diff --git a/shared-bindings/watchdog/WatchDogMode.c b/shared-bindings/watchdog/WatchDogMode.c
index c707054d27..343702e4b1 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/watchdog/WatchDogMode.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/watchdog/WatchDogMode.c
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /*
- * This file is part of the Micro Python project, http://micropython.org/
+ * This file is part of the MicroPython project, http://micropython.org/
  *
  * The MIT License (MIT)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2020 Sean Cross for Adafruit Industries
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 MicroDev
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -24,76 +24,33 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+#include "py/enum.h"
+
 #include "shared-bindings/watchdog/WatchDogMode.h"
 
+MAKE_ENUM_VALUE(watchdog_watchdogmode_type, watchdogmode, NONE, WATCHDOGMODE_NONE);
+MAKE_ENUM_VALUE(watchdog_watchdogmode_type, watchdogmode, RAISE, WATCHDOGMODE_RAISE);
+MAKE_ENUM_VALUE(watchdog_watchdogmode_type, watchdogmode, RESET, WATCHDOGMODE_RESET);
+
 //| class WatchDogMode:
-//|     """run state of the watchdog timer"""
+//|     """Run state of the watchdog timer."""
+//|
+//|     NONE: WatchDogMode
+//|     """The `WatchDogTimer` is disabled."""
 //|
-//|     def __init__(self) -> None:
-//|         """Enum-like class to define the run mode of the watchdog timer."""
 //|     RAISE: WatchDogMode
-//|     """Raise an exception when the WatchDogTimer expires.
-//|
-//|     **Limitations:** ``RAISE`` mode is not supported on SAMD or RP2040.
-//|
-//|     :type WatchDogMode:"""
+//|     """Raise an exception when the `WatchDogTimer` expires."""
 //|
 //|     RESET: WatchDogMode
-//|     """Reset the system if the WatchDogTimer expires.
+//|     """Reset the system when the `WatchDogTimer` expires."""
 //|
-//|     :type WatchDogMode:"""
-//|
-const mp_obj_type_t watchdog_watchdogmode_type;
-
-const watchdog_watchdogmode_obj_t watchdog_watchdogmode_raise_obj = {
-    { &watchdog_watchdogmode_type },
+MAKE_ENUM_MAP(watchdog_watchdogmode) {
+    MAKE_ENUM_MAP_ENTRY(watchdogmode, NONE),
+    MAKE_ENUM_MAP_ENTRY(watchdogmode, RAISE),
+    MAKE_ENUM_MAP_ENTRY(watchdogmode, RESET),
 };
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(watchdog_watchdogmode_locals_dict, watchdog_watchdogmode_locals_table);
 
-const watchdog_watchdogmode_obj_t watchdog_watchdogmode_reset_obj = {
-    { &watchdog_watchdogmode_type },
-};
+MAKE_PRINTER(watchdog, watchdog_watchdogmode);
 
-watchdog_watchdogmode_t watchdog_watchdogmode_obj_to_type(mp_obj_t obj) {
-    if (obj == MP_ROM_PTR(&watchdog_watchdogmode_raise_obj)) {
-        return WATCHDOGMODE_RAISE;
-    } else if (obj == MP_ROM_PTR(&watchdog_watchdogmode_reset_obj)) {
-        return WATCHDOGMODE_RESET;
-    }
-    return WATCHDOGMODE_NONE;
-}
-
-mp_obj_t watchdog_watchdogmode_type_to_obj(watchdog_watchdogmode_t mode) {
-    switch (mode) {
-        case WATCHDOGMODE_RAISE:
-            return (mp_obj_t)MP_ROM_PTR(&watchdog_watchdogmode_raise_obj);
-        case WATCHDOGMODE_RESET:
-            return (mp_obj_t)MP_ROM_PTR(&watchdog_watchdogmode_reset_obj);
-        case WATCHDOGMODE_NONE:
-        default:
-            return MP_ROM_NONE;
-    }
-}
-
-STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t watchdog_watchdogmode_locals_dict_table[] = {
-    {MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_RAISE),  MP_ROM_PTR(&watchdog_watchdogmode_raise_obj)},
-    {MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_RESET),  MP_ROM_PTR(&watchdog_watchdogmode_reset_obj)},
-};
-STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(watchdog_watchdogmode_locals_dict, watchdog_watchdogmode_locals_dict_table);
-
-STATIC void watchdog_watchdogmode_print(const mp_print_t *print, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
-    qstr runmode = MP_QSTR_None;
-    if (MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in) == MP_ROM_PTR(&watchdog_watchdogmode_raise_obj)) {
-        runmode = MP_QSTR_RAISE;
-    } else if (MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in) == MP_ROM_PTR(&watchdog_watchdogmode_reset_obj)) {
-        runmode = MP_QSTR_RESET;
-    }
-    mp_printf(print, "%q.%q.%q", MP_QSTR_watchdog, MP_QSTR_WatchDogMode,
-        runmode);
-}
-
-const mp_obj_type_t watchdog_watchdogmode_type = {
-    { &mp_type_type },
-    .name = MP_QSTR_WatchDogMode,
-    .print = watchdog_watchdogmode_print,
-    .locals_dict = (mp_obj_t)&watchdog_watchdogmode_locals_dict,
-};
+MAKE_ENUM_TYPE(watchdog, WatchDogMode, watchdog_watchdogmode);
diff --git a/shared-bindings/watchdog/WatchDogMode.h b/shared-bindings/watchdog/WatchDogMode.h
index fb09445a9f..fd27d4d46a 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/watchdog/WatchDogMode.h
+++ b/shared-bindings/watchdog/WatchDogMode.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * This file is part of the Micro Python project, http://micropython.org/
+ * This file is part of the MicroPython project, http://micropython.org/
  *
  * The MIT License (MIT)
  *
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #ifndef MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_BINDINGS_WATCHDOG_WATCHDOGMODE_H
 #define MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_BINDINGS_WATCHDOG_WATCHDOGMODE_H
 
