diff --git a/rq/job.py b/rq/job.py
index 0661f7a..c45bb07 100644
--- a/rq/job.py
+++ b/rq/job.py
@@ -744,9 +744,8 @@ class Job(object):
         pipe = pipeline if pipeline is not None else self.connection
 
         if watch:
-            pipe.watch(self.dependencies_key)
-            pipe.watch(*[self.redis_job_namespace_prefix + as_text(_id)
-                        for _id in pipe.smembers(self.dependencies_key)])
+            pipe.watch(*[Job.key_for(_id)
+                         for _id in self.connection.smembers(self.dependencies_key)])
 
         sort_by = self.redis_job_namespace_prefix + '*->ended_at'
         get_field = self.redis_job_namespace_prefix + '*->status'
@@ -762,5 +761,4 @@ class Job(object):
 
         return dependencies_statuses
 
-
 _job_stack = LocalStack()
diff --git a/tests/test_job.py b/tests/test_job.py
index 835dc6f..e8f965a 100644
--- a/tests/test_job.py
+++ b/tests/test_job.py
@@ -905,29 +905,3 @@ class TestJob(RQTestCase):
             with self.assertRaises(WatchError):
                 pipeline.touch(Job.key_for(dependent_job.id))
                 pipeline.execute()
-
-    def test_get_dependencies_statuses_watches_dependency_set(self):
-        queue = Queue(connection=self.testconn)
-
-        dependency_job = queue.enqueue(fixtures.say_hello)
-        dependent_job = Job.create(func=fixtures.say_hello)
-        dependent_job._dependency_ids = [dependency_job.id]
-        dependent_job.register_dependency()
-
-        with self.testconn.pipeline() as pipeline:
-
-            dependent_job.get_dependencies_statuses(
-                pipeline=pipeline,
-                watch=True
-            )
-
-            self.testconn.sadd(
-                dependent_job.dependencies_key,
-                queue.enqueue(fixtures.say_hello).id,
-            )
-
-            pipeline.multi()
-
-            with self.assertRaises(WatchError):
-                pipeline.touch(Job.key_for(dependent_job.id))
-                pipeline.execute()