diff --git a/nonebot/drivers/aiohttp.py b/nonebot/drivers/aiohttp.py
index 8f8510a8..6e806462 100644
--- a/nonebot/drivers/aiohttp.py
+++ b/nonebot/drivers/aiohttp.py
@@ -325,10 +325,8 @@ class Mixin(HTTPClientMixin, WebSocketClientMixin):
                 )
             )
 
-        autoping = True
         heartbeat = None
         if setup.ping_interval is not UNSET:
-            autoping = setup.ping_interval is not None
             heartbeat = setup.ping_interval
 
         if isinstance(setup.timeout, Timeout) and setup.timeout.ping is not UNSET: