diff --git a/esphome/components/lock/__init__.py b/esphome/components/lock/__init__.py
index fb9a79f81fe..af12fc61b28 100644
--- a/esphome/components/lock/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/lock/__init__.py
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ LockCall = lock_ns.class_("LockCall")
 
 LockPublishAction = lock_ns.class_("LockPublishAction", automation.Action)
 
-LockStateForwarder = lock_ns.class_("LockStateForwarder")
-
 LockState = lock_ns.enum("LockState")
 
 LOCK_STATES = LockState.options(
@@ -90,12 +88,16 @@ _CALLBACK_AUTOMATIONS = (
     automation.CallbackAutomation(
         CONF_ON_LOCK,
         "add_on_state_callback",
-        forwarder=LockStateForwarder.template(LockState.LOCK_STATE_LOCKED),
+        params=[(LockState, "state")],
+        forward=[],
+        when="state == lock::LOCK_STATE_LOCKED",
     ),
     automation.CallbackAutomation(
         CONF_ON_UNLOCK,
         "add_on_state_callback",
-        forwarder=LockStateForwarder.template(LockState.LOCK_STATE_UNLOCKED),
+        params=[(LockState, "state")],
+        forward=[],
+        when="state == lock::LOCK_STATE_UNLOCKED",
     ),
 )
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/lock/automation.h b/esphome/components/lock/automation.h
deleted file mode 100644
index e578a056439..00000000000
--- a/esphome/components/lock/automation.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "esphome/components/lock/lock.h"
-#include "esphome/core/automation.h"
-#include "esphome/core/component.h"
-
-namespace esphome::lock {
-
-/// Callback forwarder that triggers an Automation<> only when a specific lock state is entered.
-/// Pointer-sized (single Automation* field) to fit inline in Callback::ctx_.
-template<LockState State> struct LockStateForwarder {
-  Automation<> *automation;
-  void operator()(LockState state) const {
-    if (state == State)
-      this->automation->trigger();
-  }
-};
-
-static_assert(sizeof(LockStateForwarder<LockState::LOCK_STATE_LOCKED>) <= sizeof(void *));
-static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable_v<LockStateForwarder<LockState::LOCK_STATE_LOCKED>>);
-
-}  // namespace esphome::lock