diff --git a/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/commands.py b/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/commands.py
index b69ff57d015..7d59fd39a0c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/commands.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/commands.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ from homeassistant.util.json import format_unserializable_data
 
 from . import const, decorators, messages
 from .connection import ActiveConnection
-from .messages import construct_event_message, construct_result_message
+from .messages import construct_result_message
 
 ALL_SERVICE_DESCRIPTIONS_JSON_CACHE = "websocket_api_all_service_descriptions_json"
 
@@ -294,8 +294,9 @@ def _send_handle_get_states_response(
     connection: ActiveConnection, msg_id: int, serialized_states: list[str]
 ) -> None:
     """Send handle get states response."""
-    joined_states = ",".join(serialized_states)
-    connection.send_message(construct_result_message(msg_id, f"[{joined_states}]"))
+    connection.send_message(
+        construct_result_message(msg_id, f'[{",".join(serialized_states)}]')
+    )
 
 
 @callback
@@ -383,9 +384,8 @@ def _send_handle_entities_init_response(
     connection: ActiveConnection, msg_id: int, serialized_states: list[str]
 ) -> None:
     """Send handle entities init response."""
-    joined_states = ",".join(serialized_states)
     connection.send_message(
-        construct_event_message(msg_id, f'{{"a":{{{joined_states}}}}}')
+        f'{{"id":{msg_id},"type":"event","event":{{"a":{{{",".join(serialized_states)}}}}}}}'
     )
 
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/http.py b/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/http.py
index 238cd6d7465..f2f667368c3 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/http.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/http.py
@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ class WebSocketHandler:
                     messages.append(message)
                     messages_remaining -= 1
 
-                joined_messages = ",".join(messages)
-                coalesced_messages = f"[{joined_messages}]"
+                coalesced_messages = f'[{",".join(messages)}]'
                 if debug_enabled:
                     debug("%s: Sending %s", self.description, coalesced_messages)
                 await send_str(coalesced_messages)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/messages.py b/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/messages.py
index e1b038f4222..12e649219bc 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/messages.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/websocket_api/messages.py
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ def error_message(iden: int | None, code: str, message: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
     }
 
 
-def construct_event_message(iden: int, payload: str) -> str:
-    """Construct an event message JSON."""
-    return f'{{"id":{iden},"type":"event","event":{payload}}}'
-
-
 def event_message(iden: int, event: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Return an event message."""
     return {"id": iden, "type": "event", "event": event}