diff --git a/invenio_app_ils/templates/invenio_app_ils/index.html b/invenio_app_ils/templates/invenio_app_ils/index.html
deleted file mode 100644
index a8457e4e8..000000000
--- a/invenio_app_ils/templates/invenio_app_ils/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-{# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-    Copyright (C) 2018 CERN.
-
-    invenio-app-ils is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-    under the terms of the MIT License; see LICENSE file for more details.
-#}
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html>
-  <head>
-    {%- block css %}
-    {%-endblock %}
-  </head>
-  <body>
-    <div id="invenio-config" data-config='{{ ui_config | default("{}") | tojson }}'></div>
-    <div id="app"></div>
-    {{ jwt() }}
-    {%- block javascript %}
-    {%- endblock %}
-  </body>
-</html>
diff --git a/invenio_app_ils/ui/.env b/invenio_app_ils/ui/.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1409b9ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invenio_app_ils/ui/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+REACT_APP_JWT_TOKEN='token'
+REACT_APP_USER_ID=1
+REACT_APP_LOCATION_ID=1
+REACT_APP_USER_ROLE=librarian
+REACT_APP_JWT_TOKEN_EXPIRATION=11111111111111111111111
+REACT_APP_JWT_USERNAME=librarian
diff --git a/invenio_app_ils/ui/public/index.html b/invenio_app_ils/ui/public/index.html
index 48c90281a..5df46268e 100644
--- a/invenio_app_ils/ui/public/index.html
+++ b/invenio_app_ils/ui/public/index.html
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   <body>
     <noscript> You need to enable JavaScript to run this app. </noscript>
 
-    <div id="invenio-config" data-config='{"circulation": {"deliveryMethods": {"DELIVERY": "Have it delivered to my office", "PICKUP": "Pick it up at the library desk"}, "loanActiveStates": ["ITEM_AT_DESK", "ITEM_ON_LOAN", "ITEM_IN_TRANSIT_FOR_PICKUP", "ITEM_IN_TRANSIT_TO_HOUSE"], "loanCancelledStates": ["CANCELLED"], "loanCompletedStates": ["ITEM_RETURNED"], "loanRequestStates": ["PENDING"], "requestDuration": 60}, "default_results_size": 10, "documentRequests": {"search": {"aggs": ["state"], "sortBy": {"onEmptyQuery": null, "values": []}, "sortOrder": ["asc", "desc"]}}, "documents": {"search": {"aggs": ["tags", "languages", "document_type", "relations", "has_items", "has_eitems", "has_items_for_loan"], "sortBy": {"onEmptyQuery": "mostrecent", "values": [{"default_order": "asc", "field": "mostrecent", "order": 1, "title": "Newest"}, {"default_order": "asc", "field": "bestmatch", "order": 2, "title": "Best match"}, {"default_order": "asc", "field": "available_items", "order": 3, "title": "Available Items"}, {"default_order": "desc", "field": "mostloaned", "order": 4, "title": "Most loaned"}]}, "sortOrder": ["asc", "desc"]}}, "editor": {"url": "/editor"}, "eitems": {"search": {"aggs": [], "sortBy": {"onEmptyQuery": "mostrecent", "values": [{"field": "mostrecent", "order": 1, "title": "Newest"}, {"field": "bestmatch", "order": 2, "title": "Best match"}]}, "sortOrder": ["asc", "desc"]}}, "items": {"canCirculateStates": ["CAN_CIRCULATE"], "search": {"aggs": ["status", "medium", "circulation"], "sortBy": {"onEmptyQuery": "mostrecent", "values": [{"field": "mostrecent", "order": 1, "title": "Newest"}, {"field": "bestmatch", "order": 2, "title": "Best match"}]}, "sortOrder": ["asc", "desc"]}}, "loans": {"search": {"aggs": ["state"], "sortBy": {"onEmptyQuery": "mostrecent", "values": [{"field": "mostrecent", "order": 1, "title": "Newest"}, {"field": "bestmatch", "order": 2, "title": "Best match"}]}, "sortOrder": ["asc", "desc"]}}, "max_results_window": 10000, "patrons": {"search": {"aggs": [], "sortBy": {"onEmptyQuery": null, "values": []}, "sortOrder": ["asc", "desc"]}}, "relationTypes": [{"api": "invenio_app_ils.records.relations.nodes:PIDNodeRelated", "id": 3, "label": "Multipart Monograph", "name": "multipart_monograph", "relation_class": "invenio_app_ils.records.relations.api.ParentChildRelation", "schema": "invenio_pidrelations.serializers.schemas.RelationSchema"}, {"api": "invenio_app_ils.records.relations.nodes:PIDNodeRelated", "id": 