diff --git a/homeassistant/components/esphome/entity.py b/homeassistant/components/esphome/entity.py
index ff08e5f578a..cace3a701cd 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/esphome/entity.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/esphome/entity.py
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ class EsphomeEntity(Entity, Generic[_InfoT, _StateT]):
     _static_info: _InfoT
     _state: _StateT
     _has_state: bool
+    device_entry: dr.DeviceEntry
 
     def __init__(
         self,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/esphome/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/esphome/media_player.py
index 4706ca2ff56..b05a453aca2 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/esphome/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/esphome/media_player.py
@@ -148,10 +148,6 @@ class EsphomeMediaPlayer(
         announcement: bool,
     ) -> str | None:
         """Get URL for ffmpeg proxy."""
-        if self.device_entry is None:
-            # Device id is required
-            return None
-
         # Choose the first default or announcement supported format
         format_to_use: MediaPlayerSupportedFormat | None = None
         for supported_format in supported_formats: