diff --git a/src/data/floor_registry.ts b/src/data/floor_registry.ts
index a281223bb0..65cf336856 100644
--- a/src/data/floor_registry.ts
+++ b/src/data/floor_registry.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { stringCompare } from "../common/string/compare";
 import type { HomeAssistant } from "../types";
 import type { AreaRegistryEntry } from "./area_registry";
 import type { RegistryEntry } from "./registry";
@@ -75,27 +74,3 @@ export const getFloorAreaLookup = (
   }
   return floorAreaLookup;
 };
-
-export const floorCompare =
-  (entries?: HomeAssistant["floors"], order?: string[]) =>
-  (a: string, b: string) => {
-    const indexA = order ? order.indexOf(a) : -1;
-    const indexB = order ? order.indexOf(b) : -1;
-    if (indexA === -1 && indexB === -1) {
-      const floorA = entries?.[a];
-      const floorB = entries?.[b];
-      if (floorA && floorB && floorA.level !== floorB.level) {
-        return (floorB.level ?? -9999) - (floorA.level ?? -9999);
-      }
-      const nameA = floorA?.name ?? a;
-      const nameB = floorB?.name ?? b;
-      return stringCompare(nameA, nameB);
-    }
-    if (indexA === -1) {
-      return 1;
-    }
-    if (indexB === -1) {
-      return -1;
-    }
-    return indexA - indexB;
-  };
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/strategies/areas/helpers/areas-strategy-helper.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/strategies/areas/helpers/areas-strategy-helper.ts
index fadae61534..111df47497 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/strategies/areas/helpers/areas-strategy-helper.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/strategies/areas/helpers/areas-strategy-helper.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { orderCompare } from "../../../../../common/string/compare";
 import type { AreaRegistryEntry } from "../../../../../data/area_registry";
 import { areaCompare } from "../../../../../data/area_registry";
 import type { FloorRegistryEntry } from "../../../../../data/floor_registry";
-import { floorCompare } from "../../../../../data/floor_registry";
 import type { LovelaceCardConfig } from "../../../../../data/lovelace/config/card";
 import type { HomeAssistant } from "../../../../../types";
 import { supportsAlarmModesCardFeature } from "../../../card-features/hui-alarm-modes-card-feature";
@@ -302,7 +301,12 @@ export const getFloors = (
   floorsOrder?: string[]
 ): FloorRegistryEntry[] => {
   const floors = Object.values(entries);
-  const compare = floorCompare(entries, floorsOrder);
+
+  if (!floorsOrder) {
+    return floors;
+  }
+
+  const compare = orderCompare(floorsOrder);
 
   return floors.sort((floorA, floorB) =>
     compare(floorA.floor_id, floorB.floor_id)
diff --git a/test/data/floor_registry.test.ts b/test/data/floor_registry.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index abb14e89b0..0000000000
--- a/test/data/floor_registry.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { floorCompare } from "../../src/data/floor_registry";
-import type { FloorRegistryEntry } from "../../src/data/floor_registry";
-
-describe("floorCompare", () => {
-  describe("floorCompare()", () => {
-    it("sorts by floor ID alphabetically", () => {
-      const floors = ["basement", "attic", "ground"];
-
-      expect(floors.sort(floorCompare())).toEqual([
-        "attic",
-        "basement",
-        "ground",
-      ]);
-    });
-
-    it("handles numeric strings in natural order", () => {
-      const floors = ["floor10", "floor2", "floor1"];
-
-      expect(floors.sort(floorCompare())).toEqual([
-        "floor1",
-        "floor2",
-        "floor10",
-      ]);
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe("floorCompare(entries)", () => {
-    it("sorts by level descending (highest to lowest), then by name", () => {
-      const entries = {
-        floor1: { name: "Ground Floor", level: 0 } as FloorRegistryEntry,
-        floor2: { name: "First Floor", level: 1 } as FloorRegistryEntry,
-        floor3: { name: "Basement", level: -1 } as FloorRegistryEntry,
-      };
-      const floors = ["floor1", "floor2", "floor3"];
-
-      expect(floors.sort(floorCompare(entries))).toEqual([
-        "floor2",
-        "floor1",
-        "floor3",
-      ]);
-    });
-
-    it("treats null level as -9999, placing it at the end", () => {
-      const entries = {
-        floor1: { name: "Ground Floor", level: 0 } as FloorRegistryEntry,
-        floor2: { name: "First Floor", level: 1 } as FloorRegistryEntry,
-        floor3: { name: "Unassigned", level: null } as FloorRegistryEntry,
-      };
-      const floors = ["floor2", "floor3", "floor1"];
-
-      expect(floors.sort(floorCompare(entries))).toEqual([
-        "floor2",
-        "floor1",
-        "floor3",
-      ]);
-    });
-
-    it("sorts by name when levels are equal", () => {
-      const entries = {
-        floor1: { name: "Suite B", level: 1 } as FloorRegistryEntry,
-        floor2: { name: "Suite A", level: 1 } as FloorRegistryEntry,
-      };
-      const floors = ["floor1", "floor2"];
-
-      expect(floors.sort(floorCompare(entries))).toEqual(["floor2", "floor1"]);
-    });
-
-    it("falls back to floor ID when entry not found", () => {
-      const entries = {
-        floor1: { name: "Ground Floor" } as FloorRegistryEntry,
-      };
-      const floors = ["xyz", "floor1", "abc"];
-
-      expect(floors.sort(floorCompare(entries))).toEqual([
-        "abc",
-        "floor1",
-        "xyz",
-      ]);
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe("floorCompare(entries, order)", () => {
-    it("follows order array", () => {
-      const entries = {
-        basement: { name: "Basement" } as FloorRegistryEntry,
-        ground: { name: "Ground Floor" } as FloorRegistryEntry,
-        first: { name: "First Floor" } as FloorRegistryEntry,
-      };
-      const order = ["first", "ground", "basement"];
-      const floors = ["basement", "first", "ground"];
-
-      expect(floors.sort(floorCompare(entries, order))).toEqual([
-        "first",
-        "ground",
-        "basement",
-      ]);
-    });
-
-    it("places items not in order array at the end, sorted by name", () => {
-      const entries = {
-        floor1: { name: "First Floor" } as FloorRegistryEntry,
-        floor2: { name: "Ground Floor" } as FloorRegistryEntry,
-        floor3: { name: "Basement" } as FloorRegistryEntry,
-      };
-      const order = ["floor1"];
-      const floors = ["floor3", "floor2", "floor1"];
-
-      expect(floors.sort(floorCompare(entries, order))).toEqual([
-        "floor1",
-        "floor3",
-        "floor2",
-      ]);
-    });
-  });
-});