diff --git a/esphome/components/esp8266/core.h b/esphome/components/esp8266/core.h
index 8df9e26d55..ac33305669 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp8266/core.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp8266/core.h
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 #ifdef USE_ESP8266
 
 #include <cstdint>
-#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
 
-extern const uint8_t ESPHOME_ESP8266_GPIO_INITIAL_MODE[16] PROGMEM;
-extern const uint8_t ESPHOME_ESP8266_GPIO_INITIAL_LEVEL[16] PROGMEM;
+extern const uint8_t ESPHOME_ESP8266_GPIO_INITIAL_MODE[16];
+extern const uint8_t ESPHOME_ESP8266_GPIO_INITIAL_LEVEL[16];
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace esp8266 {}  // namespace esp8266