diff --git a/client/v3/watch.go b/client/v3/watch.go
index 90f125ac466..bc886936c86 100644
--- a/client/v3/watch.go
+++ b/client/v3/watch.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -589,26 +588,6 @@ func (w *watchGrpcStream) run() {
 
 			switch {
 			case pbresp.Created:
-				cancelReasonError := v3rpc.Error(errors.New(pbresp.CancelReason))
-				if shouldRetryWatch(cancelReasonError) {
-					var newErr error
-					if wc, newErr = w.newWatchClient(); newErr != nil {
-						w.lg.Error("failed to create a new watch client", zap.Error(newErr))
-						return
-					}
-
-					if len(w.resuming) != 0 {
-						if ws := w.resuming[0]; ws != nil {
-							if err := wc.Send(ws.initReq.toPB()); err != nil {
-								w.lg.Debug("error when sending request", zap.Error(err))
-							}
-						}
-					}
-
-					cur = nil
-					continue
-				}
-
 				// response to head of queue creation
 				if len(w.resuming) != 0 {
 					if ws := w.resuming[0]; ws != nil {
@@ -718,11 +697,6 @@ func (w *watchGrpcStream) run() {
 	}
 }
 
-func shouldRetryWatch(cancelReasonError error) bool {
-	return (strings.Compare(cancelReasonError.Error(), v3rpc.ErrGRPCInvalidAuthToken.Error()) == 0) ||
-		(strings.Compare(cancelReasonError.Error(), v3rpc.ErrGRPCAuthOldRevision.Error()) == 0)
-}
-
 // nextResume chooses the next resuming to register with the grpc stream. Abandoned
 // streams are marked as nil in the queue since the head must wait for its inflight registration.
 func (w *watchGrpcStream) nextResume() *watcherStream {
diff --git a/tests/integration/v3_auth_test.go b/tests/integration/v3_auth_test.go
index bc042ded3ef..10c5dadb4ef 100644
--- a/tests/integration/v3_auth_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/v3_auth_test.go
@@ -499,39 +499,6 @@ func TestV3AuthRestartMember(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.AssertNil(t, err)
 }
 
-func TestV3AuthWatchAndTokenExpire(t *testing.T) {
-	BeforeTest(t)
-	clus := NewClusterV3(t, &ClusterConfig{Size: 1, AuthTokenTTL: 3})
-	defer clus.Terminate(t)
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), 10*time.Second)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	authSetupRoot(t, toGRPC(clus.Client(0)).Auth)
-
-	c, cerr := NewClient(t, clientv3.Config{Endpoints: clus.Client(0).Endpoints(), Username: "root", Password: "123"})
-	if cerr != nil {
-		t.Fatal(cerr)
-	}
-	defer c.Close()
-
-	_, err := c.Put(ctx, "key", "val")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error from Put: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// The first watch gets a valid auth token through watcher.newWatcherGrpcStream()
-	// We should discard the first one by waiting TTL after the first watch.
-	wChan := c.Watch(ctx, "key", clientv3.WithRev(1))
-	watchResponse := <-wChan
-
-	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
-
-	wChan = c.Watch(ctx, "key", clientv3.WithRev(1))
-	watchResponse = <-wChan
-	testutil.AssertNil(t, watchResponse.Err())
-}
-
 func TestV3AuthWatchErrorAndWatchId0(t *testing.T) {
 	BeforeTest(t)
 	clus := NewClusterV3(t, &ClusterConfig{Size: 3})