diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mqtt_eventstream.py b/homeassistant/components/mqtt_eventstream.py
index aa670578172..ea4463f5c23 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mqtt_eventstream.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mqtt_eventstream.py
@@ -116,5 +116,4 @@ def async_setup(hass, config):
     if sub_topic:
         yield from mqtt.async_subscribe(sub_topic, _event_receiver)
 
-    hass.states.async_set('{domain}.initialized'.format(domain=DOMAIN), True)
     return True