diff --git a/aioesphomeapi/_frame_helper/base.py b/aioesphomeapi/_frame_helper/base.py
index a63230e..624f6f0 100644
--- a/aioesphomeapi/_frame_helper/base.py
+++ b/aioesphomeapi/_frame_helper/base.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ WRITE_EXCEPTIONS = (RuntimeError, ConnectionResetError, OSError)
 
 _int = int
 _bytes = bytes
-_float = float
 
 
 class APIFrameHelper: