diff --git a/esphome/components/api/list_entities.h b/esphome/components/api/list_entities.h
index 0b4d1bc1e1..5b3a445699 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/list_entities.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/list_entities.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class APIConnection;
 // Macro for generating ListEntitiesIterator handlers
 // Calls schedule_message_ with try_send_*_info
 #define LIST_ENTITIES_HANDLER(entity_type, EntityClass, ResponseType) \
-  bool ListEntitiesIterator::on_##entity_type((EntityClass) *entity) { \
+  bool ListEntitiesIterator::on_##entity_type(EntityClass *entity) { \
     return this->client_->schedule_message_(entity, &APIConnection::try_send_##entity_type##_info, \
                                             ResponseType::MESSAGE_TYPE); \
   }
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/subscribe_state.h b/esphome/components/api/subscribe_state.h
index 1b3bb34134..588a0464eb 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/subscribe_state.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/subscribe_state.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class APIConnection;
 // Macro for generating InitialStateIterator handlers
 // Calls send_*_state
 #define INITIAL_STATE_HANDLER(entity_type, EntityClass) \
-  bool InitialStateIterator::on_##entity_type((EntityClass) *entity) { \
+  bool InitialStateIterator::on_##entity_type(EntityClass *entity) { \
     return this->client_->send_##entity_type##_state(entity); \
   }