diff --git a/tests/components/asuswrt/conftest.py b/tests/components/asuswrt/conftest.py
index e6dd42a23fd..95c8f3dbf74 100644
--- a/tests/components/asuswrt/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/components/asuswrt/conftest.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def mock_controller_connect_http_sens_fail(connect_http):
 def mock_controller_connect_http_sens_detect():
     """Mock a successful sensor detection using http library."""
 
-    def _get_sensors_side_effect(datatype):
+    async def _get_sensors_side_effect(datatype):
         if datatype == AsusData.TEMPERATURE:
             return list(MOCK_TEMPERATURES_HTTP)
         if datatype == AsusData.CPU:
diff --git a/tests/components/asuswrt/test_sensor.py b/tests/components/asuswrt/test_sensor.py
index 3ce3246c1d6..c782605aab3 100644
--- a/tests/components/asuswrt/test_sensor.py
+++ b/tests/components/asuswrt/test_sensor.py
@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ async def test_cpu_sensors_http(
     connect_http_sens_detect,
 ) -> None:
     """Test creating AsusWRT cpu sensors."""
-    connect_http_sens_detect(AsusData.CPU)
     config_entry, sensor_prefix = _setup_entry(hass, CONFIG_DATA_HTTP, SENSORS_CPU)
     config_entry.add_to_hass(hass)