diff --git a/esphome/components/light/light_call.cpp b/esphome/components/light/light_call.cpp
index 2d8df62c5a..6d42dd1513 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/light_call.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/light/light_call.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "light_state.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "esphome/core/optional.h"
-#include "esphome/core/progmem.h"
 
 namespace esphome::light {
 
@@ -510,7 +509,7 @@ color_mode_bitmask_t LightCall::get_suitable_color_modes_mask_() {
 }
 
 LightCall &LightCall::set_effect(const char *effect, size_t len) {
-  if (len == 4 && ESPHOME_strncasecmp_P(effect, ESPHOME_PSTR("none"), 4) == 0) {
+  if (len == 4 && strncasecmp(effect, "none", 4) == 0) {
     this->set_effect(0);
     return *this;
   }
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/light_state.h b/esphome/components/light/light_state.h
index 13fdd337df..83b9226d03 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/light_state.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/light_state.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include "light_transformer.h"
 
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
-#include "esphome/core/progmem.h"
 #include <strings.h>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -189,20 +188,17 @@ class LightState : public EntityBase, public Component {
   uint32_t get_current_effect_index() const { return this->active_effect_index_; }
 
   /// Get effect index by name. Returns 0 if effect not found.
-  uint32_t get_effect_index(const char *effect_name) const {
-    if (ESPHOME_strcasecmp_P(effect_name, ESPHOME_PSTR("none")) == 0) {
+  uint32_t get_effect_index(const std::string &effect_name) const {
+    if (str_equals_case_insensitive(effect_name, "none")) {
       return 0;
     }
     for (size_t i = 0; i < this->effects_.size(); i++) {
-      if (strcasecmp(effect_name, this->effects_[i]->get_name().c_str()) == 0) {
+      if (str_equals_case_insensitive(effect_name, this->effects_[i]->get_name())) {
         return i + 1;  // Effects are 1-indexed in active_effect_index_
       }
     }
     return 0;  // Effect not found
   }
-  uint32_t get_effect_index(const std::string &effect_name) const {
-    return this->get_effect_index(effect_name.c_str());
-  }
 
   /// Get effect by index. Returns nullptr if index is invalid.
   LightEffect *get_effect_by_index(uint32_t index) const {