diff --git a/models/crudable.go b/models/crudable.go
index 6d2a77f2015..4defc7f59a9 100644
--- a/models/crudable.go
+++ b/models/crudable.go
@@ -7,8 +7,4 @@ type CRUDable interface {
 	ReadAll(*User) (interface{}, error)
 	Update(int64) error
 	Delete(int64) error
-
-	// This method is needed, because old values would otherwise remain in the struct.
-	// TODO find a way of not needing an extra function
-	Empty()
 }
diff --git a/models/teams.go b/models/teams.go
index 1a705eefe0f..444b018d385 100644
--- a/models/teams.go
+++ b/models/teams.go
@@ -84,15 +84,3 @@ func GetAllTeamsByNamespaceID(id int64) (teams []*Team, err error) {
 
 	return
 }
-
-// Empty empties a struct. Because we heavily use pointers, the old values remain in the struct.
-// If you then update by not providing evrything, you have i.e. the old description still in the
-// newly created team,  but you didn't provided one.
-func (t *Team) Empty() {
-	t.ID = 0
-	t.CreatedByID = 0
-	t.CreatedBy = &User{}
-	t.Name = ""
-	t.Description = ""
-	t.Members = []*User{}
-}
diff --git a/routes/crud/create.go b/routes/crud/create.go
index a1acfdffa0d..d693d7d52a4 100644
--- a/routes/crud/create.go
+++ b/routes/crud/create.go
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 package crud
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"git.kolaente.de/konrad/list/models"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo"
 	"net/http"
+	"reflect"
 )
 
 // CreateWeb is the handler to create an object
 func (c *WebHandler) CreateWeb(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	// Re-initialize our model
-	c.CObject.Empty()
+	p := reflect.ValueOf(c.CObject).Elem()
+	p.Set(reflect.Zero(p.Type()))
 
 	// Get the object
 	if err := ctx.Bind(&c.CObject); err != nil {
@@ -57,8 +58,6 @@ func (c *WebHandler) CreateWeb(ctx echo.Context) error {
 			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusNotFound, "The namespace name cannot be empty.")
 		}
 
-		fmt.Println(err)
-
 		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	}
 
diff --git a/routes/crud/update.go b/routes/crud/update.go
index c4bca31de79..59124fbb879 100644
--- a/routes/crud/update.go
+++ b/routes/crud/update.go
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ import (
 	"git.kolaente.de/konrad/list/models"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo"
 	"net/http"
+	"reflect"
 )
 
 // UpdateWeb is the webhandler to update an object
 func (c *WebHandler) UpdateWeb(ctx echo.Context) error {
+	// Re-initialize our model
+	p := reflect.ValueOf(c.CObject).Elem()
+	p.Set(reflect.Zero(p.Type()))
+
 	// Get the object
 	if err := ctx.Bind(&c.CObject); err != nil {
 		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "No or invalid model provided.")