diff --git a/homeassistant/components/wiz/const.py b/homeassistant/components/wiz/const.py
index a88c445614a..e1a98482635 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/wiz/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/wiz/const.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ DEFAULT_NAME = "WiZ"
 DISCOVER_SCAN_TIMEOUT = 10
 DISCOVERY_INTERVAL = timedelta(minutes=15)
 
-SOCKET_DEVICE_STR = "_SOCKET_"
-
 WIZ_EXCEPTIONS = (
     OSError,
     WizLightTimeOutError,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/wiz/light.py b/homeassistant/components/wiz/light.py
index bc5ac078ec7..2c4485c5b72 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/wiz/light.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/wiz/light.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from homeassistant.util.color import (
     color_temperature_mired_to_kelvin,
 )
 
-from .const import DOMAIN, SOCKET_DEVICE_STR
+from .const import DOMAIN
 from .entity import WizToggleEntity
 from .models import WizData
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ async def async_setup_entry(
 ) -> None:
     """Set up the WiZ Platform from config_flow."""
     wiz_data: WizData = hass.data[DOMAIN][entry.entry_id]
-    if SOCKET_DEVICE_STR not in wiz_data.bulb.bulbtype.name:
+    if wiz_data.bulb.bulbtype.bulb_type != BulbClass.SOCKET:
         async_add_entities([WizBulbEntity(wiz_data, entry.title)])
 
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/wiz/switch.py b/homeassistant/components/wiz/switch.py
index e6e34c73c3b..ffe75910b40 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/wiz/switch.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/wiz/switch.py
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from typing import Any
 
 from pywizlight import PilotBuilder
+from pywizlight.bulblibrary import BulbClass
 
 from homeassistant.components.switch import SwitchEntity
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
 
-from .const import DOMAIN, SOCKET_DEVICE_STR
+from .const import DOMAIN
 from .entity import WizToggleEntity
 from .models import WizData
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ async def async_setup_entry(
 ) -> None:
     """Set up the WiZ switch platform."""
     wiz_data: WizData = hass.data[DOMAIN][entry.entry_id]
-    if SOCKET_DEVICE_STR in wiz_data.bulb.bulbtype.name:
+    if wiz_data.bulb.bulbtype.bulb_type == BulbClass.SOCKET:
         async_add_entities([WizSocketEntity(wiz_data, entry.title)])
 
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/wiz/utils.py b/homeassistant/components/wiz/utils.py
index ceaab797d5e..42be5758130 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/wiz/utils.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/wiz/utils.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from pywizlight import BulbType
 
-from .const import DEFAULT_NAME, SOCKET_DEVICE_STR
+from .const import DEFAULT_NAME
 
 
 def _short_mac(mac: str) -> str:
@@ -13,8 +13,4 @@ def _short_mac(mac: str) -> str:
 
 def name_from_bulb_type_and_mac(bulb_type: BulbType, mac: str) -> str:
     """Generate a name from bulb_type and mac."""
-    if SOCKET_DEVICE_STR in bulb_type.name:
-        description = "Socket"
-    else:
-        description = bulb_type.bulb_type.value
-    return f"{DEFAULT_NAME} {description} {_short_mac(mac)}"
+    return f"{DEFAULT_NAME} {bulb_type.bulb_type.value} {_short_mac(mac)}"