diff --git a/homeassistant/components/radio_browser/manifest.json b/homeassistant/components/radio_browser/manifest.json
index 34d82a5ae080..caec3d76ae80 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/radio_browser/manifest.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/radio_browser/manifest.json
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
   "documentation": "https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/radio_browser",
   "integration_type": "service",
   "iot_class": "cloud_polling",
-  "requirements": ["radios==1.0.0", "pycountry==24.6.1"],
+  "requirements": ["radios==2.0.1"],
   "single_config_entry": true
 }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/radio_browser/media_source.py b/homeassistant/components/radio_browser/media_source.py
index 125b04658954..4fe7867545df 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/radio_browser/media_source.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/radio_browser/media_source.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import mimetypes
 from typing import override
 
-import pycountry
 from radios import FilterBy, Order, RadioBrowser, RadioBrowserError, Station
 
 from homeassistant.components.media_player import (
@@ -221,9 +220,6 @@ class RadioMediaSource(MediaSource):
 
         # We show country in the root additionally, when there is no item
         if not item.identifier or category == "country":
-            # Trigger the lazy loading of the country database
-            # to happen inside the executor
-            await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(lambda: len(pycountry.countries))
             countries = await radios.countries(order=Order.NAME)
             return [
                 BrowseMediaSource(
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index 2583573d9b26..8320edf77ee3 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -2150,9 +2150,6 @@ pycomfoconnect==0.5.1
 # homeassistant.components.coolmaster
 pycoolmasternet-async==0.2.6
 
-# homeassistant.components.radio_browser
-pycountry==24.6.1
-
 # homeassistant.components.microsoft
 pycsspeechtts==1.0.8
 
@@ -2948,7 +2945,7 @@ qnapstats==0.4.0
 quantum-gateway==0.0.8
 
 # homeassistant.components.radio_browser
-radios==1.0.0
+radios==2.0.1
 
 # homeassistant.components.radiotherm
 radiotherm==2.1.0