diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.h b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.h
index 0958c07683..b885de18e6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.h
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.h
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ template<typename... Ts> class HttpRequestSendAction : public Action<Ts...> {
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(std::string, url)
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(const char *, method)
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(std::string, body)
-  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(const char *, useragent)
-  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint16_t, timeout)
 
   void add_header(const char *key, TemplatableValue<const char *, Ts...> value) { this->headers_.insert({key, value}); }
 
@@ -105,25 +103,18 @@ template<typename... Ts> class HttpRequestSendAction : public Action<Ts...> {
       auto f = std::bind(&HttpRequestSendAction<Ts...>::encode_json_func_, this, x..., std::placeholders::_1);
       this->parent_->set_body(json::build_json(f));
     }
-    if (this->useragent_.has_value()) {
-      this->parent_->set_useragent(this->useragent_.value(x...));
-    }
-    if (this->timeout_.has_value()) {
-      this->parent_->set_timeout(this->timeout_.value(x...));
-    }
-    if (!this->headers_.empty()) {
-      std::list<Header> headers;
-      for (const auto &item : this->headers_) {
-        auto val = item.second;
-        Header header;
-        header.name = item.first;
-        header.value = val.value(x...);
-        headers.push_back(header);
-      }
-      this->parent_->set_headers(headers);
+    std::list<Header> headers;
+    for (const auto &item : this->headers_) {
+      auto val = item.second;
+      Header header;
+      header.name = item.first;
+      header.value = val.value(x...);
+      headers.push_back(header);
     }
+    this->parent_->set_headers(headers);
     this->parent_->send(this->response_triggers_);
     this->parent_->close();
+    this->parent_->set_body("");
   }
 
  protected: