diff --git a/esphome/components/shell/__init__.py b/esphome/components/shell/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 89cf30c053..0000000000
--- a/esphome/components/shell/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-import esphome.codegen as cg
-import esphome.config_validation as cv
-from esphome.const import (
-    CONF_ID,
-)
-from esphome.components.nrf52 import add_zephyr_prj_conf_option
-
-shell_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("shell")
-Shell = shell_ns.class_("Shell", cg.Component)
-
-CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
-    cv.Schema(
-        {
-            cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(Shell),
-        }
-    ).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA),
-    cv.only_with_zephyr,
-)
-
-
-async def to_code(config):
-    var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
-    await cg.register_component(var, config)
-    add_zephyr_prj_conf_option("CONFIG_SHELL", True)
-    add_zephyr_prj_conf_option("CONFIG_SHELL_BACKENDS", True)
-    add_zephyr_prj_conf_option("CONFIG_SHELL_BACKEND_SERIAL", True)
-    add_zephyr_prj_conf_option("CONFIG_NET_SHELL_DYN_CMD_COMPLETION", True)
-    add_zephyr_prj_conf_option("CONFIG_NET_SHELL", True)
-    add_zephyr_prj_conf_option("CONFIG_GPIO_SHELL", True)
-    # add_zephyr_prj_conf_option("CONFIG_ADC_SHELL", True)
-    add_zephyr_prj_conf_option("CONFIG_NET_L2_BT_SHELL", True)
diff --git a/esphome/components/shell/shell.cpp b/esphome/components/shell/shell.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 3496cac396..0000000000
--- a/esphome/components/shell/shell.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#include "shell.h"
-#include <zephyr/usb/usb_device.h>
-
-struct device;
-
-namespace esphome {
-namespace shell {
-
-void Shell::setup() {
-#if DT_NODE_HAS_COMPAT(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_shell_uart), zephyr_cdc_acm_uart)
-	const device *dev = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_shell_uart));
-	if (!device_is_ready(dev) || usb_enable(NULL)) {
-		return;
-	}
-#else
-#error "shell is not set in device tree"
-#endif
-}
-
-}  // namespace shell
-}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/shell/shell.h b/esphome/components/shell/shell.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 54db86dd30..0000000000
--- a/esphome/components/shell/shell.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-#include "esphome/core/component.h"
-
-namespace esphome {
-namespace shell {
-class Shell : public Component {
-	void setup() override;
-};
-}
-}