diff --git a/homeassistant/components/config/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/config/__init__.py
index 05e5d3b9a2d..38259099b7a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/config/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/config/__init__.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from homeassistant.util.yaml.loader import JSON_TYPE
 _DataT = TypeVar("_DataT", dict[str, dict[str, Any]], list[dict[str, Any]])
 
 DOMAIN = "config"
+
 SECTIONS = (
     "area_registry",
     "auth",
@@ -50,24 +51,13 @@ async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
         hass, "config", "config", "hass:cog", require_admin=True
     )
 
-    async def setup_panel(panel_name: str) -> None:
-        """Set up a panel."""
+    for panel_name in SECTIONS:
         panel = importlib.import_module(f".{panel_name}", __name__)
 
-        if not panel:
-            return
-
-        success = await panel.async_setup(hass)
-
-        if success:
+        if panel.async_setup(hass):
             key = f"{DOMAIN}.{panel_name}"
             hass.bus.async_fire(EVENT_COMPONENT_LOADED, {ATTR_COMPONENT: key})
 
-    tasks = [asyncio.create_task(setup_panel(panel_name)) for panel_name in SECTIONS]
-
-    if tasks:
-        await asyncio.wait(tasks)
-
     return True
 
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/config/area_registry.py b/homeassistant/components/config/area_registry.py
index c8dc7450183..31841717109 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/config/area_registry.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/config/area_registry.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.helpers.area_registry import AreaEntry, async_get
 
 
-async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
+@callback
+def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
     """Enable the Area Registry views."""
     websocket_api.async_register_command(hass, websocket_list_areas)
     websocket_api.async_register_command(hass, websocket_create_area)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/config/auth.py b/homeassistant/components/config/auth.py
index 355dc739a9c..0409bf0f0f4 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/config/auth.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/config/auth.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import voluptuous as vol
 
 from homeassistant.auth.models import User
 from homeassistant.components import websocket_api
-from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 
 WS_TYPE_LIST = "config/auth/list"
 SCHEMA_WS_LIST = websocket_api.BASE_COMMAND_MESSAGE_SCHEMA.extend(
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ SCHEMA_WS_DELETE = websocket_api.BASE_COMMAND_MESSAGE_SCHEMA.extend(
 )
 
 
-async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
+@callback
+def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
     """Enable the Home Assistant views."""
     websocket_api.async_register_command(
         hass, WS_TYPE_LIST, websocket_list, SCHEMA_WS_LIST
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/config/auth_provider_homeassistant.py b/homeassistant/components/config/auth_provider_homeassistant.py
index c8b7e91f5a7..0c58cad536e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/config/auth_provider_homeassistant.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/config/auth_provider_homeassistant.py
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ import voluptuous as vol
 
 from homeassistant.auth.providers import homeassistant as auth_ha
 from homeassistant.components import websocket_api
-from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.exceptions import Unauthorized
 
 
-async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
+@callback
+def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
     """Enable the Home Assistant views."""
     websocket_api.async_register_command(hass, websocket_create)
     websocket_api.async_register_command(hass, websocket_delete)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/config/automation.py b/homeassistant/components/config/automation.py
index 02131fe2169..cf637b0aa23 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/config/automation.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/config/automation.py
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ from homeassistant.components.automation.config import (
 )
 from homeassistant.config import AUTOMATION_CONFIG_PATH
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_ID, SERVICE_RELOAD
-from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv, entity_registry as er
 
 from . import ACTION_DELETE, EditIdBasedConfigView
 
 
-async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
+@callback
+def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
     """Set up the Automation config API."""
 
     async def hook(action: str, config_key: str) -> None:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/config/config_entries.py b/homeassistant/components/config/config_entries.py
index 79d1320ba52..36a26311bce 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/config/config_entries.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/config/config_entries.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ from homeassistant.loader import (
 )
 
 
-async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
+@callback
+def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
     """Enable the Home Assistant views."""
     hass.http.register_view(ConfigManagerEntryIndexView)
     hass.http.register_view(ConfigManagerEntryResourceView)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/config/core.py b/homeassistant/components/config/core.py
index e6eac5f6e8e..c3e070a3751 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/config/core.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/config/core.py
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ import voluptuous as vol
 from homeassistant.components import websocket_api
 from homeassistant.components.http import HomeAssistantView, require_admin
 from homeassistant.components.sensor import async_update_suggested_units
-from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.helpers import check_config, config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_get_clientsession
 from homeassistant.util import location, unit_system
 
 
-async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
+@callback
+def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
     """Set up the Hassbian config."""
     hass.http.register_view(CheckConfigView)
     websocket_api.async_register_command(hass, websocket_update_config)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/config/device_registry.py b/homeassistant/components/config/device_registry.py
index aa861a515fd..7bd76310929 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/config/device_registry.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/config/device_registry.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.device_registry import (
 )
 
 
-async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
+@callback
+def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
     """Enable the Device Registry views."""
 
     websocket_api.async_register_command(hass, websocket_list_devices)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/config/entity_registry.py b/homeassistant/components/config/entity_registry.py
index 11a4617adfa..66a1ceeba69 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/config/entity_registry.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/config/entity_registry.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ from homeassistant.helpers import (
 from homeassistant.helpers.json import json_dumps
 
