tr *ngFor="let version of versions?.page" [id]="'version-row-' + version.id">
+          <tr *ngFor="let versionDTO of versionsDTO.versionDTOs" [id]="'version-row-' + versionDTO.version.id">
             <td class="version-row-element-version">
               <ds-item-versions-row-element-version [hasDraftVersion]="hasDraftVersion$ | async"
-                                                    [version]="version"
+                                                    [version]="versionDTO.version"
                                                     [item]="item" [displayActions]="displayActions"
                                                     [itemVersion]="itemVersion"
                                                     [versionBeingEditedNumber]="versionBeingEditedNumber"
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ <h2 *ngIf="displayTitle" class="h4">{{"item.version.history.head" | translate}}<
               ></ds-item-versions-row-element-version>
             </td>
             <td class="version-row-element-editor" *ngIf="(showSubmitter$ | async)">
-              {{version?.submitterName}}
+              {{versionDTO.version.submitterName}}
             </td>
             <td class="version-row-element-date">
-              {{version?.created | date : 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'}}
+              {{versionDTO.version.created | date : 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'}}
             </td>
             <td class="version-row-element-summary">
               <div class="float-left">
-                <ng-container *ngIf="isThisBeingEdited(version); then editSummary else showSummary"></ng-container>
-                <ng-template #showSummary>{{version?.summary}}</ng-template>
+                <ng-container *ngIf="isThisBeingEdited(versionDTO.version); then editSummary else showSummary"></ng-container>
+                <ng-template #showSummary>{{versionDTO.version.summary}}</ng-template>
                 <ng-template #editSummary>
                   <input [attr.aria-label]="'item.version.history.table.action.editSummary' | translate"
                          [(ngModel)]="versionBeingEditedSummary" (keyup.enter)="onSummarySubmit()"
@@ -51,25 +51,25 @@ <h2 *ngIf="displayTitle" class="h4">{{"item.version.history.head" | translate}}<
 
               <div class="float-right btn-group edit-field space-children-mr" *ngIf="displayActions">
                 <!--DISCARD EDIT -->
-                <ng-container *ngIf="(canEditVersion$(version) | async) && isThisBeingEdited(version)">
+                <ng-container *ngIf="versionDTO.canEditVersion && isThisBeingEdited(versionDTO.version)">
                   <button class="btn btn-sm"
-                          [ngClass]="isThisBeingEdited(version) ? 'btn-outline-warning' : 'btn-outline-primary'"
+                          [ngClass]="isThisBeingEdited(versionDTO.version) ? 'btn-outline-warning' : 'btn-outline-primary'"
                           (click)="disableVersionEditing()"
                           title="{{'item.version.history.table.action.discardSummary' | translate}}">
                     <i class="fas fa-undo-alt fa-fw"></i>
                   </button>
                 </ng-container>
                 <!--EDIT / SAVE-->
-                <ng-container *ngIf="canEditVersion$(version) | async">
+                <ng-container *ngIf="versionDTO.canEditVersion">
                   <button class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm version-row-element-edit"
-                          *ngIf="!isThisBeingEdited(version)"
+                          *ngIf="!isThisBeingEdited(versionDTO.version)"
                           [disabled]="isAnyBeingEdited()"
-                          (click)="enableVersionEditing(version)"
+                          (click)="enableVersionEditing(versionDTO.version)"
                           title="{{'item.version.history.table.action.editSummary' | translate}}">
                     <i class="fas fa-edit fa-fw"></i>
                   </button>
                   <button class="btn btn-outline-success btn-sm"
-                          *ngIf="isThisBeingEdited(version)"
+                          *ngIf="isThisBeingEdited(versionDTO.version)"
                           (click)="onSummarySubmit()"
                           title="{{'item.version.history.table.action.saveSummary' | translate}}">
                     <i class="fas fa-check fa-fw"></i>
@@ -84,8 +84,13 @@ <h2 *ngIf="displayTitle" class="h4">{{"item.version.history.head" | translate}}<
         </table>
         <div>*&nbsp;{{"item.version.history.selected" | translate}}</div>
       </ds-pagination>
-      <ds-alert *ngIf="!itemVersion || versions?.page?.length === 0" [content]="'item.version.history.empty'"
-                [type]="AlertTypeEnum.Info"></ds-alert>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
+
+<ng-template #noItemVersion>
+  <ds-alert *ngIf="displayWhenEmpty"
+            [content]="'item.version.history.empty'"
+            [type]="AlertTypeEnum.Info">
+  </ds-alert>
+</ng-template>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/versions/item-versions.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/versions/item-versions.component.ts
index a4f9d9328b8..43a6fd44a4e 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/versions/item-versions.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/versions/item-versions.component.ts
@@ -12,13 +12,11 @@ import {
   OnInit,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
-import { RouterLink } from '@angular/router';
 import {
   TranslateModule,
   TranslateService,
 } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import {
-  BehaviorSubject,
   combineLatest,
   Observable,
   Subscription,
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@ import { PaginationService } from '../../core/pagination/pagination.service';
 import { Item } from '../../core/shared/item.model';
 import {
   getAllSucceededRemoteData,
-  getAllSucceededRemoteDataPayload,
   getFirstCompletedRemoteData,
   getFirstSucceededRemoteData,
   getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload,
@@ -60,16 +57,35 @@ import { PaginationComponent } from '../../shared/pagination/pagination.componen
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
 import { PaginatedSearchOptions } from '../../shared/search/models/paginated-search-options.model';
 import { followLink } from '../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
-import { VarDirective } from '../../shared/utils/var.directive';
-import { getItemPageRoute } from '../item-page-routing-paths';
 import { ItemVersionsRowElementVersionComponent } from './item-versions-row-element-version/item-versions-row-element-version.component';
 
