diff --git a/esphome/components/runtime_stats/__init__.py b/esphome/components/runtime_stats/__init__.py
index e70e010748..64382194ec 100644
--- a/esphome/components/runtime_stats/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/runtime_stats/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES = []
 CONF_LOG_INTERVAL = "log_interval"
 
 runtime_stats_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("runtime_stats")
-RuntimeStatsCollector = runtime_stats_ns.class_("RuntimeStatsCollector", cg.Component)
+RuntimeStatsCollector = runtime_stats_ns.class_("RuntimeStatsCollector")
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
     {
diff --git a/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.cpp b/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.cpp
index 72411ffd6f..75c59e77ba 100644
--- a/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "runtime_stats.h"
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
 
 #ifdef USE_RUNTIME_STATS
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h b/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h
index 9ec4ec49a9..24dae46b2e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h
+++ b/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ struct ComponentStatPair {
   }
 };
 
-class RuntimeStatsCollector : public Component {
+class RuntimeStatsCollector {
  public:
   RuntimeStatsCollector();