diff --git a/lib/qa/authorities/linked_data/config/search_config.rb b/lib/qa/authorities/linked_data/config/search_config.rb
index 62c802a1..a3129639 100644
--- a/lib/qa/authorities/linked_data/config/search_config.rb
+++ b/lib/qa/authorities/linked_data/config/search_config.rb
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def results_altlabel_predicate
       # Does this authority configuration support sorting of search results?
       # @return [True|False] true if sorting of search results is supported; otherwise, false
       def supports_sort?
-        return true unless results_sort_ldpath.present? || !results_sort_predicate.present?
+        return true if results_sort_ldpath.present? || results_sort_predicate.present?
         false
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/authorities/linked_data/lod_full_config.json b/spec/fixtures/authorities/linked_data/lod_full_config.json
index 3ea881d0..b6e6ea9a 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/authorities/linked_data/lod_full_config.json
+++ b/spec/fixtures/authorities/linked_data/lod_full_config.json
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
   "QA_CONFIG_VERSION": "2.2",
   "service_uri": "http://ld4l.org/ld4l_services/cache",
   "prefixes": {
-    "schema": "http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#",
-    "skos": "http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#"
+    "dcterms": "http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
   },
   "term": {
     "url": {
@@ -56,12 +55,12 @@
     "term_id": "ID",
     "language": [ "es" ],
     "results": {
-      "id_predicate":       "http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier",
-      "label_predicate":    "http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel",
-      "altlabel_predicate": "http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#altLabel",
-      "broader_predicate":  "http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#broader",
-      "narrower_predicate": "http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#narrower",
-      "sameas_predicate":   "http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#exactMatch"
+      "id_ldpath":       "dcterms:identifier",
+      "label_ldpath":    "skos:prefLabel",
+      "altlabel_ldpath": "skos:altLabel",
+      "broader_ldpath":  "skos:broader",
+      "narrower_ldpath": "skos:narrower",
+      "sameas_ldpath":   "skos:exactMatch"
     },
     "subauthorities": {
       "term_sub1_key": "term_sub1_name",
@@ -122,10 +121,10 @@
     "language": [ "en", "fr", "de" ],
     "total_count_ldpath": "vivo:count",
     "results": {
-      "id_predicate":       "http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier",
-      "label_predicate":    "http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel",
-      "altlabel_predicate": "http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#altLabel",
-      "sort_predicate":     "http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel"
+      "id_ldpath":       "dcterms:identifier",
+      "label_ldpath":    "skos:prefLabel",
+      "altlabel_ldpath": "skos:altLabel",
+      "sort_ldpath":     "skos:prefLabel"
     },
     "context": {
       "groups": {
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@
           "group_id": "dates",
           "property_label_i18n": "qa.linked_data.authority.locnames_ld4l_cache.birth_date",
           "property_label_default": "Birth",
-          "ldpath": "madsrdf:identifiesRWO/madsrdf:birthDate/schema:label",
+          "ldpath": "madsrdf:identifiesRWO/madsrdf:birthDate/rdfs:label",
           "selectable": false,
           "drillable": false
         },
diff --git a/spec/lib/authorities/linked_data/config_spec.rb b/spec/lib/authorities/linked_data/config_spec.rb
index 1edd2a53..ff879d9f 100644
--- a/spec/lib/authorities/linked_data/config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/authorities/linked_data/config_spec.rb
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
         QA_CONFIG_VERSION: "2.2",
         service_uri: "http://ld4l.org/ld4l_services/cache",
         prefixes: {
-          schema: "http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#",
-          skos: "http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#"
+          dcterms: "http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
         },
         term: {
           url: {
@@ -82,12 +81,12 @@
           term_id: 'ID',
           language: ['es'],
           results: {
-            id_predicate: 'http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier',
-            label_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel',
-            altlabel_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#altLabel',
-            broader_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#broader',
-            narrower_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#narrower',
-            sameas_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#exactMatch'
+            id_ldpath: 'dcterms:identifier',
+            label_ldpath: 'skos:prefLabel',
+            altlabel_ldpath: 'skos:altLabel',
+            broader_ldpath: 'skos:broader',
+            narrower_ldpath: 'skos:narrower',
+            sameas_ldpath: 'skos:exactMatch'
           },
           subauthorities: {
             term_sub1_key: 'term_sub1_name',
@@ -148,10 +147,10 @@
           language: ['en', 'fr', 'de'],
           total_count_ldpath: "vivo:count",
           results: {
-            id_predicate: 'http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier',
-            label_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel',
-            altlabel_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#altLabel',
-            sort_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel'
+            id_ldpath: 'dcterms:identifier',
+            label_ldpath: 'skos:prefLabel',
+            altlabel_ldpath: 'skos:altLabel',
+            sort_ldpath: 'skos:prefLabel'
           },
           context: {
             groups: {
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@
                 group_id: "dates",
                 property_label_i18n: "qa.linked_data.authority.locnames_ld4l_cache.birth_date",
                 property_label_default: "Birth",
-                ldpath: "madsrdf:identifiesRWO/madsrdf:birthDate/schema:label",
+                ldpath: "madsrdf:identifiesRWO/madsrdf:birthDate/rdfs:label",
                 selectable: false,
                 drillable: false
               },
@@ -405,8 +404,7 @@
   describe '#prefixes' do
     let(:expected_results) do
       {
-        schema: "http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#",
-        skos: "http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#"
+        dcterms: "http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
       }
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/authorities/linked_data/search_config_spec.rb b/spec/lib/authorities/linked_data/search_config_spec.rb
index 827f9760..e147ce8f 100644
--- a/spec/lib/authorities/linked_data/search_config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/authorities/linked_data/search_config_spec.rb
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
   let(:term_only_config) { Qa::Authorities::LinkedData::Config.new(:LOD_TERM_ONLY_CONFIG).search }
   let(:encoding_config) { Qa::Authorities::LinkedData::Config.new(:LOD_ENCODING_CONFIG).search }
 
