diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/core/ProvenanceMessageProvider.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/core/ProvenanceMessageProvider.java
index f5f368fd0aa8..f1d65a483c91 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/core/ProvenanceMessageProvider.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/core/ProvenanceMessageProvider.java
@@ -7,14 +7,10 @@
  */
 package org.dspace.core;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
 import org.dspace.authorize.ResourcePolicy;
 import org.dspace.content.Bitstream;
@@ -36,51 +32,28 @@
  * @author Michaela Paurikova (dspace at dataquest.sk)
  */
 public class ProvenanceMessageProvider {
-    private static final String PROVENANCE_MSG_JSON = "provenance_messages.json";
-    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ProvenanceMessageProvider.class);
-    private Map<String, String> messageTemplates;
     private InstallItemService installItemService = ContentServiceFactory.getInstance().getInstallItemService();
 
-    public ProvenanceMessageProvider() {
-        loadMessageTemplates();
-    }
-
-    private void loadMessageTemplates() {
-        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
-        String msg;
-        try (InputStream inputStream = getClass().getResourceAsStream(PROVENANCE_MSG_JSON)) {
-            if (inputStream == null) {
-                msg = "Failed to find message templates file.";
-                log.error(msg);
-                throw new RuntimeException(msg);
-            }
-            messageTemplates = mapper.readValue(inputStream, Map.class);
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            msg = "Failed to load message templates.";
-            log.error(msg);
-            throw new RuntimeException(msg, e);
-        }
-    }
+    public ProvenanceMessageProvider() {}
 
-    public String getMessage(Context context, String templateKey, Item item, Object... args)
+    public String getMessage(Context context, String messageTemplate, Item item, Object... args)
             throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
-        String msg = getMessage(context, templateKey, args);
+        String msg = getMessage(context, messageTemplate, args);
         msg = msg + "\n" + installItemService.getBitstreamProvenanceMessage(context, item);
         return msg;
     }
 
-    public String getMessage(String templateKey, Object... args) {
-        String template = messageTemplates.get(templateKey);
-        if (template == null) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No message template found for key: " + templateKey);
+    public String validateMessageTemplate(String messageTemplate, Object... args) {
+        if (messageTemplate == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The message template is null!");
         }
-        return String.format(template, args);
+        return String.format(messageTemplate, args);
     }
 
