diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sofar/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/sofar/__init__.py
index e336d9ba9de3..e1c77f8154a0 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sofar/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sofar/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.sensor import (
 )
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntryState
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_HOST, CONF_PORT, Platform
-from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.exceptions import ConfigEntryError
 from homeassistant.helpers import (
     config_validation as cv,
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from .const import (
     BATTERY_COMPONENTS,
     CONF_UNIT_ID,
     DOMAIN,
+    METER_ENERGY,
     SCAN_INTERVAL,
     SETTINGS_SCAN_INTERVAL,
 )
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ _IDENTITY_ATTEMPTS = 3
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.config_entry_only_config_schema(DOMAIN)
 
 
+@callback
 def _async_remove_stale_waiting_time(hass: HomeAssistant, serial: str) -> None:
     """Drop the removed waiting-time entity so it doesn't linger unavailable."""
     registry = er.async_get(hass)
@@ -61,6 +63,24 @@ def _async_remove_stale_waiting_time(hass: HomeAssistant, serial: str) -> None:
         registry.async_remove(entity_id)
 
 
+@callback
+def _async_remove_denied_meter_energy(
+    hass: HomeAssistant, serial: str, served: frozenset[str]
+) -> None:
+    """Drop meter sensors a model denies, so they don't linger unavailable."""
+    if METER_ENERGY in served:
+        return
+    registry = er.async_get(hass)
+    for description in SENSOR_DESCRIPTIONS:
+        if description.component != METER_ENERGY:
+            continue
+        entity_id = registry.async_get_entity_id(
+            SENSOR_DOMAIN, DOMAIN, f"{serial}_{description.key}"
+        )
+        if entity_id is not None:
+            registry.async_remove(entity_id)
+
+
 async def _async_read_identity(entry: SofarConfigEntry, device: SofarInverter) -> None:
     """Read identity once, retrying a few times against a transient blip."""
     for attempt in range(_IDENTITY_ATTEMPTS):
@@ -156,6 +176,9 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: SofarConfigEntry) -> boo
         config_entry_id=entry.entry_id, **readings.device_info
     )
     entry.runtime_data = SofarRuntimeData(readings, settings, inverter.id)
+    _async_remove_denied_meter_energy(
+        hass, serial, entry.runtime_data.served_components
+    )
 
     await hass.config_entries.async_forward_entry_setups(entry, PLATFORMS)
     return True
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sofar/const.py b/homeassistant/components/sofar/const.py
index 627e1ba50f95..6e93f65e8a0d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sofar/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sofar/const.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ SETTINGS_SCAN_INTERVAL = 60
 
 CONF_UNIT_ID = "unit_id"
 
+METER_ENERGY = "meter_energy"
+
 BATTERY_COMPONENTS = {
     n: "battery_1_2" if n <= 2 else "battery_3_8" for n in range(1, 9)
 }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sofar/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/sofar/sensor.py
index 70cece2e980d..bd3024519426 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sofar/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sofar/sensor.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddConfigEntryEntitiesCallback
 
-from .const import BATTERY_COMPONENTS
+from .const import BATTERY_COMPONENTS, METER_ENERGY
 from .coordinator import SofarConfigEntry
 from .entity import SofarEntity, SofarEntityDescription
 
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ SENSOR_DESCRIPTIONS: tuple[SofarSensorDescription, ...] = (
     ),
     SofarSensorDescription(
         key="load_consumption_today",
-        component="meter_energy",
+        component=METER_ENERGY,
         translation_key="load_consumption_today",
         device_class=SensorDeviceClass.ENERGY,
         native_unit_of_measurement=UnitOfEnergy.KILO_WATT_HOUR,
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ SENSOR_DESCRIPTIONS: tuple[SofarSensorDescription, ...] = (
     ),
     SofarSensorDescription(
         key="load_consumption_total",
-        component="meter_energy",
+        component=METER_ENERGY,
         translation_key="load_consumption_total",
         device_class=SensorDeviceClass.ENERGY,
         native_unit_of_measurement=UnitOfEnergy.KILO_WATT_HOUR,
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ SENSOR_DESCRIPTIONS: tuple[SofarSensorDescription, ...] = (
     ),
     SofarSensorDescription(
         key="import_energy_today",
-        component="meter_energy",
+        component=METER_ENERGY,
         translation_key="import_energy_today",
         device_class=SensorDeviceClass.ENERGY,
         native_unit_of_measurement=UnitOfEnergy.KILO_WATT_HOUR,
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ SENSOR_DESCRIPTIONS: tuple[SofarSensorDescription, ...] = (
     ),
     SofarSensorDescription(
         key="import_energy_total",
-        component="meter_energy",
+        component=METER_ENERGY,
         translation_key="import_energy_total",
         device_class=SensorDeviceClass.ENERGY,
         native_unit_of_measurement=UnitOfEnergy.KILO_WATT_HOUR,
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ SENSOR_DESCRIPTIONS: tuple[SofarSensorDescription, ...] = (
     ),
     SofarSensorDescription(
         key="export_energy_today",
-        component="meter_energy",
+        component=METER_ENERGY,
         translation_key="export_energy_today",
         device_class=SensorDeviceClass.ENERGY,
         native_unit_of_measurement=UnitOfEnergy.KILO_WATT_HOUR,
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ SENSOR_DESCRIPTIONS: tuple[SofarSensorDescription, ...] = (
     ),
     SofarSensorDescription(
         key="export_energy_total",
-        component="meter_energy",
+        component=METER_ENERGY,
         translation_key="export_energy_total",
         device_class=SensorDeviceClass.ENERGY,
         native_unit_of_measurement=UnitOfEnergy.KILO_WATT_HOUR,
diff --git a/tests/components/sofar/test_init.py b/tests/components/sofar/test_init.py
index 1e08aed2e165..c6b1efe4aea0 100644
--- a/tests/components/sofar/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/sofar/test_init.py
@@ -255,6 +255,37 @@ async def test_setup_keeps_meter_sensors_a_model_serves(
     assert hass.states.get(entity_id).state == "1000.0"
 
 
+async def test_setup_removes_meter_sensors_a_model_denies(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    mock_connection: MockModbusConnection,
+    mock_config_entry: MockConfigEntry,
+    entity_registry: er.EntityRegistry,
+) -> None:
+    """Test an upgrade drops meter sensors the model turns out to deny."""
+    mock_config_entry.add_to_hass(hass)
+    deny_meter_energy(mock_connection.for_unit(1))
+    stale = [
+        entity_registry.async_get_or_create(
+            SENSOR_DOMAIN,
+            DOMAIN,
+            f"{MOCK_SERIAL}_{key}",
+            config_entry=mock_config_entry,
+        ).entity_id
+        for key in METER_ENERGY_KEYS
+    ]
+
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.components.sofar.async_get_unit",
+        side_effect=lambda hass, entry, params, unit_id: mock_connection.for_unit(
+            unit_id
+        ),
+    ):
+        await hass.config_entries.async_setup(mock_config_entry.entry_id)
+        await hass.async_block_till_done(wait_background_tasks=True)
+
+    assert all(entity_registry.async_get(entity_id) is None for entity_id in stale)
+
+
 async def test_setup_keeps_meter_sensors_when_no_mask_is_published(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
     mock_connection: MockModbusConnection,