diff --git a/tests/components/hdmi_cec/common_no_uart.yaml b/tests/components/hdmi_cec/common_no_uart.yaml
index bbc9180fe24..3d091793c46 100644
--- a/tests/components/hdmi_cec/common_no_uart.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/hdmi_cec/common_no_uart.yaml
@@ -1,21 +1,3 @@
-esphome:
-  name: "hdmi-cec-test"
-  on_boot:
-    priority: -100
-    then:
-      - delay: 50ms
-      - lambda: !lambda |-
-          // send 'Give Physical Address' message to myself: that shall give a reply message
-          id(cec).send(0x1, id(cec).address(), {0x83});
-          // generated the reply message is a broadcast, created by the component built-in handler
-          // such broadcast does not expect an active 'acknowledge' bit
-          id(cec).send(0x1, id(cec).address(), {0x8F}); // send 'Give Device Power Status' to myself
-          // the generated reply message is probably not acknowledged, so will be repeated 5 times
-
-# Enable logging
-logger:
-  level: DEBUG
-
 hdmi_cec:
   id: cec
   pin:   # to HDMI pin 13 (CEC), with HDMI pin 17 (DDC/CEC ground)
diff --git a/tests/components/hdmi_cec/common_with_uart.yaml b/tests/components/hdmi_cec/common_with_uart.yaml
index 233af43a78e..8519c565ea6 100644
--- a/tests/components/hdmi_cec/common_with_uart.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/hdmi_cec/common_with_uart.yaml
@@ -1,23 +1,3 @@
-esphome:
-  name: "hdmi-cec-test"
-  on_boot:
-    priority: -100
-    then:
-      - delay: 50ms
-      - lambda: !lambda |-
-          // bool is_hw_uart = id(cec_uart)->get_hw_serial() != nullptr;  // not avail on esp8266
-          // ESP_LOGD("UART", "UART is HW_SERIAL=%d", is_hw_uart);
-          // send 'Give Physical Address' message to myself: that shall give a reply message
-          id(cec).send(0x1, id(cec).address(), {0x83});
-          // generated the reply message is a broadcast, created by the component built-in handler
-          // such broadcast does not expect an active 'acknowledge' bit
-          id(cec).send(0x1, id(cec).address(), {0x8F}); // send 'Give Device Power Status' to myself
-          // the generated reply message is probably not acknowledged, so will be repeated 5 times
-
-# Enable logging
-logger:
-  level: DEBUG
-
 wifi:
   ssid: MyHomeNetwork
   password: VerySafePassword
diff --git a/tests/components/hdmi_cec/test-no-uart.esp32-s3-ard.yaml b/tests/components/hdmi_cec/test-no-uart.esp32-s3-ard.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 449ef5ebbab..00000000000
--- a/tests/components/hdmi_cec/test-no-uart.esp32-s3-ard.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# tested with Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32S3
-substitutions:
-  cec_pin: GPIO12
-
-<<: !include common_no_uart.yaml