diff --git a/tests/common.py b/tests/common.py
index faf14a55f01..a7d4cf6b83a 100644
--- a/tests/common.py
+++ b/tests/common.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.dispatcher import (
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
 from homeassistant.helpers.json import JSONEncoder, _orjson_default_encoder, json_dumps
-from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType, DiscoveryInfoType, StateType
+from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType, DiscoveryInfoType
 from homeassistant.setup import setup_component
 from homeassistant.util.async_ import run_callback_threadsafe
 import homeassistant.util.dt as dt_util
@@ -1291,11 +1291,6 @@ class MockEntity(entity.Entity):
         """Return the ste of the polling."""
         return self._handle("should_poll")
 
-    @property
-    def state(self) -> StateType:
-        """Return the state of the entity."""
-        return self._handle("state")
-
     @property
     def supported_features(self) -> int | None:
         """Info about supported features."""
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_entity_platform.py b/tests/helpers/test_entity_platform.py
index 17b5d634018..31c6f8e6e30 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_entity_platform.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_entity_platform.py
@@ -1432,9 +1432,9 @@ async def test_override_restored_entities(
     component = EntityComponent(_LOGGER, DOMAIN, hass)
     await component.async_setup({})
 
-    await component.async_add_entities(
-        [MockEntity(unique_id="1234", state="on", entity_id="test_domain.world")], True
-    )
+    ent = MockEntity(unique_id="1234", entity_id="test_domain.world")
+    ent._attr_state = "on"
+    await component.async_add_entities([ent], True)
 
     state = hass.states.get("test_domain.world")
     assert state.state == "on"