diff --git a/pkg/package/package.go b/pkg/package/package.go
index 697b90dd..8825b7a0 100644
--- a/pkg/package/package.go
+++ b/pkg/package/package.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 // FIXME: Currently some of the methods are returning DefaultPackages due to JSON serialization of the package
 type Package interface {
 	Encode() (string, error)
-	SetState(state State) Package
+
 	BuildFormula() ([]bf.Formula, error)
 	IsFlagged(bool) Package
 	Flagged() bool
@@ -95,26 +95,23 @@ func (p *DefaultPackage) Encode() (string, error) {
 	return NewInMemoryDatabase().CreatePackage(p)
 }
 
-func (p *DefaultPackage) WithState(state State) Package {
-	return p.Clone().SetState(state)
-}
 func (p *DefaultPackage) IsFlagged(b bool) Package {
 	p.IsSet = b
 	return p
 }
+
 func (p *DefaultPackage) Flagged() bool {
 	return p.IsSet
 }
+
 func (p *DefaultPackage) GetName() string {
 	return p.Name
 }
+
 func (p *DefaultPackage) GetVersion() string {
 	return p.Version
 }
-func (p *DefaultPackage) SetState(state State) Package {
-	p.State = state
-	return p
-}
+
 func (p *DefaultPackage) GetRequires() []*DefaultPackage {
 	return p.PackageRequires
 }
diff --git a/pkg/package/package_test.go b/pkg/package/package_test.go
index e3b72dbc..7daef4ac 100644
--- a/pkg/package/package_test.go
+++ b/pkg/package/package_test.go
@@ -97,4 +97,25 @@ var _ = Describe("Package", func() {
 			Expect(f[1].String()).To(Equal("or(not(1c6f6460), not(039f5fc3))"))
 		})
 	})
+
+	Context("Clone", func() {
+		a1 := NewPackage("A", "1.0", []*DefaultPackage{}, []*DefaultPackage{})
+		a11 := NewPackage("A", "1.1", []*DefaultPackage{}, []*DefaultPackage{})
+		a := NewPackage("A", ">=1.0", []*DefaultPackage{a1}, []*DefaultPackage{a11})
+
+		It("Clones correctly", func() {
+			a2 := a.Clone()
+			Expect(a2.GetVersion()).To(Equal(a.GetVersion()))
+			Expect(a2.GetName()).To(Equal(a.GetName()))
+			Expect(a2.Flagged()).To(Equal(a.Flagged()))
+			Expect(a2.GetFingerPrint()).To(Equal(a.GetFingerPrint()))
+			Expect(len(a2.GetConflicts())).To(Equal(len(a.GetConflicts())))
+			Expect(len(a2.GetRequires())).To(Equal(len(a.GetRequires())))
+			Expect(len(a2.GetRequires())).To(Equal(1))
+			Expect(len(a2.GetConflicts())).To(Equal(1))
+			Expect(a2.GetConflicts()[0].GetName()).To(Equal(a11.GetName()))
+			Expect(a2.GetRequires()[0].GetName()).To(Equal(a1.GetName()))
+		})
+
+	})
 })