diff --git a/homeassistant/components/media_player/intent.py b/homeassistant/components/media_player/intent.py
index af37c0d68bb..4349362b13a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/media_player/intent.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/media_player/intent.py
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ async def async_setup_intents(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
             DOMAIN,
             SERVICE_VOLUME_SET,
             required_domains={DOMAIN},
-            required_states={MediaPlayerState.PLAYING},
             required_features=MediaPlayerEntityFeature.VOLUME_SET,
             required_slots={
                 ATTR_MEDIA_VOLUME_LEVEL: intent.IntentSlotInfo(
@@ -159,7 +158,6 @@ class MediaUnpauseHandler(intent.ServiceIntentHandler):
             DOMAIN,
             SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAY,
             required_domains={DOMAIN},
-            required_states={MediaPlayerState.PAUSED},
             description="Resumes a media player",
             platforms={DOMAIN},
             device_classes={MediaPlayerDeviceClass},
diff --git a/tests/components/media_player/test_intent.py b/tests/components/media_player/test_intent.py
index 9ddf50d04f4..8e7211183e7 100644
--- a/tests/components/media_player/test_intent.py
+++ b/tests/components/media_player/test_intent.py
@@ -104,19 +104,6 @@ async def test_unpause_media_player_intent(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     assert call.service == SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAY
     assert call.data == {"entity_id": entity_id}
 
-    # Test if not paused
-    hass.states.async_set(
-        entity_id,
-        STATE_PLAYING,
-    )
-
-    with pytest.raises(intent.MatchFailedError):
-        response = await intent.async_handle(
-            hass,
-            "test",
-            media_player_intent.INTENT_MEDIA_UNPAUSE,
-        )
-
 
 async def test_next_media_player_intent(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     """Test HassMediaNext intent for media players."""
@@ -245,17 +232,6 @@ async def test_volume_media_player_intent(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     assert call.service == SERVICE_VOLUME_SET
     assert call.data == {"entity_id": entity_id, "volume_level": 0.5}
 
-    # Test if not playing
-    hass.states.async_set(entity_id, STATE_IDLE, attributes=attributes)
-
-    with pytest.raises(intent.MatchFailedError):
-        response = await intent.async_handle(
-            hass,
-            "test",
-            media_player_intent.INTENT_SET_VOLUME,
-            {"volume_level": {"value": 50}},
-        )
-
     # Test feature not supported
     hass.states.async_set(
         entity_id,