diff --git a/esphome/components/logger/__init__.py b/esphome/components/logger/__init__.py
index 34f9fd150b..63e7dfa5a6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/logger/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/logger/__init__.py
@@ -205,9 +205,6 @@ class _SplitDefault(cv.Optional):
     def default(self):
         keys = []
         if CORE.is_esp32:
-            from esphome.components.esp32 import get_esp32_variant
-            from esphome.components.esp32.const import VARIANT_ESP32
-
             variant = get_esp32_variant().replace(VARIANT_ESP32, "").lower()
             framework = CORE.target_framework.replace("esp-", "")
             if variant: