diff --git a/esphome/components/nrf52/boards.py b/esphome/components/nrf52/boards.py
index 6064fe844a2..4c33cd99399 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nrf52/boards.py
+++ b/esphome/components/nrf52/boards.py
@@ -31,12 +31,15 @@ BOARDS_ZEPHYR = {
 # https://learn.adafruit.com/introducing-the-adafruit-nrf52840-feather?view=all#hathach-memory-map
 BOOTLOADER_CONFIG = {
     BOOTLOADER_ADAFRUIT_NRF52_SD132: [
-        Section("empty_app_offset", 0x0, 0x26000, "flash_primary"),
+        Section("SoftDevice", 0x0, 0x26000, "flash_primary"),
+        Section("Adafruit_nRF52_Bootloader", 0xF4000, 0xC000, "flash_primary"),
     ],
     BOOTLOADER_ADAFRUIT_NRF52_SD140_V6: [
-        Section("empty_app_offset", 0x0, 0x26000, "flash_primary"),
+        Section("SoftDevice", 0x0, 0x26000, "flash_primary"),
+        Section("Adafruit_nRF52_Bootloader", 0xF4000, 0xC000, "flash_primary"),
     ],
     BOOTLOADER_ADAFRUIT_NRF52_SD140_V7: [
-        Section("empty_app_offset", 0x0, 0x27000, "flash_primary"),
+        Section("SoftDevice", 0x0, 0x27000, "flash_primary"),
+        Section("Adafruit_nRF52_Bootloader", 0xF4000, 0xC000, "flash_primary"),
     ],
 }
diff --git a/esphome/components/zigbee/__init__.py b/esphome/components/zigbee/__init__.py
index 018dab73488..8605b4fa1a3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/zigbee/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/zigbee/__init__.py
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ from esphome.components.esp32.const import (
     VARIANT_ESP32C6,
     VARIANT_ESP32H2,
 )
-from esphome.components.nrf52.boards import BOOTLOADER_CONFIG, Section
-from esphome.components.zephyr import zephyr_add_pm_static, zephyr_data
-from esphome.components.zephyr.const import KEY_BOOTLOADER
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_INTERNAL, CONF_MODEL, CONF_NAME
 from esphome.core import CORE, CoroPriority, coroutine_with_priority
@@ -53,15 +50,6 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 CODEOWNERS = ["@luar123", "@tomaszduda23"]
 
 
-def zigbee_set_core_data(config: ConfigType) -> ConfigType:
-    if CORE.is_nrf52 and zephyr_data()[KEY_BOOTLOADER] in BOOTLOADER_CONFIG:
-        zephyr_add_pm_static(
-            [Section("empty_after_zboss_offset", 0xF4000, 0xC000, "flash_primary")]
-        )
-
-    return config
-
-
 BINARY_SENSOR_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
     {
         cv.Optional(CONF_REPORT): cv.All(
@@ -119,7 +107,6 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     ).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA),
     _validate_router_sleepy,
     zigbee_require_vfs_select,
-    zigbee_set_core_data,
     cv.Any(
         cv.All(
             cv.only_on_esp32,