diff --git a/acqui/addorder.pl b/acqui/addorder.pl
index e62cfe4710..318b148c8a 100755
--- a/acqui/addorder.pl
+++ b/acqui/addorder.pl
@@ -360,8 +360,6 @@ if ( $basket->{is_standing} || $orderinfo->{quantity} ne '0' ) {
         my @field_values = $input->multi_param('field_value');
         my @serials      = $input->multi_param('serial');
         my @itemid       = $input->multi_param('itemid');
-        my @ind_tag      = $input->multi_param('ind_tag');
-        my @indicator    = $input->multi_param('indicator');
         #Rebuilding ALL the data for items into a hash
         # parting them on $itemid.
 
@@ -375,15 +373,13 @@ if ( $basket->{is_standing} || $orderinfo->{quantity} ne '0' ) {
         push @{$itemhash{$itemid[$i]}->{'tags'}},$tags[$i];
         push @{$itemhash{$itemid[$i]}->{'subfields'}},$subfields[$i];
             push @{$itemhash{$itemid[$i]}->{'field_values'}},$field_values[$i];
-            push @{$itemhash{$itemid[$i]}->{'ind_tag'}},$ind_tag[$i];
-            push @{$itemhash{$itemid[$i]}->{'indicator'}},$indicator[$i];
         }
         foreach my $item (keys %itemhash){
             my $xml = TransformHtmlToXml( $itemhash{$item}->{'tags'},
                                     $itemhash{$item}->{'subfields'},
                                     $itemhash{$item}->{'field_values'},
-                                    $itemhash{$item}->{'indicator'},
-                                    $itemhash{$item}->{'ind_tag'},
+                                    undef,
+                                    undef,
                                     'ITEM');
             my $record=MARC::Record::new_from_xml($xml, 'UTF-8');
             my ($barcodefield,$barcodesubfield) = GetMarcFromKohaField('items.barcode');
diff --git a/acqui/addorderiso2709.pl b/acqui/addorderiso2709.pl
index 47c2ff2cca..fd38741c20 100755
--- a/acqui/addorderiso2709.pl
+++ b/acqui/addorderiso2709.pl
@@ -376,9 +376,7 @@ if ($op eq ""){
             my @subfields    = $input->multi_param('subfield');
             my @field_values = $input->multi_param('field_value');
             my @serials      = $input->multi_param('serial');
-            my @ind_tag   = $input->multi_param('ind_tag');
-            my @indicator = $input->multi_param('indicator');
-            my $xml = TransformHtmlToXml( \@tags, \@subfields, \@field_values, \@indicator, \@ind_tag );
+            my $xml = TransformHtmlToXml( \@tags, \@subfields, \@field_values );
             my $record = MARC::Record::new_from_xml( $xml, 'UTF-8' );
             for (my $qtyloop=1;$qtyloop <= $c_quantity;$qtyloop++) {
                 my ( $biblionumber, $bibitemnum, $itemnumber ) = AddItemFromMarc( $record, $biblionumber );
diff --git a/acqui/finishreceive.pl b/acqui/finishreceive.pl
index 93391e8fad..94b73d53a4 100755
--- a/acqui/finishreceive.pl
+++ b/acqui/finishreceive.pl
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ if ($quantityrec > $origquantityrec ) {
         my @field_values = $input->multi_param('field_value');
         my @serials      = $input->multi_param('serial');
         my @itemid       = $input->multi_param('itemid');
-        my @ind_tag      = $input->multi_param('ind_tag');
-        my @indicator    = $input->multi_param('indicator');
         #Rebuilding ALL the data for items into a hash
         # parting them on $itemid.
         my %itemhash;
@@ -153,16 +151,14 @@ if ($quantityrec > $origquantityrec ) {
             push @{$itemhash{$itemid[$i]}->{'tags'}},$tags[$i];
             push @{$itemhash{$itemid[$i]}->{'subfields'}},$subfields[$i];
             push @{$itemhash{$itemid[$i]}->{'field_values'}},$field_values[$i];
-            push @{$itemhash{$itemid[$i]}->{'ind_tag'}},$ind_tag[$i];
-            push @{$itemhash{$itemid[$i]}->{'indicator'}},$indicator[$i];
         }
         my $new_order = Koha::Acquisition::Orders->find( $new_ordernumber );
         foreach my $item (keys %itemhash){
             my $xml = TransformHtmlToXml( $itemhash{$item}->{'tags'},
                                           $itemhash{$item}->{'subfields'},
                                           $itemhash{$item}->{'field_values'},
-                                          $itemhash{$item}->{'indicator'},
-                                          $itemhash{$item}->{'ind_tag'},
+                                          undef,
+                                          undef,
                                           'ITEM' );
             my $record=MARC::Record::new_from_xml($xml, 'UTF-8');
             my (undef,$bibitemnum,$itemnumber) = AddItemFromMarc($record,$biblionumber);
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/additem.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/additem.tt
index da46f867cc..e86726141e 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/additem.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/additem.tt
@@ -247,8 +247,6 @@
         [% END %]
     </ol>
     </fieldset>
-    <input type="hidden" name="indicator" value=" " />
-    <input type="hidden" name="indicator" value=" " />
     [% IF op != 'add_item' %]
         <input type="hidden" name="itemnumber" value="[% itemnumber | html %]" />
     [% END %]
diff --git a/serials/serials-edit.pl b/serials/serials-edit.pl
index 76a6bf0b25..8c5720e88f 100755
--- a/serials/serials-edit.pl
+++ b/serials/serials-edit.pl
@@ -285,8 +285,6 @@ if ( $op and $op eq 'serialchangestatus' ) {
         my @serials      = $query->multi_param('serial');
         my @bibnums      = $query->multi_param('bibnum');
         my @itemid       = $query->multi_param('itemid');
-        my @ind_tag      = $query->multi_param('ind_tag');
-        my @indicator    = $query->multi_param('indicator');
         my @num_copies   = $query->multi_param('number_of_copies');
 