-    public String getMessage(Context context, String templateKey, Object... args) {
+    public String getMessage(Context context, String messageTemplate, Object... args) {
         EPerson currentUser = context.getCurrentUser();
         String timestamp = DCDate.getCurrent().toString();
-        String details = getMessage(templateKey, args);
+        String details = validateMessageTemplate(messageTemplate, args);
         return String.format("%s by %s (%s) on %s",
                 details,
                 currentUser.getFullName(),
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/core/ProvenanceMessageTemplates.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/core/ProvenanceMessageTemplates.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..410ff7af4ab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/core/ProvenanceMessageTemplates.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.core;
+
+public enum ProvenanceMessageTemplates {
+    ACCESS_CONDITION("Access condition (%s) was added to %s (%s)"),
+    RESOURCE_POLICIES_REMOVED("Resource policies (%s) of %s (%s) were removed"),
+    BUNDLE_ADDED("Item was added bitstream to bundle (%s)"),
+    EDIT_LICENSE("License (%s) was %s"),
+    MOVE_ITEM("Item was moved from collection (%s) to different collection"),
+    MAPPED_ITEM("Item was mapped to collection (%s)"),
+    DELETED_ITEM_FROM_MAPPED("Item was deleted from mapped collection (%s)"),
+    EDIT_BITSTREAM("Item (%s) was deleted bitstream (%s)"),
+    ITEM_METADATA("Item metadata (%s) was %s"),
+    BITSTREAM_METADATA("Item metadata (%s) was %s bitstream (%s)"),
+    ITEM_REPLACE_SINGLE_METADATA("Item bitstream (%s) metadata (%s) was updated"),
+    DISCOVERABLE("Item was made %sdiscoverable");
+
+    private final String template;
+
+    ProvenanceMessageTemplates(String template) {
+        this.template = template;
+    }
+
+    public String getTemplate() {
+        return template;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/core/ProvenanceProvider.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/core/ProvenanceProvider.java
index 5472d03c77b3..9180cafb9fda 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/core/ProvenanceProvider.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/core/ProvenanceProvider.java
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ public void setItemPolicies(Context context, Item item, BulkAccessControlInput a
             throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
         String resPoliciesStr = extractAccessConditions(accessControl.getItem().getAccessConditions());
         if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(resPoliciesStr)) {
-            String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context,"accessCondition", resPoliciesStr,
-                    "item", item.getID());
+            String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, ProvenanceMessageTemplates.ACCESS_CONDITION.getTemplate(),
+                    resPoliciesStr, "item", item.getID());
             addProvenanceMetadata(context, item, msg);
         }
     }
@@ -115,14 +115,16 @@ public void removeReadPolicies(Context context, DSpaceObject dso, List<ResourceP
         String resPoliciesStr = messageProvider.getResourcePoliciesMessage(resPolicies);
         if (dso.getType() == Constants.ITEM) {
             Item item = (Item) dso;
-            String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context,"resourcePoliciesRemoved",
+            String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context,
+                    ProvenanceMessageTemplates.RESOURCE_POLICIES_REMOVED.getTemplate(),
                     resPoliciesStr.isEmpty() ? "empty" : resPoliciesStr, "item", item.getID());
             addProvenanceMetadata(context, item, msg);
         } else if (dso.getType() == Constants.BITSTREAM) {
             Bitstream bitstream = (Bitstream) dso;
             Item item = getItem(context, bitstream);
             if (Objects.nonNull(item)) {
-                String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context,"resourcePoliciesRemoved",
+                String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context,
+                         ProvenanceMessageTemplates.RESOURCE_POLICIES_REMOVED.getTemplate(),
                         resPoliciesStr.isEmpty() ? "empty" : resPoliciesStr, "bitstream", bitstream.getID());
                 addProvenanceMetadata(context, item, msg);
             }
@@ -133,8 +135,8 @@ public void setBitstreamPolicies(Context context, Bitstream bitstream, Item item
                                      BulkAccessControlInput accessControl) throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
         String accConditionsStr = extractAccessConditions(accessControl.getBitstream().getAccessConditions());
         if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(accConditionsStr)) {
-            String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context,"accessCondition", accConditionsStr,
-                    "bitstream", bitstream.getID());
+            String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, ProvenanceMessageTemplates.ACCESS_CONDITION.getTemplate(),
+                    accConditionsStr, "bitstream", bitstream.getID());
             addProvenanceMetadata(context, item, msg);
         }
     }
@@ -146,14 +148,15 @@ public void editLicense(Context context, Item item, boolean newLicense) throws S
             oldLicense = findLicenseInBundles(item, Constants.CONTENT_BUNDLE_NAME, oldLicense, context);
         }
 
-        String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, "editLicense", item,
+        String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, ProvenanceMessageTemplates.EDIT_LICENSE.getTemplate(), item,
                 Objects.isNull(oldLicense) ? "empty" : oldLicense,
                 !newLicense ? "removed" : Objects.isNull(oldLicense) ? "added" : "updated");
         addProvenanceMetadata(context, item, msg);
     }
 
     public void moveItem(Context context, Item item, Collection collection) throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
-        String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, "moveItem", item, collection.getID());
+        String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, ProvenanceMessageTemplates.MOVE_ITEM.getTemplate(),
+                item, collection.getID());
         // Update item in DB
         // Because a user can move an item without authorization turn off authorization
         context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
@@ -162,21 +165,23 @@ public void moveItem(Context context, Item item, Collection collection) throws S
     }
 
     public void mappedItem(Context context, Item item, Collection collection) throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
-        String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, "mappedItem", collection.getID());
+        String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, ProvenanceMessageTemplates.MAPPED_ITEM.getTemplate(),
+                collection.getID());
         addProvenanceMetadata(context, item, msg);
     }
 
     public void deletedItemFromMapped(Context context, Item item, Collection collection)
             throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
-        String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, "deletedItemFromMapped", collection.getID());
+        String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context,
+                ProvenanceMessageTemplates.DELETED_ITEM_FROM_MAPPED.getTemplate(), collection.getID());
         addProvenanceMetadata(context, item, msg);
     }
 
