diff --git a/esphome/core/device.h b/esphome/core/device.h
index 29f78b023e..de25963110 100644
--- a/esphome/core/device.h
+++ b/esphome/core/device.h
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "esphome/core/string_ref.h"
-
 namespace esphome {
 
 class Device {