diff --git a/libraries/ATT_IOT/NW_WatchDog.cpp b/libraries/ATT_IOT/NW_WatchDog.cpp
index 992bee7..93870d5 100644
--- a/libraries/ATT_IOT/NW_WatchDog.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ATT_IOT/NW_WatchDog.cpp
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ NW_WatchDog::NW_WatchDog(PubSubClient& mqttclient, const char* deviceId, const c
 	_frequency = frequency;
 }
 
-void NW_WatchDog::Setup(ATTDevice& device)
-{
-	device.AddAsset(WATCHDOG_ID, "network watchdog", "used to verify the connectivity with the broker", true, "integer");
-}
+//void NW_WatchDog::Setup(ATTDevice& device)
+//{
+//	device.AddAsset(WATCHDOG_ID, "network watchdog", "used to verify the connectivity with the broker", true, "integer");
+//}
 
 
 bool NW_WatchDog::IsWatchDog(int pinNr, String& value)
diff --git a/libraries/ATT_IOT/NW_WatchDog.h b/libraries/ATT_IOT/NW_WatchDog.h
index 07bec68..fb3fc02 100644
--- a/libraries/ATT_IOT/NW_WatchDog.h
+++ b/libraries/ATT_IOT/NW_WatchDog.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class NW_WatchDog
 		NW_WatchDog(PubSubClient& mqttclient, const char* deviceId, const char* clientId, unsigned int frequency = 300000);
 		
 
-		void Setup(ATTDevice& device);
+		//void Setup(ATTDevice& device);
 		
 		//send a ping to the broker
 		void Ping();
diff --git a/libraries/ATT_IOT/examples/watchdog/watchdog.ino b/libraries/ATT_IOT/examples/watchdog/watchdog.ino
index 0cbecf1..c4bcd4a 100644
--- a/libraries/ATT_IOT/examples/watchdog/watchdog.ino
+++ b/libraries/ATT_IOT/examples/watchdog/watchdog.ino
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ void setup()
   while(!Device.Connect(&ethClient, httpServer))            // connect the device with the IOT platform.
     Serial.println("retrying");
   Device.AddAsset(ledPin, "led", "light emitting diode", true, "boolean");
-  WatchDog.Setup(Device);                                   //create the required assets for the watchdog   
    while(!Device.Subscribe(pubSub))                          // make certain that we can receive message from the iot platform (activate mqtt)
     Serial.println("retrying"); 
   WatchDog.Ping();                                          //send the first ping to initiate the process.