diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
index 78b4e7a3cc..d530fba494 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 #include "proto.h"
 #include "api_pb2_includes.h"
 
-#include <set>
-
 namespace esphome::api {
 
 namespace enums {