diff --git a/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/graphical_display_menu.cpp b/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/graphical_display_menu.cpp
index f0642d2e8c7..d261c488557 100644
--- a/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/graphical_display_menu.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/graphical_display_menu.cpp
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ void GraphicalDisplayMenu::dump_config() {
   }
 }
 
-void GraphicalDisplayMenu::set_display(display::Display *display) { this->display_ = display; }
-
-void GraphicalDisplayMenu::set_font(display::BaseFont *font) { this->font_ = font; }
-
 void GraphicalDisplayMenu::set_foreground_color(Color foreground_color) { this->foreground_color_ = foreground_color; }
 void GraphicalDisplayMenu::set_background_color(Color background_color) { this->background_color_ = background_color; }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/graphical_display_menu.h b/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/graphical_display_menu.h
index ccdf3d304c5..13c0f9d73f8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/graphical_display_menu.h
+++ b/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/graphical_display_menu.h
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ class GraphicalDisplayMenu final : public display_menu_base::DisplayMenuComponen
   void setup() override;
   void dump_config() override;
 
-  void set_display(display::Display *display);
-  void set_font(display::BaseFont *font);
+  void set_display(display::Display *display) { this->display_ = display; }
+  void set_font(display::BaseFont *font) { this->font_ = font; }
   template<typename V> void set_menu_item_value(V menu_item_value) { this->menu_item_value_ = menu_item_value; }
   void set_foreground_color(Color foreground_color);
   void set_background_color(Color background_color);