diff --git a/.clang-tidy b/.clang-tidy
index 2f245a8675..f784cd65ec 100644
--- a/.clang-tidy
+++ b/.clang-tidy
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ Checks: >-
   -readability-isolate-declaration,
   -readability-magic-numbers,
   -readability-make-member-function-const,
-  -readability-redundant-access-specifiers,
   -readability-redundant-string-init,
   -readability-uppercase-literal-suffix,
   -readability-use-anyofallof,
diff --git a/esphome/components/adalight/adalight_light_effect.h b/esphome/components/adalight/adalight_light_effect.h
index b757191864..72faf44269 100644
--- a/esphome/components/adalight/adalight_light_effect.h
+++ b/esphome/components/adalight/adalight_light_effect.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ class AdalightLightEffect : public light::AddressableLightEffect, public uart::U
  public:
   AdalightLightEffect(const std::string &name);
 
- public:
   void start() override;
   void stop() override;
   void apply(light::AddressableLight &it, const Color &current_color) override;
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ class AdalightLightEffect : public light::AddressableLightEffect, public uart::U
   void blank_all_leds_(light::AddressableLight &it);
   Frame parse_frame_(light::AddressableLight &it);
 
- protected:
   uint32_t last_ack_{0};
   uint32_t last_byte_{0};
   uint32_t last_reset_{0};
diff --git a/esphome/components/e131/e131.h b/esphome/components/e131/e131.h
index 3819e522a5..648cfb4585 100644
--- a/esphome/components/e131/e131.h
+++ b/esphome/components/e131/e131.h
@@ -33,11 +33,9 @@ class E131Component : public esphome::Component {
   void loop() override;
   float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::AFTER_WIFI; }
 
- public:
   void add_effect(E131AddressableLightEffect *light_effect);
   void remove_effect(E131AddressableLightEffect *light_effect);
 
- public:
   void set_method(E131ListenMethod listen_method) { this->listen_method_ = listen_method; }
 
  protected:
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@ class E131Component : public esphome::Component {
   void join_(int universe);
   void leave_(int universe);
 
- protected:
   E131ListenMethod listen_method_{E131_MULTICAST};
   std::unique_ptr<UDP> udp_;
   std::set<E131AddressableLightEffect *> light_effects_;
diff --git a/esphome/components/e131/e131_addressable_light_effect.h b/esphome/components/e131/e131_addressable_light_effect.h
index e78f6bb0e0..b3e481e43b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/e131/e131_addressable_light_effect.h
+++ b/esphome/components/e131/e131_addressable_light_effect.h
@@ -17,19 +17,16 @@ class E131AddressableLightEffect : public light::AddressableLightEffect {
  public:
   E131AddressableLightEffect(const std::string &name);
 
- public:
   void start() override;
   void stop() override;
   void apply(light::AddressableLight &it, const Color &current_color) override;
 
- public:
   int get_data_per_universe() const;
   int get_lights_per_universe() const;
   int get_first_universe() const;
   int get_last_universe() const;
   int get_universe_count() const;
 
- public:
   void set_first_universe(int universe) { this->first_universe_ = universe; }
   void set_channels(E131LightChannels channels) { this->channels_ = channels; }
   void set_e131(E131Component *e131) { this->e131_ = e131; }
@@ -37,7 +34,6 @@ class E131AddressableLightEffect : public light::AddressableLightEffect {
  protected:
   bool process_(int universe, const E131Packet &packet);
 
- protected:
   int first_universe_{0};
   int last_universe_{0};
   E131LightChannels channels_{E131_RGB};
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_camera_web_server/camera_web_server.h b/esphome/components/esp32_camera_web_server/camera_web_server.h
index df30a43ed2..509ca81592 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_camera_web_server/camera_web_server.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_camera_web_server/camera_web_server.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class CameraWebServer : public Component {
   esp_err_t streaming_handler_(struct httpd_req *req);
   esp_err_t snapshot_handler_(struct httpd_req *req);
 
- protected:
   uint16_t port_{0};
   void *httpd_{nullptr};
   SemaphoreHandle_t semaphore_;
diff --git a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/text_sensor/modbus_textsensor.h b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/text_sensor/modbus_textsensor.h
index 571a43d9a9..c52c6cd072 100644
--- a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/text_sensor/modbus_textsensor.h
+++ b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/text_sensor/modbus_textsensor.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class ModbusTextSensor : public Component, public text_sensor::TextSensor, publi
  protected:
   optional<transform_func_t> transform_func_{nullopt};
 
- protected:
   RawEncoding encode_;
 };
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_component.h b/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_component.h
index 55fb8d11c1..994ab952c2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/mqtt/mqtt_component.h
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ class MQTTComponent : public Component {
   /// Generate the Home Assistant MQTT discovery object id by automatically transforming the friendly name.
   std::string get_default_object_id_() const;
 
- protected:
   std::string custom_state_topic_{};
   std::string custom_command_topic_{};
   bool retain_{true};
diff --git a/esphome/components/wled/wled_light_effect.h b/esphome/components/wled/wled_light_effect.h
index f0021ca978..8f239276d7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wled/wled_light_effect.h
+++ b/esphome/components/wled/wled_light_effect.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ class WLEDLightEffect : public light::AddressableLightEffect {
  public:
   WLEDLightEffect(const std::string &name);
 
- public:
   void start() override;
   void stop() override;
   void apply(light::AddressableLight &it, const Color &current_color) override;
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ class WLEDLightEffect : public light::AddressableLightEffect {
   bool parse_drgbw_frame_(light::AddressableLight &it, const uint8_t *payload, uint16_t size);
   bool parse_dnrgb_frame_(light::AddressableLight &it, const uint8_t *payload, uint16_t size);
 
- protected:
   uint16_t port_{0};
   std::unique_ptr<UDP> udp_;
   uint32_t blank_at_{0};