diff --git a/homeassistant/components/slide_local/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/slide_local/config_flow.py
index 23c509a02dc..78e2b411153 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/slide_local/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/slide_local/config_flow.py
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ class SlideConfigFlow(ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
             return {}
 
         # API version 2 is not working, try API version 1 instead
-        await slide.slide_del(user_input[CONF_HOST])
         await slide.slide_add(
             user_input[CONF_HOST],
             user_input.get(CONF_PASSWORD, ""),