     public void deleteBitstream(Context context,Bitstream bitstream) throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
         Item item = getItem(context, bitstream);
         if (Objects.nonNull(item)) {
-            String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, "editBitstream", item,
-                    item.getID(), messageProvider.getBitstreamMessage(bitstream));
+            String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, ProvenanceMessageTemplates.EDIT_BITSTREAM.getTemplate(),
+                    item, item.getID(), messageProvider.getBitstreamMessage(bitstream));
             addProvenanceMetadata(context, item, msg);
         }
     }
@@ -184,7 +189,7 @@ public void deleteBitstream(Context context,Bitstream bitstream) throws SQLExcep
     public void addMetadata(Context context, DSpaceObject dso, MetadataField metadataField)
             throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
         if (Constants.ITEM == dso.getType()) {
-            String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, "itemMetadata",
+            String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, ProvenanceMessageTemplates.ITEM_METADATA.getTemplate(),
                     messageProvider.getMetadataField(metadataField), "added");
             addProvenanceMetadata(context, (Item) dso, msg);
         }
@@ -193,7 +198,8 @@ public void addMetadata(Context context, DSpaceObject dso, MetadataField metadat
             Bitstream bitstream = (Bitstream) dso;
             Item item = getItem(context, bitstream);
             if (Objects.nonNull(item)) {
-                String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, "bitstreamMetadata", item,
+                String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context,
+                        ProvenanceMessageTemplates.BITSTREAM_METADATA.getTemplate(), item,
                         messageProvider.getMetadataField(metadataField), "added by",
                         messageProvider.getBitstreamMessage(bitstream));
                 addProvenanceMetadata(context, item, msg);
@@ -218,7 +224,8 @@ public void removeMetadata(Context context, DSpaceObject dso, MetadataField meta
         Bitstream bitstream = (Bitstream) dso;
         Item item = getItem(context, bitstream);
         if (Objects.nonNull(item)) {
-            String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, "bitstreamMetadata", item,
+            String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context,
+                    ProvenanceMessageTemplates.BITSTREAM_METADATA.getTemplate(), item,
                     messageProvider.getMetadata(messageProvider.getMetadataField(oldMtdKey), oldMtdValue),
                     "deleted from", messageProvider.getBitstreamMessage(bitstream));
             addProvenanceMetadata(context, item, msg);
@@ -233,7 +240,7 @@ public void removeMetadataAtIndex(Context context, DSpaceObject dso, List<Metada
         // Remember removed mtd
         String oldMtdKey = messageProvider.getMetadataField(metadataValues.get(indexInt).getMetadataField());
         String oldMtdValue = metadataValues.get(indexInt).getValue();
-        String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, "itemMetadata",
+        String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, ProvenanceMessageTemplates.ITEM_METADATA.getTemplate(),
                 (Item) dso, messageProvider.getMetadata(oldMtdKey, oldMtdValue), "deleted");
         addProvenanceMetadata(context, (Item) dso, msg);
     }
@@ -243,9 +250,9 @@ public void replaceMetadata(Context context, DSpaceObject dso, MetadataField met
         if (dso.getType() != Constants.ITEM) {
             return;
         }
-        String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, "itemMetadata",(Item) dso,
-                messageProvider.getMetadata(messageProvider.getMetadataField(metadataField), oldMtdVal),
-                "updated");
+        String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, ProvenanceMessageTemplates.ITEM_METADATA.getTemplate(),
+                (Item) dso,messageProvider.getMetadata(messageProvider.getMetadataField(metadataField),
+                        oldMtdVal), "updated");
         addProvenanceMetadata(context, (Item) dso, msg);
     }
 
@@ -258,7 +265,8 @@ public void replaceMetadataSingle(Context context, DSpaceObject dso, MetadataFie
         Bitstream bitstream = (Bitstream) dso;
         Item item = getItem(context, bitstream);
         if (Objects.nonNull(item)) {
-            String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, "itemReplaceSingleMetadata", item,
+            String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context,
+                    ProvenanceMessageTemplates.ITEM_REPLACE_SINGLE_METADATA.getTemplate(), item,
                     messageProvider.getBitstreamMessage(bitstream),
                     messageProvider.getMetadata(messageProvider.getMetadataField(metadataField), oldMtdVal));
             addProvenanceMetadata(context, item, msg);;
@@ -267,14 +275,15 @@ public void replaceMetadataSingle(Context context, DSpaceObject dso, MetadataFie
 
     public void makeDiscoverable(Context context, Item item, boolean discoverable)
             throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
-        String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, "discoverable",
+        String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, ProvenanceMessageTemplates.DISCOVERABLE.getTemplate(),
                 item, discoverable ? "" : "non-") + messageProvider.addCollectionsToMessage(item);
         addProvenanceMetadata(context, item, msg);
     }
 
