diff --git a/esphome/components/e131/e131.cpp b/esphome/components/e131/e131.cpp
index 818006ced7..c3ff21c1a0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/e131/e131.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/e131/e131.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ void E131Component::setup() {
     this->mark_failed();
     return;
   }
-  server.ss_family = AF_INET;
 
   err = this->socket_->bind((struct sockaddr *) &server, sizeof(server));
   if (err != 0) {