diff --git a/esphome/components/opentherm/__init__.py b/esphome/components/opentherm/__init__.py
index 439ec03245..cfcdfe7783 100644
--- a/esphome/components/opentherm/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/opentherm/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components import sensor
 from esphome.components.esp32 import include_builtin_idf_component
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
-from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_TRIGGER_ID, PLATFORM_ESP32, PLATFORM_ESP8266
+from esphome.const import CONF_ID, PLATFORM_ESP32, PLATFORM_ESP8266
 from esphome.core import CORE
 
 from . import const, generate, schema, validate
@@ -27,14 +27,16 @@ CONF_SYNC_MODE = "sync_mode"
 CONF_BEFORE_SEND = "before_send"
 CONF_BEFORE_PROCESS_RESPONSE = "before_process_response"
 
-# Triggers
-BeforeSendTrigger = generate.opentherm_ns.class_(
-    "BeforeSendTrigger",
-    automation.Trigger.template(generate.OpenthermData.operator("ref")),
-)
-BeforeProcessResponseTrigger = generate.opentherm_ns.class_(
-    "BeforeProcessResponseTrigger",
-    automation.Trigger.template(generate.OpenthermData.operator("ref")),
+_DATA_ARGS = [(generate.OpenthermData.operator("ref"), "x")]
+_CALLBACK_AUTOMATIONS = (
+    automation.CallbackAutomation(
+        CONF_BEFORE_SEND, "add_on_before_send_callback", _DATA_ARGS
+    ),
+    automation.CallbackAutomation(
+        CONF_BEFORE_PROCESS_RESPONSE,
+        "add_on_before_process_response_callback",
+        _DATA_ARGS,
+    ),
 )
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
@@ -51,17 +53,9 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
             cv.Optional(CONF_SUMMER_MODE_ACTIVE, False): cv.boolean,
             cv.Optional(CONF_DHW_BLOCK, False): cv.boolean,
             cv.Optional(CONF_SYNC_MODE, False): cv.boolean,
-            cv.Optional(CONF_BEFORE_SEND): automation.validate_automation(
-                {
-                    cv.GenerateID(CONF_TRIGGER_ID): cv.declare_id(BeforeSendTrigger),
-                }
-            ),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_BEFORE_SEND): automation.validate_automation({}),
             cv.Optional(CONF_BEFORE_PROCESS_RESPONSE): automation.validate_automation(
-                {
-                    cv.GenerateID(CONF_TRIGGER_ID): cv.declare_id(
-                        BeforeProcessResponseTrigger
-                    ),
-                }
+                {}
             ),
         }
     )
@@ -132,14 +126,4 @@ async def to_code(config: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         generate.define_setting_readers(const.SETTING, settings)
         generate.add_messages(var, settings, schema.SETTINGS)
 
-    for conf in config.get(CONF_BEFORE_SEND, []):
-        trigger = cg.new_Pvariable(conf[CONF_TRIGGER_ID], var)
-        await automation.build_automation(
-            trigger, [(generate.OpenthermData.operator("ref"), "x")], conf
-        )
-
-    for conf in config.get(CONF_BEFORE_PROCESS_RESPONSE, []):
-        trigger = cg.new_Pvariable(conf[CONF_TRIGGER_ID], var)
-        await automation.build_automation(
-            trigger, [(generate.OpenthermData.operator("ref"), "x")], conf
-        )
+    await automation.build_callback_automations(var, config, _CALLBACK_AUTOMATIONS)
diff --git a/esphome/components/opentherm/automation.h b/esphome/components/opentherm/automation.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 365992b280..0000000000
--- a/esphome/components/opentherm/automation.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "esphome/core/automation.h"
-#include "hub.h"
-#include "opentherm.h"
-
-namespace esphome::opentherm {
-
-class BeforeSendTrigger final : public Trigger<OpenthermData &> {
- public:
-  BeforeSendTrigger(OpenthermHub *hub) {
-    hub->add_on_before_send_callback([this](OpenthermData &x) { this->trigger(x); });
-  }
-};
-
-class BeforeProcessResponseTrigger final : public Trigger<OpenthermData &> {
- public:
-  BeforeProcessResponseTrigger(OpenthermHub *hub) {
-    hub->add_on_before_process_response_callback([this](OpenthermData &x) { this->trigger(x); });
-  }
-};
-
-}  // namespace esphome::opentherm
diff --git a/tests/components/opentherm/common.yaml b/tests/components/opentherm/common.yaml
index fb5fb39eb8..1ae9ea4a4d 100644
--- a/tests/components/opentherm/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/opentherm/common.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ opentherm:
     then:
       - lambda: |-
           ESP_LOGW("OT", ">> Sending message %d", x.id);
+          if (x.id == 0)
+            x.valueHB |= 0x01;
   before_process_response:
     then:
       - lambda: |-