diff --git a/custom_components/tuya_local/helpers/mixin.py b/custom_components/tuya_local/helpers/mixin.py
index 24f4da7a9c..577152f451 100644
--- a/custom_components/tuya_local/helpers/mixin.py
+++ b/custom_components/tuya_local/helpers/mixin.py
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ def name(self):
     @property
     def use_device_name(self):
         """Return whether to use the device name for the entity name"""
-        own_name = self._config.name or self._config.translation_key
+        alt_name = self._config.translation_key
+        if self._config.translation_key is self._config.device_class:
+            alt_name = None
+        own_name = self._config.name or alt_name
         return not own_name
 
     @property