diff --git a/esphome/components/bmi270/bmi270.h b/esphome/components/bmi270/bmi270.h
index a8476a6b73..1439e44b7d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bmi270/bmi270.h
+++ b/esphome/components/bmi270/bmi270.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class BMI270Component : public PollingComponent, public i2c::I2CDevice {
   sensor::Sensor *gyro_z_sensor_{nullptr};
 
   void internal_setup_(SetupState state);
-  SetupState setup_state_{SetupState::SOFT_RESET};
   bool setup_complete_{false};
 
   /** reads `len` 16-bit little-endian integers from the given i2c register */