diff --git a/esphome/components/esphome/ota/__init__.py b/esphome/components/esphome/ota/__init__.py
index 3143d5408d..496261c5fc 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esphome/ota/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/esphome/ota/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from esphome.core import CORE, coroutine_with_priority
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@esphome/core"]
 AUTO_LOAD = ["md5", "socket"]
-DEPENDENCIES = ["network", "ota"]
+DEPENDENCIES = ["network"]
 
 CONF_ON_BEGIN = "on_begin"
 CONF_ON_END = "on_end"