diff --git a/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp_idf.cpp b/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp_idf.cpp
index 6c242220a69..8699d37d7ad 100644
--- a/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp_idf.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/uart/uart_component_esp_idf.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include "esphome/core/gpio.h"
 #include "driver/gpio.h"
 #include "soc/gpio_num.h"
-#include "soc/uart_pins.h"
 
 #ifdef USE_LOGGER
 #include "esphome/components/logger/logger.h"
@@ -142,22 +141,6 @@ void IDFUARTComponent::load_settings(bool dump_config) {
     return;
   }
 
-  int8_t tx = this->tx_pin_ != nullptr ? this->tx_pin_->get_pin() : -1;
-  int8_t rx = this->rx_pin_ != nullptr ? this->rx_pin_->get_pin() : -1;
-  int8_t flow_control = this->flow_control_pin_ != nullptr ? this->flow_control_pin_->get_pin() : -1;
-
-  // Workaround for ESP-IDF issue: https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/issues/17459
-  // Commit 9ed617fb17 removed gpio_func_sel() calls from uart_set_pin(), which breaks
-  // UART on default UART0 pins that may have residual state from boot console.
-  // Reset these pins before configuring UART to ensure they're in a clean state.
-  if (tx == U0TXD_GPIO_NUM || tx == U0RXD_GPIO_NUM) {
-    gpio_reset_pin(static_cast<gpio_num_t>(tx));
-  }
-  if (rx == U0TXD_GPIO_NUM || rx == U0RXD_GPIO_NUM) {
-    gpio_reset_pin(static_cast<gpio_num_t>(rx));
-  }
-
-  // Setup pins after reset to preserve open drain/pullup/pulldown flags
   auto setup_pin_if_needed = [](InternalGPIOPin *pin) {
     if (!pin) {
       return;
@@ -173,6 +156,10 @@ void IDFUARTComponent::load_settings(bool dump_config) {
     setup_pin_if_needed(this->tx_pin_);
   }
 
+  int8_t tx = this->tx_pin_ != nullptr ? this->tx_pin_->get_pin() : -1;
+  int8_t rx = this->rx_pin_ != nullptr ? this->rx_pin_->get_pin() : -1;
+  int8_t flow_control = this->flow_control_pin_ != nullptr ? this->flow_control_pin_->get_pin() : -1;
+
   uint32_t invert = 0;
   if (this->tx_pin_ != nullptr && this->tx_pin_->is_inverted()) {
     invert |= UART_SIGNAL_TXD_INV;