diff --git a/esphome/core/entity_base.cpp b/esphome/core/entity_base.cpp
index 3be488d7af..3b937aff4f 100644
--- a/esphome/core/entity_base.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/entity_base.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ static const char *const TAG = "entity_base";
 
 // Entity Name
 const StringRef &EntityBase::get_name() const { return this->name_; }
-void EntityBase::set_name(const char *name) { this->set_name(name, 0); }
-void EntityBase::set_name(const char *name, uint32_t object_id_hash) {
+
+void EntityBase::configure_entity(const char *name, uint32_t object_id_hash, uint32_t entity_strings_packed) {
   this->name_ = StringRef(name);
   if (this->name_.empty()) {
 #ifdef USE_DEVICES
@@ -43,11 +43,15 @@ void EntityBase::set_name(const char *name, uint32_t object_id_hash) {
       this->calc_object_id_();
     }
   }
-}
-
-void EntityBase::configure_entity(const char *name, uint32_t object_id_hash, uint32_t entity_strings_packed) {
-  this->set_name(name, object_id_hash);
-  this->set_entity_strings(entity_strings_packed);
+#ifdef USE_ENTITY_DEVICE_CLASS
+  this->device_class_idx_ = entity_strings_packed & 0xFF;
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_ENTITY_UNIT_OF_MEASUREMENT
+  this->uom_idx_ = (entity_strings_packed >> 8) & 0xFF;
+#endif
+#ifdef USE_ENTITY_ICON
+  this->icon_idx_ = (entity_strings_packed >> 16) & 0xFF;
+#endif
 }
 
 // Weak default lookup functions — overridden by generated code in main.cpp
diff --git a/esphome/core/entity_base.h b/esphome/core/entity_base.h
index ff71296a50..e7bd56a161 100644
--- a/esphome/core/entity_base.h
+++ b/esphome/core/entity_base.h
@@ -45,12 +45,8 @@ enum EntityCategory : uint8_t {
 // The generic Entity base class that provides an interface common to all Entities.
 class EntityBase {
  public:
-  // Get/set the name of this Entity
+  // Get the name of this Entity
   const StringRef &get_name() const;
-  void set_name(const char *name);
-  /// Set name with pre-computed object_id hash (avoids runtime hash calculation)
-  /// Use hash=0 for dynamic names that need runtime calculation
-  void set_name(const char *name, uint32_t object_id_hash);
 
   /// Combined entity setup from codegen: set name, object_id hash, and entity string indices.
   void configure_entity(const char *name, uint32_t object_id_hash, uint32_t entity_strings_packed);
@@ -98,20 +94,6 @@ class EntityBase {
     this->flags_.entity_category = static_cast<uint8_t>(entity_category);
   }
 
-  // Set entity string table indices — one call per entity from codegen.
-  // Packed: [23..16] icon | [15..8] UoM | [7..0] device_class (each 8 bits)
-  void set_entity_strings([[maybe_unused]] uint32_t packed) {
-#ifdef USE_ENTITY_DEVICE_CLASS
-    this->device_class_idx_ = packed & 0xFF;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_ENTITY_UNIT_OF_MEASUREMENT
-    this->uom_idx_ = (packed >> 8) & 0xFF;
-#endif
-#ifdef USE_ENTITY_ICON
-    this->icon_idx_ = (packed >> 16) & 0xFF;
-#endif
-  }
-
   // Get device class as StringRef (from packed index)
   StringRef get_device_class_ref() const;
   /// Get the device class as std::string (deprecated, prefer get_device_class_ref())