diff --git a/esphome/components/fan/__init__.py b/esphome/components/fan/__init__.py
index 3949f16d2e..d53357b7c1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/fan/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/fan/__init__.py
@@ -31,19 +31,17 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_TRIGGER_ID,
     CONF_WEB_SERVER,
 )
-from esphome.core import CORE, CoroPriority, Lambda, coroutine_with_priority
+from esphome.core import CORE, CoroPriority, coroutine_with_priority
 from esphome.core.entity_helpers import (
     entity_duplicate_validator,
     queue_entity_register,
     setup_entity,
 )
-from esphome.cpp_generator import LambdaExpression
 
 IS_PLATFORM_COMPONENT = True
 
 fan_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("fan")
 Fan = fan_ns.class_("Fan", cg.EntityBase)
-FanCall = fan_ns.class_("FanCall")
 
 FanDirection = fan_ns.enum("FanDirection", is_class=True)
 FAN_DIRECTION_ENUM = {
@@ -63,7 +61,6 @@ RESTORE_MODES = {
 }
 
 # Actions
-TurnOnAction = fan_ns.class_("TurnOnAction", automation.Action)
 TurnOffAction = fan_ns.class_("TurnOffAction", automation.Action)
 ToggleAction = fan_ns.class_("ToggleAction", automation.Action)
 CycleSpeedAction = fan_ns.class_("CycleSpeedAction", automation.Action)
@@ -332,9 +329,8 @@ async def fan_turn_off_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     return cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
 
 
-@automation.register_action(
+automation.register_apply_action(
     "fan.turn_on",
-    TurnOnAction,
     maybe_simple_id(
         {
             cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.use_id(Fan),
@@ -345,50 +341,11 @@ async def fan_turn_off_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
             ),
         }
     ),
-    synchronous=True,
+    automation.ApplyField(CONF_OSCILLATING, "set_oscillating", cg.bool_),
+    automation.ApplyField(CONF_SPEED, "set_speed", cg.int_),
+    automation.ApplyField(CONF_DIRECTION, "set_direction", FanDirection),
+    call="turn_on",
 )
-async def fan_turn_on_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
-    paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
-
-    # All configured fields are folded into a single stateless lambda whose
-    # constants live in flash; the action stores only a function pointer.
-    FIELDS = (
-        (CONF_OSCILLATING, "set_oscillating", cg.bool_),
-        (CONF_SPEED, "set_speed", cg.int_),
-        (CONF_DIRECTION, "set_direction", FanDirection),
-    )
-
-    # Normalize trigger args to `const std::remove_cvref_t<T> &` so the
-    # apply lambda and any inner field lambdas (generated below via
-    # `process_lambda`) share one parameter spelling that's well-formed for
-    # any T (value, ref, or const-ref). Matches TurnOnAction::ApplyFn.
-    normalized_args = [
-        (cg.RawExpression(f"const std::remove_cvref_t<{cg.safe_exp(t)}> &"), n)
-        for t, n in args
-    ]
-
-    fwd_args = ", ".join(name for _, name in args)
-    body_lines: list[str] = []
-    for conf_key, setter, type_ in FIELDS:
-        if (value := config.get(conf_key)) is None:
-            continue
-        if isinstance(value, Lambda):
-            inner = await cg.process_lambda(value, normalized_args, return_type=type_)
-            body_lines.append(f"call.{setter}(({inner})({fwd_args}));")
-        else:
-            body_lines.append(f"call.{setter}({cg.safe_exp(value)});")
-
-    apply_args = [
-        (FanCall.operator("ref"), "call"),
-        *normalized_args,
-    ]
-    apply_lambda = LambdaExpression(
-        ["\n".join(body_lines)],
-        apply_args,
-        capture="",
-        return_type=cg.void,
-    )
-    return cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren, apply_lambda)
 
 
 @automation.register_action(
diff --git a/esphome/components/fan/automation.h b/esphome/components/fan/automation.h
index cbd994e749..f62a2dd8cd 100644
--- a/esphome/components/fan/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/components/fan/automation.h
@@ -6,33 +6,6 @@
 
 namespace esphome::fan {
 
-// All configured fields are baked into a single stateless lambda whose
-// constants live in flash. The action only stores one function pointer
-// plus one parent pointer, regardless of how many fields the user set.
-// Trigger args are forwarded to the apply function so user lambdas
-// (e.g. `speed: !lambda "return x;"`) keep working.
-//
-// Trigger args are normalized to `const std::remove_cvref_t<Ts> &...` so
-// the codegen can emit a matching parameter list for both the apply lambda
-// and any inner field lambdas without producing invalid C++ source text
-// (e.g. `const T & &` if Ts already carries a reference, or `const const
-// T &` if Ts already carries a const). This keeps trigger args no-copy
-// regardless of whether the trigger supplies `T`, `T &`, or `const T &`.
-template<typename... Ts> class TurnOnAction final : public Action<Ts...> {
- public:
-  using ApplyFn = void (*)(FanCall &, const std::remove_cvref_t<Ts> &...);
-  TurnOnAction(Fan *state, ApplyFn apply) : state_(state), apply_(apply) {}
-
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override {
-    auto call = this->state_->turn_on();
-    this->apply_(call, x...);
-    call.perform();
-  }
-
-  Fan *state_;
-  ApplyFn apply_;
-};
-
 template<typename... Ts> class TurnOffAction final : public Action<Ts...> {
  public:
   explicit TurnOffAction(Fan *state) : state_(state) {}
diff --git a/tests/components/fan/common.yaml b/tests/components/fan/common.yaml
index 76508f391e..3bef83cc42 100644
--- a/tests/components/fan/common.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/fan/common.yaml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ binary_sensor:
       return false;
 
 # Exercise fan.turn_on with various field combinations so the
-# TurnOnAction codegen paths get build coverage.
+# register_apply_action codegen paths get build coverage.
 button:
   - platform: template
     name: "Fan Speed Only"