diff --git a/esphome/components/text/text.cpp b/esphome/components/text/text.cpp
index 032ea468e6..a1df6286c7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/text/text.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/text/text.cpp
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ namespace esphome::text {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "text";
 
-void Text::publish_state(const std::string &state) { this->publish_state(state.data(), state.size()); }
-
-void Text::publish_state(const char *state) { this->publish_state(state, strlen(state)); }
-
 void Text::publish_state(const char *state, size_t len) {
   this->set_has_state(true);
   // Only assign if changed to avoid heap allocation
diff --git a/esphome/components/text/text.h b/esphome/components/text/text.h
index eb6a68f998..54afb8db8f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/text/text.h
+++ b/esphome/components/text/text.h
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ class Text : public EntityBase {
   std::string state;
   TextTraits traits;
 
-  void publish_state(const std::string &state);
-  void publish_state(const char *state);
+  void publish_state(const std::string &state) { this->publish_state(state.data(), state.size()); }
+  void publish_state(const char *state) { this->publish_state(state, strlen(state)); }
   void publish_state(const char *state, size_t len);
 
   /// Instantiate a TextCall object to modify this text component's state.