diff --git a/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_connection.cpp b/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_connection.cpp
index 4826b1dd38..6d41b083d0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_connection.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_connection.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "bluetooth_connection.h"
 
-#include <cstring>
 #include "esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"