diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py b/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
index 3dc5e4bbaa..04d56a4158 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32/__init__.py
@@ -982,14 +982,8 @@ async def to_code(config):
                 f"VERSION_CODE({framework_ver.major}, {framework_ver.minor}, {framework_ver.patch})"
             ),
         )
-        add_idf_sdkconfig_option(
-            "CONFIG_ARDUINO_LOOP_STACK_SIZE",
-            conf[CONF_ADVANCED][CONF_LOOP_TASK_STACK_SIZE],
-        )
-        add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_AUTOSTART_ARDUINO", True)
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_MBEDTLS_PSK_MODES", True)
         add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_MBEDTLS_CERTIFICATE_BUNDLE", True)
-        add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_PHY_REDUCE_TX_POWER", True)
 
         # ESP32-S2 Arduino: Disable USB Serial on boot to avoid TinyUSB dependency
         if get_esp32_variant() == VARIANT_ESP32S2:
diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32/core.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32/core.cpp
index 6215ff862f..51bd325b07 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32/core.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32/core.cpp
@@ -4,25 +4,20 @@
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "preferences.h"
-#include <freertos/FreeRTOS.h>
-#include <freertos/task.h>
+#include <esp_clk_tree.h>
+#include <esp_cpu.h>
 #include <esp_idf_version.h>
 #include <esp_ota_ops.h>
 #include <esp_task_wdt.h>
 #include <esp_timer.h>
-#include <soc/rtc.h>
+#include <freertos/FreeRTOS.h>
+#include <freertos/task.h>
 
-#include <hal/cpu_hal.h>
-
-#ifdef USE_ARDUINO
-#include <Esp.h>
-#else
-#if ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(5, 1, 0)
-#include <esp_clk_tree.h>
-#endif
 void setup();
 void loop();
-#endif
+
+// Weak stub for initArduino - overridden when Arduino framework is present
+extern "C" __attribute__((weak)) void initArduino() {}
 
 namespace esphome {
 
@@ -41,19 +36,7 @@ void arch_restart() {
 
 void arch_init() {
   // Enable the task watchdog only on the loop task (from which we're currently running)
-#if defined(USE_ESP_IDF)
   esp_task_wdt_add(nullptr);
-  // Idle task watchdog is disabled on ESP-IDF
-#elif defined(USE_ARDUINO)
-  enableLoopWDT();
-  // Disable idle task watchdog on the core we're using (Arduino pins the task to a core)
-#if defined(CONFIG_ESP_TASK_WDT_CHECK_IDLE_TASK_CPU0) && CONFIG_ARDUINO_RUNNING_CORE == 0
-  disableCore0WDT();
-#endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_ESP_TASK_WDT_CHECK_IDLE_TASK_CPU1) && CONFIG_ARDUINO_RUNNING_CORE == 1
-  disableCore1WDT();
-#endif
-#endif
 
   // If the bootloader was compiled with CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_APP_ROLLBACK_ENABLE the current
   // partition will get rolled back unless it is marked as valid.
@@ -71,21 +54,10 @@ uint8_t progmem_read_byte(const uint8_t *addr) { return *addr; }
 uint32_t arch_get_cpu_cycle_count() { return esp_cpu_get_cycle_count(); }
 uint32_t arch_get_cpu_freq_hz() {
   uint32_t freq = 0;
-#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
-#if ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(5, 1, 0)
   esp_clk_tree_src_get_freq_hz(SOC_MOD_CLK_CPU, ESP_CLK_TREE_SRC_FREQ_PRECISION_CACHED, &freq);
-#else
-  rtc_cpu_freq_config_t config;
-  rtc_clk_cpu_freq_get_config(&config);
-  freq = config.freq_mhz * 1000000U;
-#endif
-#elif defined(USE_ARDUINO)
-  freq = ESP.getCpuFreqMHz() * 1000000;
-#endif
   return freq;
 }
 
-#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
 TaskHandle_t loop_task_handle = nullptr;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
 
 void loop_task(void *pv_params) {
@@ -96,6 +68,7 @@ void loop_task(void *pv_params) {
 }
 
 extern "C" void app_main() {
+  initArduino();
   esp32::setup_preferences();
 #if CONFIG_FREERTOS_UNICORE
   xTaskCreate(loop_task, "loopTask", ESPHOME_LOOP_TASK_STACK_SIZE, nullptr, 1, &loop_task_handle);
@@ -103,11 +76,6 @@ extern "C" void app_main() {
   xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(loop_task, "loopTask", ESPHOME_LOOP_TASK_STACK_SIZE, nullptr, 1, &loop_task_handle, 1);
 #endif
 }
-#endif  // USE_ESP_IDF
-
-#ifdef USE_ARDUINO
-extern "C" void init() { esp32::setup_preferences(); }
-#endif  // USE_ARDUINO
 
 }  // namespace esphome
 
diff --git a/sdkconfig.defaults b/sdkconfig.defaults
index 322efb701a..72ca3f6e9c 100644
--- a/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ CONFIG_ESP_TASK_WDT=y
 CONFIG_ESP_TASK_WDT_PANIC=y
 CONFIG_ESP_TASK_WDT_CHECK_IDLE_TASK_CPU0=n
 CONFIG_ESP_TASK_WDT_CHECK_IDLE_TASK_CPU1=n
-CONFIG_AUTOSTART_ARDUINO=y
 
 # esp32_ble
 CONFIG_BT_ENABLED=y