diff --git a/esphome/components/rtttl/__init__.py b/esphome/components/rtttl/__init__.py
index 3566734200..638e950ba6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/rtttl/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/rtttl/__init__.py
@@ -5,14 +5,7 @@ import esphome.codegen as cg
 from esphome.components.output import FloatOutput
 from esphome.components.speaker import Speaker
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
-from esphome.const import (
-    CONF_GAIN,
-    CONF_ID,
-    CONF_OUTPUT,
-    CONF_PLATFORM,
-    CONF_SPEAKER,
-    CONF_TRIGGER_ID,
-)
+from esphome.const import CONF_GAIN, CONF_ID, CONF_OUTPUT, CONF_PLATFORM, CONF_SPEAKER
 import esphome.final_validate as fv
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -26,9 +19,6 @@ rtttl_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("rtttl")
 Rtttl = rtttl_ns.class_("Rtttl", cg.Component)
 PlayAction = rtttl_ns.class_("PlayAction", automation.Action)
 StopAction = rtttl_ns.class_("StopAction", automation.Action)
-FinishedPlaybackTrigger = rtttl_ns.class_(
-    "FinishedPlaybackTrigger", automation.Trigger.template()
-)
 IsPlayingCondition = rtttl_ns.class_("IsPlayingCondition", automation.Condition)
 
 MULTI_CONF = True
@@ -40,13 +30,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
             cv.Optional(CONF_OUTPUT): cv.use_id(FloatOutput),
             cv.Optional(CONF_SPEAKER): cv.use_id(Speaker),
             cv.Optional(CONF_GAIN, default="0.6"): cv.percentage,
-            cv.Optional(CONF_ON_FINISHED_PLAYBACK): automation.validate_automation(
-                {
-                    cv.GenerateID(CONF_TRIGGER_ID): cv.declare_id(
-                        FinishedPlaybackTrigger
-                    ),
-                }
-            ),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_ON_FINISHED_PLAYBACK): automation.validate_automation({}),
         }
     ).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA),
     cv.has_exactly_one_key(CONF_OUTPUT, CONF_SPEAKER),
@@ -103,8 +87,9 @@ async def to_code(config):
     cg.add(var.set_gain(config[CONF_GAIN]))
 
     for conf in config.get(CONF_ON_FINISHED_PLAYBACK, []):
-        trigger = cg.new_Pvariable(conf[CONF_TRIGGER_ID], var)
-        await automation.build_automation(trigger, [], conf)
+        await automation.build_callback_automation(
+            var, "add_on_finished_playback_callback", [], conf
+        )
 
 
 @automation.register_action(
diff --git a/esphome/components/rtttl/rtttl.h b/esphome/components/rtttl/rtttl.h
index bff43d2edd..98ed9ba1bf 100644
--- a/esphome/components/rtttl/rtttl.h
+++ b/esphome/components/rtttl/rtttl.h
@@ -131,11 +131,4 @@ template<typename... Ts> class IsPlayingCondition : public Condition<Ts...>, pub
   bool check(const Ts &...x) override { return this->parent_->is_playing(); }
 };
 
-class FinishedPlaybackTrigger : public Trigger<> {
- public:
-  explicit FinishedPlaybackTrigger(Rtttl *parent) {
-    parent->add_on_finished_playback_callback([this]() { this->trigger(); });
-  }
-};
-
 }  // namespace esphome::rtttl