diff --git a/homeassistant/components/brother/const.py b/homeassistant/components/brother/const.py
index 9e2c096ac76..c0021df11fc 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/brother/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/brother/const.py
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from typing import Final
 
 from homeassistant.components.sensor import ATTR_STATE_CLASS, STATE_CLASS_MEASUREMENT
-from homeassistant.const import ATTR_ICON, PERCENTAGE
+from homeassistant.const import (
+    ATTR_DEVICE_CLASS,
+    ATTR_ICON,
+    DEVICE_CLASS_TIMESTAMP,
+    PERCENTAGE,
+)
 
 from .model import SensorDescription
 
@@ -247,5 +252,6 @@ SENSOR_TYPES: Final[dict[str, SensorDescription]] = {
         ATTR_UNIT: None,
         ATTR_ENABLED: False,
         ATTR_STATE_CLASS: None,
+        ATTR_DEVICE_CLASS: DEVICE_CLASS_TIMESTAMP,
     },
 }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/brother/model.py b/homeassistant/components/brother/model.py
index d53327ae22a..ab8df09b749 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/brother/model.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/brother/model.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from typing import TypedDict
 
 
-class SensorDescription(TypedDict):
+class SensorDescription(TypedDict, total=False):
     """Sensor description class."""
 
     icon: str | None
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ class SensorDescription(TypedDict):
     unit: str | None
     enabled: bool
     state_class: str | None
+    device_class: str | None
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/brother/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/brother/sensor.py
index 773da1d09b1..38fac529076 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/brother/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/brother/sensor.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from typing import Any
 
 from homeassistant.components.sensor import ATTR_STATE_CLASS, SensorEntity
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
-from homeassistant.const import ATTR_ICON, DEVICE_CLASS_TIMESTAMP
+from homeassistant.const import ATTR_DEVICE_CLASS, ATTR_ICON
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity import DeviceInfo
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
@@ -60,18 +60,17 @@ class BrotherPrinterSensor(CoordinatorEntity, SensorEntity):
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize."""
         super().__init__(coordinator)
-        self._description = SENSOR_TYPES[kind]
-        self._name = f"{coordinator.data.model} {self._description[ATTR_LABEL]}"
-        self._unique_id = f"{coordinator.data.serial.lower()}_{kind}"
-        self._device_info = device_info
-        self.kind = kind
+        description = SENSOR_TYPES[kind]
         self._attrs: dict[str, Any] = {}
-        self._attr_state_class = self._description[ATTR_STATE_CLASS]
-
-    @property
-    def name(self) -> str:
-        """Return the name."""
-        return self._name
+        self._attr_device_class = description.get(ATTR_DEVICE_CLASS)
+        self._attr_device_info = device_info
+        self._attr_entity_registry_enabled_default = description[ATTR_ENABLED]
+        self._attr_icon = description[ATTR_ICON]
+        self._attr_name = f"{coordinator.data.model} {description[ATTR_LABEL]}"
+        self._attr_state_class = description[ATTR_STATE_CLASS]
+        self._attr_unique_id = f"{coordinator.data.serial.lower()}_{kind}"
+        self._attr_unit_of_measurement = description[ATTR_UNIT]
+        self.kind = kind
 
     @property
     def state(self) -> Any:
@@ -80,13 +79,6 @@ class BrotherPrinterSensor(CoordinatorEntity, SensorEntity):
             return getattr(self.coordinator.data, self.kind).isoformat()
         return getattr(self.coordinator.data, self.kind)
 
-    @property
-    def device_class(self) -> str | None:
-        """Return the class of this sensor."""
-        if self.kind == ATTR_UPTIME:
-            return DEVICE_CLASS_TIMESTAMP
-        return None
-
     @property
     def extra_state_attributes(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """Return the state attributes."""
@@ -97,28 +89,3 @@ class BrotherPrinterSensor(CoordinatorEntity, SensorEntity):
             )
             self._attrs[ATTR_COUNTER] = getattr(self.coordinator.data, drum_counter)
         return self._attrs
-
-    @property
-    def icon(self) -> str | None:
-        """Return the icon."""
-        return self._description[ATTR_ICON]
-
-    @property
-    def unique_id(self) -> str:
-        """Return a unique_id for this entity."""
-        return self._unique_id
-
-    @property
-    def unit_of_measurement(self) -> str | None:
-        """Return the unit the value is expressed in."""
-        return self._description[ATTR_UNIT]
-
-    @property
-    def device_info(self) -> DeviceInfo:
-        """Return the device info."""
-        return self._device_info
-
-    @property
-    def entity_registry_enabled_default(self) -> bool:
-        """Return if the entity should be enabled when first added to the entity registry."""
-        return self._description[ATTR_ENABLED]