diff --git a/esphome/components/nrf52/__init__.py b/esphome/components/nrf52/__init__.py
index 91870ba5c4..24d316b9b1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nrf52/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/nrf52/__init__.py
@@ -145,12 +145,9 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     _detect_bootloader,
 )
 
-nrf52_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("nrf52")
-
 
 @coroutine_with_priority(1000)
 async def to_code(config):
-    cg.add(nrf52_ns.setup_preferences())
     cg.add_platformio_option("board", config[CONF_BOARD])
     cg.add_build_flag("-DUSE_NRF52")
     cg.add_define("ESPHOME_BOARD", config[CONF_BOARD])
diff --git a/esphome/components/nrf52/core.h b/esphome/components/nrf52/core.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 77a6c09b26..0000000000
--- a/esphome/components/nrf52/core.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-#include <cstdint>
-
-namespace esphome {
-
-void nrf52GetMacAddr(uint8_t *mac);
-
-}
diff --git a/esphome/components/nrf52/gpio.h b/esphome/components/nrf52/gpio.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 65de0c01fe..0000000000
--- a/esphome/components/nrf52/gpio.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "esphome/components/zephyr/gpio.h"
-
-namespace esphome {
-namespace nrf52 {
-
-class NRF52GPIOPin : public zephyr::NRF52GPIOPin {};
-
-}  // namespace nrf52
-}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/nrf52/gpio.py b/esphome/components/nrf52/gpio.py
index 8aa311fb6b..0357edfe89 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nrf52/gpio.py
+++ b/esphome/components/nrf52/gpio.py
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_INVERTED,
     CONF_NUMBER,
 )
+from esphome.components.zephyr.const import (
+    zephyr_ns,
+)
 
-nrf52_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("nrf52")
-NRF52GPIOPin = nrf52_ns.class_("NRF52GPIOPin", cg.InternalGPIOPin)
+GPIOPin = zephyr_ns.class_("GPIOPin", cg.InternalGPIOPin)
 
 
 def _translate_pin(value):
@@ -41,9 +43,7 @@ def validate_gpio_pin(value):
 
 
 NRF52_PIN_SCHEMA = cv.All(
-    pins.gpio_base_schema(
-        NRF52GPIOPin, validate_gpio_pin, modes=pins.GPIO_STANDARD_MODES
-    ),
+    pins.gpio_base_schema(GPIOPin, validate_gpio_pin, modes=pins.GPIO_STANDARD_MODES),
 )
 
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/zephyr/__init__.py b/esphome/components/zephyr/__init__.py
index 9cfd617122..e802e8b680 100644
--- a/esphome/components/zephyr/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/zephyr/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from .const import (
     KEY_ZEPHYR,
     KEY_PRJ_CONF,
     KEY_OVERLAY,
+    zephyr_ns,
 )
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_VARIANT,
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ def zephyr_add_overlay(content):
 
 
 def zephyr_to_code(conf):
+    cg.add(zephyr_ns.setup_preferences())
     cg.add_build_flag("-DUSE_ZEPHYR")
     if conf[CONF_VARIANT] == ZEPHYR_VARIANT_GENERIC:
         cg.add_platformio_option(
diff --git a/esphome/components/zephyr/const.py b/esphome/components/zephyr/const.py
index 886fea022e..acbf83d4f3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/zephyr/const.py
+++ b/esphome/components/zephyr/const.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+import esphome.codegen as cg
+
 ZEPHYR_VARIANT_GENERIC = "generic"
 ZEPHYR_VARIANT_NRF_SDK = "nrf-sdk"
 KEY_ZEPHYR = "zephyr"
 KEY_PRJ_CONF = "prj_conf"
 KEY_OVERLAY = "overlay"
+
+zephyr_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("zephyr")
diff --git a/esphome/components/zephyr/gpio.cpp b/esphome/components/zephyr/gpio.cpp
index 8b79c03937..e2e55c045b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/zephyr/gpio.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/zephyr/gpio.cpp
@@ -38,18 +38,18 @@ struct ISRPinArg {
   bool inverted;
 };
 
