diff --git a/GivTCP/HA_Discovery.py b/GivTCP/HA_Discovery.py
index 53da41c1..6fca8b5c 100644
--- a/GivTCP/HA_Discovery.py
+++ b/GivTCP/HA_Discovery.py
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ def create_device_payload(topic,SN):
                 del(tempObj['unit_of_meas'])
             if GivLUT.entity_type[str(topic).split("/")[-1]].sensorClass=="string":
                 del(tempObj['unit_of_meas'])
-                tempObj['device_class']="enum"
         elif GivLUT.entity_type[str(topic).split("/")[-1]].devType=="switch":
             tempObj['payload_on']="enable"
             tempObj['payload_off']="disable"