diff --git a/test/extended/operators/operators.go b/test/extended/operators/operators.go
index c4e0e2202170..1cc6f2345a66 100644
--- a/test/extended/operators/operators.go
+++ b/test/extended/operators/operators.go
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[Feature:Platform][Smoke] Managed cluster should", func() {
 			cv := objx.Map(obj.UnstructuredContent())
 			lastErr = nil
 			lastCV = cv
-			payload := cv.Get("status.desired.payload").String()
-			if len(payload) == 0 {
-				e2e.Logf("ClusterVersion has no current payload version")
-				return false, nil
-			}
 			if cond := condition(cv, "Progressing"); cond.Get("status").String() != "False" {
 				e2e.Logf("ClusterVersion is still progressing: %s", cond.Get("message").String())
 				return false, nil