4, "label": "Serial", "name": "serial", "relation_class": "invenio_app_ils.records.relations.api.ParentChildRelation", "schema": "invenio_pidrelations.serializers.schemas.RelationSchema"}, {"api": "invenio_app_ils.records.relations.nodes:PIDNodeRelated", "id": 0, "label": "Language", "name": "language", "relation_class": "invenio_app_ils.records.relations.api.SiblingsRelation", "schema": "invenio_pidrelations.serializers.schemas.RelationSchema"}, {"api": "invenio_app_ils.records.relations.nodes:PIDNodeRelated", "id": 1, "label": "Edition", "name": "edition", "relation_class": "invenio_app_ils.records.relations.api.SiblingsRelation", "schema": "invenio_pidrelations.serializers.schemas.RelationSchema"}, {"api": "invenio_app_ils.records.relations.nodes:PIDNodeRelated", "id": 2, "label": "Other", "name": "other", "relation_class": "invenio_app_ils.records.relations.api.SiblingsRelation", "schema": "invenio_pidrelations.serializers.schemas.RelationSchema"}], "rest_mimetype_query_arg_name": "format", "series": {"search": {"aggs": ["moi"], "sortBy": {"onEmptyQuery": "mostrecent", "values": [{"field": "mostrecent", "order": 1, "title": "Newest"}, {"field": "bestmatch", "order": 2, "title": "Best match"}]}, "sortOrder": ["asc", "desc"]}}, "support_email": "info@inveniosoftware.org"}'></div>
     <div id="app"></div>
     <!--
       This HTML file is a template.
diff --git a/invenio_app_ils/ui/src/invenio_app_ils/authentication/services/SessionManager.js b/invenio_app_ils/ui/src/invenio_app_ils/authentication/services/SessionManager.js
index 9676efbca..8e5f7ff35 100644
--- a/invenio_app_ils/ui/src/invenio_app_ils/authentication/services/SessionManager.js
+++ b/invenio_app_ils/ui/src/invenio_app_ils/authentication/services/SessionManager.js
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ class SessionManager {
     // Initialize to anonymous user
     this.setAnonymous();
 
-    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
+    if (
+      process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' &&
+      !process.env.REACT_APP_JWT_TOKEN
+    ) {
       let encodedToken = authenticationService.getTokenFromDOM();
       if (encodedToken) {
         tokenData = authenticationService.decodeProductionToken(encodedToken);
diff --git a/invenio_app_ils/ui/src/invenio_app_ils/common/config/invenioConfig.js b/invenio_app_ils/ui/src/invenio_app_ils/common/config/invenioConfig.js
index 1e1688c9a..5eb114211 100644
--- a/invenio_app_ils/ui/src/invenio_app_ils/common/config/invenioConfig.js
+++ b/invenio_app_ils/ui/src/invenio_app_ils/common/config/invenioConfig.js
@@ -1,7 +1,200 @@
-const getInvenioConfig = () => {
-  const element = document.getElementById('invenio-config');
-  const jsonString = element ? element.getAttribute('data-config') : '{}';
-  return JSON.parse(jsonString);
+export const invenioConfig = {
+  circulation: {
+    deliveryMethods: {
+      DELIVERY: 'Delivery',
+      PICKUP: 'Pick it up at the library desk',
+    },
+    loanActiveStates: [
+      'ITEM_AT_DESK',
+      'ITEM_ON_LOAN',
+      'ITEM_IN_TRANSIT_FOR_PICKUP',
+      'ITEM_IN_TRANSIT_TO_HOUSE',
+    ],
+    loanCancelledStates: ['CANCELLED'],
+    loanCompletedStates: ['ITEM_RETURNED'],
+    loanRequestStates: ['PENDING'],
+    requestDuration: 60,
+  },
+  default_results_size: 10,
+  documentRequests: {
+    search: {
+      aggs: ['state'],
+      sortBy: {
+        onEmptyQuery: null,
+        values: [],
+      },
+      sortOrder: ['asc', 'desc'],
+    },
+  },
+  documents: {
+    search: {
+      aggs: [
+        'tags',
+        'languages',
+        'document_type',
+        'relations',
+        'has_items',
+        'has_eitems',
+        'has_items_for_loan',
+      ],
+      sortBy: {
+        onEmptyQuery: 'mostrecent',
+        values: [
+          {
+            default_order: 'asc',
+            field: 'mostrecent',
+            order: 1,
+            title: 'Newest',
+          },
+          {
+            default_order: 'asc',
+            field: 'bestmatch',
+            order: 2,
+            title: 'Best match',
+          },
+          {
+            default_order: 'asc',
+            field: 'available_items',
+            order: 3,
+            title: 'Available Items',
+          },
+          {
