diff --git a/dspace/config/emails/clarin_autoregistration b/dspace/config/emails/clarin_autoregistration
index 694151db102c..01727722b7e0 100644
--- a/dspace/config/emails/clarin_autoregistration
+++ b/dspace/config/emails/clarin_autoregistration
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 ##
 ## See org.dspace.core.Email for information on the format of this file.
 ##
-Subject: ${params[3]}: Account Registration
+#set($subject = 'Account Registration')
 To complete registration for a ${params[3]} repository account at {params[5]}, please click the link below:
 
   ${params[0]}
diff --git a/dspace/config/emails/clarin_download_link b/dspace/config/emails/clarin_download_link
index dfc9e07df4a6..58256186eb6c 100644
--- a/dspace/config/emails/clarin_download_link
+++ b/dspace/config/emails/clarin_download_link
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 ##
 ## See org.dspace.core.Email for information on the format of this file.
 ##
-Subject: ${params[5]}: Download instructions for ${params[0]}
+#set($subject = 'Download instructions')
 To download the file you have requested, please click the link below:
  ${params[1]}