diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zeroconf/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/zeroconf/__init__.py
index 7b4c06ffb62..bbc89e77a76 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zeroconf/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zeroconf/__init__.py
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@ class ZeroconfDiscovery:
                     zeroconf, async_service_info, service_type, name
                 ),
                 name=f"zeroconf lookup {name}.{service_type}",
-                eager_start=False,
             )
 
     async def _async_lookup_and_process_service_update(