diff --git a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp
index 893d0285b..5888ddce6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp
@@ -418,8 +418,6 @@ void EthernetComponent::dump_config() {
 
 float EthernetComponent::get_setup_priority() const { return setup_priority::WIFI; }
 
-bool EthernetComponent::can_proceed() { return this->is_connected(); }
-
 network::IPAddresses EthernetComponent::get_ip_addresses() {
   network::IPAddresses addresses;
   esp_netif_ip_info_t ip;
diff --git a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h
index 31f9fa360..f1f0ac9cb 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class EthernetComponent : public Component {
   void loop() override;
   void dump_config() override;
   float get_setup_priority() const override;
-  bool can_proceed() override;
   void on_powerdown() override { powerdown(); }
   bool is_connected();
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
index 885288f46..7279e0c78 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
@@ -1443,12 +1443,6 @@ void WiFiComponent::retry_connect() {
   this->action_started_ = millis();
 }
 
-bool WiFiComponent::can_proceed() {
-  if (!this->has_sta() || this->state_ == WIFI_COMPONENT_STATE_DISABLED || this->ap_setup_) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  return this->is_connected();
-}
 void WiFiComponent::set_reboot_timeout(uint32_t reboot_timeout) { this->reboot_timeout_ = reboot_timeout; }
 bool WiFiComponent::is_connected() {
   return this->state_ == WIFI_COMPONENT_STATE_STA_CONNECTED &&
diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h
index 1cdf3234c..ed049544c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.h
@@ -269,8 +269,6 @@ class WiFiComponent : public Component {
 
   void retry_connect();
 
-  bool can_proceed() override;
-
   void set_reboot_timeout(uint32_t reboot_timeout);
 
   bool is_connected();