-  let(:ldpath_results_config) do
+  let(:predicate_results_config) do
     {
-      id_ldpath: 'schema:identifier ::xsd:string',
-      label_ldpath: 'skos:prefLabel ::xsd:string',
-      altlabel_ldpath: 'skos:altLabel ::xsd:string',
-      sort_ldpath: 'skos:prefLabel ::xsd:string'
+      id_predicate: 'http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier',
+      label_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel',
+      altlabel_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#altLabel',
+      sort_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel'
     }
   end
 
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@
         language: ['en', 'fr', 'de'],
         total_count_ldpath: "vivo:count",
         results: {
-          id_predicate: 'http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier',
-          label_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel',
-          altlabel_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#altLabel',
-          sort_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel'
+          id_ldpath: 'dcterms:identifier',
+          label_ldpath: 'skos:prefLabel',
+          altlabel_ldpath: 'skos:altLabel',
+          sort_ldpath: 'skos:prefLabel'
         },
         context: {
           groups: {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
               group_id: "dates",
               property_label_i18n: "qa.linked_data.authority.locnames_ld4l_cache.birth_date",
               property_label_default: "Birth",
-              ldpath: "madsrdf:identifiesRWO/madsrdf:birthDate/schema:label",
+              ldpath: "madsrdf:identifiesRWO/madsrdf:birthDate/rdfs:label",
               selectable: false,
               drillable: false
             },
@@ -178,22 +178,23 @@
   describe '#results' do
     let(:results_config) do
       {
-        id_predicate: 'http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier',
-        label_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel',
-        altlabel_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#altLabel',
-        sort_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel'
+        id_ldpath: 'dcterms:identifier',
+        label_ldpath: 'skos:prefLabel',
+        altlabel_ldpath: 'skos:altLabel',
+        sort_ldpath: 'skos:prefLabel'
       }
     end
 
     it 'returns nil if only term configuration is defined' do
       expect(term_only_config.results).to eq nil
     end
-    it 'returns hash of predicates' do
+    it 'returns hash of ldpaths' do
       expect(full_config.results).to eq results_config
     end
   end
 
   describe '#results_id_predicate' do
+    before { allow(full_config).to receive(:results).and_return(predicate_results_config) }
     it 'returns nil if only term configuration is defined' do
       expect(term_only_config.results_id_predicate).to eq nil
     end
@@ -208,14 +209,15 @@
     end
 
     context 'when id specified as ldpath' do
-      before { allow(full_config).to receive(:results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
+      # before { allow(full_config).to receive(:results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
       it 'returns the ldpath' do
-        expect(full_config.results_id_ldpath).to eq 'schema:identifier ::xsd:string'
+        expect(full_config.results_id_ldpath).to eq 'dcterms:identifier'
       end
     end
   end
 
   describe '#results_label_predicate' do
+    before { allow(full_config).to receive(:results).and_return(predicate_results_config) }
     it 'returns nil if only term configuration is defined' do
       expect(term_only_config.results_label_predicate).to eq nil
     end
@@ -230,14 +232,15 @@
     end
 
