diff --git a/esphome/components/seeed_mr24hpc1/__init__.py b/esphome/components/seeed_mr24hpc1/__init__.py
index e80470bde1..f71239d18c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/seeed_mr24hpc1/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/seeed_mr24hpc1/__init__.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
 # This authentication mode requires that the device must have transmit and receive functionality, a parity mode of "NONE", and a stop bit of one.
 FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = uart.final_validate_device_schema(
     "seeed_mr24hpc1",
+    baud_rate=115200,
     require_tx=True,
     require_rx=True,
     parity="NONE",
diff --git a/esphome/components/seeed_mr24hpc1/seeed_mr24hpc1.cpp b/esphome/components/seeed_mr24hpc1/seeed_mr24hpc1.cpp
index c9fe3a2e6e..b44c5ce83d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/seeed_mr24hpc1/seeed_mr24hpc1.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/seeed_mr24hpc1/seeed_mr24hpc1.cpp
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ void MR24HPC1Component::dump_config() {
 
 // Initialisation functions
 void MR24HPC1Component::setup() {
-  this->check_uart_settings(115200);
-
 #ifdef USE_NUMBER
   if (this->custom_mode_number_ != nullptr) {
     this->custom_mode_number_->publish_state(0);  // Zero out the custom mode