diff --git a/esphome/core/component.cpp b/esphome/core/component.cpp
index 7d60a3d792..5e6ace8873 100644
--- a/esphome/core/component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/component.cpp
@@ -333,12 +333,7 @@ void Component::status_set_warning(const LogString *message) {
   ESP_LOGW(TAG, "%s set Warning flag: %s", LOG_STR_ARG(this->get_component_log_str()),
            message ? LOG_STR_ARG(message) : LOG_STR_LITERAL("unspecified"));
 }
-void Component::status_set_error() {
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
-  this->status_set_error(nullptr);
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-}
+void Component::status_set_error() { this->status_set_error((const LogString *) nullptr); }
 void Component::status_set_error(const char *message) {
   if ((this->component_state_ & STATUS_LED_ERROR) != 0)
     return;