diff --git a/addons/mail_bot/models/mail_bot.py b/addons/mail_bot/models/mail_bot.py
index 10686b14ba3..7a4aebee197 100644
--- a/addons/mail_bot/models/mail_bot.py
+++ b/addons/mail_bot/models/mail_bot.py
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ class MailBot(models.AbstractModel):
                     _("I'm afraid I don't understand. Sorry!"),
                     _("Sorry I'm sleepy. Or not! Maybe I'm just trying to hide my unawareness of human language...<br/>I can show you features if you write")+ ": '<b>"+_('start the tour')+"</b>'.",
                 ])
-        elif self._is_bot_pinged(values):
-            return random.choice([_("Yep, OdooBot is in the place!"), _("Pong.")])
         return False
 
     def _body_contains_emoji(self, body):
diff --git a/addons/test_mail/tests/test_odoobot.py b/addons/test_mail/tests/test_odoobot.py
index 740a0444974..2e4dc55490a 100644
--- a/addons/test_mail/tests/test_odoobot.py
+++ b/addons/test_mail/tests/test_odoobot.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class TestOdoobot(TestMailCommon, TestRecipients):
             self.assertNextMessage(
                 self.test_record_employe.with_context({'mail_post_autofollow': True}).message_post(**kwargs),
                 sender=self.odoobot,
-                answer=["Yep, OdooBot is in the place!"]
+                answer=False
             )
         # Odoobot should not be a follower but user_employee and user_admin should
         follower = self.test_record.message_follower_ids.mapped('partner_id')