-ISRInternalGPIOPin NRF52GPIOPin::to_isr() const {
+ISRInternalGPIOPin GPIOPin::to_isr() const {
   auto *arg = new ISRPinArg{};
   arg->pin = pin_;
   arg->inverted = inverted_;
   return ISRInternalGPIOPin((void *) arg);
 }
 
-void NRF52GPIOPin::attach_interrupt(void (*func)(void *), void *arg, gpio::InterruptType type) const {
+void GPIOPin::attach_interrupt(void (*func)(void *), void *arg, gpio::InterruptType type) const {
   // TODO
 }
 
-void NRF52GPIOPin::setup() {
+void GPIOPin::setup() {
   const struct device *gpio = nullptr;
   if (pin_ < 32) {
 #define GPIO0 DT_NODELABEL(gpio0)
@@ -75,27 +75,27 @@ void NRF52GPIOPin::setup() {
   pin_mode(flags_);
 }
 
-void NRF52GPIOPin::pin_mode(gpio::Flags flags) {
+void GPIOPin::pin_mode(gpio::Flags flags) {
   if (nullptr == gpio_) {
     return;
   }
   gpio_pin_configure(gpio_, pin_, flags_to_mode(flags, pin_, inverted_, value_));
 }
 
-std::string NRF52GPIOPin::dump_summary() const {
+std::string GPIOPin::dump_summary() const {
   char buffer[32];
   snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "GPIO%u", pin_);
   return buffer;
 }
 
-bool NRF52GPIOPin::digital_read() {
+bool GPIOPin::digital_read() {
   if (nullptr == gpio_) {
     return false;
   }
   return bool(gpio_pin_get(gpio_, pin_) != inverted_);
 }
 
-void NRF52GPIOPin::digital_write(bool value) {
+void GPIOPin::digital_write(bool value) {
   // make sure that value is not ignored since it can be inverted e.g. on switch side
   // that way init state should be correct
   value_ = value;
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void NRF52GPIOPin::digital_write(bool value) {
   }
   gpio_pin_set(gpio_, pin_, value != inverted_ ? 1 : 0);
 }
-void NRF52GPIOPin::detach_interrupt() const {
+void GPIOPin::detach_interrupt() const {
   // TODO
 }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/zephyr/gpio.h b/esphome/components/zephyr/gpio.h
index 4ec930e0c4..1054e568e0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/zephyr/gpio.h
+++ b/esphome/components/zephyr/gpio.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ struct device;
 namespace esphome {
 namespace zephyr {
 
-class NRF52GPIOPin : public InternalGPIOPin {
+class GPIOPin : public InternalGPIOPin {
  public:
   void set_pin(uint8_t pin) { pin_ = pin; }
   void set_inverted(bool inverted) { inverted_ = inverted; }
diff --git a/esphome/components/nrf52/preferences.cpp b/esphome/components/zephyr/preferences.cpp
similarity index 82%
rename from esphome/components/nrf52/preferences.cpp
rename to esphome/components/zephyr/preferences.cpp
index 5b3030011e..bbb4d762de 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nrf52/preferences.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/zephyr/preferences.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-#ifdef USE_NRF52
+#ifdef USE_ZEPHYR
 
 #include "esphome/core/preferences.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
-namespace nrf52 {
+namespace zephyr {
 