     public void uploadBitstream(Context context, Bundle bundle) throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
         Item item = bundle.getItems().get(0);
-        String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, "bundleAdded", item, bundle.getID());
+        String msg = messageProvider.getMessage(context, ProvenanceMessageTemplates.BUNDLE_ADDED.getTemplate(),
+                item, bundle.getID());
         addProvenanceMetadata(context,item, msg);
         itemService.update(context, item);
     }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/resources/org/dspace/core/provenance_messages.json b/dspace-api/src/main/resources/org/dspace/core/provenance_messages.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c4158c677383..000000000000
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/resources/org/dspace/core/provenance_messages.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "accessCondition": "Access condition (%s) was added to %s (%s)",
-  "resourcePoliciesRemoved": "Resource policies (%s) of %s (%s) were removed",
-  "bundleAdded": "Item was added bitstream to bundle (%s)",
-  "editLicense": "License (%s) was %s",
-  "moveItem": "Item was moved from collection (%s) to different collection",
-  "mappedItem": "Item was mapped to collection (%s)",
-  "deletedItemFromMapped": "Item was deleted from mapped collection (%s)",
-  "editBitstream": "Item (%s) was deleted bitstream (%s)",
-  "itemMetadata": "Item metadata (%s) was %s",
-  "bitstreamMetadata": "Item metadata (%s) was %s bitstream (%s)",
-  "itemReplaceSingleMetadata": "Item bitstream (%s) metadata (%s) was updated",
-  "discoverable": "Item was made %sdiscoverable"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ProvenanceExpectedMessages.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ProvenanceExpectedMessages.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..94c14b5ad974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ProvenanceExpectedMessages.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest;
+
+public enum ProvenanceExpectedMessages {
+    DISCOVERABLE("Item was made discoverable by first (admin) last (admin) (admin@email.com) on \nNo. of bitstreams: 0\nItem was in collections:\n"),
+    NON_DISCOVERABLE("Item was made non-discoverable by first (admin) last (admin) (admin@email.com) on \nNo. of bitstreams: 0\nItem was in collections:\n"),
+    MAPPED_COL("was mapped to collection"),
+    ADD_ITEM_MTD("Item metadata (dc.title) was added by first (admin) last (admin) (admin@email.com) on"),
+    REPLACE_ITEM_MTD("Item metadata (dc.title: Public item 1) was updated by first (admin) last (admin) (admin@email.com) on \nNo. of bitstreams: 0"),
+    REMOVE_ITEM_MTD("Item metadata (dc.title: Public item 1) was deleted by first (admin) last (admin) (admin@email.com) on \nNo. of bitstreams: 0"),
+    REMOVE_BITSTREAM_MTD("Item metadata (dc.description) was added by bitstream"),
+    REPLACE_BITSTREAM_MTD("metadata (dc.title: test) was updated by first (admin) last (admin) (admin@email.com) on \nNo. of bitstreams: 1\n"),
+    REMOVE_BITSTREAM("was deleted bitstream"),
+    ADD_BITSTREAM("Item was added bitstream to bundle"),
+    UPDATE_LICENSE("License (Test 1) was updated by first (admin) last (admin) (admin@email.com) on \nNo. of bitstreams: 1\n"),
+    ADD_LICENSE("License (empty) was added by first (admin) last (admin) (admin@email.com) on \nNo. of bitstreams: 0"),
+    REMOVE_LICENSE("License (Test) was removed by first (admin) last (admin) (admin@email.com) on \nNo. of bitstreams: 1\n"),
+    MOVED_ITEM_COL("Item was moved from collection ");
+
+    private final String template;
+
+    // Constructor to initialize enum with the template string
+    ProvenanceExpectedMessages(String template) {
+        this.template = template;
+    }
+
+    // Method to retrieve the template string
+    public String getTemplate() {
+        return template;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ProvenanceProviderIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ProvenanceProviderIT.java
index 3bc826400fee..51cef4d416d8 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ProvenanceProviderIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ProvenanceProviderIT.java
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.patch.AddOperation;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.patch.Operation;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.patch.RemoveOperation;
@@ -76,8 +74,6 @@ public class ProvenanceProviderIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest {
 
     private Collection  collection;
     private Item item;
-    private final ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
-    private JsonNode suite;
 
     @Before
     @Override
@@ -92,7 +88,6 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
                 .withTitle("Public item 1")
                 .build();
         context.restoreAuthSystemState();
-        suite = objectMapper.readTree(getClass().getResourceAsStream("provenance-test.json"));
     }
 
