diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index 947b6549a..8e5202373 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 #include "managers/ProtocolManager.hpp"
 #include "managers/LayoutManager.hpp"
 #include "plugins/PluginSystem.hpp"
-#include "helpers/Watchdog.hpp"
 #include "hyprerror/HyprError.hpp"
 #include "debug/HyprNotificationOverlay.hpp"
 #include "debug/HyprDebugOverlay.hpp"
@@ -588,7 +587,6 @@ void CCompositor::cleanup() {
     g_pConfigManager.reset();
     g_pKeybindManager.reset();
     g_pHookSystem.reset();
-    g_pWatchdog.reset();
     g_pXWaylandManager.reset();
     g_pPointerManager.reset();
     g_pSeatManager.reset();
@@ -642,11 +640,6 @@ void CCompositor::initManagers(eManagersInitStage stage) {
             g_pTokenManager = makeUnique<CTokenManager>();
 
             g_pConfigManager->init();
-            g_pWatchdog = makeUnique<CWatchdog>(); // requires config
-            // wait for watchdog to initialize to not hit data races in reading config values.
-            while (!g_pWatchdog->m_bWatchdogInitialized) {
-                std::this_thread::yield();
-            }
 
             Debug::log(LOG, "Creating the PointerManager!");
             g_pPointerManager = makeUnique<CPointerManager>();
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp b/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
index e72669409..49e5b7ae5 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
@@ -1598,12 +1598,6 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
     },
-    SConfigOptionDescription{
-        .value       = "debug:watchdog_timeout",
-        .description = "sets the timeout in seconds for watchdog to abort processing of a signal of the main thread. Set to 0 to disable.",
-        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_INT,
-        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SRangeData{5, 0, 20},
-    },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
         .value       = "debug:disable_scale_checks",
         .description = "disables verification of the scale factors. Will result in pixel alignment and rounding errors.",
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 6399372c0..12e3cb5f6 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -515,7 +515,6 @@ CConfigManager::CConfigManager() {
     registerConfigVar("debug:suppress_errors", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     registerConfigVar("debug:error_limit", Hyprlang::INT{5});
     registerConfigVar("debug:error_position", Hyprlang::INT{0});
-    registerConfigVar("debug:watchdog_timeout", Hyprlang::INT{5});
     registerConfigVar("debug:disable_scale_checks", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     registerConfigVar("debug:colored_stdout_logs", Hyprlang::INT{1});
     registerConfigVar("debug:full_cm_proto", Hyprlang::INT{0});
diff --git a/src/helpers/Watchdog.cpp b/src/helpers/Watchdog.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 0956eed5b..000000000
--- a/src/helpers/Watchdog.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-#include "Watchdog.hpp"
-#include <csignal>
-#include "config/ConfigManager.hpp"
-#include "../config/ConfigValue.hpp"
-
-CWatchdog::~CWatchdog() {
-    m_bExitThread = true;
-    m_bNotified   = true;
-    m_cvWatchdogCondition.notify_all();
-
-    if (m_pWatchdog && m_pWatchdog->joinable())
-        m_pWatchdog->join();
-}
-
-CWatchdog::CWatchdog() : m_iMainThreadPID(pthread_self()) {
-
-    m_pWatchdog = makeUnique<std::thread>([this] {
-        static auto PTIMEOUT = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("debug:watchdog_timeout");
-
-        m_bWatchdogInitialized = true;
-        while (!m_bExitThread) {
-            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lk(m_mWatchdogMutex);
-
-            if (!m_bWillWatch)
-                m_cvWatchdogCondition.wait(lk, [this] { return m_bNotified || m_bExitThread; });
-            else if (!m_cvWatchdogCondition.wait_for(lk, std::chrono::milliseconds((int)(*PTIMEOUT * 1000.0)), [this] { return m_bNotified || m_bExitThread; }))
-                pthread_kill(m_iMainThreadPID, SIGUSR1);
-
-            if (m_bExitThread)
-                break;
-
-            m_bWatching = false;
-            m_bNotified = false;
-        }
-    });
-}
-
-void CWatchdog::startWatching() {
-    static auto PTIMEOUT = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("debug:watchdog_timeout");
-
-    if (*PTIMEOUT == 0)
-        return;
-
-    m_tTriggered = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
-    m_bWillWatch = true;
-    m_bWatching  = true;
-
-    m_bNotified = true;
-    m_cvWatchdogCondition.notify_all();
-}
-
-void CWatchdog::endWatching() {
-    m_bWatching  = false;
-    m_bWillWatch = false;
-
-    m_bNotified = true;
-    m_cvWatchdogCondition.notify_all();
-}
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diff --git a/src/helpers/Watchdog.hpp b/src/helpers/Watchdog.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 51b71d133..000000000
--- a/src/helpers/Watchdog.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "memory/Memory.hpp"
-#include <chrono>
-#include <thread>
-#include <condition_variable>
-
-class CWatchdog {
-  public:
-    // must be called from the main thread
-    CWatchdog();
-    ~CWatchdog();
-
-    void              startWatching();
-    void              endWatching();
-
-    std::atomic<bool> m_bWatchdogInitialized{false};
-
-  private:
-    std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point m_tTriggered;
-
-    pthread_t                                      m_iMainThreadPID = 0;
-
-    std::atomic<bool>                              m_bWatching  = false;
-    std::atomic<bool>                              m_bWillWatch = false;
-
-    UP<std::thread>                                m_pWatchdog;
-    std::mutex                                     m_mWatchdogMutex;
-    std::atomic<bool>                              m_bNotified   = false;
-    std::atomic<bool>                              m_bExitThread = false;
-    std::condition_variable                        m_cvWatchdogCondition;
-};
-
-inline UP<CWatchdog> g_pWatchdog;
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