diff --git a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/__init__.py b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/__init__.py
index aea79b2053..dfc43bf23b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/__init__.py
@@ -5,14 +5,7 @@ import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components import modbus
 from esphome.components.const import CONF_ENABLED
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
-from esphome.const import (
-    CONF_ADDRESS,
-    CONF_ID,
-    CONF_LAMBDA,
-    CONF_NAME,
-    CONF_OFFSET,
-    CONF_TRIGGER_ID,
-)
+from esphome.const import CONF_ADDRESS, CONF_ID, CONF_LAMBDA, CONF_NAME, CONF_OFFSET
 from esphome.cpp_helpers import logging
 
 from .const import (
@@ -135,17 +128,6 @@ CPP_TYPE_REGISTER_MAP = {
     "FP32_R": cg.float_,
 }
 
-ModbusCommandSentTrigger = modbus_controller_ns.class_(
-    "ModbusCommandSentTrigger", automation.Trigger.template(cg.int_, cg.int_)
-)
-
-ModbusOnlineTrigger = modbus_controller_ns.class_(
-    "ModbusOnlineTrigger", automation.Trigger.template(cg.int_, cg.int_)
-)
-
-ModbusOfflineTrigger = modbus_controller_ns.class_(
-    "ModbusOfflineTrigger", automation.Trigger.template(cg.int_, cg.int_)
-)
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -182,23 +164,9 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
             cv.Optional(
                 CONF_SERVER_REGISTERS,
             ): cv.ensure_list(ModbusServerRegisterSchema),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_ON_COMMAND_SENT): automation.validate_automation(
-                {
-                    cv.GenerateID(CONF_TRIGGER_ID): cv.declare_id(
-                        ModbusCommandSentTrigger
-                    ),
-                }
-            ),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_ON_ONLINE): automation.validate_automation(
-                {
-                    cv.GenerateID(CONF_TRIGGER_ID): cv.declare_id(ModbusOnlineTrigger),
-                }
-            ),
-            cv.Optional(CONF_ON_OFFLINE): automation.validate_automation(
-                {
-                    cv.GenerateID(CONF_TRIGGER_ID): cv.declare_id(ModbusOfflineTrigger),
-                }
-            ),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_ON_COMMAND_SENT): automation.validate_automation({}),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_ON_ONLINE): automation.validate_automation({}),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_ON_OFFLINE): automation.validate_automation({}),
         }
     )
     .extend(cv.polling_component_schema("60s"))
@@ -363,19 +331,25 @@ async def to_code(config):
             cg.add(var.add_server_register(server_register_var))
     await register_modbus_device(var, config)
     for conf in config.get(CONF_ON_COMMAND_SENT, []):
-        trigger = cg.new_Pvariable(conf[CONF_TRIGGER_ID], var)
-        await automation.build_automation(
-            trigger, [(cg.int_, "function_code"), (cg.int_, "address")], conf
+        await automation.build_callback_automation(
+            var,
+            "add_on_command_sent_callback",
+            [(cg.int_, "function_code"), (cg.int_, "address")],
+            conf,
         )
     for conf in config.get(CONF_ON_ONLINE, []):
-        trigger = cg.new_Pvariable(conf[CONF_TRIGGER_ID], var)
-        await automation.build_automation(
-            trigger, [(cg.int_, "function_code"), (cg.int_, "address")], conf
+        await automation.build_callback_automation(
+            var,
+            "add_on_online_callback",
+            [(cg.int_, "function_code"), (cg.int_, "address")],
+            conf,
         )
     for conf in config.get(CONF_ON_OFFLINE, []):
-        trigger = cg.new_Pvariable(conf[CONF_TRIGGER_ID], var)
-        await automation.build_automation(
-            trigger, [(cg.int_, "function_code"), (cg.int_, "address")], conf
+        await automation.build_callback_automation(
+            var,
+            "add_on_offline_callback",
+            [(cg.int_, "function_code"), (cg.int_, "address")],
+            conf,
         )
 
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/automation.h b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/automation.h
deleted file mode 100644
index b3338192cc..0000000000
--- a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/automation.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "esphome/core/component.h"
-#include "esphome/core/automation.h"
-#include "esphome/components/modbus_controller/modbus_controller.h"
-
-namespace esphome {
-namespace modbus_controller {
-
-class ModbusCommandSentTrigger : public Trigger<int, int> {
- public:
-  ModbusCommandSentTrigger(ModbusController *a_modbuscontroller) {
-    a_modbuscontroller->add_on_command_sent_callback(
-        [this](int function_code, int address) { this->trigger(function_code, address); });
-  }
-};
-
-class ModbusOnlineTrigger : public Trigger<int, int> {
- public:
-  ModbusOnlineTrigger(ModbusController *a_modbuscontroller) {
-    a_modbuscontroller->add_on_online_callback(
-        [this](int function_code, int address) { this->trigger(function_code, address); });
-  }
-};
-
-class ModbusOfflineTrigger : public Trigger<int, int> {
- public:
-  ModbusOfflineTrigger(ModbusController *a_modbuscontroller) {
-    a_modbuscontroller->add_on_offline_callback(
-        [this](int function_code, int address) { this->trigger(function_code, address); });
-  }
-};
-
-}  // namespace modbus_controller
-}  // namespace esphome