diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/light.py b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/light.py
index 486a8956e0c..fcdfe5e85b8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/light.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/light.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from typing import Any
 
 from uiprotect.data import Light, ModelType, ProtectAdoptableDeviceModel
 
-from homeassistant.components.light import ATTR_BRIGHTNESS, ColorMode, LightEntity
+from homeassistant.components.light import ColorMode, LightEntity
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
 
@@ -71,13 +71,10 @@ class ProtectLight(ProtectDeviceEntity, LightEntity):
 
     async def async_turn_on(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         """Turn the light on."""
-        hass_brightness = kwargs.get(ATTR_BRIGHTNESS, self.brightness)
-        unifi_brightness = hass_to_unifi_brightness(hass_brightness)
-
-        _LOGGER.debug("Turning on light with brightness %s", unifi_brightness)
-        await self.device.set_light(True, unifi_brightness)
+        _LOGGER.debug("Turning on light")
+        await self.device.api.set_light_is_led_force_on(self.device.id, True)
 
     async def async_turn_off(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         """Turn the light off."""
         _LOGGER.debug("Turning off light")
-        await self.device.set_light(False)
+        await self.device.api.set_light_is_led_force_on(self.device.id, False)
diff --git a/tests/components/unifiprotect/test_light.py b/tests/components/unifiprotect/test_light.py
index 724ed108673..85de85cd1c1 100644
--- a/tests/components/unifiprotect/test_light.py
+++ b/tests/components/unifiprotect/test_light.py
@@ -95,42 +95,38 @@ async def test_light_update(
 async def test_light_turn_on(
     hass: HomeAssistant, ufp: MockUFPFixture, light: Light, unadopted_light: Light
 ) -> None:
-    """Test light entity turn off."""
+    """Test light entity turn on."""
+
+    light._api = ufp.api
+    light.api.set_light_is_led_force_on = AsyncMock()
 
     await init_entry(hass, ufp, [light, unadopted_light])
     assert_entity_counts(hass, Platform.LIGHT, 1, 1)
 
     entity_id = "light.test_light"
-    light.__pydantic_fields__["set_light"] = Mock(final=False, frozen=False)
-    light.set_light = AsyncMock()
-
     await hass.services.async_call(
-        "light",
-        "turn_on",
-        {ATTR_ENTITY_ID: entity_id, ATTR_BRIGHTNESS: 128},
-        blocking=True,
+        "light", "turn_on", {ATTR_ENTITY_ID: entity_id}, blocking=True
     )
 
-    light.set_light.assert_called_once_with(True, 3)
+    assert light.api.set_light_is_led_force_on.called
+    assert light.api.set_light_is_led_force_on.call_args == ((light.id, True),)
 
 
 async def test_light_turn_off(
     hass: HomeAssistant, ufp: MockUFPFixture, light: Light, unadopted_light: Light
 ) -> None:
-    """Test light entity turn on."""
+    """Test light entity turn off."""
+
+    light._api = ufp.api
+    light.api.set_light_is_led_force_on = AsyncMock()
 
     await init_entry(hass, ufp, [light, unadopted_light])
     assert_entity_counts(hass, Platform.LIGHT, 1, 1)
 
     entity_id = "light.test_light"
-    light.__pydantic_fields__["set_light"] = Mock(final=False, frozen=False)
-    light.set_light = AsyncMock()
-
     await hass.services.async_call(
-        "light",
-        "turn_off",
-        {ATTR_ENTITY_ID: entity_id},
-        blocking=True,
+        "light", "turn_off", {ATTR_ENTITY_ID: entity_id}, blocking=True
     )
 
-    light.set_light.assert_called_once_with(False)
+    assert light.api.set_light_is_led_force_on.called
+    assert light.api.set_light_is_led_force_on.call_args == ((light.id, False),)