diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32/core.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32/core.cpp
index 0e114d09338..1c631371836 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32/core.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32/core.cpp
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ static StaticTask_t loop_task_tcb;        // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-
 static StackType_t
     loop_task_stack[ESPHOME_LOOP_TASK_STACK_SIZE];  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
 
-void __attribute__((optimize("O2")))  // NOLINT(clang-diagnostic-unknown-attributes)
-loop_task(void *pv_params) {
+void loop_task(void *pv_params) {
   setup();
   while (true) {
     App.loop();
diff --git a/esphome/core/application.h b/esphome/core/application.h
index e55e86f69f2..55578897863 100644
--- a/esphome/core/application.h
+++ b/esphome/core/application.h
@@ -546,8 +546,7 @@ inline ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE Application::ComponentPhaseGuard::ComponentPhaseGua
   this->app_.in_loop_ = true;
 }
 
-// NOLINTNEXTLINE(clang-diagnostic-unknown-attributes)
-inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE __attribute__((optimize("O2"))) Application::loop() {
+inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE Application::loop() {
 #ifdef USE_RUNTIME_STATS
   // Capture the start of the active (non-sleeping) portion of this iteration.
   // Used to derive main-loop overhead = active time − Σ(component time) −