diff --git a/homeassistant/components/hassio/handler.py b/homeassistant/components/hassio/handler.py
index 37b4b0ded9c..9381b7951d6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/hassio/handler.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/hassio/handler.py
@@ -506,7 +506,6 @@ class HassIO:
         options = {
             "ssl": CONF_SSL_CERTIFICATE in http_config,
             "port": port,
-            "watchdog": True,
             "refresh_token": refresh_token.token,
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/components/hassio/test_init.py b/tests/components/hassio/test_init.py
index fe8eeb0b0f6..1c1197131c0 100644
--- a/tests/components/hassio/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/hassio/test_init.py
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ async def test_setup_api_push_api_data(
     assert aioclient_mock.call_count == 19
     assert not aioclient_mock.mock_calls[1][2]["ssl"]
     assert aioclient_mock.mock_calls[1][2]["port"] == 9999
-    assert aioclient_mock.mock_calls[1][2]["watchdog"]
+    assert "watchdog" not in aioclient_mock.mock_calls[1][2]
 
 
 async def test_setup_api_push_api_data_server_host(