diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index c0917c6e..7109415a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Fixed
 * Fixed BlueZ version in passive scanning error message. Fixes #1433.
 * Fixed mypy requiring ``Unpack[ExtraArgs]`` that were intended to be optional.  Fixes #1487.
 * Fixed ``KeyError`` in BlueZ ``is_connected()`` and ``get_global_bluez_manager()`` when device is not present. Fixes #1507.
+* Fixed BlueZ _wait_removed completion on invalid object path.
 
 `0.21.1`_ (2023-09-08)
 ======================
diff --git a/bleak/backends/bluezdbus/manager.py b/bleak/backends/bluezdbus/manager.py
index 488dbb7b..6c835d21 100644
--- a/bleak/backends/bluezdbus/manager.py
+++ b/bleak/backends/bluezdbus/manager.py
@@ -812,8 +812,9 @@ async def _wait_removed(self, device_path: str) -> None:
 
         event = asyncio.Event()
 
-        def callback(_: str):
-            event.set()
+        def callback(o: str):
+            if o == device_path:
+                event.set()
 
         device_removed_callback_and_state = DeviceRemovedCallbackAndState(
             callback, self._properties[device_path][defs.DEVICE_INTERFACE]["Adapter"]