diff --git a/tests/components/adalight/common.yaml b/tests/components/adalight/common.yaml
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+++ b/tests/components/adalight/common.yaml
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+adalight:
+
+light:
+  - platform: neopixelbus
+    id: adalight_light
+    name: Neopixelbus Light
+    method: esp8266_uart
+    num_leds: 5
+    pin: 2
+    type: GRBW
+    variant: SK6812
+    effects:
+      - adalight:
diff --git a/tests/components/adalight/test.esp8266-ard.yaml b/tests/components/adalight/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
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+packages:
+  uart_115200: !include ../../test_build_components/common/uart_115200/esp8266-ard.yaml
+  adalight: !include common.yaml