diff --git a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp
index a3f0ae715f..9152b33a14 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ void EthernetComponent::setup() {
   eth_phy_config_t phy_config = ETH_PHY_DEFAULT_CONFIG();
 
   phy_config.phy_addr = this->phy_addr_;
-  if (this->power_pin_ != -1)
-    phy_config.reset_gpio_num = this->power_pin_;
+  phy_config.reset_gpio_num = this->power_pin_;
 
   mac_config.smi_mdc_gpio_num = this->mdc_pin_;
   mac_config.smi_mdio_gpio_num = this->mdio_pin_;