diff --git a/esphome/components/mqtt/__init__.py b/esphome/components/mqtt/__init__.py
index ec60fb9821..b9ff641a87 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mqtt/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/mqtt/__init__.py
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ def DEPENDENCIES():
 
 
 def AUTO_LOAD():
-    if CORE.is_esp8266 or CORE.is_libretiny:
-        return ["async_tcp", "json"]
     return ["json"]