diff --git a/esphome/core/util.cpp b/esphome/core/util.cpp
index cb6ed671de6..54a7956163a 100644
--- a/esphome/core/util.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/util.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "esphome/core/util.h"
-#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
 #include "esphome/core/application.h"
 #include "esphome/core/version.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"