+            default_order: 'desc',
+            field: 'mostloaned',
+            order: 4,
+            title: 'Most loaned',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      sortOrder: ['asc', 'desc'],
+    },
+  },
+  editor: {
+    url: '/editor',
+  },
+  eitems: {
+    search: {
+      aggs: [],
+      sortBy: {
+        onEmptyQuery: 'mostrecent',
+        values: [
+          {
+            field: 'mostrecent',
+            order: 1,
+            title: 'Newest',
+          },
+          {
+            field: 'bestmatch',
+            order: 2,
+            title: 'Best match',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      sortOrder: ['asc', 'desc'],
+    },
+  },
+  items: {
+    canCirculateStates: ['CAN_CIRCULATE'],
+    search: {
+      aggs: ['status', 'medium', 'circulation'],
+      sortBy: {
+        onEmptyQuery: 'mostrecent',
+        values: [
+          {
+            field: 'mostrecent',
+            order: 1,
+            title: 'Newest',
+          },
+          {
+            field: 'bestmatch',
+            order: 2,
+            title: 'Best match',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      sortOrder: ['asc', 'desc'],
+    },
+  },
+  loans: {
+    search: {
+      aggs: ['state'],
+      sortBy: {
+        onEmptyQuery: 'mostrecent',
+        values: [
+          {
+            field: 'mostrecent',
+            order: 1,
+            title: 'Newest',
+          },
+          {
+            field: 'bestmatch',
+            order: 2,
+            title: 'Best match',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      sortOrder: ['asc', 'desc'],
+    },
+  },
+  max_results_window: 10000,
+  patrons: {
+    search: {
+      aggs: [],
+      sortBy: {
+        onEmptyQuery: null,
+        values: [],
+      },
+      sortOrder: ['asc', 'desc'],
+    },
+  },
+  relationTypes: [
+    {
+      id: 3,
+      label: 'Multipart Monograph',
+      name: 'multipart_monograph',
+    },
+    {
+      id: 4,
+      label: 'Serial',
+      name: 'serial',
+    },
+    {
+      id: 0,
+      label: 'Language',
+      name: 'language',
+    },
+    {
+      id: 1,
+      label: 'Edition',
+      name: 'edition',
+    },
+    {
+      id: 2,
+      label: 'Other',
+      name: 'other',
+    },
+  ],
+  rest_mimetype_query_arg_name: 'format',
+  series: {
+    search: {
+      aggs: ['moi'],
+      sortBy: {
+        onEmptyQuery: 'mostrecent',
+        values: [
+          {
+            field: 'mostrecent',
+            order: 1,
+            title: 'Newest',
+          },
+          {
+            field: 'bestmatch',
+            order: 2,
+            title: 'Best match',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      sortOrder: ['asc', 'desc'],
+    },
+  },
+  support_email: 'info@inveniosoftware.org',
 };
-
-export const invenioConfig = getInvenioConfig();
diff --git a/invenio_app_ils/views.py b/invenio_app_ils/views.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f6eacfd30..000000000
--- a/invenio_app_ils/views.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,379 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2018 CERN.
-#
-# invenio-app-ils is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-# under the terms of the MIT License; see LICENSE file for more details.
-
-"""Blueprint used for loading templates.
-
-The sole purpose of this blueprint is to ensure that Invenio can find the
-templates and static files located in the folders of the same names next to
-this file.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
-
-from flask import Blueprint, current_app, render_template
-from invenio_circulation.proxies import current_circulation
-
-from invenio_app_ils.config import _RECORDS_REST_MAX_RESULT_WINDOW
-
-from invenio_app_ils.search.api import (  # isort:skip
-    DocumentRequestSearch,
-    DocumentSearch,
-    EItemSearch,
-    ItemSearch,
-    PatronsSearch,
-    SeriesSearch,
-)
-
-blueprint = Blueprint(
-    "invenio_app_ils_ui",
-    __name__,
-    template_folder="templates",
-    static_folder="static",
-    url_prefix="",
-)
-
-
-def _get_documents_ui_config():
-    """Get ui config for documents search page."""