     @After
@@ -128,21 +123,20 @@ private String provenanceMetadataModified(String metadata) {
         return rspModifiedProvenance;
     }
 
-    private void objectCheck(DSpaceObject obj, String respKey) {
-        String expectedSubStr = suite.get(respKey).asText();
+    private void objectCheck(DSpaceObject obj, String expectedMessage) throws Exception {
         List<MetadataValue> metadata = obj.getMetadata();
         boolean contain = false;
         for (MetadataValue value : metadata) {
             if (!Objects.equals(value.getMetadataField().toString(), "dc_description_provenance")) {
                 continue;
             }
-            if (provenanceMetadataModified(value.getValue()).contains(expectedSubStr)) {
+            if (provenanceMetadataModified(value.getValue()).contains(expectedMessage)) {
                 contain = true;
                 break;
             }
         }
         if (!contain) {
-            Assert.fail("Metadata provenance do not contain expected data: " + expectedSubStr);
+            Assert.fail("Metadata provenance do not contain expected data: " + expectedMessage);
         }
     }
 
@@ -252,7 +246,7 @@ public void updateLicenseTest() throws Exception {
         getClient(token).perform(put("/api/core/items/" + item.getID() + "/bundles")
                         .param("licenseID", clarinLicense2.getID().toString()))
                 .andExpect(status().isOk());
-        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), "updateLicense");
+        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), ProvenanceExpectedMessages.UPDATE_LICENSE.getTemplate());
 
         deleteBitstream(bitstream);
         deleteClarinLicense(clarinLicense1);
@@ -268,7 +262,7 @@ public void addLicenseTest() throws Exception {
         getClient(token).perform(put("/api/core/items/" + item.getID() + "/bundles")
                         .param("licenseID", clarinLicense.getID().toString()))
                 .andExpect(status().isOk());
-        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), "addLicense");
+        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), ProvenanceExpectedMessages.ADD_LICENSE.getTemplate());
 
         deleteClarinLicense(clarinLicense);
     }
@@ -283,7 +277,7 @@ public void removeLicenseTest() throws Exception {
         getClient(token).perform(put("/api/core/items/" + item.getID() + "/bundles")
                         .param("licenseID", "-1"))
                 .andExpect(status().isOk());
-        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), "removeLicense");
+        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), ProvenanceExpectedMessages.REMOVE_LICENSE.getTemplate());
 
         deleteBitstream(bitstream);
         deleteClarinLicense(clarinLicense);
@@ -306,7 +300,7 @@ public void makeDiscoverableTest() throws Exception {
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.uuid", Matchers.is(item.getID().toString())))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.discoverable", Matchers.is(true)));
 
-        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), "discoverable");
+        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), ProvenanceExpectedMessages.DISCOVERABLE.getTemplate());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -323,7 +317,7 @@ public void makeNonDiscoverableTest() throws Exception {
                         .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_PATCH_JSON))
                 .andExpect(status().isOk());
 
-        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), "nonDiscoverable");
+        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), ProvenanceExpectedMessages.NON_DISCOVERABLE.getTemplate());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -338,7 +332,7 @@ public void addedToMappedCollTest() throws Exception {
                                 "https://localhost:8080/spring-rest/api/core/collections/" + coll.getID() + "\n"
                         )
         );
-        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), "mappedCol");
+        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), ProvenanceExpectedMessages.MAPPED_COL.getTemplate());
 
         deleteCollection(coll.getID());
     }
@@ -355,7 +349,7 @@ public void addItemMetadataTest() throws Exception {
                         .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_PATCH_JSON))
                 .andExpect(status().isOk());
 
-        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), "addItemMtd");
+        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), ProvenanceExpectedMessages.ADD_ITEM_MTD.getTemplate());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -371,7 +365,7 @@ public void replaceItemMetadataTest() throws Exception {
                         .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_PATCH_JSON))
                 .andExpect(status().isOk());
 
-        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), "replaceItemMtd");
+        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), ProvenanceExpectedMessages.REPLACE_ITEM_MTD.getTemplate());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -387,7 +381,7 @@ public void removeItemMetadataTest() throws Exception {
                         .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_PATCH_JSON))
                 .andExpect(status().isOk());
 
