diff --git a/esphome/components/ds248x/__init__.py b/esphome/components/ds248x/__init__.py
index 05056cc7d2..e47830f84d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ds248x/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ds248x/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import esphome.codegen as cg
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome import pins
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_SLEEP_PIN, CONF_TYPE
-from esphome.components import i2c, sensor
+from esphome.components import i2c
 
 MULTI_CONF = True
 AUTO_LOAD = ["sensor"]