diff --git a/src/app/explore-page/explore-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/explore-page/explore-page.component.spec.ts
index 864b327ec89..a70e4787b62 100644
--- a/src/app/explore-page/explore-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/explore-page/explore-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ describe('ExploreComponent', () => {
     order: 'desc',
     sortField: 'dc.date.accessioned',
     numberOfItems: 5,
-    titleKey: 'lastPublications'
+    titleKey: 'lastPublications',
+    showThumbnails: false,
   };
 
   const searchComponent: SearchSection = {
diff --git a/src/app/home-page/home-page-routing.module.ts b/src/app/home-page/home-page-routing.module.ts
index 93ce488109f..ec76bf4ba83 100644
--- a/src/app/home-page/home-page-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/home-page/home-page-routing.module.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
 
 import { HomePageResolver } from './home-page.resolver';
-import { LinkMenuItemModel } from '../shared/menu/menu-item/models/link.model';
 import { ThemedHomePageComponent } from './themed-home-page.component';
-import { MenuItemType } from '../shared/menu/menu-item-type.model';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -16,17 +14,7 @@ import { MenuItemType } from '../shared/menu/menu-item-type.model';
         data: {
           title: 'home.title',
           menu: {
-            public: [{
-              id: 'statistics_site',
-              active: true,
-              visible: false,
-              index: 2,
-              model: {
-                type: MenuItemType.LINK,
-                text: 'menu.section.statistics',
-                link: 'statistics',
-              } as LinkMenuItemModel,
-            }],
+            public: [],
           }, showSocialButtons: true
         },
         resolve: {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/explore/section-component/top-section/top-section.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/explore/section-component/top-section/top-section.component.spec.ts
index 50d31e5089d..a77ceb6bb07 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/explore/section-component/top-section/top-section.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/explore/section-component/top-section/top-section.component.spec.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ describe('TopSectionComponent', () => {
       order: 'desc',
       sortField: 'dc.date.accessioned',
       numberOfItems: 5,
-      titleKey: undefined
+      titleKey: undefined,
+      showThumbnails: false,
     };
 
     fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -121,7 +122,8 @@ describe('TopSectionComponent', () => {
         order: 'desc',
         sortField: 'dc.date.foo',
         numberOfItems: 5,
-        titleKey: 'lastPublications'
+        titleKey: 'lastPublications',
+        showThumbnails: false,
       };
 
       fixture.detectChanges();