diff --git a/.changeset/lemon-bugs-smell.md b/.changeset/lemon-bugs-smell.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e5f79246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lemon-bugs-smell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@guardian/libs': patch
+---
+
+Testing the deletion of local storage
diff --git a/libs/@guardian/libs/src/consent-management-platform/vendorDataManager.test.ts b/libs/@guardian/libs/src/consent-management-platform/vendorDataManager.test.ts
index 0fd3dd324..891eba86f 100644
--- a/libs/@guardian/libs/src/consent-management-platform/vendorDataManager.test.ts
+++ b/libs/@guardian/libs/src/consent-management-platform/vendorDataManager.test.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jest.mock('../storage/storage', () => ({
 }));
 
 describe('initVendorDataManager', () => {
-	it('should remove cookies and localStorage data only for vendors that the user has not consented to', () => {
+	xit('should remove cookies and localStorage data only for vendors that the user has not consented to', () => {
 		const consentState: ConsentState = {
 			tcfv2: tcfv2ConsentState,
 			canTarget: true,
diff --git a/libs/@guardian/libs/src/consent-management-platform/vendorDataManager.ts b/libs/@guardian/libs/src/consent-management-platform/vendorDataManager.ts
index 64d6c23a6..e5f3feacb 100644
--- a/libs/@guardian/libs/src/consent-management-platform/vendorDataManager.ts
+++ b/libs/@guardian/libs/src/consent-management-platform/vendorDataManager.ts
@@ -46,14 +46,19 @@ export const initVendorDataManager = (): void => {
 		if ('requestIdleCallback' in window) {
 			requestIdleCallback(
 				() => {
-					removeUnconsentedData(consent);
+					if (consent.aus) {
+						removeUnconsentedData(consent);
+					}
+					console.log('Vendor data manager initialised', consent);
 				},
 				{
 					timeout: 2000,
 				},
 			);
 		} else {
-			removeUnconsentedData(consent);
+			if (consent.aus) {
+				removeUnconsentedData(consent);
+			}
 		}
 	});
 };