diff --git a/watchdog/watchdog_common.cpp b/watchdog/watchdog_common.cpp
index 9243300..d8e64b4 100644
--- a/watchdog/watchdog_common.cpp
+++ b/watchdog/watchdog_common.cpp
@@ -30,37 +30,5 @@
     bus.call_noreply(method); // start the service
 }
 
-bool isAutoRebootEnabled()
-{
-    constexpr auto settingsService = "xyz.openbmc_project.Settings";
-    constexpr auto settingsPath =
-        "/xyz/openbmc_project/control/host0/auto_reboot";
-    constexpr auto settingsIntf = "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties";
-    constexpr auto rebootPolicy =
-        "xyz.openbmc_project.Control.Boot.RebootPolicy";
-
-    auto bus = sdbusplus::bus::new_system();
-    auto method =
-        bus.new_method_call(settingsService, settingsPath, settingsIntf, "Get");
-
-    method.append(rebootPolicy);
-    method.append("AutoReboot");
-
-    bool autoReboot = false;
-    try
-    {
-        auto reply = bus.call(method);
-        std::variant<bool> result;
-        reply.read(result);
-        autoReboot = std::get<bool>(result);
-    }
-    catch (const sdbusplus::exception::exception& e)
-    {
-        log<level::ERR>("Error in AutoReboot Get", entry("ERROR=%s", e.what()));
-    }
-
-    return autoReboot;
-}
-
 } // namespace dump
 } // namespace watchdog
diff --git a/watchdog/watchdog_common.hpp b/watchdog/watchdog_common.hpp
index a2b8ecc..316a6bf 100644
--- a/watchdog/watchdog_common.hpp
+++ b/watchdog/watchdog_common.hpp
@@ -14,8 +14,5 @@
  */
 void transitionHost(const std::string& target);
 
-/** @brief Read state of autoreboot property via dbus */
-bool isAutoRebootEnabled();
-
 } // namespace dump
 } // namespace watchdog
diff --git a/watchdog/watchdog_logging.cpp b/watchdog/watchdog_logging.cpp
index 52ec7c7..47024f6 100644
--- a/watchdog/watchdog_logging.cpp
+++ b/watchdog/watchdog_logging.cpp
@@ -28,11 +28,8 @@
     // Create PEL with additional data.
     auto pelId = createPel(eventName, additional, emptyFfdc);
 
-    // Collect Hostboot dump if auto reboot is enabled
-    if (isAutoRebootEnabled())
-    {
-        requestDump(pelId, timeout); // will not return until dump is complete
-    }
+    // will not return until dump is complete or times out
+    requestDump(pelId, timeout);
 }
 
 void eventWatchdogTimeout(const uint32_t timeout)