diff --git a/esphome/components/aht10/aht10.cpp b/esphome/components/aht10/aht10.cpp
index e5e04ac181..78f98cb14f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/aht10/aht10.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/aht10/aht10.cpp
@@ -73,13 +73,6 @@ void AHT10Component::update() {
   bool success = false;
   for (int i = 0; i < AHT10_ATTEMPTS; ++i) {
     ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "Attempt %d at %6u", i, millis());
-    delayMicroseconds(4);
-
-    uint8_t reg = 0;
-    if (this->write(&reg, 1) != i2c::ERROR_OK) {
-      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Communication with AHT10 failed, waiting...");
-      continue;
-    }
     delay(delay_ms);
     if (this->read(data, 6) != i2c::ERROR_OK) {
       ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Communication with AHT10 failed, waiting...");