diff --git a/tests/components/runtime_stats/common.yaml b/tests/components/runtime_stats/common.yaml
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+# Test runtime_stats component with default configuration
+runtime_stats:
diff --git a/tests/components/runtime_stats/test.esp32-ard.yaml b/tests/components/runtime_stats/test.esp32-ard.yaml
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+<<: !include common.yaml