diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/mixins.py b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/mixins.py
index 65472f17da0..c2c26de9a36 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/mixins.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/mixins.py
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.entity import (
     ENTITY_CATEGORIES_SCHEMA,
     DeviceInfo,
     Entity,
-    EntityCategory,
     async_generate_entity_id,
 )
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
@@ -1011,10 +1010,11 @@ class MqttEntity(
         """Init the MQTT Entity."""
         self.hass = hass
         self._config: ConfigType = config
-        self._unique_id: str | None = config.get(CONF_UNIQUE_ID)
+        self._attr_unique_id = config.get(CONF_UNIQUE_ID)
         self._sub_state: dict[str, EntitySubscription] = {}
 
         # Load config
+        self._setup_common_attributes_from_config(self._config)
         self._setup_from_config(self._config)
 
         # Initialize entity_id from config
@@ -1052,6 +1052,7 @@ class MqttEntity(
         """Handle updated discovery message."""
         config: DiscoveryInfoType = self.config_schema()(discovery_payload)
         self._config = config
+        self._setup_common_attributes_from_config(self._config)
         self._setup_from_config(self._config)
 
         # Prepare MQTT subscriptions
@@ -1100,6 +1101,15 @@ class MqttEntity(
     def config_schema() -> vol.Schema:
         """Return the config schema."""
 
+    def _setup_common_attributes_from_config(self, config: ConfigType) -> None:
+        """(Re)Setup the common attributes for the entity."""
+        self._attr_entity_category = config.get(CONF_ENTITY_CATEGORY)
+        self._attr_entity_registry_enabled_default = bool(
+            config.get(CONF_ENABLED_BY_DEFAULT)
+        )
+        self._attr_icon = config.get(CONF_ICON)
+        self._attr_name = config.get(CONF_NAME)
+
     def _setup_from_config(self, config: ConfigType) -> None:
         """(Re)Setup the entity."""
 
@@ -1111,31 +1121,6 @@ class MqttEntity(
     async def _subscribe_topics(self) -> None:
         """(Re)Subscribe to topics."""
 
-    @property
-    def entity_registry_enabled_default(self) -> bool:
-        """Return if the entity should be enabled when first added to the entity registry."""
-        return bool(self._config[CONF_ENABLED_BY_DEFAULT])
-
-    @property
-    def entity_category(self) -> EntityCategory | None:
-        """Return the entity category if any."""
-        return self._config.get(CONF_ENTITY_CATEGORY)
-
-    @property
-    def icon(self) -> str | None:
-        """Return icon of the entity if any."""
-        return self._config.get(CONF_ICON)
-
-    @property
-    def name(self) -> str | None:
-        """Return the name of the device if any."""
-        return self._config.get(CONF_NAME)
-
-    @property
-    def unique_id(self) -> str | None:
-        """Return a unique ID."""
-        return self._unique_id
-
 
 def update_device(
     hass: HomeAssistant,