diff --git a/esphome/components/climate/climate_traits.h b/esphome/components/climate/climate_traits.h
index 09197a5de3..5ee6b40230 100644
--- a/esphome/components/climate/climate_traits.h
+++ b/esphome/components/climate/climate_traits.h
@@ -138,17 +138,11 @@ class ClimateTraits {
   }
 
   void set_supported_modes(ClimateModeMask modes) { this->supported_modes_ = modes; }
-  void set_supported_modes(std::initializer_list<ClimateMode> modes) {
-    this->supported_modes_ = ClimateModeMask(modes);
-  }
   void add_supported_mode(ClimateMode mode) { this->supported_modes_.insert(mode); }
   bool supports_mode(ClimateMode mode) const { return this->supported_modes_.count(mode) > 0; }
   const ClimateModeMask &get_supported_modes() const { return this->supported_modes_; }
 
   void set_supported_fan_modes(ClimateFanModeMask modes) { this->supported_fan_modes_ = modes; }
-  void set_supported_fan_modes(std::initializer_list<ClimateFanMode> modes) {
-    this->supported_fan_modes_ = ClimateFanModeMask(modes);
-  }
   void add_supported_fan_mode(ClimateFanMode mode) { this->supported_fan_modes_.insert(mode); }
   void add_supported_custom_fan_mode(const std::string &mode) { this->supported_custom_fan_modes_.push_back(mode); }
   bool supports_fan_mode(ClimateFanMode fan_mode) const { return this->supported_fan_modes_.count(fan_mode) > 0; }
@@ -172,9 +166,6 @@ class ClimateTraits {
   }
 
   void set_supported_presets(ClimatePresetMask presets) { this->supported_presets_ = presets; }
-  void set_supported_presets(std::initializer_list<ClimatePreset> presets) {
-    this->supported_presets_ = ClimatePresetMask(presets);
-  }
   void add_supported_preset(ClimatePreset preset) { this->supported_presets_.insert(preset); }
   void add_supported_custom_preset(const std::string &preset) { this->supported_custom_presets_.push_back(preset); }
   bool supports_preset(ClimatePreset preset) const { return this->supported_presets_.count(preset) > 0; }
@@ -196,9 +187,6 @@ class ClimateTraits {
   }
 
   void set_supported_swing_modes(ClimateSwingModeMask modes) { this->supported_swing_modes_ = modes; }
-  void set_supported_swing_modes(std::initializer_list<ClimateSwingMode> modes) {
-    this->supported_swing_modes_ = ClimateSwingModeMask(modes);
-  }
   void add_supported_swing_mode(ClimateSwingMode mode) { this->supported_swing_modes_.insert(mode); }
   bool supports_swing_mode(ClimateSwingMode swing_mode) const {
     return this->supported_swing_modes_.count(swing_mode) > 0;