diff --git a/components/sensor/uptime.rst b/components/sensor/uptime.rst
index c8ea1a9e6..c1f6db763 100644
--- a/components/sensor/uptime.rst
+++ b/components/sensor/uptime.rst
@@ -23,44 +23,6 @@ Configuration variables:
 - **id** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): Set the ID of this sensor for use in lambdas.
 - All other options from :ref:`Sensor <config-sensor>`.
 
-Human readable sensor
----------------------
-
-The sensor reports uptime in seconds which is good for automations
-but is hard to read for humans, this example creates a text sensor
-with human readable output.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-
-    # Example configuration entry
-    text_sensor:
-      - platform: template
-        name: Uptime Human Readable
-        id: uptime_human
-        icon: mdi:clock-start
-    sensor:
-      - platform: uptime
-        name: Uptime Sensor
-        id: uptime_sensor
-        update_interval: 60s
-        on_raw_value:
-          then:
-            - text_sensor.template.publish:
-                id: uptime_human
-                state: !lambda |-
-                  int seconds = round(id(uptime_sensor).raw_state);
-                  int days = seconds / (24 * 3600);
-                  seconds = seconds % (24 * 3600);
-                  int hours = seconds / 3600;
-                  seconds = seconds % 3600;
-                  int minutes = seconds /  60;
-                  seconds = seconds % 60;
-                  return (
-                    (days ? to_string(days) + "d " : "") +
-                    (hours ? to_string(hours) + "h " : "") +
-                    (minutes ? to_string(minutes) + "m " : "") +
-                    (to_string(seconds) + "s") 
-                  ).c_str();
 
 See Also
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