diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/entity_platform.py b/homeassistant/helpers/entity_platform.py
index 717917f816d..0a7667e64d5 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/entity_platform.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/entity_platform.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ SLOW_SETUP_WARNING = 10
 SLOW_SETUP_MAX_WAIT = 60
 PLATFORM_NOT_READY_RETRIES = 10
 DATA_ENTITY_PLATFORM = "entity_platform"
+PLATFORM_NOT_READY_BASE_WAIT_TIME = 30  # seconds
 
 
 class EntityPlatform:
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ class EntityPlatform:
             return True
         except PlatformNotReady:
             tries += 1
-            wait_time = min(tries, 6) * 30
+            wait_time = min(tries, 6) * PLATFORM_NOT_READY_BASE_WAIT_TIME
             logger.warning(
                 "Platform %s not ready yet. Retrying in %d seconds.",
                 self.platform_name,
diff --git a/tests/components/influxdb/test_sensor.py b/tests/components/influxdb/test_sensor.py
index c75c7d35578..2247559a486 100644
--- a/tests/components/influxdb/test_sensor.py
+++ b/tests/components/influxdb/test_sensor.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.influxdb.const import (
 from homeassistant.components.influxdb.sensor import PLATFORM_SCHEMA
 import homeassistant.components.sensor as sensor
 from homeassistant.const import STATE_UNKNOWN
+from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import PLATFORM_NOT_READY_BASE_WAIT_TIME
 from homeassistant.setup import async_setup_component
 from homeassistant.util import dt as dt_util
 
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ from tests.common import async_fire_time_changed
 INFLUXDB_PATH = "homeassistant.components.influxdb"
 INFLUXDB_CLIENT_PATH = f"{INFLUXDB_PATH}.InfluxDBClient"
 INFLUXDB_SENSOR_PATH = f"{INFLUXDB_PATH}.sensor"
-PLATFORM_NOT_READY_BASE_WAIT_TIME = 30
 
 BASE_V1_CONFIG = {}
 BASE_V2_CONFIG = {