diff --git a/components/ota/esphome.rst b/components/ota/esphome.rst
index 0d782521b..ed97c343e 100644
--- a/components/ota/esphome.rst
+++ b/components/ota/esphome.rst
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ won't work. This issue can be worked around by executing the operations separate
         id: my_ota
         password: "Old password"
 
+The "id: my_ota" in the OTA block is important. This is referenced in the lambda.
 After this trick has been used to change the password, the ``on_boot`` trigger may be removed and the old password
 replaced with the new password in the ``ota:`` section.
 
@@ -74,6 +75,16 @@ Adding a Password
 
 If OTA is already enabled without a password, simply add a ``password:`` line to the existing ``ota:`` config block.
 
+Removing a Password
+*******************
+
+-  If you know your password but want to remove it, enter an empty string: ``id(my_ota).set_auth_password("");`` instead of changing.
+-  If you no longer know your password and the web server has been activated:
+
+   - Remove the OTA password from the configuration
+   - Build a new image locally.
+   - Execute the OTA update directly via the ESP web server.
+
 See Also
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