diff --git a/homeassistant/components/slide/cover.py b/homeassistant/components/slide/cover.py
index 5186b3d0fea..d4927775a97 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/slide/cover.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/slide/cover.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import logging
 from typing import Any
 
 from homeassistant.components.cover import ATTR_POSITION, CoverDeviceClass, CoverEntity
-from homeassistant.const import ATTR_ID, STATE_CLOSED, STATE_CLOSING, STATE_OPENING
+from homeassistant.const import ATTR_ID
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
 from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType, DiscoveryInfoType
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ from .const import API, DEFAULT_OFFSET, DOMAIN, SLIDES
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+CLOSED = "closed"
+CLOSING = "closing"
+OPENING = "opening"
+
 
 async def async_setup_platform(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
@@ -55,19 +59,19 @@ class SlideCover(CoverEntity):
     @property
     def is_opening(self) -> bool:
         """Return if the cover is opening or not."""
-        return self._slide["state"] == STATE_OPENING
+        return self._slide["state"] == OPENING
 
     @property
     def is_closing(self) -> bool:
         """Return if the cover is closing or not."""
-        return self._slide["state"] == STATE_CLOSING
+        return self._slide["state"] == CLOSING
 
     @property
     def is_closed(self) -> bool | None:
         """Return None if status is unknown, True if closed, else False."""
         if self._slide["state"] is None:
             return None
-        return self._slide["state"] == STATE_CLOSED
+        return self._slide["state"] == CLOSED
 
     @property
     def available(self) -> bool:
@@ -87,12 +91,12 @@ class SlideCover(CoverEntity):
 
     async def async_open_cover(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         """Open the cover."""
-        self._slide["state"] = STATE_OPENING
+        self._slide["state"] = OPENING
         await self._api.slide_open(self._id)
 
     async def async_close_cover(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         """Close the cover."""
-        self._slide["state"] = STATE_CLOSING
+        self._slide["state"] = CLOSING
         await self._api.slide_close(self._id)
 
     async def async_stop_cover(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
@@ -107,8 +111,8 @@ class SlideCover(CoverEntity):
 
         if self._slide["pos"] is not None:
             if position > self._slide["pos"]:
-                self._slide["state"] = STATE_CLOSING
+                self._slide["state"] = CLOSING
             else:
-                self._slide["state"] = STATE_OPENING
+                self._slide["state"] = OPENING
 
         await self._api.slide_set_position(self._id, position)