diff --git a/esphome/components/modem/modem_component.h b/esphome/components/modem/modem_component.h
index 33d2c78486..e8a2fe877f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/modem/modem_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/modem/modem_component.h
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ class ModemComponent : public Component {
   void set_use_address(const std::string &use_address);
   void set_rx_pin(gpio_num_t rx_pin) { this->rx_pin_ = rx_pin; }
   void set_tx_pin(gpio_num_t tx_pin) { this->tx_pin_ = tx_pin; }
-  void set_username(const std::string &username) { this->username_ = std::move(username); }
-  void set_password(const std::string &password) { this->password_ = std::move(password); }
-  void set_pin_code(const std::string &pin_code) { this->pin_code_ = std::move(pin_code); }
-  void set_apn(const std::string &apn) { this->apn_ = std::move(apn); }
+  void set_username(const std::string &username) { this->username_ = username; }
+  void set_password(const std::string &password) { this->password_ = password; }
+  void set_pin_code(const std::string &pin_code) { this->pin_code_ = pin_code; }
+  void set_apn(const std::string &apn) { this->apn_ = apn; }
   void set_model(const std::string &model) {
     this->model_ = this->modem_model_map_.count(model) ? modem_model_map_[model] : ModemModel::UNKNOWN;
   }