diff --git a/esphome/core/__init__.py b/esphome/core/__init__.py
index 1bb724bc87..009fef2f86 100644
--- a/esphome/core/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/core/__init__.py
@@ -766,15 +766,6 @@ class EsphomeCore:
     def relative_piolibdeps_path(self, *path: str | Path) -> Path:
         return self.relative_build_path(".piolibdeps", *path)
 
-    @property
-    def platformio_cache_dir(self) -> str:
-        """Get the PlatformIO cache directory path."""
-        # Check if running in Docker/HA addon with custom cache dir
-        if (cache_dir := os.environ.get("PLATFORMIO_CACHE_DIR")) and cache_dir.strip():
-            return cache_dir
-        # Default PlatformIO cache location
-        return os.path.expanduser("~/.platformio/.cache")
-
     @property
     def firmware_bin(self) -> Path:
         # Check if using native ESP-IDF build (--native-idf)