diff --git a/homeassistant/components/withings/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/withings/config_flow.py
index 23cc74281e8..f28a4f59d80 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/withings/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/withings/config_flow.py
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ class WithingsFlowHandler(config_entries.ConfigFlow):
 
     async def async_step_user(self, user_input=None):
         """Create an entry for selecting a profile."""
-        flow = self.hass.data.get(DATA_FLOW_IMPL, {})
+        flow = self.hass.data.get(DATA_FLOW_IMPL)
+
+        if not flow:
+            return self.async_abort(reason="no_flows")
 
         if user_input:
             return await self.async_step_auth(user_input)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/withings/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/withings/strings.json
index 88b8e6d5ea0..1a99abc7255 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/withings/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/withings/strings.json
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
     },
     "create_entry": {
       "default": "Successfully authenticated with Withings for the selected profile."
+    },
+    "abort": {
+      "no_flows": "You need to configure Withings before being able to authenticate with it. Please read the documentation."
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/components/withings/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/withings/test_config_flow.py
index 93b9a434b7f..3ae9d11c3b6 100644
--- a/tests/components/withings/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/withings/test_config_flow.py
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ from aiohttp.web_request import BaseRequest
 from asynctest import CoroutineMock, MagicMock
 import pytest
 
-from homeassistant import setup, data_entry_flow
-import homeassistant.components.api as api
-import homeassistant.components.http as http
+from homeassistant import data_entry_flow
 from homeassistant.components.withings import const
 from homeassistant.components.withings.config_flow import (
     register_flow_implementation,
@@ -24,27 +22,6 @@ def flow_handler_fixture(hass: HomeAssistantType):
     return flow_handler
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(name="setup_hass")
-async def setup_hass_fixture(hass: HomeAssistantType):
-    """Provide hass instance."""
-    config = {
-        http.DOMAIN: {},
-        api.DOMAIN: {"base_url": "http://localhost/"},
-        const.DOMAIN: {
-            const.CLIENT_ID: "my_client_id",
-            const.CLIENT_SECRET: "my_secret",
-            const.PROFILES: ["Person 1", "Person 2"],
-        },
-    }
-
-    hass.data = {}
-
-    await setup.async_setup_component(hass, "http", config)
-    await setup.async_setup_component(hass, "api", config)
-
-    return hass
-
-
 def test_flow_handler_init(flow_handler: WithingsFlowHandler):
     """Test the init of the flow handler."""
     assert not flow_handler.flow_profile
@@ -173,3 +150,13 @@ async def test_auth_callback_view_get(hass: HomeAssistantType):
         "my_flow_id", {const.PROFILE: "my_profile", const.CODE: "my_code"}
     )
     hass.config_entries.flow.async_configure.reset_mock()
+
+
+async def test_init_without_config(hass):
+    """Try initializin a configg flow without it being configured."""
+    result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
+        "withings", context={"source": "user"}
+    )
+
+    assert result["type"] == "abort"
+    assert result["reason"] == "no_flows"