diff --git a/custom_components/tuya_local/device.py b/custom_components/tuya_local/device.py
index fb944c7ca0..b83acef544 100644
--- a/custom_components/tuya_local/device.py
+++ b/custom_components/tuya_local/device.py
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ def __init__(
             # Retries cause problems for other children of the parent device
             # Currently, we only support polling for child devices
             self._api.parent.set_socketRetryLimit(1)
-            poll_only = True
 
         self._refresh_task = None
         self._protocol_configured = protocol_version