diff --git a/src/core/manager.c b/src/core/manager.c
index c6c9779976..12c4e65e52 100644
--- a/src/core/manager.c
+++ b/src/core/manager.c
@@ -3582,9 +3582,6 @@ void manager_set_watchdog(Manager *m, WatchdogType t, usec_t timeout) {
         if (MANAGER_IS_USER(m))
                 return;
 
-        if (m->watchdog[t] == timeout)
-                return;
-
         if (m->watchdog_overridden[t] == USEC_INFINITY) {
                 if (t == WATCHDOG_RUNTIME)
                         (void) watchdog_setup(timeout);
@@ -3603,9 +3600,6 @@ void manager_override_watchdog(Manager *m, WatchdogType t, usec_t timeout) {
         if (MANAGER_IS_USER(m))
                 return;
 
-        if (m->watchdog_overridden[t] == timeout)
-                return;
-
         usec = timeout == USEC_INFINITY ? m->watchdog[t] : timeout;
         if (t == WATCHDOG_RUNTIME)
                 (void) watchdog_setup(usec);