diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/group/components/group-cloud.component.spec.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/group/components/group-cloud.component.spec.ts
index c7b3798a97..8bf1124b80 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/group/components/group-cloud.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/group/components/group-cloud.component.spec.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { of } from 'rxjs';
-import { GroupCloudModule } from '../group-cloud.module';
 import { GroupCloudComponent } from './group-cloud.component';
 import { CoreTestingModule } from '@alfresco/adf-core';
 import { DebugElement, SimpleChange } from '@angular/core';
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ describe('GroupCloudComponent', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-            imports: [CoreTestingModule, GroupCloudModule, GroupCloudComponent]
+            imports: [CoreTestingModule, GroupCloudComponent]
         });
         fixture = TestBed.createComponent(GroupCloudComponent);
         component = fixture.componentInstance;
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/group/components/group-cloud.component.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/group/components/group-cloud.component.ts
index 68f0adb794..ec7c76eeb2 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/group/components/group-cloud.component.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/group/components/group-cloud.component.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import { MatChipsModule } from '@angular/material/chips';
 import { MatInputModule } from '@angular/material/input';
 import { MatButtonModule } from '@angular/material/button';
 import { InitialGroupNamePipe } from '../pipe/group-initial.pipe';
+import { IdentityGroupService } from '../services/identity-group.service';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'adf-cloud-group',
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ import { InitialGroupNamePipe } from '../pipe/group-initial.pipe';
         MatButtonModule,
         InitialGroupNamePipe
     ],
+    providers: [{ provide: IDENTITY_GROUP_SERVICE_TOKEN, useExisting: IdentityGroupService }],
     templateUrl: './group-cloud.component.html',
     styleUrls: ['./group-cloud.component.scss'],
     animations: [
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/group/group-cloud.module.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/group/group-cloud.module.ts
index bceb27055b..5041bceec5 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/group/group-cloud.module.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/group/group-cloud.module.ts
@@ -17,13 +17,10 @@
 
 import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { GroupCloudComponent } from './components/group-cloud.component';
-import { InitialGroupNamePipe } from './pipe/group-initial.pipe';
-import { IDENTITY_GROUP_SERVICE_TOKEN } from './services/identity-group-service.token';
-import { IdentityGroupService } from './services/identity-group.service';
 
+/** @deprecated use GroupCloudComponent instead */
 @NgModule({
-    imports: [GroupCloudComponent, InitialGroupNamePipe],
-    providers: [{ provide: IDENTITY_GROUP_SERVICE_TOKEN, useExisting: IdentityGroupService }],
-    exports: [GroupCloudComponent, InitialGroupNamePipe]
+    imports: [GroupCloudComponent],
+    exports: [GroupCloudComponent]
 })
 export class GroupCloudModule {}