-    ui_config = {
-        "documents": {
-            "search": {
-                "sortBy": {"values": [], "onEmptyQuery": None},
-                "sortOrder": ["asc", "desc"],
-                "aggs": [],
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    documents_index = DocumentSearch.Meta.index
-
-    documents_sort = current_app.config.get(
-        "RECORDS_REST_SORT_OPTIONS", {}
-    ).get(documents_index, {})
-
-    # NOTE: `order` refers to the order the option will appear,
-    # while `default_order` is the asc or desc default option.
-    documents_sort_ui = [
-        {
-            "field": field,
-            "title": documents_sort[field]["title"],
-            "order": documents_sort[field]["order"],
-            "default_order": documents_sort[field]["default_order"],
-        }
-        for field in documents_sort.keys()
-    ]
-
-    ui_config["documents"]["search"]["sortBy"]["values"] = sorted(
-        documents_sort_ui, key=lambda s: s["order"]
-    )
-
-    if "mostrecent" in documents_sort:
-        ui_config["documents"]["search"]["sortBy"][
-            "onEmptyQuery"
-        ] = "mostrecent"
-
-    documents_aggs = (
-        current_app.config.get("RECORDS_REST_FACETS", {})
-        .get(documents_index, {})
-        .get("aggs", {})
-    )
-    ui_config["documents"]["search"]["aggs"] = list(documents_aggs.keys())
-    return ui_config
-
-
-def _get_items_ui_config():
-    """Get ui config for items search page."""
-    ui_config = {
-        "items": {
-            "search": {
-                "sortBy": {"values": [], "onEmptyQuery": None},
-                "sortOrder": ["asc", "desc"],
-                "aggs": [],
-            },
-            "canCirculateStates": ["CAN_CIRCULATE"],
-        }
-    }
-    items_index = ItemSearch.Meta.index
-
-    items_sort = current_app.config.get("RECORDS_REST_SORT_OPTIONS", {}).get(
-        items_index, {}
-    )
-    items_sort_ui = [
-        {
-            "field": field,
-            "title": items_sort[field]["title"],
-            "order": items_sort[field]["order"],
-        }
-        for field in items_sort.keys()
-    ]
-
-    ui_config["items"]["search"]["sortBy"]["values"] = sorted(
-        items_sort_ui, key=lambda s: s["order"]
-    )
-    if "mostrecent" in items_sort:
-        ui_config["items"]["search"]["sortBy"]["onEmptyQuery"] = "mostrecent"
-
-    items_aggs = (
-        current_app.config.get("RECORDS_REST_FACETS", {})
-        .get(items_index, {})
-        .get("aggs", {})
-    )
-    ui_config["items"]["search"]["aggs"] = list(items_aggs.keys())
-    return ui_config
-
-
-def _get_eitems_ui_config():
-    """Get ui config for eitems search page."""
-    ui_config = {
-        "eitems": {
-            "search": {
-                "sortBy": {"values": [], "onEmptyQuery": None},
-                "sortOrder": ["asc", "desc"],
-                "aggs": [],
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    eitems_index = EItemSearch.Meta.index
-
-    eitems_sort = current_app.config.get("RECORDS_REST_SORT_OPTIONS", {}).get(
-        eitems_index, {}
-    )
-    eitems_sort_ui = [
-        {
-            "field": field,
-            "title": eitems_sort[field]["title"],
-            "order": eitems_sort[field]["order"],
-        }
-        for field in eitems_sort.keys()
-    ]
-
-    ui_config["eitems"]["search"]["sortBy"]["values"] = sorted(
-        eitems_sort_ui, key=lambda s: s["order"]
-    )
-    if "mostrecent" in eitems_sort:
-        ui_config["eitems"]["search"]["sortBy"]["onEmptyQuery"] = "mostrecent"
-
-    return ui_config
-
-
-def _get_loans_ui_config():
-    """Get ui config for loans search page."""
