diff --git a/app/watchdog.cpp b/app/watchdog.cpp
index f97c45b..cb71115 100644
--- a/app/watchdog.cpp
+++ b/app/watchdog.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
         // Set the new interval and the time remaining deci -> mill seconds
         const uint64_t interval = initialCountdown * 100;
         wd_service.setInterval(interval);
-        wd_service.setTimeRemaining(interval);
+        wd_service.resetTimeRemaining(false);
 
         // Mark as initialized so that future resets behave correctly
         wd_service.setInitialized(true);
diff --git a/app/watchdog_service.cpp b/app/watchdog_service.cpp
index a929cb6..3534e89 100644
--- a/app/watchdog_service.cpp
+++ b/app/watchdog_service.cpp
@@ -198,8 +198,3 @@
 {
     setProperty("Interval", interval);
 }
-
-void WatchdogService::setTimeRemaining(uint64_t timeRemaining)
-{
-    setProperty("TimeRemaining", timeRemaining);
-}
diff --git a/app/watchdog_service.hpp b/app/watchdog_service.hpp
index ed64a3c..141bdb7 100644
--- a/app/watchdog_service.hpp
+++ b/app/watchdog_service.hpp
@@ -92,13 +92,6 @@
      */
     void setInterval(uint64_t interval);
 
-    /** @brief Sets the value of the timeRemaining property on the host
-     *         watchdog
-     *
-     *  @param[in] timeRemaining - The new timeRemaining value
-     */
-    void setTimeRemaining(uint64_t timeRemaining);
-
   private:
     /** @brief sdbusplus handle */
     sdbusplus::bus::bus bus;