     context 'when label specified as ldpath' do
-      before { allow(full_config).to receive(:results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
+      # before { allow(full_config).to receive(:results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
       it 'returns the ldpath' do
-        expect(full_config.results_label_ldpath).to eq 'skos:prefLabel ::xsd:string'
+        expect(full_config.results_label_ldpath).to eq 'skos:prefLabel'
       end
     end
   end
 
   describe '#results_altlabel_predicate' do
+    before { allow(full_config).to receive(:results).and_return(predicate_results_config) }
     it 'returns nil if only term configuration is defined' do
       expect(term_only_config.results_altlabel_predicate).to eq nil
     end
@@ -258,9 +261,9 @@
     end
 
     context 'when altlabel specified as ldpath' do
-      before { allow(full_config).to receive(:results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
+      # before { allow(full_config).to receive(:results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
       it 'returns the ldpath' do
-        expect(full_config.results_altlabel_ldpath).to eq 'skos:altLabel ::xsd:string'
+        expect(full_config.results_altlabel_ldpath).to eq 'skos:altLabel'
       end
     end
   end
@@ -269,15 +272,16 @@
     it 'returns false if only term configuration is defined' do
       expect(term_only_config.supports_sort?).to eq false
     end
-    it 'returns false if sort predicate is NOT defined' do
+    it 'returns false if sort ldpath is NOT defined' do
       expect(min_config.supports_sort?).to eq false
     end
-    it 'returns true if sort predicate IS defined' do
+    it 'returns true if sort ldpath IS defined' do
       expect(full_config.supports_sort?).to eq true
     end
   end
 
   describe '#results_sort_predicate' do
+    before { allow(full_config).to receive(:results).and_return(predicate_results_config) }
     it 'returns nil if only term configuration is defined' do
       expect(term_only_config.results_sort_predicate).to eq nil
     end
@@ -298,9 +302,9 @@
     end
 
     context 'when sort specified as ldpath' do
-      before { allow(full_config).to receive(:results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
+      # before { allow(full_config).to receive(:results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
       it 'returns the ldpath' do
-        expect(full_config.results_sort_ldpath).to eq 'skos:prefLabel ::xsd:string'
+        expect(full_config.results_sort_ldpath).to eq 'skos:prefLabel'
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/lib/authorities/linked_data/term_config_spec.rb b/spec/lib/authorities/linked_data/term_config_spec.rb
index ce0248c7..cf06ea9d 100644
--- a/spec/lib/authorities/linked_data/term_config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/authorities/linked_data/term_config_spec.rb
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
   let(:encoding_config) { Qa::Authorities::LinkedData::Config.new(:LOD_ENCODING_CONFIG).term }
   let(:loc_config) { Qa::Authorities::LinkedData::Config.new(:LOC).term }
 
-  let(:ldpath_results_config) do
+  let(:predicate_results_config) do
     {
-      id_ldpath:       'schema:identifier ::xsd:string',
-      label_ldpath:    'skos:prefLabel ::xsd:string',
-      altlabel_ldpath: 'skos:altLabel ::xsd:string',
-      broader_ldpath:  'skos:broader ::xsd:string',
-      narrower_ldpath: 'skos:narrower ::xsd:string',
-      sameas_ldpath:   'skos:exactMatch ::xsd:string'
+      id_predicate: 'http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier',
+      label_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel',
+      altlabel_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#altLabel',
+      broader_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#broader',
+      narrower_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#narrower',
+      sameas_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#exactMatch'
     }
   end
 
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@
         term_id: 'ID',
         language: ['es'],
         results: {
-          id_predicate: 'http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier',
-          label_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel',
-          altlabel_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#altLabel',
-          broader_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#broader',
-          narrower_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#narrower',
-          sameas_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#exactMatch'
+          id_ldpath:       'dcterms:identifier',
+          label_ldpath:    'skos:prefLabel',
+          altlabel_ldpath: 'skos:altLabel',
+          broader_ldpath:  'skos:broader',
+          narrower_ldpath: 'skos:narrower',
+          sameas_ldpath:   'skos:exactMatch'
         },
         subauthorities: {
           term_sub1_key: 'term_sub1_name',
@@ -191,23 +191,24 @@
   describe '#term_results' do
     let(:results_config) do
       {
-        id_predicate: 'http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier',
-        label_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel',
-        altlabel_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#altLabel',
-        broader_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#broader',
-        narrower_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#narrower',
-        sameas_predicate: 'http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#exactMatch'
+        id_ldpath:       'dcterms:identifier',
+        label_ldpath:    'skos:prefLabel',
+        altlabel_ldpath: 'skos:altLabel',
+        broader_ldpath:  'skos:broader',
+        narrower_ldpath: 'skos:narrower',
+        sameas_ldpath:   'skos:exactMatch'
       }
     end
     it 'returns nil if only search configuration is defined' do
       expect(search_only_config.term_results).to eq nil
     end
-    it 'returns hash of predicates or ldpaths' do
+    it 'returns hash of ldpaths' do
       expect(full_config.term_results).to eq results_config
     end
   end
 
