diff --git a/esphome/components/zephyr/core.cpp b/esphome/components/zephyr/core.cpp
index a3b0471ebcc..93a9a1ae8ee 100644
--- a/esphome/components/zephyr/core.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/zephyr/core.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ int main() {
   setup();
   while (true) {
     loop();
-    esphome::yield();
   }
   return 0;
 }