diff --git a/esphome/core/scheduler.h b/esphome/core/scheduler.h
index 3c23aace62..0d1dc45d52 100644
--- a/esphome/core/scheduler.h
+++ b/esphome/core/scheduler.h
@@ -86,11 +86,19 @@ class Scheduler {
 
     // Destructor to clean up dynamic names
     ~SchedulerItem() {
-      if (owns_name && name_.dynamic_name) {
+      if (owns_name) {
         delete[] name_.dynamic_name;
       }
     }
 
+    // Delete copy operations to prevent accidental copies
+    SchedulerItem(const SchedulerItem &) = delete;
+    SchedulerItem &operator=(const SchedulerItem &) = delete;
+
+    // Default move operations
+    SchedulerItem(SchedulerItem &&) = default;
+    SchedulerItem &operator=(SchedulerItem &&) = default;
+
     // Helper to get the name regardless of storage type
     const char *get_name() const { return owns_name ? name_.dynamic_name : name_.static_name; }