         #Rebuilding ALL the data for items into a hash
@@ -313,8 +311,6 @@ if ( $op and $op eq 'serialchangestatus' ) {
             push @{ $itemhash{ $itemid[$i] }->{'subfields'} }, $subfields[$i];
             push @{ $itemhash{ $itemid[$i] }->{'field_values'} },
               $field_values[$i];
-            push @{ $itemhash{ $itemid[$i] }->{'ind_tag'} },   $ind_tag[$i];
-            push @{ $itemhash{ $itemid[$i] }->{'indicator'} }, $indicator[$i];
         }
         foreach my $item ( keys %itemhash ) {
 
@@ -334,8 +330,8 @@ if ( $op and $op eq 'serialchangestatus' ) {
                     $itemhash{$item}->{'tags'},
                     $itemhash{$item}->{'subfields'},
                     $itemhash{$item}->{'field_values'},
-                    $itemhash{$item}->{'indicator'},
-                    $itemhash{$item}->{'ind_tag'}
+                    undef,
+                    undef
                 );
 
                 # warn $xml;
diff --git a/tools/batchMod.pl b/tools/batchMod.pl
index e3d26c60ff..16e0e1ac31 100755
--- a/tools/batchMod.pl
+++ b/tools/batchMod.pl
@@ -117,9 +117,6 @@ if ($op eq "action") {
     my @replaces  = $input->multi_param('regex_replace');
     my @modifiers = $input->multi_param('regex_modifiers');
     my @disabled  = $input->multi_param('disable_input');
-    # build indicator hash.
-    my @ind_tag   = $input->multi_param('ind_tag');
-    my @indicator = $input->multi_param('indicator');
 
     # Is there something to modify ?
     # TODO : We shall use this var to warn the user in case no modification was done to the items
@@ -131,7 +128,7 @@ if ($op eq "action") {
     #initializing values for updates
     my (  $itemtagfield,   $itemtagsubfield) = &GetMarcFromKohaField( "items.itemnumber" );
     if ($values_to_modify){
-        my $xml = TransformHtmlToXml(\@tags,\@subfields,\@values,\@indicator,\@ind_tag, 'ITEM');
+        my $xml = TransformHtmlToXml(\@tags,\@subfields,\@values,undef,undef, 'ITEM');
         $marcitem = MARC::Record::new_from_xml($xml, 'UTF-8');
     }
     if ($values_to_blank){