diff --git a/homeassistant/config_entries.py b/homeassistant/config_entries.py
index 7870964722f..797fcc5f345 100644
--- a/homeassistant/config_entries.py
+++ b/homeassistant/config_entries.py
@@ -271,6 +271,16 @@ class ConfigFlowResult(FlowResult, total=False):
     version: int
 
 
+def _validate_item(*, disabled_by: ConfigEntryDisabler | Any | None = None) -> None:
+    """Validate config entry item."""
+
+    # Deprecated in 2022.1, stopped working in 2024.10
+    if disabled_by is not None and not isinstance(disabled_by, ConfigEntryDisabler):
+        raise TypeError(
+            f"disabled_by must be a ConfigEntryDisabler value, got {disabled_by}"
+        )
+
+
 class ConfigEntry(Generic[_DataT]):
     """Hold a configuration entry."""
 
@@ -369,18 +379,7 @@ class ConfigEntry(Generic[_DataT]):
         _setter(self, "unique_id", unique_id)
 
         # Config entry is disabled
-        if isinstance(disabled_by, str) and not isinstance(
-            disabled_by, ConfigEntryDisabler
-        ):
-            report(  # type: ignore[unreachable]
-                (
-                    "uses str for config entry disabled_by. This is deprecated and will"
-                    " stop working in Home Assistant 2022.3, it should be updated to"
-                    " use ConfigEntryDisabler instead"
-                ),
-                error_if_core=False,
-            )
-            disabled_by = ConfigEntryDisabler(disabled_by)
+        _validate_item(disabled_by=disabled_by)
         _setter(self, "disabled_by", disabled_by)
 
         # Supports unload
@@ -1958,19 +1957,7 @@ class ConfigEntries:
         if (entry := self.async_get_entry(entry_id)) is None:
             raise UnknownEntry
 
-        if isinstance(disabled_by, str) and not isinstance(
-            disabled_by, ConfigEntryDisabler
-        ):
-            report(  # type: ignore[unreachable]
-                (
-                    "uses str for config entry disabled_by. This is deprecated and will"
-                    " stop working in Home Assistant 2022.3, it should be updated to"
-                    " use ConfigEntryDisabler instead"
-                ),
-                error_if_core=False,
-            )
-            disabled_by = ConfigEntryDisabler(disabled_by)
-
+        _validate_item(disabled_by=disabled_by)
         if entry.disabled_by is disabled_by:
             return True
 
diff --git a/tests/components/analytics/test_analytics.py b/tests/components/analytics/test_analytics.py
index 28272cd8866..4b4fdc159de 100644
--- a/tests/components/analytics/test_analytics.py
+++ b/tests/components/analytics/test_analytics.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.analytics.const import (
     ATTR_STATISTICS,
     ATTR_USAGE,
 )
-from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntryState
+from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntryDisabler, ConfigEntryState
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError
 from homeassistant.loader import IntegrationNotFound
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ async def test_not_check_config_entries_if_yaml(
         domain="ignored_integration",
         state=ConfigEntryState.LOADED,
         source="ignore",
-        disabled_by="user",
+        disabled_by=ConfigEntryDisabler.USER,
     )
     mock_config_entry.add_to_hass(hass)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_config_entries.py b/tests/test_config_entries.py
index abe8ab83952..faa1c4c5bcc 100644
--- a/tests/test_config_entries.py
+++ b/tests/test_config_entries.py
@@ -4297,29 +4297,28 @@ async def test_loading_old_data(
     assert entry.pref_disable_new_entities is True
 
 
-async def test_deprecated_disabled_by_str_ctor(
-    hass: HomeAssistant, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture
-) -> None:
+async def test_deprecated_disabled_by_str_ctor() -> None:
     """Test deprecated str disabled_by constructor enumizes and logs a warning."""
-    entry = MockConfigEntry(disabled_by=config_entries.ConfigEntryDisabler.USER.value)
-    assert entry.disabled_by is config_entries.ConfigEntryDisabler.USER
-    assert " str for config entry disabled_by. This is deprecated " in caplog.text
+    with pytest.raises(
+        TypeError, match="disabled_by must be a ConfigEntryDisabler value, got user"
+    ):
+        MockConfigEntry(disabled_by=config_entries.ConfigEntryDisabler.USER.value)
 
 
 async def test_deprecated_disabled_by_str_set(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
     manager: config_entries.ConfigEntries,
-    caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
 ) -> None:
     """Test deprecated str set disabled_by enumizes and logs a warning."""
     entry = MockConfigEntry(domain="comp")
     entry.add_to_manager(manager)
     hass.config.components.add("comp")
-    assert await manager.async_set_disabled_by(
-        entry.entry_id, config_entries.ConfigEntryDisabler.USER.value
-    )
-    assert entry.disabled_by is config_entries.ConfigEntryDisabler.USER
-    assert " str for config entry disabled_by. This is deprecated " in caplog.text
+    with pytest.raises(
+        TypeError, match="disabled_by must be a ConfigEntryDisabler value, got user"
+    ):
+        await manager.async_set_disabled_by(
+            entry.entry_id, config_entries.ConfigEntryDisabler.USER.value
+        )
 
 
 async def test_entry_reload_concurrency(