diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api.proto b/esphome/components/api/api.proto
index 208187d598..471127e93a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api.proto
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api.proto
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ service APIConnection {
   rpc subscribe_logs (SubscribeLogsRequest) returns (void) {}
   rpc subscribe_homeassistant_services (SubscribeHomeassistantServicesRequest) returns (void) {}
   rpc subscribe_home_assistant_states (SubscribeHomeAssistantStatesRequest) returns (void) {}
-  rpc get_time (GetTimeRequest) returns (GetTimeResponse) {
-    option (needs_authentication) = false;
-  }
   rpc execute_service (ExecuteServiceRequest) returns (void) {}
   rpc noise_encryption_set_key (NoiseEncryptionSetKeyRequest) returns (NoiseEncryptionSetKeyResponse) {}
 
@@ -809,12 +806,12 @@ message HomeAssistantStateResponse {
 // ==================== IMPORT TIME ====================
 message GetTimeRequest {
   option (id) = 36;
-  option (source) = SOURCE_BOTH;
+  option (source) = SOURCE_SERVER;
 }
 
 message GetTimeResponse {
   option (id) = 37;
-  option (source) = SOURCE_BOTH;
+  option (source) = SOURCE_CLIENT;
   option (no_delay) = true;
 
   fixed32 epoch_seconds = 1;
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
index 99a0bc9044..1fb65f3a2b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
@@ -1081,12 +1081,6 @@ void APIConnection::on_get_time_response(const GetTimeResponse &value) {
 }
 #endif
 
-bool APIConnection::send_get_time_response(const GetTimeRequest &msg) {
-  GetTimeResponse resp;
-  resp.epoch_seconds = ::time(nullptr);
-  return this->send_message(resp, GetTimeResponse::MESSAGE_TYPE);
-}
-
 #ifdef USE_BLUETOOTH_PROXY
 void APIConnection::subscribe_bluetooth_le_advertisements(const SubscribeBluetoothLEAdvertisementsRequest &msg) {
   bluetooth_proxy::global_bluetooth_proxy->subscribe_api_connection(this, msg.flags);
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
index 7ee82e0c68..8f93f38203 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
 #ifdef USE_API_HOMEASSISTANT_STATES
   void subscribe_home_assistant_states(const SubscribeHomeAssistantStatesRequest &msg) override;
 #endif
-  bool send_get_time_response(const GetTimeRequest &msg) override;
 #ifdef USE_API_SERVICES
   void execute_service(const ExecuteServiceRequest &msg) override;
 #endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp
index 022ac55cf3..a92fca70d6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.cpp
@@ -921,14 +921,6 @@ bool GetTimeResponse::decode_32bit(uint32_t field_id, Proto32Bit value) {
   }
   return true;
 }
-void GetTimeResponse::encode(ProtoWriteBuffer buffer) const {
-  buffer.encode_fixed32(1, this->epoch_seconds);
-  buffer.encode_string(2, this->timezone_ref_);
-}
-void GetTimeResponse::calculate_size(ProtoSize &size) const {
-  size.add_fixed32(1, this->epoch_seconds);
-  size.add_length(1, this->timezone_ref_.size());
-}
 #ifdef USE_API_SERVICES
 void ListEntitiesServicesArgument::encode(ProtoWriteBuffer buffer) const {
   buffer.encode_string(1, this->name_ref_);
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
index fd124e7bfe..5b6d694e3b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2.h
@@ -1180,10 +1180,6 @@ class GetTimeResponse final : public ProtoDecodableMessage {
 #endif
   uint32_t epoch_seconds{0};
   std::string timezone{};
-  StringRef timezone_ref_{};
-  void set_timezone(const StringRef &ref) { this->timezone_ref_ = ref; }
-  void encode(ProtoWriteBuffer buffer) const override;
-  void calculate_size(ProtoSize &size) const override;
 #ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
   void dump_to(std::string &out) const override;
 #endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_dump.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_dump.cpp
index 9795999953..b5e98a9f28 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_dump.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_dump.cpp
@@ -1113,13 +1113,7 @@ void GetTimeRequest::dump_to(std::string &out) const { out.append("GetTimeReques
 void GetTimeResponse::dump_to(std::string &out) const {
   MessageDumpHelper helper(out, "GetTimeResponse");
   dump_field(out, "epoch_seconds", this->epoch_seconds);
-  out.append("  timezone: ");
-  if (!this->timezone_ref_.empty()) {
-    out.append("'").append(this->timezone_ref_.c_str()).append("'");
-  } else {
-    out.append("'").append(this->timezone).append("'");
-  }
-  out.append("\n");
+  dump_field(out, "timezone", this->timezone);
 }
 #ifdef USE_API_SERVICES
 void ListEntitiesServicesArgument::dump_to(std::string &out) const {
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.cpp
index 6b7b8b9ebd..2598e9a0fb 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.cpp
@@ -160,15 +160,6 @@ void APIServerConnectionBase::read_message(uint32_t msg_size, uint32_t msg_type,
       break;
     }
 #endif
-    case GetTimeRequest::MESSAGE_TYPE: {
-      GetTimeRequest msg;
-      // Empty message: no decode needed
-#ifdef HAS_PROTO_MESSAGE_DUMP
-      ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "on_get_time_request: %s", msg.dump().c_str());
-#endif
-      this->on_get_time_request(msg);
-      break;
-    }
     case GetTimeResponse::MESSAGE_TYPE: {
       GetTimeResponse msg;
       msg.decode(msg_data, msg_size);
@@ -656,11 +647,6 @@ void APIServerConnection::on_subscribe_home_assistant_states_request(const Subsc
   }
 }
 #endif
-void APIServerConnection::on_get_time_request(const GetTimeRequest &msg) {
-  if (this->check_connection_setup_() && !this->send_get_time_response(msg)) {
-    this->on_fatal_error();
-  }
-}
 #ifdef USE_API_SERVICES
 void APIServerConnection::on_execute_service_request(const ExecuteServiceRequest &msg) {
   if (this->check_authenticated_()) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.h b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.h
index 6172e33bf6..5b7508e786 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_pb2_service.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class APIServerConnectionBase : public ProtoService {
 #ifdef USE_API_HOMEASSISTANT_STATES
   virtual void on_home_assistant_state_response(const HomeAssistantStateResponse &value){};
 #endif
-  virtual void on_get_time_request(const GetTimeRequest &value){};
+
   virtual void on_get_time_response(const GetTimeResponse &value){};
 
 #ifdef USE_API_SERVICES
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ class APIServerConnection : public APIServerConnectionBase {
 #ifdef USE_API_HOMEASSISTANT_STATES
   virtual void subscribe_home_assistant_states(const SubscribeHomeAssistantStatesRequest &msg) = 0;
 #endif
-  virtual bool send_get_time_response(const GetTimeRequest &msg) = 0;
 #ifdef USE_API_SERVICES
   virtual void execute_service(const ExecuteServiceRequest &msg) = 0;
 #endif
@@ -348,7 +347,6 @@ class APIServerConnection : public APIServerConnectionBase {
 #ifdef USE_API_HOMEASSISTANT_STATES
   void on_subscribe_home_assistant_states_request(const SubscribeHomeAssistantStatesRequest &msg) override;
 #endif
-  void on_get_time_request(const GetTimeRequest &msg) override;
 #ifdef USE_API_SERVICES
   void on_execute_service_request(const ExecuteServiceRequest &msg) override;
 #endif