diff --git a/homeassistant/components/light/mysensors.py b/homeassistant/components/light/mysensors.py
index f4fd7bc3c7980a9411a3bad497e04b9669a1e7e0..906f06e6ab438dd7e9cc34c448f56984457119c1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/light/mysensors.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/light/mysensors.py
@@ -33,11 +33,9 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
         pres = gateway.const.Presentation
         set_req = gateway.const.SetReq
         map_sv_types = {
-            pres.S_LIGHT: [set_req.V_LIGHT],
             pres.S_DIMMER: [set_req.V_DIMMER],
         }
         device_class_map = {
-            pres.S_LIGHT: MySensorsLightPlain,
             pres.S_DIMMER: MySensorsLightDimmer,
         }
         if float(gateway.version) >= 1.5:
@@ -45,7 +43,6 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
             map_sv_types.update({
                 pres.S_RGB_LIGHT: [set_req.V_RGB],
             })
-            map_sv_types[pres.S_LIGHT].append(set_req.V_STATUS)
             map_sv_types[pres.S_DIMMER].append(set_req.V_PERCENTAGE)
             device_class_map.update({
                 pres.S_RGB_LIGHT: MySensorsLightRGB,
@@ -263,25 +260,6 @@ class MySensorsLight(Light):
             self._values[value_type] = value
 
 
-class MySensorsLightPlain(MySensorsLight):
-    """Light child class to MySensorsLight."""
-
-    def turn_on(self, **kwargs):
-        """Turn the device on."""
-        self._turn_on_light()
-
-    def turn_off(self, **kwargs):
-        """Turn the device off."""
-        ret = self._turn_off_light()
-        self._turn_off_main(value_type=ret[
-            ATTR_VALUE_TYPE], value=ret[ATTR_VALUE])
-
-    def update(self):
-        """Update the controller with the latest value from a sensor."""
-        self._update_main()
-        self._update_light()
-
-
 class MySensorsLightDimmer(MySensorsLight):
     """Dimmer child class to MySensorsLight."""
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/switch/mysensors.py b/homeassistant/components/switch/mysensors.py
index 9921ddb3602af1542314ed65e3675c6ca9c312ce..d10ce2eabf2470f9f97c41dcd277c7b52ef447ad 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/switch/mysensors.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/switch/mysensors.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
             pres.S_DOOR: [set_req.V_ARMED],
             pres.S_MOTION: [set_req.V_ARMED],
             pres.S_SMOKE: [set_req.V_ARMED],
+            pres.S_LIGHT: [set_req.V_LIGHT],
             pres.S_LOCK: [set_req.V_LOCK_STATUS],
         }
         if float(gateway.version) >= 1.5:
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
                 pres.S_VIBRATION: [set_req.V_ARMED],
                 pres.S_MOISTURE: [set_req.V_ARMED],
             })
+            map_sv_types[pres.S_LIGHT].append(set_req.V_STATUS)
 
         devices = {}
         gateway.platform_callbacks.append(mysensors.pf_callback_factory(