diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/binary_sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/binary_sensor.py
index 7eb444b046a..b8f7c73eede 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/binary_sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/binary_sensor.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
-import functools
 import logging
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
 import homeassistant.helpers.event as evt
 from homeassistant.helpers.event import async_call_later
 from homeassistant.helpers.restore_state import RestoreEntity
-from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType, DiscoveryInfoType
+from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType
 from homeassistant.util import dt as dt_util
 
 from . import subscription
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ from .mixins import (
     MQTT_ENTITY_COMMON_SCHEMA,
     MqttAvailability,
     MqttEntity,
-    async_setup_entry_helper,
+    async_mqtt_entry_helper,
     write_state_on_attr_change,
 )
 from .models import MqttValueTemplate, ReceiveMessage
@@ -77,21 +76,15 @@ async def async_setup_entry(
     async_add_entities: AddEntitiesCallback,
 ) -> None:
     """Set up MQTT binary sensor through YAML and through MQTT discovery."""
-    setup = functools.partial(
-        _async_setup_entity, hass, async_add_entities, config_entry=config_entry
+    await async_mqtt_entry_helper(
+        hass,
+        config_entry,
+        MqttBinarySensor,
+        binary_sensor.DOMAIN,
+        async_add_entities,
+        DISCOVERY_SCHEMA,
+        PLATFORM_SCHEMA_MODERN,
     )
-    await async_setup_entry_helper(hass, binary_sensor.DOMAIN, setup, DISCOVERY_SCHEMA)
-
-
-async def _async_setup_entity(
-    hass: HomeAssistant,
-    async_add_entities: AddEntitiesCallback,
-    config: ConfigType,
-    config_entry: ConfigEntry,
-    discovery_data: DiscoveryInfoType | None = None,
-) -> None:
-    """Set up the MQTT binary sensor."""
-    async_add_entities([MqttBinarySensor(hass, config, config_entry, discovery_data)])
 
 
 class MqttBinarySensor(MqttEntity, BinarySensorEntity, RestoreEntity):
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/config_integration.py b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/config_integration.py
index da42e6f42d5..6c1692fdb1b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/config_integration.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/config_integration.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
 from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv
 
 from . import (
-    binary_sensor as binary_sensor_platform,
     button as button_platform,
     camera as camera_platform,
     climate as climate_platform,
@@ -55,10 +54,7 @@ DEFAULT_TLS_PROTOCOL = "auto"
 CONFIG_SCHEMA_BASE = vol.Schema(
     {
         Platform.ALARM_CONTROL_PANEL.value: vol.All(cv.ensure_list, [dict]),
-        Platform.BINARY_SENSOR.value: vol.All(
-            cv.ensure_list,
-            [binary_sensor_platform.PLATFORM_SCHEMA_MODERN],  # type: ignore[has-type]
-        ),
+        Platform.BINARY_SENSOR.value: vol.All(cv.ensure_list, [dict]),
         Platform.BUTTON.value: vol.All(
             cv.ensure_list,
             [button_platform.PLATFORM_SCHEMA_MODERN],  # type: ignore[has-type]
diff --git a/tests/components/mqtt/test_binary_sensor.py b/tests/components/mqtt/test_binary_sensor.py
index e7a4c9ab1aa..3cc04b79e3a 100644
--- a/tests/components/mqtt/test_binary_sensor.py
+++ b/tests/components/mqtt/test_binary_sensor.py
@@ -580,9 +580,8 @@ async def test_invalid_device_class(
     mqtt_mock_entry: MqttMockHAClientGenerator,
 ) -> None:
     """Test the setting of an invalid sensor class."""
-    with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
-        await mqtt_mock_entry()
-    assert "Invalid config for [mqtt]: expected BinarySensorDeviceClass" in caplog.text
+    assert await mqtt_mock_entry()
+    assert "expected BinarySensorDeviceClass" in caplog.text
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("hass_config", [DEFAULT_CONFIG])