diff --git a/homeassistant/components/flux_led/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/flux_led/__init__.py
index 100d63d8bf7..2d9dddd3684 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/flux_led/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/flux_led/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from flux_led.const import ATTR_ID, WhiteChannelType
 from flux_led.scanner import FluxLEDDiscovery
 
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
-from homeassistant.const import CONF_HOST, EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STARTED, Platform
+from homeassistant.const import CONF_HOST, Platform
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.exceptions import ConfigEntryNotReady
 from homeassistant.helpers import (
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ from .const import (
     FLUX_LED_DISCOVERY_SIGNAL,
     FLUX_LED_EXCEPTIONS,
     SIGNAL_STATE_UPDATED,
-    STARTUP_SCAN_TIMEOUT,
 )
 from .coordinator import FluxLedUpdateCoordinator
 from .discovery import (
@@ -89,24 +88,21 @@ def async_wifi_bulb_for_host(
 async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
     """Set up the flux_led component."""
     domain_data = hass.data.setdefault(DOMAIN, {})
-    domain_data[FLUX_LED_DISCOVERY] = await async_discover_devices(
-        hass, STARTUP_SCAN_TIMEOUT
-    )
+    domain_data[FLUX_LED_DISCOVERY] = []
 
     @callback
     def _async_start_background_discovery(*_: Any) -> None:
         """Run discovery in the background."""
-        hass.async_create_background_task(_async_discovery(), "flux_led-discovery")
+        hass.async_create_background_task(
+            _async_discovery(), "flux_led-discovery", eager_start=True
+        )
 
     async def _async_discovery(*_: Any) -> None:
         async_trigger_discovery(
             hass, await async_discover_devices(hass, DISCOVER_SCAN_TIMEOUT)
         )
 
-    async_trigger_discovery(hass, domain_data[FLUX_LED_DISCOVERY])
-    hass.bus.async_listen_once(
-        EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STARTED, _async_start_background_discovery
-    )
+    _async_start_background_discovery()
     async_track_time_interval(
         hass,
         _async_start_background_discovery,
diff --git a/tests/components/flux_led/test_init.py b/tests/components/flux_led/test_init.py
index 7c709bafe73..d75644c7599 100644
--- a/tests/components/flux_led/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/flux_led/test_init.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
     ATTR_FRIENDLY_NAME,
     CONF_HOST,
     CONF_NAME,
-    EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STARTED,
     STATE_ON,
     STATE_UNAVAILABLE,
 )
@@ -57,13 +56,10 @@ async def test_configuring_flux_led_causes_discovery(hass: HomeAssistant) -> Non
         await hass.async_block_till_done()
 
         assert len(scan.mock_calls) == 1
-        hass.bus.async_fire(EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STARTED)
-        await hass.async_block_till_done()
-        assert len(scan.mock_calls) == 2
 
         async_fire_time_changed(hass, utcnow() + flux_led.DISCOVERY_INTERVAL)
         await hass.async_block_till_done()
-        assert len(scan.mock_calls) == 3
+        assert len(scan.mock_calls) == 2
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("mock_multiple_broadcast_addresses")
@@ -79,15 +75,11 @@ async def test_configuring_flux_led_causes_discovery_multiple_addresses(
         discover.return_value = [FLUX_DISCOVERY]
         await async_setup_component(hass, flux_led.DOMAIN, {flux_led.DOMAIN: {}})
         await hass.async_block_till_done()
-
         assert len(scan.mock_calls) == 2
-        hass.bus.async_fire(EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STARTED)
-        await hass.async_block_till_done()
-        assert len(scan.mock_calls) == 4
 
         async_fire_time_changed(hass, utcnow() + flux_led.DISCOVERY_INTERVAL)
         await hass.async_block_till_done()
-        assert len(scan.mock_calls) == 6
+        assert len(scan.mock_calls) == 4
 
 
 async def test_config_entry_reload(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None: