diff --git a/homeassistant/components/modbus/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/modbus/__init__.py
index 74a1de48c0a..141f2b0cca6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/modbus/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/modbus/__init__.py
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ MODBUS_SCHEMA = vol.Schema(
         vol.Optional(CONF_TIMEOUT, default=3): cv.socket_timeout,
         vol.Optional(CONF_CLOSE_COMM_ON_ERROR): cv.boolean,
         vol.Optional(CONF_DELAY, default=0): cv.positive_int,
-        vol.Optional(CONF_RETRIES, default=3): cv.positive_int,
+        vol.Optional(CONF_RETRIES): cv.positive_int,
         vol.Optional(CONF_RETRY_ON_EMPTY): cv.boolean,
         vol.Optional(CONF_MSG_WAIT): cv.positive_int,
         vol.Optional(CONF_BINARY_SENSORS): vol.All(
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/modbus/modbus.py b/homeassistant/components/modbus/modbus.py
index 1d755adace7..95c0cd45332 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/modbus/modbus.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/modbus/modbus.py
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ class ModbusHub:
             _LOGGER.warning(
                 "`retries`: is deprecated and will be removed in version 2024.7"
             )
+        else:
+            client_config[CONF_RETRIES] = 3
         if CONF_CLOSE_COMM_ON_ERROR in client_config:
             async_create_issue(
                 hass,