diff --git a/ankaios_sdk/_components/complete_state.py b/ankaios_sdk/_components/complete_state.py
index 2a7cac8..d92a7ea 100644
--- a/ankaios_sdk/_components/complete_state.py
+++ b/ankaios_sdk/_components/complete_state.py
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ def __init__(
                 the complete state.
         """
         self._complete_state = _ank_base.CompleteState()
-        self._complete_state.desiredState.workloads.workloads.clear()
         self._set_api_version(SUPPORTED_API_VERSION)
         if _proto:
             self._complete_state = _proto
diff --git a/tests/test_complete_state.py b/tests/test_complete_state.py
index 9fb2158..80a86ac 100644
--- a/tests/test_complete_state.py
+++ b/tests/test_complete_state.py
@@ -95,10 +95,7 @@ def test_general_functionality():
     assert complete_state.get_api_version() == SUPPORTED_API_VERSION
     complete_state._set_api_version("v0.2")
     assert complete_state.get_api_version() == "v0.2"
-    assert (
-        str(complete_state)
-        == 'desiredState {\n  apiVersion: "v0.2"\n  workloads {\n  }\n}\n'
-    )
+    assert str(complete_state) == 'desiredState {\n  apiVersion: "v0.2"\n}\n'
 
 
 def test_workload_functionality():