diff --git a/connect/communityGuard/communityError.module.ts b/connect/communityGuard/communityError.module.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5310e783..00000000
--- a/connect/communityGuard/communityError.module.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import {NgModule}                      from '@angular/core';
-import {CommonModule}                  from '@angular/common';
-import {FormsModule}                   from '@angular/forms';
-
-import {CommunityErrorPageComponent}   from './communityErrorPage.component';
-
-@NgModule({
-  imports: [
-    CommonModule, FormsModule
-  ],
-  providers: [],
-  declarations: [
-    CommunityErrorPageComponent
-  ],
-  exports: [
-    CommunityErrorPageComponent
-  ]
-})
-export class CommunityErrorModule { }
diff --git a/connect/communityGuard/communityErrorPage.component.ts b/connect/communityGuard/communityErrorPage.component.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d1cff994..00000000
--- a/connect/communityGuard/communityErrorPage.component.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-import {Component, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
-import {Location} from '@angular/common';
-import {ActivatedRoute} from '@angular/router';
-import {Title, Meta} from '@angular/platform-browser';
-
-@Component({
-    selector: 'community-error',
-    template: `
-    <div id="tm-main" class=" uk-section  uk-margin-small-top tm-middle"   >
-      <div uk-grid uk-grid>
-       <div class="tm-main uk-width-1-1@s uk-width-1-1@m  uk-width-1-1@l uk-row-first ">
-
-        <div class="uk-container">
-            <h2>
-                There is no community selected or the requested page is not available at this type of community!
-            </h2>
-            <br>
-            <p>
-                If you are a community manager, click to manage from user menu.
-            </p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-     </div>
-  </div>
-    `
-})
-
-export class CommunityErrorPageComponent implements OnInit {
-    public page: string;
-
-    constructor (private _location: Location, private _meta: Meta,
-                 private _title: Title, private route: ActivatedRoute) {
-
-        const title = 'OpenAIRE | Error page';
-
-        this._meta.updateTag({content: title}, "property='og:title'");
-        this._title.setTitle(title);
-        this.page = _location.path(true);
-    }
-
-    ngOnInit() {
-         this.route.queryParams.subscribe(data => {
-            this.page = data['page'];
-            if (!this.page) {
-              this.page = this._location.path(true);
-            }
-          });
-    }
-}
diff --git a/connect/communityGuard/connectAdminLoginGuard.guard.ts b/connect/communityGuard/connectAdminLoginGuard.guard.ts
index 790f6f4a..7a7836cc 100644
--- a/connect/communityGuard/connectAdminLoginGuard.guard.ts
+++ b/connect/communityGuard/connectAdminLoginGuard.guard.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,22 @@
-import {map, filter, mergeMap, take} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {filter, map, mergeMap, take} from 'rxjs/operators';
 import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
 import {
-  Router,
-  CanActivate,
   ActivatedRouteSnapshot,
+  CanActivate,
+  CanActivateChild,
+  Router,
   RouterStateSnapshot,
-  CanLoad, Route, UrlSegment, CanActivateChild, UrlTree
+  UrlTree
 } from '@angular/router';
-import {Observable, of, Subscription} from 'rxjs';
+import {Observable, of} from 'rxjs';
 import {Session} from '../../login/utils/helper.class';
 import {LoginErrorCodes} from '../../login/utils/guardHelper.class';
-import {CommunityService} from '../community/community.service';
-import {EnvironmentSpecificService} from '../../utils/properties/environment-specific.service';
-import {ConnectHelper} from '../connectHelper';
-import {StringUtils} from '../../utils/string-utils.class';
 import {UserManagementService} from "../../services/user-management.service";
-import {properties} from "../../../../environments/environment";
 
