diff --git a/esphome/components/aic3204/audio_dac.py b/esphome/components/aic3204/audio_dac.py
index 50e2f81f1b..b4942fe390 100644
--- a/esphome/components/aic3204/audio_dac.py
+++ b/esphome/components/aic3204/audio_dac.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ from esphome.components import i2c
 from esphome.components.audio_dac import AudioDac
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_MODE
-from esphome.core import ID
-from esphome.cpp_generator import MockObj, TemplateArgsType
 from esphome.types import ConfigType
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@kbx81"]
@@ -14,7 +12,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES = ["i2c"]
 aic3204_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("aic3204")
 AIC3204 = aic3204_ns.class_("AIC3204", AudioDac, cg.Component, i2c.I2CDevice)
 
-SetAutoMuteAction = aic3204_ns.class_("SetAutoMuteAction", automation.Action)
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
     cv.Schema(
@@ -36,25 +33,11 @@ SET_AUTO_MUTE_ACTION_SCHEMA = cv.maybe_simple_value(
 )
 
 
-@automation.register_action(
+automation.register_apply_action(
     "aic3204.set_auto_mute_mode",
-    SetAutoMuteAction,
     SET_AUTO_MUTE_ACTION_SCHEMA,
-    synchronous=True,
+    automation.ApplyField(CONF_MODE, "set_auto_mute_mode", cg.uint8),
 )
-async def aic3204_set_volume_to_code(
-    config: ConfigType,
-    action_id: ID,
-    template_arg: cg.TemplateArguments,
-    args: TemplateArgsType,
-) -> MockObj:
-    paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
-    var = cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
-
-    template_ = await cg.templatable(config.get(CONF_MODE), args, cg.uint8)
-    cg.add(var.set_auto_mute_mode(template_))
-
-    return var
 
 
 async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
diff --git a/esphome/components/aic3204/automation.h b/esphome/components/aic3204/automation.h
deleted file mode 100644
index f0f8856614..0000000000
--- a/esphome/components/aic3204/automation.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "esphome/core/automation.h"
-#include "esphome/core/component.h"
-#include "aic3204.h"
-
-namespace esphome::aic3204 {
-
-template<typename... Ts> class SetAutoMuteAction final : public Action<Ts...> {
- public:
-  explicit SetAutoMuteAction(AIC3204 *aic3204) : aic3204_(aic3204) {}
-
-  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint8_t, auto_mute_mode)
-
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->aic3204_->set_auto_mute_mode(this->auto_mute_mode_.value(x...)); }
-
- protected:
-  AIC3204 *aic3204_;
-};
-
-}  // namespace esphome::aic3204
diff --git a/tests/components/aic3204/common-actions.yaml b/tests/components/aic3204/common-actions.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7981fcc1b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/aic3204/common-actions.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+button:
+  - platform: template
+    name: AIC3204 Auto Mute
+    on_press:
+      - aic3204.set_auto_mute_mode: 3
+      - aic3204.set_auto_mute_mode:
+          id: aic3204_dac
+          mode: !lambda return 7;
diff --git a/tests/components/aic3204/test-actions.esp8266-ard.yaml b/tests/components/aic3204/test-actions.esp8266-ard.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5431f65a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/aic3204/test-actions.esp8266-ard.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+packages:
+  i2c: !include ../../test_build_components/common/i2c/esp8266-ard.yaml
+  aic3204: !include common.yaml
+  actions: !include common-actions.yaml