diff --git a/esphome/components/mpr121/__init__.py b/esphome/components/mpr121/__init__.py
index c1ce825a89..04d35bee87 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mpr121/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/mpr121/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import esphome.codegen as cg
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.components import i2c
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID
-from init import CONF_RELEASE_DEBOUNCE, CONF_TOUCH_DEBOUNCE, \
+from mpr121_const import CONF_RELEASE_DEBOUNCE, CONF_TOUCH_DEBOUNCE, \
     CONF_TOUCH_THRESHOLD, CONF_RELEASE_THRESHOLD
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ['i2c']
diff --git a/esphome/components/mpr121/binary_sensor.py b/esphome/components/mpr121/binary_sensor.py
index 26dc48d6d0..a3d401f888 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mpr121/binary_sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/mpr121/binary_sensor.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import esphome.codegen as cg
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.components import binary_sensor
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_CHANNEL
-from init import CONF_TOUCH_THRESHOLD, CONF_RELEASE_THRESHOLD
+from mpr121_const import CONF_TOUCH_THRESHOLD, CONF_RELEASE_THRESHOLD
 from . import mpr121_ns, MPR121Component, CONF_MPR121_ID
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ['mpr121']
diff --git a/esphome/components/mpr121/init.py b/esphome/components/mpr121/mpr121_const.py
similarity index 100%
rename from esphome/components/mpr121/init.py
rename to esphome/components/mpr121/mpr121_const.py