diff --git a/esphome/core/log_const_en.h b/esphome/core/log_const_en.h
index 75e71ecd81..ccb1f446e4 100644
--- a/esphome/core/log_const_en.h
+++ b/esphome/core/log_const_en.h
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "defines.h"
-
-#ifdef USE_ESP8266
 #define ESP_LOG_MSG_COMM_FAIL "Communication failed"
 #define ESP_LOG_MSG_COMM_FAIL_FOR "Communication failed for '%s'"
-#else
-constexpr const char *const ESP_LOG_MSG_COMM_FAIL = "Communication failed";
-constexpr const char *const ESP_LOG_MSG_COMM_FAIL_FOR = "Communication failed for '%s'";
-#endif