diff --git a/esphome/components/es8388/__init__.py b/esphome/components/es8388/__init__.py
index 56113e980f..3884755cb1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/es8388/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/es8388/__init__.py
@@ -3,20 +3,13 @@ import esphome.config_validation as cv
 
 from esphome.components import i2c
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID
-from esphome import pins
 
 es8388_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("es8388")
 ES8388Component = es8388_ns.class_("ES8388Component", cg.Component, i2c.I2CDevice)
 
-CONF_POWER_PIN = "power_pin"
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
-    cv.Schema(
-        {
-            cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(ES8388Component),
-            cv.Required(CONF_POWER_PIN): pins.gpio_output_pin_schema,
-        }
-    )
+    cv.Schema({cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(ES8388Component)})
     .extend(i2c.i2c_device_schema(0x10))
     .extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
 )
@@ -26,5 +19,3 @@ async def to_code(config):
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
     await cg.register_component(var, config)
     await i2c.register_i2c_device(var, config)
-    pin = await cg.gpio_pin_expression(config[CONF_POWER_PIN])
-    cg.add(var.set_power_pin(pin))
diff --git a/esphome/components/es8388/es8388_component.cpp b/esphome/components/es8388/es8388_component.cpp
index 5ddf86c313..5e929be7c4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/es8388/es8388_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/es8388/es8388_component.cpp
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ namespace esphome {
 namespace es8388 {
 
 void ES8388Component::setup() {
-  this->power_pin_->setup();
-  this->power_pin_->digital_write(false);
-
   // reset
   this->write_bytes(0x00, {0x80});
   this->write_bytes(0x00, {0x00});
@@ -47,9 +44,6 @@ void ES8388Component::setup() {
   this->write_bytes(0x04, {0x30});
   // unmute
   this->write_bytes(0x19, {0x00});
-
-  // Turn on amplifier
-  this->power_pin_->digital_write(true);
 }
 }  // namespace es8388
 }  // namespace esphome