diff --git a/homeassistant/components/esphome/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/esphome/__init__.py
index ea909725b9f..acbcc0f57dc 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/esphome/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/esphome/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from collections.abc import Callable
 import functools
 import logging
 import math
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Generic, NamedTuple, TypeVar, cast, overload
+from typing import Any, Generic, NamedTuple, TypeVar, cast, overload
 
 from aioesphomeapi import (
     APIClient,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from aioesphomeapi import (
 import voluptuous as vol
 
 from homeassistant import const
-from homeassistant.components import zeroconf
+from homeassistant.components import tag, zeroconf
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
 from homeassistant.const import (
     ATTR_DEVICE_ID,
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ from .domain_data import DOMAIN, DomainData
 # Import config flow so that it's added to the registry
 from .entry_data import RuntimeEntryData
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from homeassistant.components.tag import TagProtocol
-
 CONF_NOISE_PSK = "noise_psk"
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 _R = TypeVar("_R")
@@ -134,11 +131,8 @@ async def async_setup_entry(  # noqa: C901
 
             # Call native tag scan
             if service_name == "tag_scanned" and device_id is not None:
-                # Importing tag via hass.components in case it is overridden
-                # in a custom_components (custom_components.tag)
-                tag: TagProtocol = hass.components.tag
                 tag_id = service_data["tag_id"]
-                hass.async_create_task(tag.async_scan_tag(tag_id, device_id))
+                hass.async_create_task(tag.async_scan_tag(hass, tag_id, device_id))
                 return
 
             hass.bus.async_fire(
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mobile_app/webhook.py b/homeassistant/components/mobile_app/webhook.py
index 514d8820399..8dfadc6645d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mobile_app/webhook.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mobile_app/webhook.py
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ from functools import wraps
 from http import HTTPStatus
 import logging
 import secrets
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from aiohttp.web import HTTPBadRequest, Request, Response, json_response
 from nacl.exceptions import CryptoError
 from nacl.secret import SecretBox
 import voluptuous as vol
 
-from homeassistant.components import camera, cloud, notify as hass_notify
+from homeassistant.components import camera, cloud, notify as hass_notify, tag
 from homeassistant.components.binary_sensor import (
     DEVICE_CLASSES as BINARY_SENSOR_CLASSES,
 )
@@ -114,10 +113,6 @@ from .helpers import (
     webhook_response,
 )
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from homeassistant.components.tag import TagProtocol
-
-
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 DELAY_SAVE = 10
@@ -688,10 +683,8 @@ async def webhook_get_config(hass, config_entry, data):
 @validate_schema({vol.Required("tag_id"): cv.string})
 async def webhook_scan_tag(hass, config_entry, data):
     """Handle a fire event webhook."""
-    # Importing tag via hass.components in case it is overridden
-    # in a custom_components (custom_components.tag)
-    tag: TagProtocol = hass.components.tag
     await tag.async_scan_tag(
+        hass,
         data["tag_id"],
         config_entry.data[ATTR_DEVICE_ID],
         registration_context(config_entry.data),
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/tag.py b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/tag.py
index 223718554b0..132ab3200a1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/tag.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/tag.py
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from collections.abc import Callable
 import functools
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import voluptuous as vol
 
+from homeassistant.components import tag
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_DEVICE, CONF_PLATFORM, CONF_VALUE_TEMPLATE
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ from .models import MqttValueTemplate, ReceiveMessage, ReceivePayloadType
 from .subscription import EntitySubscription
 from .util import get_mqtt_data, valid_subscribe_topic
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from homeassistant.components.tag import TagProtocol
-
 LOG_NAME = "Tag"
 
 TAG = "tag"
@@ -139,10 +136,7 @@ class MQTTTagScanner(MqttDiscoveryDeviceUpdate):
             if not tag_id:  # No output from template, ignore
                 return
 
-            # Importing tag via hass.components in case it is overridden
-            # in a custom_components (custom_components.tag)
-            tag: TagProtocol = self.hass.components.tag
-            await tag.async_scan_tag(tag_id, self.device_id)
+            await tag.async_scan_tag(self.hass, tag_id, self.device_id)
 
         self._sub_state = subscription.async_prepare_subscribe_topics(
             self.hass,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/tag/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/tag/__init__.py
index 1b3ee9b646b..090835103f9 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/tag/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/tag/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
-from typing import Protocol
 import uuid
 
 import voluptuous as vol
@@ -107,15 +106,6 @@ async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
     return True
 
 
-class TagProtocol(Protocol):
-    """Protocol for type checking."""
-
-    async def async_scan_tag(
-        self, tag_id: str, device_id: str | None, context: Context | None = None
-    ) -> None:
-        """Handle when a tag is scanned."""
-
-
 @bind_hass
 async def async_scan_tag(
     hass: HomeAssistant,