+interface VersionsDTO {
+  totalElements: number;
+  versionDTOs: VersionDTO[];
+}
+
+interface VersionDTO {
+  version: Version;
+  canEditVersion: Observable<boolean>;
+}
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-item-versions',
   templateUrl: './item-versions.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./item-versions.component.scss'],
   standalone: true,
-  imports: [VarDirective, NgIf, AlertComponent, PaginationComponent, NgFor, RouterLink, NgClass, FormsModule, AsyncPipe, DatePipe, TranslateModule, ItemVersionsRowElementVersionComponent],
+  imports: [
+    AlertComponent,
+    AsyncPipe,
+    DatePipe,
+    FormsModule,
+    ItemVersionsRowElementVersionComponent,
+    NgClass,
+    NgFor,
+    NgIf,
+    PaginationComponent,
+    TranslateModule,
+  ],
 })
 
 /**
@@ -128,13 +144,7 @@ export class ItemVersionsComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
   /**
    * The version history's list of versions
    */
-  versionsRD$: BehaviorSubject<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Version>>> = new BehaviorSubject<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Version>>>(null);
-
-  /**
-   * Verify if the list of versions has at least one e-person to display
-   * Used to hide the "Editor" column when no e-persons are present to display
-   */
-  hasEpersons$: Observable<boolean>;
+  versionsDTO$: Observable<VersionsDTO>;
 
   /**
    * Verify if there is an inprogress submission in the version history
@@ -162,15 +172,6 @@ export class ItemVersionsComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
     pageSize: this.pageSize,
   });
 
-  /**
-   * The routes to the versions their item pages
-   * Key: Item ID
-   * Value: Route to item page
-   */
-  itemPageRoutes$: Observable<{
-    [itemId: string]: string
-  }>;
-
   /**
    * The number of the version whose summary is currently being edited
    */
@@ -186,9 +187,6 @@ export class ItemVersionsComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
    */
   versionBeingEditedSummary: string;
 
-  canCreateVersion$: Observable<boolean>;
-  createVersionTitle$: Observable<string>;
-
   constructor(private versionHistoryService: VersionHistoryDataService,
               private versionService: VersionDataService,
               private paginationService: PaginationService,
@@ -257,8 +255,7 @@ export class ItemVersionsComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
         this.notificationsService.warning(null, this.translateService.get(failureMessageKey, { 'version': this.versionBeingEditedNumber }));
       }
       this.disableVersionEditing();
-    },
-    );
+    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -305,16 +302,22 @@ export class ItemVersionsComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
    */
   getAllVersions(versionHistory$: Observable<VersionHistory>): void {
     const currentPagination = this.paginationService.getCurrentPagination(this.options.id, this.options);
-    combineLatest([versionHistory$, currentPagination]).pipe(
+    this.versionsDTO$ = combineLatest([versionHistory$, currentPagination]).pipe(
       switchMap(([versionHistory, options]: [VersionHistory, PaginationComponentOptions]) => {
         return this.versionHistoryService.getVersions(versionHistory.id,
           new PaginatedSearchOptions({ pagination: Object.assign({}, options, { currentPage: options.currentPage }) }),
           false, true, followLink('item'), followLink('eperson'));
       }),
       getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
-    ).subscribe((res: RemoteData<PaginatedList<Version>>) => {
-      this.versionsRD$.next(res);
-    });
+      getRemoteDataPayload(),
+      map((versions: PaginatedList<Version>) => ({
+        totalElements: versions.totalElements,
+        versionDTOs: (versions?.page ?? []).map((version: Version) => ({
+          version: version,
+          canEditVersion: this.canEditVersion$(version),
+        })),
+      })),
+    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -348,22 +351,6 @@ export class ItemVersionsComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
       );
 
       this.getAllVersions(this.versionHistory$);
-      this.hasEpersons$ = this.versionsRD$.pipe(
-        getAllSucceededRemoteData(),
-        getRemoteDataPayload(),
-        hasValueOperator(),
-        map((versions: PaginatedList<Version>) => versions.page.filter((version: Version) => version.eperson !== undefined).length > 0),
-        startWith(false),
-      );
-      this.itemPageRoutes$ = this.versionsRD$.pipe(
-        getAllSucceededRemoteDataPayload(),
-        switchMap((versions) => combineLatest(versions.page.map((version) => version.item.pipe(getAllSucceededRemoteDataPayload())))),
-        map((versions) => {
-          const itemPageRoutes = {};
-          versions.forEach((item) => itemPageRoutes[item.uuid] = getItemPageRoute(item));
-          return itemPageRoutes;
-        }),
-      );
     }
   }
 
@@ -380,3 +367,4 @@ export class ItemVersionsComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
   }
 
 }
+