diff --git a/esphome/core/automation.h b/esphome/core/automation.h
index b6058925b4..61f34d70f4 100644
--- a/esphome/core/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/core/automation.h
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ template<typename... Ts> class Action {
     this->play(x...);
     this->play_next_(x...);
   }
-  virtual void stop_complex() {
+  void stop_complex() {
     if (num_running_) {
       this->stop();
       this->num_running_ = 0;
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ template<typename... Ts> class Action {
     this->stop_next_();
   }
   /// Check if this or any of the following actions are currently running.
-  virtual bool is_running() { return this->num_running_ > 0 || this->is_running_next_(); }
+  bool is_running() { return this->num_running_ > 0 || this->is_running_next_(); }
 
   /// The total number of actions that are currently running in this plus any of
   /// the following actions in the chain.