diff --git a/tests/component_tests/api/test_action_metadata.py b/tests/component_tests/api/test_action_metadata.py
index 8bfdb7a7a7d..8e7dea4b19a 100644
--- a/tests/component_tests/api/test_action_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/component_tests/api/test_action_metadata.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from esphome.config_validation import Invalid
 from esphome.core import CORE
 from esphome.cpp_generator import safe_exp
 from esphome.helpers import fnv1_hash
-from tests.component_tests.helpers import get_define_value
 
 CONFIG = "tests/component_tests/api/test_action_metadata.yaml"
 CONFIG_ESP8266 = "tests/component_tests/api/test_action_metadata_esp8266.yaml"
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ def test_esp8266_encodes_action_strings_from_flash(
     main_cpp = generate_main(CONFIG_ESP8266)
 
     assert "api_action0_strings[] PROGMEM" in main_cpp
-    assert get_define_value("API_USER_ACTION_STRINGS_SCRATCH_SIZE") is None
 
 
 def test_shorthand_variables_emit_no_metadata(