diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_touch/esp32_touch.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_touch/esp32_touch.cpp
index e18b9aa362..d2e462bcbe 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_touch/esp32_touch.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_touch/esp32_touch.cpp
@@ -427,37 +427,9 @@ void ESP32TouchComponent::loop() {
   const uint32_t now = App.get_loop_component_start_time();
   bool should_print = now - this->setup_mode_last_log_print_ > 1000;  // Log every second
 
-  // Always check touch status periodically
-  if (should_print) {
-    uint32_t current_status = touch_pad_get_status();
-    uint32_t hal_status;
-    touch_ll_read_trigger_status_mask(&hal_status);
-
-    // Check if FSM is still in timer mode
-    touch_fsm_mode_t fsm_mode;
-    touch_pad_get_fsm_mode(&fsm_mode);
-
-    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Current touch status: 0x%04x (HAL: 0x%04x), FSM: %s", current_status, hal_status,
-             fsm_mode == TOUCH_FSM_MODE_TIMER ? "TIMER" : "SW");
-
-    // Try a manual software trigger to see if measurements are working at all
-    if (current_status == 0 && hal_status == 0) {
-      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "No touch status, trying manual trigger...");
-      touch_pad_sw_start();
-    }
-
-    for (auto *child : this->children_) {
-      uint32_t value = this->component_touch_pad_read(child->get_touch_pad());
-      // Touch detection logic differs between ESP32 variants
-#if defined(USE_ESP32_VARIANT_ESP32S2) || defined(USE_ESP32_VARIANT_ESP32S3)
-      bool is_touched = value > child->get_threshold();
-#else
-      bool is_touched = value < child->get_threshold();
-#endif
-      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Touch Pad '%s' (T%" PRIu32 "): value=%" PRIu32 ", threshold=%" PRIu32 ", touched=%s",
-               child->get_name().c_str(), (uint32_t) child->get_touch_pad(), value, child->get_threshold(),
-               is_touched ? "YES" : "NO");
-    }
+  if (this->setup_mode_ && should_print) {
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Touch Pad '%s' (T%u): value=NA", this->children_[0]->get_name().c_str(),
+             this->children_[0]->get_touch_pad());
     this->setup_mode_last_log_print_ = now;
   }