diff --git a/homeassistant/components/number/significant_change.py b/homeassistant/components/number/significant_change.py
index 14cb2246615..e8cdd78e321 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/number/significant_change.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/number/significant_change.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ def async_check_significant_change(
     if (device_class := new_attrs.get(ATTR_DEVICE_CLASS)) is None:
         return None
 
-    absolute_change: float | None = None
     percentage_change: float | None = None
 
     # special for temperature
@@ -83,11 +82,8 @@ def async_check_significant_change(
         # Old state was invalid, we should report again
         return True
 
-    if absolute_change is not None and percentage_change is not None:
+    if percentage_change is not None:
         return _absolute_and_relative_change(
             float(old_state), float(new_state), absolute_change, percentage_change
         )
-    if absolute_change is not None:
-        return check_absolute_change(
-            float(old_state), float(new_state), absolute_change
-        )
+    return check_absolute_change(float(old_state), float(new_state), absolute_change)