diff --git a/esphome/components/hbridge/fan/hbridge_fan.cpp b/esphome/components/hbridge/fan/hbridge_fan.cpp
index c059783b1e..605a9d4ef3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/hbridge/fan/hbridge_fan.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/hbridge/fan/hbridge_fan.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ void HBridgeFan::setup() {
 
   // Construct traits
   this->traits_ = fan::FanTraits(this->oscillating_ != nullptr, true, true, this->speed_count_);
-  if (!this->preset_modes_.empty())
-    this->traits_.set_supported_preset_modes(this->preset_modes_);
+  this->traits_.set_supported_preset_modes(this->preset_modes_);
 }
 
 void HBridgeFan::dump_config() {
diff --git a/esphome/components/speed/fan/speed_fan.cpp b/esphome/components/speed/fan/speed_fan.cpp
index 9205d3592b..57bd795416 100644
--- a/esphome/components/speed/fan/speed_fan.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/speed/fan/speed_fan.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ void SpeedFan::setup() {
 
   // Construct traits
   this->traits_ = fan::FanTraits(this->oscillating_ != nullptr, true, this->direction_ != nullptr, this->speed_count_);
-  if (!this->preset_modes_.empty())
-    this->traits_.set_supported_preset_modes(this->preset_modes_);
+  this->traits_.set_supported_preset_modes(this->preset_modes_);
 }
 
 void SpeedFan::dump_config() { LOG_FAN("", "Speed Fan", this); }