diff --git a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.cpp b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.cpp
index 80e12ade71..e05373ac5d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.cpp
@@ -190,15 +190,6 @@ void MDNSComponent::compile_records_(StaticVector<MDNSService, MDNS_SERVICE_COUN
 #endif
 }
 
-#ifdef USE_MDNS_EVENT_DRIVEN_POLLING
-void MDNSComponent::start_polling_window_() {
-  // uint32_t-ID set_interval/set_timeout already does atomic cancel-and-add, so
-  // re-arming replaces the previous window implicitly.
-  this->set_interval(MDNS_POLL_ID, MDNS_UPDATE_INTERVAL_MS, mdns_pump_update);
-  this->set_timeout(MDNS_POLL_STOP_ID, MDNS_POLL_WINDOW_MS, [this]() { this->cancel_interval(MDNS_POLL_ID); });
-}
-#endif
-
 void MDNSComponent::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
                 "mDNS:\n"
diff --git a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.h b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.h
index 95bf2bf27f..4f651f7d84 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.h
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@
 
 namespace esphome::mdns {
 
-#ifdef USE_MDNS_EVENT_DRIVEN_POLLING
-/// MDNS.update() trampoline. Defined in exactly one mdns_<platform>.cpp per build
-/// (FILTER_SOURCE_FILES in __init__.py enforces this), so ODR is preserved.
-void mdns_pump_update();
-#endif
-
 // Helper struct that identifies strings that may be stored in flash storage (similar to LogString)
 struct MDNSString;
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp8266.cpp b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp8266.cpp
index d77d9685dd..95137ea116 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp8266.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp8266.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ static void register_esp8266(MDNSComponent *, StaticVector<MDNSService, MDNS_SER
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_MDNS_EVENT_DRIVEN_POLLING
-void mdns_pump_update() { MDNS.update(); }
+void MDNSComponent::start_polling_window_() {
+  // uint32_t-ID set_interval/set_timeout already does atomic cancel-and-add.
+  this->set_interval(MDNS_POLL_ID, MDNS_UPDATE_INTERVAL_MS, []() { MDNS.update(); });
+  this->set_timeout(MDNS_POLL_STOP_ID, MDNS_POLL_WINDOW_MS, [this]() { this->cancel_interval(MDNS_POLL_ID); });
+}
 #endif
 
 void MDNSComponent::setup() {
diff --git a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_rp2040.cpp b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_rp2040.cpp
index a8b0af4ad6..f5848893a3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_rp2040.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_rp2040.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ static void register_rp2040(MDNSComponent *, StaticVector<MDNSService, MDNS_SERV
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_MDNS_EVENT_DRIVEN_POLLING
-void mdns_pump_update() { MDNS.update(); }
+void MDNSComponent::start_polling_window_() {
+  // uint32_t-ID set_interval/set_timeout already does atomic cancel-and-add.
+  this->set_interval(MDNS_POLL_ID, MDNS_UPDATE_INTERVAL_MS, []() { MDNS.update(); });
+  this->set_timeout(MDNS_POLL_STOP_ID, MDNS_POLL_WINDOW_MS, [this]() { this->cancel_interval(MDNS_POLL_ID); });
+}
 #endif
 
 void MDNSComponent::setup() {