diff --git a/cds_migrator_kit/rdm/records/load/entities/ep_migration_entry_load.py b/cds_migrator_kit/rdm/records/load/entities/ep_migration_entry_load.py
index 8a3908e0..55f2cf74 100644
--- a/cds_migrator_kit/rdm/records/load/entities/ep_migration_entry_load.py
+++ b/cds_migrator_kit/rdm/records/load/entities/ep_migration_entry_load.py
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ def _load_split(self, entry: MigrationEntry, recid):
                         priority="critical",
                     )
 
+                # Load access grants + communities for the public record
+                self.parent_load_cls(
+                    public_entry, self.migration_logger, public_record_state
+                ).load(published_record=public_records[-1], uow=uow)
+
                 # Original-dump persistence for the public half.
                 self._save_original_dumped_record(
                     public_entry, public_record_state, uow
diff --git a/cds_migrator_kit/rdm/records/load/entities/ep_split.py b/cds_migrator_kit/rdm/records/load/entities/ep_split.py
index e4b444ad..febd1438 100644
--- a/cds_migrator_kit/rdm/records/load/entities/ep_split.py
+++ b/cds_migrator_kit/rdm/records/load/entities/ep_split.py
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ def identifiers(self, identifiers):
     def build(self) -> MigrationEntry:
         """Return a load entry with split files and modified metadata."""
         split = _split_copy(self.entry)
-        split.pop("ep_approval", None)
         split["versions"] = self._build_versions(split)
         self._apply_metadata(split)
         self._apply_entry_modifications(split)