diff --git a/esphome/components/epaper_spi/epaper_spi_ssd1677_gray4.cpp b/esphome/components/epaper_spi/epaper_spi_ssd1677_gray4.cpp
index 34120c908b6..bce4adfc09c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/epaper_spi/epaper_spi_ssd1677_gray4.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/epaper_spi/epaper_spi_ssd1677_gray4.cpp
@@ -21,18 +21,9 @@ static uint8_t plane_byte(uint8_t first, uint8_t second, bool high_bit) {
   return out;
 }
 
-void EPaperSSD1677Gray4::fill(Color color) {
-  if (this->get_clipping().is_set()) {
-    // Falls back to the generic per-pixel implementation for the clipped rectangle.
-    EPaperBase::fill(color);
-    return;
-  }
+void EPaperSSD1677Gray4::fill_buffer(Color color) {
   const uint8_t level = color_to_gray4(color);
   this->buffer_.fill((uint8_t) (level | (level << 2) | (level << 4) | (level << 6)));
-  this->x_low_ = 0;
-  this->y_low_ = 0;
-  this->x_high_ = this->width_;
-  this->y_high_ = this->height_;
 }
 
 void HOT EPaperSSD1677Gray4::draw_pixel_at(int x, int y, Color color) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/epaper_spi/epaper_spi_ssd1677_gray4.h b/esphome/components/epaper_spi/epaper_spi_ssd1677_gray4.h
index 47436d2db1d..ea31210be8d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/epaper_spi/epaper_spi_ssd1677_gray4.h
+++ b/esphome/components/epaper_spi/epaper_spi_ssd1677_gray4.h
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ class EPaperSSD1677Gray4 : public EPaperSSD1677 {
     this->buffer_length_ = (size_t) this->row_width_ * height;
   }
 
-  void fill(Color color) override;
   void draw_pixel_at(int x, int y, Color color) override;
 
  protected:
+  void fill_buffer(Color color) override;
   // A partial update if partial updates are enabled and this is not a full one.
   bool is_partial_push_() const { return this->update_count_ != 0 && this->sent_.is_valid(); }
   bool buffer_is_plane() const override { return false; }