diff --git a/esphome/components/text_sensor/filter.h b/esphome/components/text_sensor/filter.h
index 4c241edcc1..fc9b15d494 100644
--- a/esphome/components/text_sensor/filter.h
+++ b/esphome/components/text_sensor/filter.h
@@ -131,12 +131,7 @@ bool substitute_filter_apply(const Substitution *substitutions, size_t count, st
 template<size_t N> class SubstituteFilter : public Filter {
  public:
   explicit SubstituteFilter(const std::initializer_list<Substitution> &substitutions) {
-    size_t i = 0;
-    for (const auto &s : substitutions) {
-      if (i >= N)
-        break;
-      this->substitutions_[i++] = s;
-    }
+    init_array_from(this->substitutions_, substitutions);
   }
   bool new_value(std::string &value) override { return substitute_filter_apply(this->substitutions_.data(), N, value); }