diff --git a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h
index 646e0af8e6..fbb667fc3c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h
@@ -159,9 +159,6 @@ class EthernetComponent final : public Component {
   const char *get_use_address() const { return this->use_address_; }
   void set_use_address(const char *use_address) { this->use_address_ = use_address; }
   void get_eth_mac_address_raw(uint8_t *mac);
-  // Remove before 2026.9.0
-  ESPDEPRECATED("Use get_eth_mac_address_pretty_into_buffer() instead. Removed in 2026.9.0", "2026.3.0")
-  std::string get_eth_mac_address_pretty();
   const char *get_eth_mac_address_pretty_into_buffer(std::span<char, MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE> buf);
   eth_duplex_t get_duplex_mode();
   eth_speed_t get_link_speed();
diff --git a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component_esp32.cpp b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component_esp32.cpp
index 0220d6a19b..82a867595a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component_esp32.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component_esp32.cpp
@@ -946,11 +946,6 @@ void EthernetComponent::get_eth_mac_address_raw(uint8_t *mac) {
   ESPHL_ERROR_CHECK(err, "ETH_CMD_G_MAC error");
 }
 
-std::string EthernetComponent::get_eth_mac_address_pretty() {
-  char buf[MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE];
-  return std::string(this->get_eth_mac_address_pretty_into_buffer(buf));
-}
-
 const char *EthernetComponent::get_eth_mac_address_pretty_into_buffer(
     std::span<char, MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE> buf) {
   uint8_t mac[MAC_ADDRESS_SIZE];
diff --git a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component_rp2.cpp b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component_rp2.cpp
index 119e447689..57c2929be7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component_rp2.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component_rp2.cpp
@@ -249,11 +249,6 @@ void EthernetComponent::get_eth_mac_address_raw(uint8_t *mac) {
   }
 }
 
-std::string EthernetComponent::get_eth_mac_address_pretty() {
-  char buf[MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE];
-  return std::string(this->get_eth_mac_address_pretty_into_buffer(buf));
-}
-
 const char *EthernetComponent::get_eth_mac_address_pretty_into_buffer(
     std::span<char, MAC_ADDRESS_PRETTY_BUFFER_SIZE> buf) {
   uint8_t mac[MAC_ADDRESS_SIZE];