diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/condition.py b/homeassistant/helpers/condition.py
index d8d98f05ccd..f52e1bb1595 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/condition.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/condition.py
@@ -153,19 +153,12 @@ def trace_condition_function(condition: ConditionCheckerType) -> ConditionChecke
 
 async def async_from_config(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
-    config: ConfigType | Template,
+    config: ConfigType,
 ) -> ConditionCheckerType:
     """Turn a condition configuration into a method.
 
     Should be run on the event loop.
     """
-    if isinstance(config, Template):
-        # We got a condition template, wrap it in a configuration to pass along.
-        config = {
-            CONF_CONDITION: "template",
-            CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE: config,
-        }
-
     condition = config.get(CONF_CONDITION)
     for fmt in (ASYNC_FROM_CONFIG_FORMAT, FROM_CONFIG_FORMAT):
         factory = getattr(sys.modules[__name__], fmt.format(condition), None)
@@ -935,12 +928,9 @@ def state_validate_config(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType
 
 
 async def async_validate_condition_config(
-    hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType | Template
-) -> ConfigType | Template:
+    hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType
+) -> ConfigType:
     """Validate config."""
-    if isinstance(config, Template):
-        return config
-
     condition = config[CONF_CONDITION]
     if condition in ("and", "not", "or"):
         conditions = []
@@ -951,7 +941,6 @@ async def async_validate_condition_config(
 
     if condition == "device":
         config = cv.DEVICE_CONDITION_SCHEMA(config)
-        assert not isinstance(config, Template)
         platform = await async_get_device_automation_platform(
             hass, config[CONF_DOMAIN], DeviceAutomationType.CONDITION
         )
@@ -969,7 +958,7 @@ async def async_validate_condition_config(
 
 
 async def async_validate_conditions_config(
-    hass: HomeAssistant, conditions: list[ConfigType | Template]
+    hass: HomeAssistant, conditions: list[ConfigType]
 ) -> list[ConfigType | Template]:
     """Validate config."""
     return await asyncio.gather(
diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/config_validation.py b/homeassistant/helpers/config_validation.py
index 32d1c5ec276..08f232951ae 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/config_validation.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/config_validation.py
@@ -1195,6 +1195,16 @@ DEVICE_CONDITION_BASE_SCHEMA = vol.Schema(
 
 DEVICE_CONDITION_SCHEMA = DEVICE_CONDITION_BASE_SCHEMA.extend({}, extra=vol.ALLOW_EXTRA)
 
+dynamic_template_condition_action = vol.All(
+    # Wrap a shorthand template condition in a template condition
+    dynamic_template,
+    lambda config: {
+        CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE: config,
+        CONF_CONDITION: "template",
+    },
+)
+
+
 CONDITION_SCHEMA: vol.Schema = vol.Schema(
     vol.Any(
         key_value_schemas(
@@ -1213,12 +1223,13 @@ CONDITION_SCHEMA: vol.Schema = vol.Schema(
                 "zone": ZONE_CONDITION_SCHEMA,
             },
         ),
-        dynamic_template,
+        dynamic_template_condition_action,
     )
 )
 
 
 dynamic_template_condition_action = vol.All(
+    # Wrap a shorthand template condition action in a template condition
     vol.Schema(
         {**CONDITION_BASE_SCHEMA, vol.Required(CONF_CONDITION): dynamic_template}
     ),
diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/script.py b/homeassistant/helpers/script.py
index 3e4432a40eb..1c199525d4d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/script.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/script.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ async def async_validate_action_config(
             config = platform.ACTION_SCHEMA(config)  # type: ignore
 
     elif action_type == cv.SCRIPT_ACTION_CHECK_CONDITION:
-        config = await condition.async_validate_condition_config(hass, config)  # type: ignore
+        config = await condition.async_validate_condition_config(hass, config)
 
     elif action_type == cv.SCRIPT_ACTION_WAIT_FOR_TRIGGER:
         config[CONF_WAIT_FOR_TRIGGER] = await async_validate_trigger_config(