 @Injectable()
 export class ConnectAdminLoginGuard implements CanActivate, CanActivateChild {
   
   constructor(private router: Router,
-              private propertiesService: EnvironmentSpecificService,
               private userManagementService: UserManagementService) {
   }
   
diff --git a/connect/communityGuard/isCommunityOrAdmin.ts b/connect/communityGuard/isCommunityOrAdmin.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index eea25847..00000000
--- a/connect/communityGuard/isCommunityOrAdmin.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
-import {ActivatedRouteSnapshot, CanActivate, Router, RouterStateSnapshot} from '@angular/router';
-import {Observable} from 'rxjs';
-import {filter, map, mergeMap, take} from "rxjs/operators";
-import {UserManagementService} from "../../services/user-management.service";
-import {EnvironmentSpecificService} from "../../utils/properties/environment-specific.service";
-import {Session} from "../../login/utils/helper.class";
-
-@Injectable()
-export class IsCommunityOrAdmin implements CanActivate {
-
-  constructor(private router: Router,
-              private userManagementService: UserManagementService,
-              private propertiesService: EnvironmentSpecificService) {
-  }
-  /*
-  //TODO add login guard and simplify this method
-    check(community: string): Observable<boolean> | boolean {
-    return this.userManagementService.getUserInfo(false).pipe(take(1),map(user => {
-      if (community && community !== 'undefined' || Session.isPortalAdministrator(user)) {
-        return true;
-      } else {
-        this.router.navigate(['/errorCommunity']);
-        return false;
-      }
-    }));
-  }
-   */
-  check(community: string): Observable<boolean> | boolean {
-    if (community && community !== 'undefined') {
-      return true;
-    } else {
-      const obs = this.propertiesService.subscribeEnvironment().pipe(mergeMap(properties => {
-        return this.userManagementService.getUserInfo(false).pipe(map(user => {
-          return Session.isPortalAdministrator(user);
-        }));
-      }));
-      obs.pipe(filter( isAdmin => !isAdmin)).subscribe( () => {
-        this.router.navigate(['/errorCommunity']);
-      });
-      return obs;
-    }
-  }
-/*
-  check(community: string): Observable<boolean> | boolean {
-    if(Session.isLoggedIn() && Session.isPortalAdministrator()) {
-      return true;
-    }
-    else if (community && community !== 'undefined') {
-      return true;
-    } else {
-      this.router.navigate(['errorcommunity']);
-      return false;
-    }
-  }*/
-
-  canActivate(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot): Observable<boolean> | boolean {
-    return this.check(route.queryParams['communityId']);
-  }
-
-}
-
diff --git a/dashboard/divhelpcontent/div-help-contents.module.ts b/dashboard/divhelpcontent/div-help-contents.module.ts
index 550bfc70..ce65330c 100644
--- a/dashboard/divhelpcontent/div-help-contents.module.ts
+++ b/dashboard/divhelpcontent/div-help-contents.module.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import {NgModule} from '@angular/core';
 import {RouterModule} from '@angular/router';
 import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
-import {IsCommunity} from '../../connect/communityGuard/isCommunity.guard';
-import {ConnectAdminLoginGuard} from '../../connect/communityGuard/connectAdminLoginGuard.guard';
 import {FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
 import {AlertModalModule} from '../../utils/modal/alertModal.module';
 import {SafeHtmlPipeModule} from '../../utils/pipes/safeHTMLPipe.module';
diff --git a/dashboard/helpTexts/page-help-contents.module.ts b/dashboard/helpTexts/page-help-contents.module.ts
index 30f04793..5ae6bfc4 100644
--- a/dashboard/helpTexts/page-help-contents.module.ts
+++ b/dashboard/helpTexts/page-help-contents.module.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import {NgModule} from '@angular/core';
 import {RouterModule} from '@angular/router';
 import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
-import {IsCommunity} from '../../connect/communityGuard/isCommunity.guard';
-import {ConnectAdminLoginGuard} from '../../connect/communityGuard/connectAdminLoginGuard.guard';
 import {FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
 import {AlertModalModule} from '../../utils/modal/alertModal.module';
 import {PageHelpContentsComponent} from './page-help-contents.component';
@@ -28,7 +26,6 @@ import {HTMLToStringPipeModule} from '../../utils/pipes/HTMLToStringPipe.module'
     declarations: [
         PageHelpContentsComponent
     ],
-    providers: [IsCommunity, ConnectAdminLoginGuard],
     exports: [PageHelpContentsComponent]
 })
 export class PageHelpContentsModule {