-        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), "removeItemMtd");
+        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), ProvenanceExpectedMessages.REMOVE_ITEM_MTD.getTemplate());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -403,7 +397,8 @@ public void removeBitstreamMetadataTest() throws Exception {
                         .content(patchBody)
                         .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_PATCH_JSON))
                 .andExpect(status().isOk());
-        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), "removeBitstreamMtd");
+        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()),
+                ProvenanceExpectedMessages.REMOVE_BITSTREAM_MTD.getTemplate());
 
         deleteBitstream(bitstream);
     }
@@ -421,7 +416,8 @@ public void addBitstreamMetadataTest() throws Exception {
                         .content(patchBody)
                         .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_PATCH_JSON))
                 .andExpect(status().isOk());
-        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), "removeBitstreamMtd");
+        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()),
+                ProvenanceExpectedMessages.REMOVE_BITSTREAM_MTD.getTemplate());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -439,7 +435,8 @@ public void updateMetadataBitstreamTest() throws Exception {
                         .content(patchBody)
                         .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_PATCH_JSON))
                 .andExpect(status().isOk());
-        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), "replaceBitstreamMtd");
+        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()),
+                ProvenanceExpectedMessages.REPLACE_BITSTREAM_MTD.getTemplate());
 
         deleteBitstream(bitstream);
     }
@@ -456,7 +453,7 @@ public void removeBitstreamFromItemTest() throws Exception {
         getClient(adminToken).perform(patch("/api/core/bitstreams")
                         .content(patchBody)
                         .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_PATCH_JSON));
-        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), "removeBitstream");
+        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), ProvenanceExpectedMessages.REMOVE_BITSTREAM.getTemplate());
 
         deleteBitstream(bitstream);
     }
@@ -476,7 +473,7 @@ public void addBitstreamToItemTest() throws Exception {
                 .perform(MockMvcRequestBuilders.multipart("/api/core/bundles/" + bundle.getID() + "/bitstreams")
                         .file(file))
                 .andExpect(status().isCreated());
-        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), "addBitstream");
+        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), ProvenanceExpectedMessages.ADD_BITSTREAM.getTemplate());
 
         deleteBundle(bundle.getID());
     }
@@ -493,7 +490,7 @@ public void moveItemColTest() throws Exception {
                                 "https://localhost:8080/spring-rest/api/core/collections/" + col.getID()
                         ))
                 .andExpect(status().isOk());
-        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), "movedItemCol");
+        objectCheck(itemService.find(context, item.getID()), ProvenanceExpectedMessages.MOVED_ITEM_COL.getTemplate());
 
         deleteCollection(col.getID());
     }
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/resources/org/dspace/app/rest/provenance-test.json b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/resources/org/dspace/app/rest/provenance-test.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 268957768040..000000000000
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/resources/org/dspace/app/rest/provenance-test.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "discoverable": "Item was made discoverable by first (admin) last (admin) (admin@email.com) on \nNo. of bitstreams: 0\nItem was in collections:\n",
-  "nonDiscoverable": "Item was made non-discoverable by first (admin) last (admin) (admin@email.com) on \nNo. of bitstreams: 0\nItem was in collections:\n",
-  "mappedCol": "was mapped to collection",
-  "addItemMtd": "Item metadata (dc.title) was added by first (admin) last (admin) (admin@email.com) on",
-  "replaceItemMtd": "Item metadata (dc.title: Public item 1) was updated by first (admin) last (admin) (admin@email.com) on \nNo. of bitstreams: 0",
-  "removeItemMtd": "Item metadata (dc.title: Public item 1) was deleted by first (admin) last (admin) (admin@email.com) on \nNo. of bitstreams: 0",
-  "removeBitstreamMtd": "Item metadata (dc.description) was added by bitstream",
-  "replaceBitstreamMtd": "metadata (dc.title: test) was updated by first (admin) last (admin) (admin@email.com) on \nNo. of bitstreams: 1\n",
-  "removeBitstream": "was deleted bitstream",
-  "addBitstream": "Item was added bitstream to bundle",
-  "updateLicense": "License (Test 1) was updated by first (admin) last (admin) (admin@email.com) on \nNo. of bitstreams: 1\n",
-  "addLicense": "License (empty) was added by first (admin) last (admin) (admin@email.com) on \nNo. of bitstreams: 0",
-  "removeLicense": "License (Test) was removed by first (admin) last (admin) (admin@email.com) on \nNo. of bitstreams: 1\n",
-  "movedItemCol": "Item was moved from collection "
-}
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