diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
index 3b35420d7b..026d55e1c6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
@@ -299,16 +299,6 @@ bool BLEClientBase::gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
         ESP_LOGD(TAG, "[%d] [%s] ESP_GATTC_OPEN_EVT in IDLE state (status=%d), ignoring", this->connection_index_,
                  this->address_str_, param->open.status);
         break;
-      } else if (this->state() == espbt::ClientState::DISCONNECTING) {
-        // When a connection fails to establish, the ESP-IDF stack sends DISCONNECT_EVT
-        // (which we now transition to DISCONNECTING) followed by OPEN_EVT with a failure status.
-        // No CLOSE_EVT will follow since no GATT connection was established, so this
-        // failed OPEN_EVT is the terminal event — transition to IDLE here.
-        ESP_LOGD(TAG, "[%d] [%s] ESP_GATTC_OPEN_EVT in DISCONNECTING state (status=%d), completing disconnection",
-                 this->connection_index_, this->address_str_, param->open.status);
-        this->set_state(espbt::ClientState::IDLE);
-        this->conn_id_ = UNSET_CONN_ID;
-        break;
       }
 
       if (this->state() != espbt::ClientState::CONNECTING) {