diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
index 5ea98598ec..cda50bbc71 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
@@ -168,18 +168,6 @@ void APIConnection::loop() {
       ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Failed to send ping directly, scheduling at front of batch");
       this->schedule_message_front_(nullptr, &APIConnection::try_send_ping_request, PingRequest::MESSAGE_TYPE);
       this->sent_ping_ = true;  // Mark as sent to avoid scheduling multiple pings
-
-      // Also set up retry tracking from upstream
-      this->next_ping_retry_ = now + PING_RETRY_INTERVAL;
-      this->ping_retries_++;
-      if (this->ping_retries_ >= MAX_PING_RETRIES) {
-        on_fatal_error();
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "%s: Ping failed %u times", this->get_client_combined_info().c_str(), this->ping_retries_);
-      } else if (this->ping_retries_ >= 10) {
-        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "%s: Ping retry %u", this->get_client_combined_info().c_str(), this->ping_retries_);
-      } else {
-        ESP_LOGD(TAG, "%s: Ping retry %u", this->get_client_combined_info().c_str(), this->ping_retries_);
-      }
     }
   }