diff --git a/homeassistant/components/senz/climate.py b/homeassistant/components/senz/climate.py
index a94941ac642..c921e1ac1da 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/senz/climate.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/senz/climate.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class SENZClimate(CoordinatorEntity, ClimateEntity):
     _attr_min_temp = 5
     _attr_has_entity_name = True
     _attr_name = None
+    _enable_turn_on_off_backwards_compatibility = False
 
     def __init__(
         self,