diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/automation.h b/esphome/components/wifi/automation.h
index fb0e71bcf6..1ad69b3992 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/automation.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WiFiConfigureAction : public Action<Ts...>, publi
     char ssid_buf[SSID_BUFFER_SIZE];
     if (strcmp(global_wifi_component->wifi_ssid_to(ssid_buf), ssid.c_str()) == 0) {
       // Callback to notify the user that the connection was successful
-      this->connect_trigger_->trigger();
+      this->connect_trigger_.trigger();
       return;
     }
     // Create a new WiFiAP object with the new SSID and password
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WiFiConfigureAction : public Action<Ts...>, publi
       // Start a timeout for the fallback if the connection to the old AP fails
       this->set_timeout("wifi-fallback-timeout", this->connection_timeout_.value(x...), [this]() {
         this->connecting_ = false;
-        this->error_trigger_->trigger();
+        this->error_trigger_.trigger();
       });
     });
   }
 
-  Trigger<> *get_connect_trigger() const { return this->connect_trigger_; }
-  Trigger<> *get_error_trigger() const { return this->error_trigger_; }
+  Trigger<> *get_connect_trigger() { return &this->connect_trigger_; }
+  Trigger<> *get_error_trigger() { return &this->error_trigger_; }
 
   void loop() override {
     if (!this->connecting_)
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WiFiConfigureAction : public Action<Ts...>, publi
       char ssid_buf[SSID_BUFFER_SIZE];
       if (strcmp(global_wifi_component->wifi_ssid_to(ssid_buf), this->new_sta_.get_ssid().c_str()) == 0) {
         // Callback to notify the user that the connection was successful
-        this->connect_trigger_->trigger();
+        this->connect_trigger_.trigger();
       } else {
         // Callback to notify the user that the connection failed
-        this->error_trigger_->trigger();
+        this->error_trigger_.trigger();
       }
     }
   }
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WiFiConfigureAction : public Action<Ts...>, publi
   bool connecting_{false};
   WiFiAP new_sta_;
   WiFiAP old_sta_;
-  Trigger<> *connect_trigger_{new Trigger<>()};
-  Trigger<> *error_trigger_{new Trigger<>()};
+  Trigger<> connect_trigger_;
+  Trigger<> error_trigger_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace esphome::wifi
diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
index 226e2345c3..c4bfdf3c42 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
@@ -655,12 +655,12 @@ void WiFiComponent::loop() {
     if (this->is_connected() != this->handled_connected_state_) {
 #ifdef USE_WIFI_DISCONNECT_TRIGGER
       if (this->handled_connected_state_) {
-        this->disconnect_trigger_->trigger();
+        this->disconnect_trigger_.trigger();
       }
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_WIFI_CONNECT_TRIGGER
       if (!this->handled_connected_state_) {
-        this->connect_trigger_->trigger();
+        this->connect_trigger_.trigger();
       }
 #endif
       this->handled_connected_state_ = this->is_connected();
diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h
index 92cd96fe6f..4bdc253f66 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h
@@ -455,10 +455,10 @@ class WiFiComponent : public Component {
   void set_post_connect_roaming(bool enabled) { this->post_connect_roaming_ = enabled; }
 
 #ifdef USE_WIFI_CONNECT_TRIGGER
-  Trigger<> *get_connect_trigger() const { return this->connect_trigger_; }
+  Trigger<> *get_connect_trigger() { return &this->connect_trigger_; }
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_WIFI_DISCONNECT_TRIGGER
-  Trigger<> *get_disconnect_trigger() const { return this->disconnect_trigger_; }
+  Trigger<> *get_disconnect_trigger() { return &this->disconnect_trigger_; }
 #endif
 
   int32_t get_wifi_channel();
@@ -739,12 +739,11 @@ class WiFiComponent : public Component {
   SemaphoreHandle_t high_performance_semaphore_{nullptr};
 #endif
 
-  // Pointers at the end (naturally aligned)
 #ifdef USE_WIFI_CONNECT_TRIGGER
-  Trigger<> *connect_trigger_{new Trigger<>()};
+  Trigger<> connect_trigger_;
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_WIFI_DISCONNECT_TRIGGER
-  Trigger<> *disconnect_trigger_{new Trigger<>()};
+  Trigger<> disconnect_trigger_;
 #endif
 
  private: