diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/sensor.py
index fa08892e2d38..9b22c00dbbdb 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/sensor.py
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ from .utils import async_dispatch_id as _ufpd, async_get_light_motion_current
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 OBJECT_TYPE_NONE = "none"
 DEVICE_CLASS_DETECTION = "unifiprotect__detection"
-DEVICE_CLASS_LICENSE_PLATE = "unifiprotect__license_plate"
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -534,11 +533,11 @@ EVENT_SENSORS: tuple[ProtectSensorEventEntityDescription, ...] = (
         key="smart_obj_licenseplate",
         name="License Plate Detected",
         icon="mdi:car",
-        device_class=DEVICE_CLASS_LICENSE_PLATE,
+        translation_key="license_plate",
+        ufp_smart_type=SmartDetectObjectType.LICENSE_PLATE,
         ufp_value="is_smart_detected",
         ufp_required_field="can_detect_license_plate",
         ufp_event_obj="last_smart_detect_event",
-        ufp_smart_type=SmartDetectObjectType.LICENSE_PLATE,
     ),
 )
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/strings.json
index 8bdd844fdbf7..7abf01461c33 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/strings.json
@@ -80,5 +80,14 @@
       "title": "Smart Detection Sensor Deprecated",
       "description": "The unified \"Detected Object\" sensor for smart detections is now deprecated. It has been replaced with individual smart detection binary sensors for each smart detection type. Please update any templates or automations accordingly."
     }
+  },
+  "entity": {
+    "sensor": {
+      "license_plate": {
+        "state": {
+          "none": "Clear"
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/strings.sensor.json b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/strings.sensor.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ccb16e2d4457..000000000000
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/strings.sensor.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "state": {
-    "unifiprotect__license_plate": {
-      "none": "Clear"
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/translations/en.json b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/translations/en.json
index 21b3cd643608..cbe58858bf10 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/translations/en.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/translations/en.json
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@
             }
         }
     },
+    "entity": {
+        "sensor": {
+            "license_plate": {
+                "state": {
+                    "none": "Clear"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    },
     "issues": {
         "deprecate_smart_sensor": {
             "description": "The unified \"Detected Object\" sensor for smart detections is now deprecated. It has been replaced with individual smart detection binary sensors for each smart detection type. Please update any templates or automations accordingly.",