diff --git a/esphome/components/event/event.cpp b/esphome/components/event/event.cpp
index d4ac2644e3..00bb9497f9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/event/event.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/event/event.cpp
@@ -36,12 +36,4 @@ void Event::set_event_types(const FixedVector<const char *> &event_types) {
   this->last_event_type_ = nullptr;  // Reset when types change
 }
 
-void Event::set_event_types(const std::vector<const char *> &event_types) {
-  this->types_.init(event_types.size());
-  for (const char *type : event_types) {
-    this->types_.push_back(type);
-  }
-  this->last_event_type_ = nullptr;  // Reset when types change
-}
-
 }  // namespace esphome::event
diff --git a/esphome/components/event/event.h b/esphome/components/event/event.h
index 374365c6fb..f57327e33f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/event/event.h
+++ b/esphome/components/event/event.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <limits>
 #include <string>
-#include <vector>
 
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/entity_base.h"
@@ -25,20 +24,17 @@ class Event : public EntityBase {
   void trigger(const char *event_type);
   void trigger(const std::string &event_type) { this->trigger(event_type.c_str()); }
 
-  /// Set the event types supported by this event (from initializer list).
+  /// Set the event types supported by this event; called by generated code with string literals.
   void set_event_types(std::initializer_list<const char *> event_types) {
     this->types_ = event_types;
     this->last_event_type_ = nullptr;  // Reset when types change
   }
-  /// Set the event types supported by this event (from FixedVector).
+  /// Copy the event types of another event, for components that wrap one.
   void set_event_types(const FixedVector<const char *> &event_types);
-  /// Set the event types supported by this event (from vector).
-  void set_event_types(const std::vector<const char *> &event_types);
 
   // Deleted overloads to catch incorrect std::string usage at compile time with clear error messages
   void set_event_types(std::initializer_list<std::string> event_types) = delete;
   void set_event_types(const FixedVector<std::string> &event_types) = delete;
-  void set_event_types(const std::vector<std::string> &event_types) = delete;
 
   /// Return the event types supported by this event.
   const FixedVector<const char *> &get_event_types() const { return this->types_; }