diff --git a/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_proxy.cpp b/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_proxy.cpp
index f188439d0e..a3f1ba0a7a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_proxy.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/bluetooth_proxy/bluetooth_proxy.cpp
@@ -240,8 +240,7 @@ void BluetoothProxy::bluetooth_device_request(const api::BluetoothDeviceRequest
         this->send_device_connection(msg.address, false);
         return;
       }
-      if (connection->state() == espbt::ClientState::CONNECTED ||
-          connection->state() == espbt::ClientState::ESTABLISHED) {
+      if (connection->state() == espbt::ClientState::ESTABLISHED) {
         ESP_LOGW(TAG, "[%d] [%s] Connection already established", connection->get_connection_index(),
                  connection->address_str().c_str());
         this->send_device_connection(msg.address, true);
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
index cc6d3d7d4d..c401166216 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
       }
       if (this->connection_type_ == espbt::ConnectionType::V3_WITH_CACHE) {
         ESP_LOGI(TAG, "[%d] [%s] Connected", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_.c_str());
-        this->set_state(espbt::ClientState::CONNECTED);
-        this->state_ = espbt::ClientState::ESTABLISHED;
+        this->set_state(espbt::ClientState::ESTABLISHED);
         break;
       }
       esp_ble_gattc_search_service(esp_gattc_if, param->cfg_mtu.conn_id, nullptr);
@@ -199,8 +198,7 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
                  this->address_str_.c_str(), svc->start_handle, svc->end_handle);
       }
       ESP_LOGI(TAG, "[%d] [%s] Connected", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_.c_str());
-      this->set_state(espbt::ClientState::CONNECTED);
-      this->state_ = espbt::ClientState::ESTABLISHED;
+      this->set_state(espbt::ClientState::ESTABLISHED);
       break;
     }
     case ESP_GATTC_REG_FOR_NOTIFY_EVT: {
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.h b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.h
index 0d986804ce..8c2f3cad75 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.h
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ enum class ClientState {
   READY_TO_CONNECT,
   // Connection in progress.
   CONNECTING,
-  // Initial connection established.
-  CONNECTED,
   // The client and sub-clients have completed setup.
   ESTABLISHED,
 };