diff --git a/src/common/entity/delete_entity.ts b/src/common/entity/delete_entity.ts
index 4a32ef45a712..4430170f3d63 100644
--- a/src/common/entity/delete_entity.ts
+++ b/src/common/entity/delete_entity.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const isDeletableEntity = (
   manifests: IntegrationManifest[],
   entityRegistry: EntityRegistryEntry[],
   configEntries: ConfigEntry[],
-  uiHelpers: Helper[]
+  fetchedHelpers: Helper[]
 ): boolean => {
   const restored = !!hass.states[entity_id]?.attributes.restored;
   if (restored) {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const isDeletableEntity = (
     return !!(
       isComponentLoaded(hass, domain) &&
       entityRegEntry &&
-      uiHelpers.some((e) => e.id === entityRegEntry.unique_id)
+      fetchedHelpers.some((e) => e.id === entityRegEntry.unique_id)
     );
   }
 
@@ -49,14 +49,18 @@ export const deleteEntity = (
   entity_id: string,
   manifests: IntegrationManifest[],
   entityRegistry: EntityRegistryEntry[],
-  configEntries: ConfigEntry[]
+  configEntries: ConfigEntry[],
+  fetchedHelpers: Helper[]
 ) => {
   // This function assumes the entity_id already was validated by isDeletableEntity and does not repeat all those checks.
   const domain = computeDomain(entity_id);
   const entityRegEntry = entityRegistry.find((e) => e.entity_id === entity_id);
   if (isHelperDomain(domain)) {
     if (isComponentLoaded(hass, domain)) {
-      if (entityRegEntry) {
+      if (
+        entityRegEntry &&
+        fetchedHelpers.some((e) => e.id === entityRegEntry.unique_id)
+      ) {
         HELPERS_CRUD[domain].delete(hass, entityRegEntry.unique_id);
         return;
       }
diff --git a/src/panels/config/entities/ha-config-entities.ts b/src/panels/config/entities/ha-config-entities.ts
index 9075fe23fd03..2911bc450585 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/entities/ha-config-entities.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/entities/ha-config-entities.ts
@@ -1317,9 +1317,9 @@ ${rejected
       HELPERS_CRUD[d].fetch(this.hass)
     );
     const helpersResult = await Promise.all(domainProms);
-    let uiHelpers: Helper[] = [];
+    let fetchedHelpers: Helper[] = [];
     helpersResult.forEach((r) => {
-      uiHelpers = uiHelpers.concat(r);
+      fetchedHelpers = fetchedHelpers.concat(r);
     });
     if (manifestsProm) {
       this._manifests = await manifestsProm;
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ ${rejected
         this._manifests!,
         this._entities,
         this._entries!,
-        uiHelpers
+        fetchedHelpers
       )
     );
     showConfirmationDialog(this, {
@@ -1364,7 +1364,8 @@ ${rejected
             entity_id,
             this._manifests!,
             this._entities,
-            this._entries!
+            this._entries!,
+            fetchedHelpers
           )
         );
         this._clearSelection();