diff --git a/esphome/components/number/number.h b/esphome/components/number/number.h
index be2755afd5e..b697e770be0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/number/number.h
+++ b/esphome/components/number/number.h
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ class Number;
  */
 class Number : public EntityBase {
  public:
-  // User provided, not "= default": `new(p) Number()` would zero-fill .bss that is already zero.
-  Number() {}
-
   float state{};
 
   void publish_state(float state);