diff --git a/esphome/core/defines.h b/esphome/core/defines.h
index 4b50553ed8..ad24d27369 100644
--- a/esphome/core/defines.h
+++ b/esphome/core/defines.h
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@
 // platforms whose API/network types the proxy header cannot assume.
 #if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY) || defined(USE_RP2)
 #define USE_BLUETOOTH_PROXY
-#define USE_BLE_SCANNER_STATE_CALLBACK
 // Mirror the codegen values per platform: _to_code_esp32() emits the connection
 // count (default 3) and the scanner-state push slot, _to_code_ble_hub() emits
 // the slot count (1 on rp2, 0 on advertisement-only hubs) — so static analysis