diff --git a/esphome/components/output/automation.cpp b/esphome/components/output/automation.cpp
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index 610da897d9..0000000000
--- a/esphome/components/output/automation.cpp
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@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#include "automation.h"
-#include "esphome/core/log.h"
-
-namespace esphome::output {
-
-static const char *const TAG = "output.automation";
-
-}  // namespace esphome::output
diff --git a/esphome/components/sensor/automation.cpp b/esphome/components/sensor/automation.cpp
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index 977719db9b..0000000000
--- a/esphome/components/sensor/automation.cpp
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@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#include "automation.h"
-#include "esphome/core/log.h"
-
-namespace esphome::sensor {
-
-static const char *const TAG = "sensor.automation";
-
-}  // namespace esphome::sensor
diff --git a/esphome/components/switch/automation.cpp b/esphome/components/switch/automation.cpp
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index 9a0221fe56..0000000000
--- a/esphome/components/switch/automation.cpp
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@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#include "automation.h"
-#include "esphome/core/log.h"
-
-namespace esphome::switch_ {
-
-static const char *const TAG = "switch.automation";
-
-}  // namespace esphome::switch_