diff --git a/homeassistant/components/teslemetry/coordinator.py b/homeassistant/components/teslemetry/coordinator.py
index f861cf277992..d1b6268ea5e2 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/teslemetry/coordinator.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/teslemetry/coordinator.py
@@ -374,15 +374,6 @@ class TeslemetryEnergyHistoryCoordinator(DataUpdateCoordinator[dict[str, Any]]):
             return
         self.time_zone = zone
 
-    @override
-    async def _async_update_data(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        """Return the current totals; there is nothing to fetch.
-
-        Only reached through the generic entity update service, which must not
-        fail on a coordinator the stream alone feeds.
-        """
-        return self.data
-
     def handle_stream_update(self, event: EnergyTotalsEvent) -> None:
         """Handle an energy_totals document from the stream."""
         data: dict[str, Any] = asdict(event.totals)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/teslemetry/entity.py b/homeassistant/components/teslemetry/entity.py
index 9c4c3d88b7b8..a451ef2e39c5 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/teslemetry/entity.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/teslemetry/entity.py
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ class TeslemetryEnergyHistoryEntity(TeslemetryPollingEntity):
 
         super().__init__(data.history_coordinator, key)
 
+    @override
+    async def async_update(self) -> None:
+        """Keep the streamed totals; the stream is their only source."""
+
 
 class TeslemetryWallConnectorEntity(TeslemetryPollingEntity):
     """Parent class for Teslemetry Wall Connector Entities."""
diff --git a/tests/components/teslemetry/test_sensor.py b/tests/components/teslemetry/test_sensor.py
index f01a435cd587..830331bd2e14 100644
--- a/tests/components/teslemetry/test_sensor.py
+++ b/tests/components/teslemetry/test_sensor.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """Test the Teslemetry sensor platform."""
 
 from copy import deepcopy
-from datetime import timedelta
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
 
 from freezegun.api import FrozenDateTimeFactory
@@ -748,22 +747,33 @@ async def test_energy_history_time_zone_fallback(
     assert state.attributes["last_reset"] == "2024-09-18T00:00:00-07:00"
 
 
-async def test_energy_history_update_entity_service_is_a_noop(
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("connected", "expected_state"),
+    [
+        pytest.param(True, "0.036", id="connected"),
+        pytest.param(False, STATE_UNAVAILABLE, id="disconnected"),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_energy_history_update_entity_service(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
-    freezer: FrozenDateTimeFactory,
     caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
+    mock_add_connection_listener: MagicMock,
     mock_energy_totals_stream: MagicMock,
+    connected: bool,
+    expected_state: str,
 ) -> None:
-    """The generic update service keeps the streamed totals instead of failing.
+    """The generic update service leaves the history sensors as the stream set them.
 
-    The coordinator has nothing to fetch, so the service must not leave the
-    sensors unavailable on a stream that is perfectly healthy.
+    The stream is their only source, so the service must neither fail on a
+    healthy stream nor revive stale totals while it is down.
     """
     await setup_platform(hass, [Platform.SENSOR])
     await async_setup_component(hass, HOMEASSISTANT_DOMAIN, {})
 
     mock_energy_totals_stream.send()
     await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    mock_add_connection_listener.send(connected)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
 
     await hass.services.async_call(
         HOMEASSISTANT_DOMAIN,
@@ -771,15 +781,10 @@ async def test_energy_history_update_entity_service_is_a_noop(
         {ATTR_ENTITY_ID: ENERGY_HISTORY_ENTITY},
         blocking=True,
     )
-    # The coordinator debounces refresh requests, so let the deferred one land.
-    freezer.tick(timedelta(seconds=30))
-    async_fire_time_changed(hass)
-    await hass.async_block_till_done()
 
     assert "NotImplementedError" not in caplog.text
     assert (state := hass.states.get(ENERGY_HISTORY_ENTITY))
-    assert state.state == "0.036"
-    assert state.attributes["last_reset"] == SITE_MIDNIGHT
+    assert state.state == expected_state
 
 
 async def test_energy_history_unavailable_while_stream_disconnected(