diff --git a/esphome/components/scd30/automation.h b/esphome/components/scd30/automation.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a816ae1f26..0000000000
--- a/esphome/components/scd30/automation.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "esphome/core/component.h"
-#include "esphome/core/automation.h"
-#include "scd30.h"
-
-namespace esphome::scd30 {
-
-template<typename... Ts>
-class ForceRecalibrationWithReference final : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<SCD30Component> {
- public:
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override {
-    if (this->value_.has_value()) {
-      this->parent_->force_recalibration_with_reference(this->value_.value(x...));
-    }
-  }
-
- protected:
-  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint16_t, value)
-};
-
-}  // namespace esphome::scd30
diff --git a/esphome/components/scd30/sensor.py b/esphome/components/scd30/sensor.py
index 37789100f7..aadc85ddb7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/scd30/sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/scd30/sensor.py
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ from esphome.const import (
     UNIT_PARTS_PER_MILLION,
     UNIT_PERCENT,
 )
-from esphome.core import ID
-from esphome.cpp_generator import MockObj, TemplateArgsType
 from esphome.types import ConfigType
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ["i2c"]
@@ -34,11 +32,6 @@ SCD30Component = scd30_ns.class_(
     "SCD30Component", cg.Component, sensirion_common.SensirionI2CDevice
 )
 
-# Actions
-ForceRecalibrationWithReference = scd30_ns.class_(
-    "ForceRecalibrationWithReference", automation.Action
-)
-
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
     cv.Schema(
         {
@@ -119,9 +112,8 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
         cg.add(var.set_temperature_sensor(sens))
 
 
-@automation.register_action(
+automation.register_apply_action(
     "scd30.force_recalibration_with_reference",
-    ForceRecalibrationWithReference,
     cv.maybe_simple_value(
         {
             cv.GenerateID(): cv.use_id(SCD30Component),
@@ -131,16 +123,5 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
         },
         key=CONF_VALUE,
     ),
-    synchronous=True,
+    automation.ApplyField(CONF_VALUE, "force_recalibration_with_reference", cg.uint16),
 )
-async def scd30_force_recalibration_with_reference_to_code(
-    config: ConfigType,
-    action_id: ID,
-    template_arg: cg.TemplateArguments,
-    args: TemplateArgsType,
-) -> MockObj:
-    var = cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg)
-    await cg.register_parented(var, config[CONF_ID])
-    template_ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_VALUE], args, cg.uint16)
-    cg.add(var.set_value(template_))
-    return var
diff --git a/tests/components/scd30/common-actions.yaml b/tests/components/scd30/common-actions.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed88e566da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/scd30/common-actions.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+button:
+  - platform: template
+    name: SCD30 Calibrate
+    on_press:
+      - scd30.force_recalibration_with_reference: 419
+      - scd30.force_recalibration_with_reference:
+          id: co2_scd30
+          value: !lambda return 420;
diff --git a/tests/components/scd30/common.yaml b/tests/components/scd30/common.yaml
index f21d8944dc..4d15e83c65 100644
--- a/tests/components/scd30/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/scd30/common.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 sensor:
   - platform: scd30
+    id: co2_scd30
     i2c_id: i2c_bus
     co2:
       name: SCD30 CO2
diff --git a/tests/components/scd30/test-actions.esp8266-ard.yaml b/tests/components/scd30/test-actions.esp8266-ard.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eccbb90cc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/scd30/test-actions.esp8266-ard.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+packages:
+  i2c: !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/esp8266-ard.yaml
+  scd30: !include common.yaml
+  actions: !include common-actions.yaml