diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/binary_sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/binary_sensor.py
index cffb2fd8300..adb4c12daf9 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/binary_sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/binary_sensor.py
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ class MqttBinarySensor(MqttEntity, BinarySensorEntity, RestoreEntity):
         return DISCOVERY_SCHEMA
 
     def _setup_from_config(self, config):
+        self._attr_force_update = config[CONF_FORCE_UPDATE]
         self._value_template = MqttValueTemplate(
             self._config.get(CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE),
             entity=self,
@@ -300,11 +301,6 @@ class MqttBinarySensor(MqttEntity, BinarySensorEntity, RestoreEntity):
         """Return the class of this sensor."""
         return self._config.get(CONF_DEVICE_CLASS)
 
-    @property
-    def force_update(self) -> bool:
-        """Force update."""
-        return self._config[CONF_FORCE_UPDATE]
-
     @property
     def available(self) -> bool:
         """Return true if the device is available and value has not expired."""
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/sensor.py
index 4c04d6176f1..b361ce06a81 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/sensor.py
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ class MqttSensor(MqttEntity, RestoreSensor):
 
     def _setup_from_config(self, config):
         """(Re)Setup the entity."""
+        self._attr_force_update = config[CONF_FORCE_UPDATE]
         self._template = MqttValueTemplate(
             self._config.get(CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE), entity=self
         ).async_render_with_possible_json_value
@@ -350,11 +351,6 @@ class MqttSensor(MqttEntity, RestoreSensor):
         """Return the unit this state is expressed in."""
         return self._config.get(CONF_UNIT_OF_MEASUREMENT)
 
-    @property
-    def force_update(self) -> bool:
-        """Force update."""
-        return self._config[CONF_FORCE_UPDATE]
-
     @property
     def native_value(self):
         """Return the state of the entity."""