diff --git a/homeassistant/components/hue/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/hue/__init__.py
index 8431e5dbe3d..9c28d08054b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/hue/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/hue/__init__.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import voluptuous as vol
 from homeassistant import config_entries
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_FILENAME, CONF_HOST
 from homeassistant.helpers import (
-    aiohttp_client, config_validation as cv, device_registry as dr)
+    config_validation as cv, device_registry as dr)
 
-from .const import DOMAIN, API_NUPNP
+from .const import DOMAIN
 from .bridge import HueBridge
 # Loading the config flow file will register the flow
 from .config_flow import configured_hosts
@@ -62,37 +62,11 @@ async def async_setup(hass, config):
     configured = configured_hosts(hass)
 
     # User has configured bridges
-    if CONF_BRIDGES in conf:
-        bridges = conf[CONF_BRIDGES]
-
-    # Component is part of config but no bridges specified, discover.
-    elif DOMAIN in config:
-        # discover from nupnp
-        websession = aiohttp_client.async_get_clientsession(hass)
-
-        async with websession.get(API_NUPNP) as req:
-            hosts = await req.json()
-
-        bridges = []
-        for entry in hosts:
-            # Filter out already configured hosts
-            if entry['internalipaddress'] in configured:
-                continue
-
-            # Run through config schema to populate defaults
-            bridges.append(BRIDGE_CONFIG_SCHEMA({
-                CONF_HOST: entry['internalipaddress'],
-                # Careful with using entry['id'] for other reasons. The
-                # value is in lowercase but is returned uppercase from hub.
-                CONF_FILENAME: '.hue_{}.conf'.format(entry['id']),
-            }))
-    else:
-        # Component not specified in config, we're loaded via discovery
-        bridges = []
-
-    if not bridges:
+    if CONF_BRIDGES not in conf:
         return True
 
+    bridges = conf[CONF_BRIDGES]
+
     for bridge_conf in bridges:
         host = bridge_conf[CONF_HOST]
 
diff --git a/tests/components/hue/test_init.py b/tests/components/hue/test_init.py
index 5da6d5b709a..1fcc092dd30 100644
--- a/tests/components/hue/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/hue/test_init.py
@@ -20,62 +20,6 @@ async def test_setup_with_no_config(hass):
     assert hass.data[hue.DOMAIN] == {}
 
 
-async def test_setup_with_discovery_no_known_auth(hass, aioclient_mock):
-    """Test discovering a bridge and not having known auth."""
-    aioclient_mock.get(hue.API_NUPNP, json=[
-        {
-            'internalipaddress': '0.0.0.0',
-            'id': 'abcd1234'
-        }
-    ])
-
-    with patch.object(hass, 'config_entries') as mock_config_entries, \
-            patch.object(hue, 'configured_hosts', return_value=[]):
-        mock_config_entries.flow.async_init.return_value = mock_coro()
-        assert await async_setup_component(hass, hue.DOMAIN, {
-            hue.DOMAIN: {}
-        }) is True
-
-    # Flow started for discovered bridge
-    assert len(mock_config_entries.flow.mock_calls) == 1
-    assert mock_config_entries.flow.mock_calls[0][2]['data'] == {
-        'host': '0.0.0.0',
-        'path': '.hue_abcd1234.conf',
-    }
-
-    # Config stored for domain.
-    assert hass.data[hue.DOMAIN] == {
-        '0.0.0.0': {
-            hue.CONF_HOST: '0.0.0.0',
-            hue.CONF_FILENAME: '.hue_abcd1234.conf',
-            hue.CONF_ALLOW_HUE_GROUPS: hue.DEFAULT_ALLOW_HUE_GROUPS,
-            hue.CONF_ALLOW_UNREACHABLE: hue.DEFAULT_ALLOW_UNREACHABLE,
-        }
-    }
-
-
-async def test_setup_with_discovery_known_auth(hass, aioclient_mock):
-    """Test we don't do anything if we discover already configured hub."""
-    aioclient_mock.get(hue.API_NUPNP, json=[
-        {
-            'internalipaddress': '0.0.0.0',
-            'id': 'abcd1234'
-        }
-    ])
-
-    with patch.object(hass, 'config_entries') as mock_config_entries, \
-            patch.object(hue, 'configured_hosts', return_value=['0.0.0.0']):
-        assert await async_setup_component(hass, hue.DOMAIN, {
-            hue.DOMAIN: {}
-        }) is True
-
-    # Flow started for discovered bridge
-    assert len(mock_config_entries.flow.mock_calls) == 0
-
-    # Config stored for domain.
-    assert hass.data[hue.DOMAIN] == {}
-
-
 async def test_setup_defined_hosts_known_auth(hass):
     """Test we don't initiate a config entry if config bridge is known."""
     with patch.object(hass, 'config_entries') as mock_config_entries, \