diff --git a/esphome/components/status/__init__.py b/esphome/components/status/__init__.py
index 8fe6ac40b7..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/status/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/status/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-DEPENDENCIES = ["network"]
-CONF_STATUS_ID = "status_id"
diff --git a/esphome/components/status/binary_sensor.py b/esphome/components/status/binary_sensor.py
index d26c562e9c..adc342ed4d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/status/binary_sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/status/binary_sensor.py
@@ -13,21 +13,11 @@ StatusBinarySensor = status_ns.class_(
     "StatusBinarySensor", binary_sensor.BinarySensor, cg.Component
 )
 
-CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
-    binary_sensor.binary_sensor_schema(
-        StatusBinarySensor,
-        device_class=DEVICE_CLASS_CONNECTIVITY,
-        entity_category=ENTITY_CATEGORY_DIAGNOSTIC,
-    )
-    .extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
-    .extend(
-        cv.Schema(
-            {
-                cv.GenerateID(CONF_STATUS_ID): cv.All(cv.requires_component("network")),
-            }
-        )
-    )
-)
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = binary_sensor.binary_sensor_schema(
+    StatusBinarySensor,
+    device_class=DEVICE_CLASS_CONNECTIVITY,
+    entity_category=ENTITY_CATEGORY_DIAGNOSTIC,
+).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
 
 
 async def to_code(config):