diff --git a/esphome/components/sound_level/sensor.py b/esphome/components/sound_level/sensor.py
index fe00ae41ba..a28e91dfd5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sound_level/sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/sound_level/sensor.py
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ CONF_RMS = "rms"
 sound_level_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("sound_level")
 SoundLevelComponent = sound_level_ns.class_("SoundLevelComponent", cg.Component)
 
-StartAction = sound_level_ns.class_("StartAction", automation.Action)
-StopAction = sound_level_ns.class_("StopAction", automation.Action)
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
     cv.Schema(
@@ -90,17 +88,9 @@ SOUND_LEVEL_ACTION_SCHEMA = automation.maybe_simple_id(
 )
 
 
-automation.register_parented_action(
-    "sound_level.start",
-    StartAction,
-    SOUND_LEVEL_ACTION_SCHEMA,
-    synchronous=True,
+automation.register_apply_action(
+    "sound_level.start", SOUND_LEVEL_ACTION_SCHEMA, automation.ApplyCall("start()")
 )
-
-
-automation.register_parented_action(
-    "sound_level.stop",
-    StopAction,
-    SOUND_LEVEL_ACTION_SCHEMA,
-    synchronous=True,
+automation.register_apply_action(
+    "sound_level.stop", SOUND_LEVEL_ACTION_SCHEMA, automation.ApplyCall("stop()")
 )
diff --git a/esphome/components/sound_level/sound_level.h b/esphome/components/sound_level/sound_level.h
index 94c18421ba..008b8d6226 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sound_level/sound_level.h
+++ b/esphome/components/sound_level/sound_level.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include "esphome/components/ring_buffer/ring_buffer.h"
 #include "esphome/components/sensor/sensor.h"
 
-#include "esphome/core/automation.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 
 namespace esphome::sound_level {
@@ -59,16 +58,6 @@ class SoundLevelComponent final : public Component {
   uint32_t measurement_duration_ms_;
 };
 
-template<typename... Ts> class StartAction final : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<SoundLevelComponent> {
- public:
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->parent_->start(); }
-};
-
-template<typename... Ts> class StopAction final : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<SoundLevelComponent> {
- public:
-  void play(const Ts &...x) override { this->parent_->stop(); }
-};
-
 }  // namespace esphome::sound_level
 
 #endif