diff --git a/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h b/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h
index de241e439c..5f258469a1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h
+++ b/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <cstdint>
-#include <algorithm>
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"