diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/__init__.py
index abbf10fb494..e8f2bf6f2d4 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zwave_js/__init__.py
@@ -1119,38 +1119,6 @@ async def async_remove_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> None:
         LOGGER.error(err)
 
 
-async def async_remove_config_entry_device(
-    hass: HomeAssistant, config_entry: ConfigEntry, device_entry: dr.DeviceEntry
-) -> bool:
-    """Remove a config entry from a device."""
-    client: ZwaveClient = config_entry.runtime_data[DATA_CLIENT]
-
-    # Driver may not be ready yet so we can't allow users to remove a device since
-    # we need to check if the device is still known to the controller
-    if (driver := client.driver) is None:
-        LOGGER.error("Driver for %s is not ready", config_entry.title)
-        return False
-
-    # If a node is found on the controller that matches the hardware based identifier
-    # on the device, prevent the device from being removed.
-    if next(
-        (
-            node
-            for node in driver.controller.nodes.values()
-            if get_device_id_ext(driver, node) in device_entry.identifiers
-        ),
-        None,
-    ):
-        return False
-
-    controller_events: ControllerEvents = config_entry.runtime_data[
-        DATA_DRIVER_EVENTS
-    ].controller_events
-    controller_events.registered_unique_ids.pop(device_entry.id, None)
-    controller_events.discovered_value_ids.pop(device_entry.id, None)
-    return True
-
-
 async def async_ensure_addon_running(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> None:
     """Ensure that Z-Wave JS add-on is installed and running."""
     addon_manager = _get_addon_manager(hass)
diff --git a/tests/components/zwave_js/test_init.py b/tests/components/zwave_js/test_init.py
index a0423efdf52..ef74373ad9e 100644
--- a/tests/components/zwave_js/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/zwave_js/test_init.py
@@ -1692,27 +1692,6 @@ async def test_replace_different_node(
         (DOMAIN, multisensor_6_device_id_ext),
     }
 
-    ws_client = await hass_ws_client(hass)
-
-    # Simulate the driver not being ready to ensure that the device removal handler
-    # does not crash
-    driver = client.driver
-    client.driver = None
-
-    response = await ws_client.remove_device(hank_device.id, integration.entry_id)
-    assert not response["success"]
-
-    client.driver = driver
-
-    # Attempting to remove the hank device should pass, but removing the multisensor should not
-    response = await ws_client.remove_device(hank_device.id, integration.entry_id)
-    assert response["success"]
-
-    response = await ws_client.remove_device(
-        multisensor_6_device.id, integration.entry_id
-    )
-    assert not response["success"]
-
 
 async def test_node_model_change(
     hass: HomeAssistant,