-    ui_config = {
-        "loans": {
-            "search": {
-                "sortBy": {"values": [], "onEmptyQuery": None},
-                "sortOrder": ["asc", "desc"],
-                "aggs": [],
-            }
-        },
-        "circulation": {},
-    }
-    loans_index = current_circulation.loan_search.Meta.index
-
-    loans_sort = current_app.config.get("RECORDS_REST_SORT_OPTIONS", {}).get(
-        loans_index, {}
-    )
-    loans_sort_ui = [
-        {
-            "field": field,
-            "title": loans_sort[field]["title"],
-            "order": loans_sort[field]["order"],
-        }
-        for field in loans_sort.keys()
-    ]
-
-    ui_config["loans"]["search"]["sortBy"]["values"] = sorted(
-        loans_sort_ui, key=lambda s: s["order"]
-    )
-    if "mostrecent" in loans_sort:
-        ui_config["loans"]["search"]["sortBy"]["onEmptyQuery"] = "mostrecent"
-
-    loans_aggs = (
-        current_app.config.get("RECORDS_REST_FACETS", {})
-        .get(loans_index, {})
-        .get("aggs", {})
-    )
-    ui_config["loans"]["search"]["aggs"] = list(loans_aggs.keys())
-
-    ui_config["circulation"] = {
-        "loanRequestStates": current_app.config.get(
-            "CIRCULATION_STATES_LOAN_REQUEST", []
-        ),
-        "loanActiveStates": current_app.config.get(
-            "CIRCULATION_STATES_LOAN_ACTIVE", []
-        ),
-        "loanCompletedStates": current_app.config.get(
-            "CIRCULATION_STATES_LOAN_COMPLETED", []
-        ),
-        "loanCancelledStates": current_app.config.get(
-            "CIRCULATION_STATES_LOAN_CANCELLED", []
-        ),
-        "deliveryMethods": current_app.config.get(
-            "CIRCULATION_DELIVERY_METHODS", {}
-        ),
-        "requestDuration": current_app.config.get(
-            "CIRCULATION_LOAN_REQUEST_DURATION_DAYS"
-        ),
-    }
-
-    return ui_config
-
-
-def _get_series_ui_config():
-    """Get ui config for series search page."""
-    ui_config = {
-        "series": {
-            "search": {
-                "sortBy": {"values": [], "onEmptyQuery": None},
-                "sortOrder": ["asc", "desc"],
-                "aggs": [],
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    series_index = SeriesSearch.Meta.index
-
-    series_sort = current_app.config.get("RECORDS_REST_SORT_OPTIONS", {}).get(
-        series_index, {}
-    )
-
-    series_sort_ui = [
-        {
-            "field": field,
-            "title": series_sort[field]["title"],
-            "order": series_sort[field]["order"],
-        }
-        for field in series_sort.keys()
-    ]
-
-    ui_config["series"]["search"]["sortBy"]["values"] = sorted(
-        series_sort_ui, key=lambda s: s["order"]
-    )
-
-    if "mostrecent" in series_sort:
-        ui_config["series"]["search"]["sortBy"]["onEmptyQuery"] = "mostrecent"
-
-    series_aggs = (
-        current_app.config.get("RECORDS_REST_FACETS", {})
-        .get(series_index, {})
-        .get("aggs", {})
-    )
-    ui_config["series"]["search"]["aggs"] = list(series_aggs.keys())
-    return ui_config
-
-
-def _get_document_requests_ui_config():
-    """Get ui config for series search page."""
-    ui_config = {
-        "documentRequests": {
-            "search": {
-                "sortBy": {"values": [], "onEmptyQuery": None},
-                "sortOrder": ["asc", "desc"],
-                "aggs": [],
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    document_request_index = DocumentRequestSearch.Meta.index
-
-    doc_req_sort = current_app.config.get("RECORDS_REST_SORT_OPTIONS", {}).get(
-        document_request_index, {}
-    )
-
-    doc_req_sort_ui = [
-        {
-            "field": field,
-            "title": doc_req_sort[field]["title"],
-            "order": doc_req_sort[field]["order"],
-        }
-        for field in doc_req_sort.keys()
-    ]
-
-    ui_config["documentRequests"]["search"]["sortBy"]["values"] = sorted(
-        doc_req_sort_ui, key=lambda s: s["order"]
-    )
-
-    if "mostrecent" in doc_req_sort:
-        ui_config["documentRequests"]["search"]["sortBy"][
-            "onEmptyQuery"
-        ] = "mostrecent"
-
-    doc_req_aggs = (
-        current_app.config.get("RECORDS_REST_FACETS", {})
-        .get(document_request_index, {})
-        .get("aggs", {})
-    )
-    ui_config["documentRequests"]["search"]["aggs"] = list(doc_req_aggs.keys())
-    return ui_config
-
-
-def _get_patrons_ui_config():
-    """Get ui config for patrons search page."""
