diff --git a/Lib/bdb.py b/Lib/bdb.py
index 08dce8f2f9f..9f5e7ae630d 100644
--- a/Lib/bdb.py
+++ b/Lib/bdb.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class Bdb:
     def set_continue(self):
         # Don't stop except at breakpoints or when finished
         self._set_stopinfo(self.botframe, None, -1)
-        if not self.breaks and not self.watching:
+        if not self.breaks:
             # no breakpoints; run without debugger overhead
             sys.settrace(None)
             frame = sys._getframe().f_back