   describe '#term_results_id_predicates' do
+    before { allow(full_config).to receive(:term_results).and_return(predicate_results_config) }
     it 'returns nil if only search configuration is defined' do
       expect(search_only_config.term_results_id_predicates).to eq []
     end
@@ -235,14 +236,14 @@
     end
 
     context 'when id specified as ldpath' do
-      before { allow(full_config).to receive(:term_results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
       it 'returns the ldpath' do
-        expect(full_config.term_results_id_ldpath).to eq 'schema:identifier ::xsd:string'
+        expect(full_config.term_results_id_ldpath).to eq 'dcterms:identifier'
       end
     end
   end
 
   describe '#term_results_label_predicate' do
+    before { allow(full_config).to receive(:term_results).and_return(predicate_results_config) }
     it 'returns nil if only search configuration is defined' do
       expect(search_only_config.term_results_label_predicate).to eq nil
     end
@@ -257,14 +258,15 @@
     end
 
     context 'when label specified as ldpath' do
-      before { allow(full_config).to receive(:term_results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
+      # before { allow(full_config).to receive(:term_results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
       it 'returns the ldpath' do
-        expect(full_config.term_results_label_ldpath).to eq 'skos:prefLabel ::xsd:string'
+        expect(full_config.term_results_label_ldpath).to eq 'skos:prefLabel'
       end
     end
   end
 
   describe '#term_results_altlabel_predicate' do
+    before { allow(full_config).to receive(:term_results).and_return(predicate_results_config) }
     it 'returns nil if only search configuration is defined' do
       expect(search_only_config.term_results_altlabel_predicate).to eq nil
     end
@@ -285,14 +287,15 @@
     end
 
     context 'when altlabel specified as ldpath' do
-      before { allow(full_config).to receive(:term_results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
+      # before { allow(full_config).to receive(:term_results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
       it 'returns the ldpath' do
-        expect(full_config.term_results_altlabel_ldpath).to eq 'skos:altLabel ::xsd:string'
+        expect(full_config.term_results_altlabel_ldpath).to eq 'skos:altLabel'
       end
     end
   end
 
   describe '#term_results_broader_predicate' do
+    before { allow(full_config).to receive(:term_results).and_return(predicate_results_config) }
     it 'returns nil if only search configuration is defined' do
       expect(search_only_config.term_results_broader_predicate).to eq nil
     end
@@ -313,14 +316,15 @@
     end
 
     context 'when broader specified as ldpath' do
-      before { allow(full_config).to receive(:term_results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
+      # before { allow(full_config).to receive(:term_results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
       it 'returns the ldpath' do
-        expect(full_config.term_results_broader_ldpath).to eq 'skos:broader ::xsd:string'
+        expect(full_config.term_results_broader_ldpath).to eq 'skos:broader'
       end
     end
   end
 
   describe '#term_results_narrower_predicate' do
+    before { allow(full_config).to receive(:term_results).and_return(predicate_results_config) }
     it 'returns nil if only search configuration is defined' do
       expect(search_only_config.term_results_narrower_predicate).to eq nil
     end
@@ -341,14 +345,15 @@
     end
 
     context 'when narrower specified as ldpath' do
-      before { allow(full_config).to receive(:term_results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
+      # before { allow(full_config).to receive(:term_results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
       it 'returns the ldpath' do
-        expect(full_config.term_results_narrower_ldpath).to eq 'skos:narrower ::xsd:string'
+        expect(full_config.term_results_narrower_ldpath).to eq 'skos:narrower'
       end
     end
   end
 
   describe '#term_results_sameas_predicate' do
+    before { allow(full_config).to receive(:term_results).and_return(predicate_results_config) }
     it 'returns nil if only search configuration is defined' do
       expect(search_only_config.term_results_sameas_predicate).to eq nil
     end
@@ -369,9 +374,9 @@
     end
 
     context 'when sameas specified as ldpath' do
-      before { allow(full_config).to receive(:term_results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
+      # before { allow(full_config).to receive(:term_results).and_return(ldpath_results_config) }
       it 'returns the ldpath' do
-        expect(full_config.term_results_sameas_ldpath).to eq 'skos:exactMatch ::xsd:string'
+        expect(full_config.term_results_sameas_ldpath).to eq 'skos:exactMatch'
       end
     end
   end