diff --git a/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp32-ard.yaml b/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp32-ard.yaml
index f486544afa..bd11a44373 100644
--- a/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp32-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp32-ard.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-substitutions:
-  tx_pin: GPIO17
-  rx_pin: GPIO16
+packages:
+  uart: !include ../../test_build_components/common/uart/esp32-ard.yaml
 
 <<: !include common.yaml
diff --git a/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp32-c3-ard.yaml b/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp32-c3-ard.yaml
index b516342f3b..7671975750 100644
--- a/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp32-c3-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp32-c3-ard.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-substitutions:
-  tx_pin: GPIO4
-  rx_pin: GPIO5
+packages:
+  uart: !include ../../test_build_components/common/uart/esp32-c3-ard.yaml
 
 <<: !include common.yaml
diff --git a/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp32-c3-idf.yaml b/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp32-c3-idf.yaml
index 4b7c8351a7..a19013bf54 100644
--- a/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp32-c3-idf.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp32-c3-idf.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-substitutions:
 packages:
   uart: !include ../../test_build_components/common/uart/esp32-c3-idf.yaml
 
diff --git a/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp32-idf.yaml b/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp32-idf.yaml
index b415125e84..2d29656c94 100644
--- a/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp32-idf.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp32-idf.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-substitutions:
-  tx_pin: GPIO4
-  rx_pin: GPIO5
-
 packages:
   uart: !include ../../test_build_components/common/uart/esp32-idf.yaml
 
diff --git a/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp8266-ard.yaml b/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
index 5698a7ef5f..5a05efa259 100644
--- a/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-substitutions:
-  tx_pin: GPIO0
-  rx_pin: GPIO2
+packages:
+  uart: !include ../../test_build_components/common/uart/esp8266-ard.yaml
 
 <<: !include common.yaml
diff --git a/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.rp2040-ard.yaml b/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
index b516342f3b..f1df2daf83 100644
--- a/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/rf_bridge/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-substitutions:
-  tx_pin: GPIO4
-  rx_pin: GPIO5
+packages:
+  uart: !include ../../test_build_components/common/uart/rp2040-ard.yaml
 
 <<: !include common.yaml