diff --git a/esphome/components/ld2450/number/__init__.py b/esphome/components/ld2450/number/__init__.py
index 237c7c4c231..23aa1a33251 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ld2450/number/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ld2450/number/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ ICON_ARROW_TOP_LEFT = "mdi:arrow-top-left"
 ICON_ARROW_TOP_LEFT_BOLD_BOX_OUTLINE = "mdi:arrow-top-left-bold-box-outline"
 MAX_ZONES = 3
 
-PresenceTimeoutNumber = ld2450_ns.class_("PresenceTimeoutNumber", number.Number)
 ZoneCoordinateNumber = ld2450_ns.class_("ZoneCoordinateNumber", number.Number)
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
         cv.GenerateID(CONF_ID): cv.declare_id(cg.EntityBase),
         cv.GenerateID(CONF_LD2450_ID): cv.use_id(LD2450Component),
         cv.Required(CONF_PRESENCE_TIMEOUT): number.number_schema(
-            PresenceTimeoutNumber,
+            number.ApplyNumber,
             unit_of_measurement=UNIT_SECOND,
             entity_category=ENTITY_CATEGORY_CONFIG,
             icon=ICON_TIMELAPSE,
@@ -88,6 +87,8 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
         min_value=0,
         max_value=3600,
         step=1,
+        apply="set_presence_timeout()",
+        publish="before",
     )
     for zone_num in range(MAX_ZONES):
         if zone_conf := config.get(f"zone_{zone_num + 1}"):
diff --git a/esphome/components/ld2450/number/presence_timeout_number.cpp b/esphome/components/ld2450/number/presence_timeout_number.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 19a1ada0d7b..00000000000
--- a/esphome/components/ld2450/number/presence_timeout_number.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#include "presence_timeout_number.h"
-
-namespace esphome::ld2450 {
-
-void PresenceTimeoutNumber::control(float value) {
-  this->publish_state(value);
-  this->parent_->set_presence_timeout();
-}
-
-}  // namespace esphome::ld2450
diff --git a/esphome/components/ld2450/number/presence_timeout_number.h b/esphome/components/ld2450/number/presence_timeout_number.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c44fa39dc0..00000000000
--- a/esphome/components/ld2450/number/presence_timeout_number.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "esphome/components/number/number.h"
-#include "../ld2450.h"
-
-namespace esphome::ld2450 {
-
-class PresenceTimeoutNumber : public number::Number, public Parented<LD2450Component> {
- public:
-  // User provided, not "= default": `new(p) PresenceTimeoutNumber()` would zero-fill .bss that is already zero.
-  PresenceTimeoutNumber() {}
-
- protected:
-  void control(float value) override;
-};
-
-}  // namespace esphome::ld2450