diff --git a/components/showcase_component/__init__.py b/components/showcase_component/__init__.py
index f3ace6e..bfe4ccb 100644
--- a/components/showcase_component/__init__.py
+++ b/components/showcase_component/__init__.py
@@ -14,18 +14,18 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
     {
         cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(ShowcaseComponent),
 
-        cv.Required("upper"): cv.use_id(output.FloatOutput),
-        cv.Required("lower"): cv.use_id(output.FloatOutput)
+        # cv.Required("upper"): cv.use_id(output.FloatOutput),
+        # cv.Required("lower"): cv.use_id(output.FloatOutput)
     }
 ).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA).extend(i2c.i2c_device_schema(CONF_I2C_ADDR))
 
 async def to_code(config):
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
 
-    upper = await cg.get_variable(config["upper"])
-    cg.add(var.set_upper(upper))
-    lower = await cg.get_variable(config["lower"])
-    cg.add(var.set_lower(lower))
+    # upper = await cg.get_variable(config["upper"])
+    # cg.add(var.set_upper(upper))
+    # lower = await cg.get_variable(config["lower"])
+    # cg.add(var.set_lower(lower))
 
     await cg.register_component(var, config)
     await i2c.register_i2c_device(var, config)
diff --git a/components/showcase_component/showcase_component.h b/components/showcase_component/showcase_component.h
index 384baf9..1ca7db7 100644
--- a/components/showcase_component/showcase_component.h
+++ b/components/showcase_component/showcase_component.h
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ class ShowcaseComponent : public i2c::I2CDevice, public Component {
   void loop() override;
   void dump_config() override;
 
-  void set_upper(output::FloatOutput *upper) {upper_ = upper;}
-  void set_lower(output::FloatOutput *lower) {lower_ = lower;}
+  /* void set_upper(output::FloatOutput *upper) {upper_ = upper;} */
+  /* void set_lower(output::FloatOutput *lower) {lower_ = lower;} */
 
   /* void write_state(float upper, float lower){ */
   /*   this->upper_->set_level(upper); */
   /*   this->lower_->set_level(lower); */
   /* } */
 
- protected:
-  output::FloatOutput *upper_;
-  output::FloatOutput *lower_;
+ /* protected: */
+ /*  output::FloatOutput *upper_; */
+ /*  output::FloatOutput *lower_; */
 };
 
 }  // namespace empty_i2c_component