-class NRF52Preferences : public ESPPreferences {
+class Preferences : public ESPPreferences {
  public:
   ESPPreferenceObject make_preference(size_t length, uint32_t type, bool in_flash) override {
     return make_preference(length, type);
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class NRF52Preferences : public ESPPreferences {
 };
 
 void setup_preferences() {
-  auto *prefs = new NRF52Preferences();  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
+  auto *prefs = new Preferences();  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
   global_preferences = prefs;
 }
 // TODO
diff --git a/esphome/components/nrf52/preferences.h b/esphome/components/zephyr/preferences.h
similarity index 73%
rename from esphome/components/nrf52/preferences.h
rename to esphome/components/zephyr/preferences.h
index 4eb42d93e8..a85a704acf 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nrf52/preferences.h
+++ b/esphome/components/zephyr/preferences.h
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#ifdef USE_NRF52
+#ifdef USE_ZEPHYR
 
 namespace esphome {
-namespace nrf52 {
+namespace zephyr {
 
 void setup_preferences();
 // TODO
 //  void preferences_prevent_write(bool prevent);
 
-}  // namespace nrf52
+}  // namespace zephyr
 }  // namespace esphome
 
 #endif  // USE_RP2040
diff --git a/esphome/core/helpers.cpp b/esphome/core/helpers.cpp
index 7cca994499..7b8ea9419b 100644
--- a/esphome/core/helpers.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/helpers.cpp
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@
 #include <WiFi.h>  // for macAddress()
 #endif
 
-#ifdef USE_NRF52
-#ifdef USE_ARDUINO
-#include "Adafruit_nRFCrypto.h"
-#endif
-#include "esphome/components/nrf52/core.h"
-#endif
 #ifdef USE_ZEPHYR
 #include <zephyr/random/rand32.h>
 #endif
@@ -212,7 +206,7 @@ uint32_t random_uint32() {
   std::mt19937 rng(dev());
   std::uniform_int_distribution<uint32_t> dist(0, std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max());
   return dist(rng);
-#elif defined(USE_NRF52)
+#elif defined(USE_ZEPHYR)
   return rand();
 #else
 #error "No random source available for this configuration."
@@ -251,8 +245,6 @@ bool random_bytes(uint8_t *data, size_t len) {
   }
   fclose(fp);
   return true;
-#elif defined(USE_NRF52) && defined(USE_ARDUINO)
-  return nRFCrypto.Random.generate(data, len);
 #elif defined(USE_ZEPHYR)
   sys_rand_get(data, len);
   return true;
@@ -538,7 +530,7 @@ Mutex::Mutex() { k_mutex_init(&handle_); }
 void Mutex::lock() { k_mutex_lock(&this->handle_, K_FOREVER); }
 bool Mutex::try_lock() { return k_mutex_lock(&this->handle_, K_NO_WAIT) == 0; }
 void Mutex::unlock() { k_mutex_unlock(&this->handle_); }
-#elif defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY) || defined(USE_NRF52)
+#elif defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
 Mutex::Mutex() { handle_ = xSemaphoreCreateMutex(); }
 void Mutex::lock() { xSemaphoreTake(this->handle_, portMAX_DELAY); }
 bool Mutex::try_lock() { return xSemaphoreTake(this->handle_, 0) == pdTRUE; }
@@ -592,8 +584,6 @@ void get_mac_address_raw(uint8_t *mac) {  // NOLINT(readability-non-const-parame
   WiFi.macAddress(mac);
 #elif defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
   WiFi.macAddress(mac);
-#elif defined(USE_NRF52)
-  nrf52GetMacAddr(mac);
 #endif
 }
 std::string get_mac_address() {
diff --git a/esphome/core/helpers.h b/esphome/core/helpers.h
index e973dc040d..a3a71db73d 100644
--- a/esphome/core/helpers.h
+++ b/esphome/core/helpers.h
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 #elif defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
 #include <FreeRTOS.h>
 #include <semphr.h>
-#elif defined(USE_NRF52) && defined(USE_ARDUINO)
-#include <Arduino.h>
 #elif defined(USE_ZEPHYR)
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 #endif
@@ -553,7 +551,7 @@ class Mutex {
  private:
 #if defined(USE_ZEPHYR)
   k_mutex handle_;
-#elif defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY) || defined(USE_NRF52)
+#elif defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
   SemaphoreHandle_t handle_;
 #endif
 };