diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_characteristic.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_characteristic.cpp
index 8a3d313303..36229c23c3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_characteristic.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_characteristic.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
+#ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
 
 namespace esphome::esp32_ble_client {
 
@@ -94,4 +95,5 @@ esp_err_t BLECharacteristic::write_value(uint8_t *new_val, int16_t new_val_size)
 
 }  // namespace esphome::esp32_ble_client
 
+#endif  // USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
 #endif  // USE_ESP32
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_characteristic.h b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_characteristic.h
index d55e69f47a..1428b42739 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_characteristic.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_characteristic.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
+#ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
 
 #include "esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.h"
 
@@ -34,4 +37,5 @@ class BLECharacteristic {
 
 }  // namespace esphome::esp32_ble_client
 
+#endif  // USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
 #endif  // USE_ESP32
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
index a7c2ced397..37b41326f7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
@@ -209,9 +209,11 @@ void BLEClientBase::unconditional_disconnect() {
 }
 
 void BLEClientBase::release_services() {
+#ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
   for (auto &svc : this->services_)
     delete svc;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
   this->services_.clear();
+#endif
 #ifndef CONFIG_BT_GATTC_CACHE_NVS_FLASH
   esp_ble_gattc_cache_clean(this->remote_bda_);
 #endif
@@ -379,12 +381,14 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
         // as they use the ESP APIs to get services.
         break;
       }
+#ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
       BLEService *ble_service = new BLEService();  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
       ble_service->uuid = espbt::ESPBTUUID::from_uuid(param->search_res.srvc_id.uuid);
       ble_service->start_handle = param->search_res.start_handle;
       ble_service->end_handle = param->search_res.end_handle;
       ble_service->client = this;
       this->services_.push_back(ble_service);
+#endif
       break;
     }
     case ESP_GATTC_SEARCH_CMPL_EVT: {
@@ -397,12 +401,14 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
           this->connection_type_ == espbt::ConnectionType::V3_WITH_CACHE) {
         this->restore_medium_conn_params_();
       } else {
+#ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
         for (auto &svc : this->services_) {
           ESP_LOGV(TAG, "[%d] [%s] Service UUID: %s", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_.c_str(),
                    svc->uuid.to_string().c_str());
           ESP_LOGV(TAG, "[%d] [%s]  start_handle: 0x%x  end_handle: 0x%x", this->connection_index_,
                    this->address_str_.c_str(), svc->start_handle, svc->end_handle);
         }
+#endif
       }
       ESP_LOGI(TAG, "[%d] [%s] Service discovery complete", this->connection_index_, this->address_str_.c_str());
       this->state_ = espbt::ClientState::ESTABLISHED;
@@ -581,6 +587,7 @@ float BLEClientBase::parse_char_value(uint8_t *value, uint16_t length) {
   return NAN;
 }
 
+#ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
 BLEService *BLEClientBase::get_service(espbt::ESPBTUUID uuid) {
   for (auto *svc : this->services_) {
     if (svc->uuid == uuid)
@@ -657,6 +664,7 @@ BLEDescriptor *BLEClientBase::get_descriptor(uint16_t handle) {
   }
   return nullptr;
 }
+#endif  // USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
 
 }  // namespace esphome::esp32_ble_client
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h
index 6bdf84e18f..093d04640b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.h
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 #include "esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 
+#ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
 #include "ble_service.h"
+#endif
 
 #include <array>
 #include <string>
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ class BLEClientBase : public espbt::ESPBTClient, public Component {
   }
   const std::string &address_str() const { return this->address_str_; }
 
+#ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
   BLEService *get_service(espbt::ESPBTUUID uuid);
   BLEService *get_service(uint16_t uuid);
   BLECharacteristic *get_characteristic(espbt::ESPBTUUID service, espbt::ESPBTUUID chr);
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ class BLEClientBase : public espbt::ESPBTClient, public Component {
   BLEDescriptor *get_descriptor(uint16_t handle);
   // Get the configuration descriptor for the given characteristic handle.
   BLEDescriptor *get_config_descriptor(uint16_t handle);
+#endif
 
   float parse_char_value(uint8_t *value, uint16_t length);
 
@@ -103,7 +107,9 @@ class BLEClientBase : public espbt::ESPBTClient, public Component {
 
   // Group 2: Container types (grouped for memory optimization)
   std::string address_str_{};
+#ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
   std::vector<BLEService *> services_;
+#endif
 
   // Group 3: 4-byte types
   int gattc_if_;
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_descriptor.h b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_descriptor.h
index 015a1243ed..fb2b78a7b1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_descriptor.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_descriptor.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
+#ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
 
 #include "esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.h"
 
@@ -20,4 +23,5 @@ class BLEDescriptor {
 
 }  // namespace esphome::esp32_ble_client
 
+#endif  // USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
 #endif  // USE_ESP32
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_service.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_service.cpp
index 0defefd6ac..accaad15e1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_service.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_service.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
+#ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
 
 namespace esphome::esp32_ble_client {
 
@@ -72,4 +73,5 @@ void BLEService::parse_characteristics() {
 
 }  // namespace esphome::esp32_ble_client
 
+#endif  // USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
 #endif  // USE_ESP32
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_service.h b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_service.h
index 1b8b5a36dc..00ecc777e7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_service.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_service.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
+#ifdef USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
 
 #include "esphome/components/esp32_ble_tracker/esp32_ble_tracker.h"
 
@@ -31,4 +34,5 @@ class BLEService {
 
 }  // namespace esphome::esp32_ble_client
 
+#endif  // USE_ESP32_BLE_DEVICE
 #endif  // USE_ESP32