-#include "py/obj.h"
+#include "py/enum.h"
 
 typedef enum {
     WATCHDOGMODE_NONE,
@@ -37,13 +37,4 @@ typedef enum {
 
 extern const mp_obj_type_t watchdog_watchdogmode_type;
 
-watchdog_watchdogmode_t watchdog_watchdogmode_obj_to_type(mp_obj_t obj);
-mp_obj_t watchdog_watchdogmode_type_to_obj(watchdog_watchdogmode_t mode);
-
-typedef struct {
-    mp_obj_base_t base;
-} watchdog_watchdogmode_obj_t;
-extern const watchdog_watchdogmode_obj_t watchdog_watchdogmode_raise_obj;
-extern const watchdog_watchdogmode_obj_t watchdog_watchdogmode_reset_obj;
-
 #endif // MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_BINDINGS_WATCHDOG_WATCHDOGMODE_H
diff --git a/shared-bindings/watchdog/WatchDogTimer.c b/shared-bindings/watchdog/WatchDogTimer.c
index acfd353c34..10ab334330 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/watchdog/WatchDogTimer.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/watchdog/WatchDogTimer.c
@@ -71,8 +71,14 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t watchdog_watchdogtimer_feed(mp_obj_t self_in) {
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(watchdog_watchdogtimer_feed_obj, watchdog_watchdogtimer_feed);
 
 //|     def deinit(self) -> None:
-//|         """Stop the watchdog timer. This may raise an error if the watchdog
-//|         timer cannot be disabled on this platform."""
+//|         """Stop the watchdog timer.
+//|
+//|         :raises RuntimeError: if the watchdog timer cannot be disabled on this platform.
+//|
+//|         .. note:: This is deprecated in ``8.1.0`` and will be removed in ``9.0.0``.
+//|             Set watchdog `mode` to `WatchDogMode.NONE` instead.
+//|
+//|         """
 //|         ...
 STATIC mp_obj_t watchdog_watchdogtimer_deinit(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     watchdog_watchdogtimer_obj_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
@@ -94,7 +100,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t watchdog_watchdogtimer_obj_set_timeout(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_
     watchdog_watchdogtimer_obj_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
     mp_float_t timeout = mp_obj_get_float(timeout_obj);
 
-    mp_arg_validate_int_min((int)timeout, 0, MP_QSTR_timeout);
+    mp_arg_validate_int_min(timeout, 0, MP_QSTR_timeout);
 
     common_hal_watchdog_set_timeout(self, timeout);
     return mp_const_none;
@@ -122,27 +128,13 @@ MP_PROPERTY_GETSET(watchdog_watchdogtimer_timeout_obj,
 //|
 STATIC mp_obj_t watchdog_watchdogtimer_obj_get_mode(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     watchdog_watchdogtimer_obj_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
-    return watchdog_watchdogmode_type_to_obj(common_hal_watchdog_get_mode(self));
+    return cp_enum_find(&watchdog_watchdogmode_type, common_hal_watchdog_get_mode(self));
 }
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(watchdog_watchdogtimer_get_mode_obj, watchdog_watchdogtimer_obj_get_mode);
 
-STATIC mp_obj_t watchdog_watchdogtimer_obj_set_mode(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t mode_obj) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t watchdog_watchdogtimer_obj_set_mode(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t obj) {
     watchdog_watchdogtimer_obj_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
-    watchdog_watchdogmode_t current_mode = common_hal_watchdog_get_mode(self);
-    watchdog_watchdogmode_t new_mode = watchdog_watchdogmode_obj_to_type(mode_obj);
-    mp_float_t current_timeout = common_hal_watchdog_get_timeout(self);
-
-    // When setting the mode, the timeout value must be greater than zero
-    if (new_mode == WATCHDOGMODE_RESET || new_mode == WATCHDOGMODE_RAISE) {
-        mp_arg_validate_int_min((int)current_timeout, 0, MP_QSTR_timeout);
-    }
-
-    // Don't allow changing the mode once the watchdog timer has been started
-    if (current_mode == WATCHDOGMODE_RESET && new_mode != WATCHDOGMODE_RESET) {
-        mp_raise_TypeError(translate("WatchDogTimer.mode cannot be changed once set to WatchDogMode.RESET"));
-    }
-
-    common_hal_watchdog_set_mode(self, new_mode);
+    common_hal_watchdog_set_mode(self, cp_enum_value(&watchdog_watchdogmode_type, obj, MP_QSTR_mode));
     return mp_const_none;
 }
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(watchdog_watchdogtimer_set_mode_obj, watchdog_watchdogtimer_obj_set_mode);