diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sql/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/sql/config_flow.py
index bd0a6d30369..e00b1f8e402 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sql/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sql/config_flow.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ from .util import resolve_db_url
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-NONE_SENTINEL = "none"
 
 OPTIONS_SCHEMA: vol.Schema = vol.Schema(
     {
@@ -51,32 +50,24 @@ OPTIONS_SCHEMA: vol.Schema = vol.Schema(
         vol.Optional(
             CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE,
         ): selector.TemplateSelector(),
-        vol.Optional(
-            CONF_DEVICE_CLASS,
-            default=NONE_SENTINEL,
-        ): selector.SelectSelector(
+        vol.Optional(CONF_DEVICE_CLASS): selector.SelectSelector(
             selector.SelectSelectorConfig(
-                options=[NONE_SENTINEL]
-                + sorted(
-                    [
-                        cls.value
-                        for cls in SensorDeviceClass
-                        if cls != SensorDeviceClass.ENUM
-                    ]
-                ),
+                options=[
+                    cls.value
+                    for cls in SensorDeviceClass
+                    if cls != SensorDeviceClass.ENUM
+                ],
                 mode=selector.SelectSelectorMode.DROPDOWN,
                 translation_key="device_class",
+                sort=True,
             )
         ),
-        vol.Optional(
-            CONF_STATE_CLASS,
-            default=NONE_SENTINEL,
-        ): selector.SelectSelector(
+        vol.Optional(CONF_STATE_CLASS): selector.SelectSelector(
             selector.SelectSelectorConfig(
-                options=[NONE_SENTINEL]
-                + sorted([cls.value for cls in SensorStateClass]),
+                options=[cls.value for cls in SensorStateClass],
                 mode=selector.SelectSelectorMode.DROPDOWN,
                 translation_key="state_class",
+                sort=True,
             )
         ),
     }
@@ -179,9 +170,9 @@ class SQLConfigFlow(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
                 options[CONF_UNIT_OF_MEASUREMENT] = uom
             if value_template := user_input.get(CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE):
                 options[CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE] = value_template
-            if (device_class := user_input[CONF_DEVICE_CLASS]) != NONE_SENTINEL:
+            if device_class := user_input.get(CONF_DEVICE_CLASS):
                 options[CONF_DEVICE_CLASS] = device_class
-            if (state_class := user_input[CONF_STATE_CLASS]) != NONE_SENTINEL:
+            if state_class := user_input.get(CONF_STATE_CLASS):
                 options[CONF_STATE_CLASS] = state_class
             if db_url_for_validation != get_instance(self.hass).db_url:
                 options[CONF_DB_URL] = db_url_for_validation
@@ -248,9 +239,9 @@ class SQLOptionsFlowHandler(config_entries.OptionsFlowWithConfigEntry):
                     options[CONF_UNIT_OF_MEASUREMENT] = uom
                 if value_template := user_input.get(CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE):
                     options[CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE] = value_template
-                if (device_class := user_input[CONF_DEVICE_CLASS]) != NONE_SENTINEL:
+                if device_class := user_input.get(CONF_DEVICE_CLASS):
                     options[CONF_DEVICE_CLASS] = device_class
-                if (state_class := user_input[CONF_STATE_CLASS]) != NONE_SENTINEL:
+                if state_class := user_input.get(CONF_STATE_CLASS):
                     options[CONF_STATE_CLASS] = state_class
                 if db_url_for_validation != get_instance(self.hass).db_url:
                     options[CONF_DB_URL] = db_url_for_validation
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sql/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/sql/strings.json
index 9ac8bd22027..3289dfd41ff 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sql/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sql/strings.json
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
   "selector": {
     "device_class": {
       "options": {
-        "none": "No device class",
         "date": "[%key:component::sensor::entity_component::date::name%]",
         "duration": "[%key:component::sensor::entity_component::duration::name%]",
         "apparent_power": "[%key:component::sensor::entity_component::apparent_power::name%]",
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@
     },
     "state_class": {
       "options": {
-        "none": "No state class",
         "measurement": "[%key:component::sensor::entity_component::_::state_attributes::state_class::state::measurement%]",
         "total": "[%key:component::sensor::entity_component::_::state_attributes::state_class::state::total%]",
         "total_increasing": "[%key:component::sensor::entity_component::_::state_attributes::state_class::state::total_increasing%]"
diff --git a/tests/components/sql/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/sql/test_config_flow.py
index 915394863ea..6517e319fe4 100644
--- a/tests/components/sql/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/sql/test_config_flow.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
 from homeassistant import config_entries
 from homeassistant.components.recorder import Recorder
 from homeassistant.components.sensor.const import SensorDeviceClass, SensorStateClass
-from homeassistant.components.sql.config_flow import NONE_SENTINEL
 from homeassistant.components.sql.const import DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.data_entry_flow import FlowResultType
@@ -669,8 +668,6 @@ async def test_device_state_class(recorder_mock: Recorder, hass: HomeAssistant)
                 "query": "SELECT 5 as value",
                 "column": "value",
                 "unit_of_measurement": "MiB",
-                "device_class": NONE_SENTINEL,
-                "state_class": NONE_SENTINEL,
             },
         )
         await hass.async_block_till_done()