diff --git a/custom_components/tuya_local/climate.py b/custom_components/tuya_local/climate.py
index bb14c1628f..5cfeabe87b 100644
--- a/custom_components/tuya_local/climate.py
+++ b/custom_components/tuya_local/climate.py
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ def __init__(self, device: TuyaLocalDevice, config: TuyaEntityConfig):
 
         self._init_end(dps_map)
 
+        # Disable HA's backwards compatibility auto creation of turn_on/off
+        # we explicitly define our own so this should have no effect, but
+        # the deprecation notices in HA use this flag rather than properly
+        # checking whether we are falling back on the auto-generation.
+        self._enable_turn_on_off_backwards_compatibility = False
+
         if self._aux_heat_dps:
             self._attr_supported_features |= ClimateEntityFeature.AUX_HEAT
         if self._fan_mode_dps: