diff --git a/homeassistant/components/cloud/manifest.json b/homeassistant/components/cloud/manifest.json
index 2dbbc81e4c6..45d540e9780 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/cloud/manifest.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/cloud/manifest.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "name": "Home Assistant Cloud",
   "after_dependencies": ["assist_pipeline", "google_assistant", "alexa"],
   "codeowners": ["@home-assistant/cloud"],
-  "dependencies": ["homeassistant", "http", "webhook"],
+  "dependencies": ["http", "webhook"],
   "documentation": "https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/cloud",
   "integration_type": "system",
   "iot_class": "cloud_push",
diff --git a/tests/components/cloud/__init__.py b/tests/components/cloud/__init__.py
index 7933d8639c1..ea8c09706c5 100644
--- a/tests/components/cloud/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/components/cloud/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ from homeassistant.setup import async_setup_component
 
 async def mock_cloud(hass, config=None):
     """Mock cloud."""
+    # The homeassistant integration is needed by cloud. It's not in it's requirements
+    # because it's always setup by bootstrap. Set it up manually in tests.
+    assert await async_setup_component(hass, "homeassistant", {})
+
     assert await async_setup_component(hass, cloud.DOMAIN, {"cloud": config or {}})
     cloud_inst = hass.data["cloud"]
     with patch("hass_nabucasa.Cloud.run_executor", AsyncMock(return_value=None)):