diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/light/schema_basic.py b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/light/schema_basic.py
index 2d27d86e9e9..4ff98d8bd77 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/light/schema_basic.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/light/schema_basic.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
     CONF_OPTIMISTIC,
     CONF_PAYLOAD_OFF,
     CONF_PAYLOAD_ON,
-    CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE,
     STATE_ON,
 )
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
@@ -234,8 +233,6 @@ PLATFORM_SCHEMA_BASIC = vol.All(
 )
 
 DISCOVERY_SCHEMA_BASIC = vol.All(
-    # CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE is no longer supported, support was removed in 2022.2
-    cv.removed(CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE),
     # CONF_WHITE_VALUE_* is no longer supported, support was removed in 2022.9
     cv.removed(CONF_WHITE_VALUE_COMMAND_TOPIC),
     cv.removed(CONF_WHITE_VALUE_SCALE),
@@ -245,8 +242,6 @@ DISCOVERY_SCHEMA_BASIC = vol.All(
 )
 
 PLATFORM_SCHEMA_MODERN_BASIC = vol.All(
-    # CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE is no longer supported, support was removed in 2022.2
-    cv.removed(CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE),
     # CONF_WHITE_VALUE_* is no longer supported, support was removed in 2022.9
     cv.removed(CONF_WHITE_VALUE_COMMAND_TOPIC),
     cv.removed(CONF_WHITE_VALUE_SCALE),
@@ -312,9 +307,6 @@ class MqttLight(MqttEntity, LightEntity, RestoreEntity):
         self._attr_max_mireds = config.get(CONF_MAX_MIREDS, super().max_mireds)
         self._attr_effect_list = config.get(CONF_EFFECT_LIST)
 
-        if CONF_STATE_VALUE_TEMPLATE not in config and CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE in config:
-            config[CONF_STATE_VALUE_TEMPLATE] = config[CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE]
-
         topic: dict[str, str | None] = {
             key: config.get(key)
             for key in (