diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.spec.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.spec.ts
index ad735d2cf8..5c81906bd5 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.spec.ts
@@ -501,10 +501,7 @@ describe('DropdownCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
                 fixture.detectChanges();
                 await openSelect('child-dropdown-id');
 
-                const defaultOption: any = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[id="empty"]'));
-                expect(widget.field.options).toEqual([{ id: 'empty', name: 'Choose one...' }]);
-                expect(defaultOption.context.value).toBe(undefined);
-                expect(defaultOption.context.viewValue).toBe('Choose one...');
+                expect(widget.field.options).toEqual([]);
             });
 
             it('should fetch the options from a rest url for a linked dropdown', async () => {
@@ -631,10 +628,7 @@ describe('DropdownCloudWidgetComponent', () => {
                 fixture.detectChanges();
                 await openSelect('child-dropdown-id');
 
-                const defaultOption: any = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[id="empty"]'));
-                expect(widget.field.options).toEqual([{ id: 'empty', name: 'Choose one...' }]);
-                expect(defaultOption.context.value).toBe(undefined);
-                expect(defaultOption.context.viewValue).toBe('Choose one...');
+                expect(widget.field.options).toEqual([]);
             });
 
             describe('Manual - On parent value changes (chain)', () => {
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.ts
index f98666fddd..96319038fb 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/form/components/widgets/dropdown/dropdown-cloud.widget.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export class DropdownCloudWidgetComponent extends WidgetComponent implements OnI
             this.isValidRestType() ? this.persistFieldOptionsFromRestApi() : this.persistFieldOptionsFromManualList(value);
         } else if (this.isNoneValueSelected(value)) {
             this.resetRestApiErrorMessage();
-            this.addDefaultOption();
+            this.resetOptions();
             this.resetInvalidValue();
         } else {
             this.field.options = [];
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ export class DropdownCloudWidgetComponent extends WidgetComponent implements OnI
         return !!this.field.rule.entries.length;
     }
 
-    private addDefaultOption() {
-        this.field.options = [DEFAULT_OPTION];
+    private resetOptions() {
+        this.field.options = [];
         this.updateOptions();
     }