 
-async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
+@callback
+def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
     """Enable the Entity Registry views."""
 
     websocket_api.async_register_command(hass, websocket_get_entities)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/config/scene.py b/homeassistant/components/config/scene.py
index efbfd73db05..01bdce0c8bc 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/config/scene.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/config/scene.py
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ import uuid
 from homeassistant.components.scene import DOMAIN, PLATFORM_SCHEMA
 from homeassistant.config import SCENE_CONFIG_PATH
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_ID, SERVICE_RELOAD
-from homeassistant.core import DOMAIN as HA_DOMAIN, HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.core import DOMAIN as HA_DOMAIN, HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv, entity_registry as er
 
 from . import ACTION_DELETE, EditIdBasedConfigView
 
 
-async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
+@callback
+def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
     """Set up the Scene config API."""
 
     async def hook(action: str, config_key: str) -> None:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/config/script.py b/homeassistant/components/config/script.py
index aa8a2a52d83..d181ad94286 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/config/script.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/config/script.py
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ from homeassistant.components.script.config import (
 )
 from homeassistant.config import SCRIPT_CONFIG_PATH
 from homeassistant.const import SERVICE_RELOAD
-from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv, entity_registry as er
 
 from . import ACTION_DELETE, EditKeyBasedConfigView
 
 
-async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
+@callback
+def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant) -> bool:
     """Set up the script config API."""
 
     async def hook(action: str, config_key: str) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/components/config/test_area_registry.py b/tests/components/config/test_area_registry.py
index 1d1e14173f7..5fa22a06e51 100644
--- a/tests/components/config/test_area_registry.py
+++ b/tests/components/config/test_area_registry.py
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ from tests.common import ANY
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def client(hass, hass_ws_client):
+async def client(hass, hass_ws_client):
     """Fixture that can interact with the config manager API."""
-    hass.loop.run_until_complete(area_registry.async_setup(hass))
-    return hass.loop.run_until_complete(hass_ws_client(hass))
+    area_registry.async_setup(hass)
+    return await hass_ws_client(hass)
 
 
 async def test_list_areas(
diff --git a/tests/components/config/test_auth.py b/tests/components/config/test_auth.py
index c85b9ba3b0f..21ca81e74ac 100644
--- a/tests/components/config/test_auth.py
+++ b/tests/components/config/test_auth.py
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ from tests.typing import WebSocketGenerator
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
-def setup_config(hass, aiohttp_client):
+async def setup_config(hass, aiohttp_client):
     """Fixture that sets up the auth provider homeassistant module."""
-    hass.loop.run_until_complete(auth_config.async_setup(hass))
+    auth_config.async_setup(hass)
 
 
 async def test_list_requires_admin(
diff --git a/tests/components/config/test_auth_provider_homeassistant.py b/tests/components/config/test_auth_provider_homeassistant.py
index e28bdbf9a81..a8d5a1a23fd 100644
--- a/tests/components/config/test_auth_provider_homeassistant.py
+++ b/tests/components/config/test_auth_provider_homeassistant.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from tests.typing import WebSocketGenerator
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 async def setup_config(hass, local_auth):
     """Fixture that sets up the auth provider ."""
-    await auth_ha.async_setup(hass)
+    auth_ha.async_setup(hass)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/tests/components/config/test_config_entries.py b/tests/components/config/test_config_entries.py
index dbdc113e9e3..844b4bdb3b4 100644
--- a/tests/components/config/test_config_entries.py
+++ b/tests/components/config/test_config_entries.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def mock_test_component(hass):
 async def client(hass, hass_client):
     """Fixture that can interact with the config manager API."""
     await async_setup_component(hass, "http", {})
-    await config_entries.async_setup(hass)
+    config_entries.async_setup(hass)
     return await hass_client()
 
 
diff --git a/tests/components/config/test_device_registry.py b/tests/components/config/test_device_registry.py
index 4a784a6eff1..5f0c423fc21 100644
--- a/tests/components/config/test_device_registry.py
+++ b/tests/components/config/test_device_registry.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ def stub_blueprint_populate_autouse(stub_blueprint_populate: None) -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def client(hass, hass_ws_client):
+async def client(hass, hass_ws_client):
     """Fixture that can interact with the config manager API."""
-    hass.loop.run_until_complete(device_registry.async_setup(hass))
-    return hass.loop.run_until_complete(hass_ws_client(hass))
+    device_registry.async_setup(hass)
+    return await hass_ws_client(hass)
 
 
 async def test_list_devices(
diff --git a/tests/components/config/test_entity_registry.py b/tests/components/config/test_entity_registry.py
index 46af23a6d1f..ab125651729 100644
--- a/tests/components/config/test_entity_registry.py
+++ b/tests/components/config/test_entity_registry.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ async def client(
     hass: HomeAssistant, hass_ws_client: WebSocketGenerator
 ) -> MockHAClientWebSocket:
     """Fixture that can interact with the config manager API."""
-    await entity_registry.async_setup(hass)
+    entity_registry.async_setup(hass)
     return await hass_ws_client(hass)