-    ui_config = {
-        "patrons": {
-            "search": {
-                "sortBy": {"values": [], "onEmptyQuery": None},
-                "sortOrder": ["asc", "desc"],
-                "aggs": [],
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    patrons_index = PatronsSearch.Meta.index
-
-    patrons_sort = current_app.config.get("RECORDS_REST_SORT_OPTIONS", {}).get(
-        patrons_index, {}
-    )
-
-    patrons_sort_ui = [
-        {
-            "field": field,
-            "title": patrons_sort[field]["title"],
-            "order": patrons_sort[field]["order"],
-        }
-        for field in patrons_sort.keys()
-    ]
-
-    ui_config["patrons"]["search"]["sortBy"]["values"] = sorted(
-        patrons_sort_ui, key=lambda s: s["order"]
-    )
-
-    if "mostrecent" in patrons_sort:
-        ui_config["patrons"]["search"]["sortBy"]["onEmptyQuery"] = "mostrecent"
-
-    patrons_aggs = (
-        current_app.config.get("RECORDS_REST_FACETS", {})
-        .get(patrons_index, {})
-        .get("aggs", {})
-    )
-    ui_config["patrons"]["search"]["aggs"] = list(patrons_aggs.keys())
-
-    return ui_config
-
-
-@blueprint.route("/", methods=["GET"])
-@blueprint.route("/<path:path>", methods=["GET"])
-def index(path=None):
-    """UI base view."""
-    ui_config = _get_documents_ui_config()
-    ui_config.update(_get_eitems_ui_config())
-    ui_config.update(_get_items_ui_config())
-    ui_config.update(_get_loans_ui_config())
-    ui_config.update(_get_series_ui_config())
-    ui_config.update(_get_patrons_ui_config())
-    ui_config.update(_get_document_requests_ui_config())
-    ui_config.update(
-        {
-            "support_email": current_app.config["SUPPORT_EMAIL"],
-            "relationTypes": current_app.config["ILS_PIDRELATIONS_TYPES"],
-            "default_results_size": current_app.config[
-                "RECORDS_REST_DEFAULT_RESULTS_SIZE"
-            ],
-            "rest_mimetype_query_arg_name": current_app.config[
-                "REST_MIMETYPE_QUERY_ARG_NAME"
-            ],
-            "max_results_window": _RECORDS_REST_MAX_RESULT_WINDOW,
-        }
-    )
-
-    return render_template("invenio_app_ils/index.html", ui_config=ui_config)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dc22ca101..3dfcb8463 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     "invenio-records>=1.3.0,<1.4.0",
     # upgraded packages
     "invenio-accounts-rest>=1.0.0a4,<1.1.0",
-    "invenio-app>=1.2.1,<1.3.0",
+    "invenio-app>=1.2.3,<1.3.0",
     "invenio-assets>=1.1.3,<1.2.0",
     "invenio-i18n>=1.1.0,<1.2.0",
     "invenio-userprofiles>=1.0.1,<1.1.0",
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@
         "invenio_base.api_apps": [
             "invenio_app_ils_rest = invenio_app_ils.ext:InvenioAppIlsREST"
         ],
-        "invenio_base.blueprints": [
-           "invenio_app_ils_ui = invenio_app_ils.views:blueprint",
-        ],
         "invenio_base.api_blueprints": [
             "invenio_app_ils_circulation = invenio_app_ils.circulation.views:create_circulation_blueprint",
             "invenio_app_ils_stats = invenio_app_ils.circulation.stats.views:create_stats_blueprint",
diff --git a/tests/ui/conftest.py b/tests/ui/conftest.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f3daa2aa..000000000
--- a/tests/ui/conftest.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2018 CERN.
-#
-# invenio-app-ils is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-# under the terms of the MIT License; see LICENSE file for more details.
-
-"""Pytest fixtures and plugins for the UI application."""
-
-from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
-
-import os
-import sys
-
-import pytest
-from invenio_app.factory import create_ui
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
-def create_app():
-    """Create test app."""
-    return create_ui
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
-def instance_path():
-    """Override pytest-invenio fixture."""
-    yield os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'var', 'instance')
diff --git a/tests/ui/test_views.py b/tests/ui/test_views.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0cbc85ecd..000000000
--- a/tests/ui/test_views.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2018 CERN.
-#
-# invenio-app-ils is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-# under the terms of the MIT License; see LICENSE file for more details.
-
-"""Views tests."""
-
-from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
-
-from flask import url_for
-
-
-def test_homepage_view(client):
-    """Test the home view."""
-    resp = client.get(url_for('invenio_app_ils_ui.index'))
-    assert resp.status_code == 200
