diff --git a/homeassistant/components/locative/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/locative/__init__.py
index 1cc47270ba3..195eacf17c2 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/locative/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/locative/__init__.py
@@ -12,11 +12,10 @@ from aiohttp import web
 
 import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.components.device_tracker import \
-    DOMAIN as DEVICE_TRACKER_DOMAIN
+    DOMAIN as DEVICE_TRACKER
 from homeassistant.const import HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY, ATTR_LATITUDE, \
     ATTR_LONGITUDE, STATE_NOT_HOME, CONF_WEBHOOK_ID, ATTR_ID, HTTP_OK
 from homeassistant.helpers import config_entry_flow
-from homeassistant.helpers.discovery import async_load_platform
 from homeassistant.helpers.dispatcher import async_dispatcher_send
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -57,9 +56,6 @@ WEBHOOK_SCHEMA = vol.All(
 
 async def async_setup(hass, hass_config):
     """Set up the Locative component."""
-    hass.async_create_task(
-        async_load_platform(hass, 'device_tracker', DOMAIN, {}, hass_config)
-    )
     return True
 
 
@@ -93,7 +89,7 @@ async def handle_webhook(hass, webhook_id, request):
 
     if direction == 'exit':
         current_state = hass.states.get(
-            '{}.{}'.format(DEVICE_TRACKER_DOMAIN, device))
+            '{}.{}'.format(DEVICE_TRACKER, device))
 
         if current_state is None or current_state.state == location_name:
             location_name = STATE_NOT_HOME
@@ -140,12 +136,18 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass, entry):
     """Configure based on config entry."""
     hass.components.webhook.async_register(
         DOMAIN, 'Locative', entry.data[CONF_WEBHOOK_ID], handle_webhook)
+
+    hass.async_create_task(
+        hass.config_entries.async_forward_entry_setup(entry, DEVICE_TRACKER)
+    )
     return True
 
 
 async def async_unload_entry(hass, entry):
     """Unload a config entry."""
     hass.components.webhook.async_unregister(entry.data[CONF_WEBHOOK_ID])
+
+    await hass.config_entries.async_forward_entry_unload(entry, DEVICE_TRACKER)
     return True
 
 config_entry_flow.register_webhook_flow(
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/locative.py b/homeassistant/components/locative/device_tracker.py
similarity index 51%
rename from homeassistant/components/device_tracker/locative.py
rename to homeassistant/components/locative/device_tracker.py
index e7a63077a3a..20808c773f0 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/locative.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/locative/device_tracker.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ https://home-assistant.io/components/device_tracker.locative/
 """
 import logging
 
+from homeassistant.components.device_tracker import \
+    DOMAIN as DEVICE_TRACKER_DOMAIN
+from homeassistant.components.locative import DOMAIN as LOCATIVE_DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.components.locative import TRACKER_UPDATE
 from homeassistant.helpers.dispatcher import async_dispatcher_connect
 
@@ -13,9 +16,11 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ['locative']
 
+DATA_KEY = '{}.{}'.format(LOCATIVE_DOMAIN, DEVICE_TRACKER_DOMAIN)
 
-async def async_setup_scanner(hass, config, async_see, discovery_info=None):
-    """Set up an endpoint for the Locative device tracker."""
+
+async def async_setup_entry(hass, entry, async_see):
+    """Configure a dispatcher connection based on a config entry."""
     async def _set_location(device, gps_location, location_name):
         """Fire HA event to set location."""
         await async_see(
@@ -24,5 +29,13 @@ async def async_setup_scanner(hass, config, async_see, discovery_info=None):
             location_name=location_name
         )
 
-    async_dispatcher_connect(hass, TRACKER_UPDATE, _set_location)
+    hass.data[DATA_KEY] = async_dispatcher_connect(
+        hass, TRACKER_UPDATE, _set_location
+    )
+    return True
+
+
+async def async_unload_entry(hass, entry):
+    """Unload the config entry and remove the dispatcher connection."""
+    hass.data[DATA_KEY]()
     return True
diff --git a/tests/components/locative/test_init.py b/tests/components/locative/test_init.py
index 5f18d47eb22..877d25d04bd 100644
--- a/tests/components/locative/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/locative/test_init.py
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ from unittest.mock import patch, Mock
 import pytest
 
 from homeassistant import data_entry_flow
+from homeassistant.components import locative
 from homeassistant.components.device_tracker import \
     DOMAIN as DEVICE_TRACKER_DOMAIN
-from homeassistant.components.locative import DOMAIN
-from homeassistant.const import HTTP_OK, HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY
+from homeassistant.components.locative import DOMAIN, TRACKER_UPDATE
+from homeassistant.const import HTTP_OK, HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY, \
+    CONF_WEBHOOK_ID
+from homeassistant.helpers.dispatcher import DATA_DISPATCHER
 from homeassistant.setup import async_setup_component
+from tests.common import MockConfigEntry
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
@@ -234,3 +238,21 @@ async def test_exit_first(hass, locative_client, webhook_id):
     state = hass.states.get('{}.{}'.format(DEVICE_TRACKER_DOMAIN,
                                            data['device']))
     assert state.state == 'not_home'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.xfail(
+    reason='The device_tracker component does not support unloading yet.'
+)
+async def test_load_unload_entry(hass):
+    """Test that the appropriate dispatch signals are added and removed."""
+    entry = MockConfigEntry(domain=DOMAIN, data={
+        CONF_WEBHOOK_ID: 'locative_test'
+    })
+
+    await locative.async_setup_entry(hass, entry)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    assert 1 == len(hass.data[DATA_DISPATCHER][TRACKER_UPDATE])
+
+    await locative.async_unload_entry(hass, entry)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    assert 0 == len(hass.data[DATA_DISPATCHER][TRACKER_UPDATE])