diff --git a/homeassistant/components/tractive/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/tractive/sensor.py
index c412502d8d9..510f8554abd 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/tractive/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/tractive/sensor.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ SENSOR_TYPES: tuple[TractiveSensorEntityDescription, ...] = (
         # More states are available by polling the data
         key=ATTR_TRACKER_STATE,
         name="Tracker state",
-        device_class="tractive__tracker_state",
+        translation_key="tracker_state",
         entity_class=TractiveHardwareSensor,
     ),
     TractiveSensorEntityDescription(
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/tractive/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/tractive/strings.json
index 7eba02e7f67..f63f0cdf0af 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/tractive/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/tractive/strings.json
@@ -17,5 +17,17 @@
       "reauth_successful": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::reauth_successful%]",
       "reauth_failed_existing": "Could not update the config entry, please remove the integration and set it up again."
     }
+  },
+  "entity": {
+    "sensor": {
+      "tracker_state": {
+        "state": {
+          "not_reporting": "Not reporting",
+          "operational": "Operational",
+          "system_shutdown_user": "System shutdown user",
+          "system_startup": "System startup"
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/tractive/strings.sensor.json b/homeassistant/components/tractive/strings.sensor.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 48a747961c0..00000000000
--- a/homeassistant/components/tractive/strings.sensor.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "state": {
-    "tractive__tracker_state": {
-      "not_reporting": "Not reporting",
-      "operational": "Operational",
-      "system_shutdown_user": "System shutdown user",
-      "system_startup": "System startup"
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/tractive/translations/en.json b/homeassistant/components/tractive/translations/en.json
index dcb3a128ac4..edf452a6f22 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/tractive/translations/en.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/tractive/translations/en.json
@@ -17,5 +17,17 @@
                 }
             }
         }
+    },
+    "entity": {
+        "sensor": {
+            "tracker_state": {
+                "state": {
+                    "not_reporting": "Not reporting",
+                    "operational": "Operational",
+                    "system_shutdown_user": "System shutdown user",
+                    "system_startup": "System startup"
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
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