diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/script.py b/homeassistant/helpers/script.py
index 70f73f065ab..9c27b09b6f6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/script.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/script.py
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ class _ScriptRun:
         async def async_run_with_trace(idx: int, script: Script) -> None:
             """Run a script with a trace path."""
             trace_path_stack_cv.set(copy(trace_path_stack_cv.get()))
-            with trace_path([str(idx), "sequence"]):
+            with trace_path([str(idx)]):
                 await self._async_run_script(script)
 
         results = await asyncio.gather(
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_script.py b/tests/helpers/test_script.py
index fb3b021daec..5482fbd0670 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_script.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_script.py
@@ -3012,7 +3012,7 @@ async def test_parallel(hass: HomeAssistant, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture) -
 
     expected_trace = {
         "0": [{"result": {}}],
-        "0/parallel/0/sequence/0": [
+        "0/parallel/0/0": [
             {
                 "result": {
                     "wait": {
@@ -3025,7 +3025,7 @@ async def test_parallel(hass: HomeAssistant, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture) -
                 }
             }
         ],
-        "0/parallel/1/sequence/0": [
+        "0/parallel/1/0": [
             {
                 "variables": {"wait": {"remaining": None}},
                 "result": {
@@ -3034,7 +3034,7 @@ async def test_parallel(hass: HomeAssistant, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture) -
                 },
             }
         ],
-        "0/parallel/0/sequence/1": [
+        "0/parallel/0/1": [
             {
                 "variables": {"wait": {"remaining": None}},
                 "result": {
@@ -3068,7 +3068,7 @@ async def test_parallel_error(
 
     expected_trace = {
         "0": [{"error_type": ServiceNotFound, "result": {}}],
-        "0/parallel/0/sequence/0": [
+        "0/parallel/0/0": [
             {
                 "error_type": ServiceNotFound,
                 "result": {