diff --git a/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/manifest.json b/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/manifest.json
index 116bd0ccee8..315411ea4cf 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/manifest.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "domain": "websocket_api",
   "name": "Home Assistant WebSocket API",
-  "after_dependencies": ["recorder"],
   "codeowners": ["@home-assistant/core"],
   "dependencies": ["http"],
   "documentation": "https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/websocket_api",
diff --git a/tests/test_requirements.py b/tests/test_requirements.py
index 161214160aa..2885fa30036 100644
--- a/tests/test_requirements.py
+++ b/tests/test_requirements.py
@@ -602,12 +602,12 @@ async def test_discovery_requirements_ssdp(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     ) as mock_process:
         await async_get_integration_with_requirements(hass, "ssdp_comp")
 
-    assert len(mock_process.mock_calls) == 3
+    assert len(mock_process.mock_calls) == 2
     assert mock_process.mock_calls[0][1][1] == ssdp.requirements
     assert {
+        mock_process.mock_calls[0][1][0],
         mock_process.mock_calls[1][1][0],
-        mock_process.mock_calls[2][1][0],
-    } == {"network", "recorder"}
+    } == {"network", "ssdp"}
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ async def test_discovery_requirements_zeroconf(
     ) as mock_process:
         await async_get_integration_with_requirements(hass, "comp")
 
-    assert len(mock_process.mock_calls) == 3
+    assert len(mock_process.mock_calls) == 2
     assert mock_process.mock_calls[0][1][1] == zeroconf.requirements