diff --git a/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.cpp b/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.cpp
index cfe2731fa4..b11c20fd8b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.cpp
@@ -45,17 +45,11 @@ void ESPNowComponent::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  MAC Address: 0x%12llx.", this->own_peer_address_);
 }
 
-void ESPNowComponent::show_packet(std::string title, const ESPNowPacket &packet) {
-  /*
-    char buf[20];
-    sprintf(buf, "%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X", mac[0], mac[1], mac[2], mac[3], mac[4], mac[5]);
-
-    ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "%s packet: M:%s H:%cx%cx%c  P:%c%c%c 0x%02x  S:%02x  C:ox%02x~0x%02x S:%02d V:%s", "test",
-              buf, packet.content_at(0), packet.content_at(1),
-              packet.content_at(2), packet.content_at(3), packet.content_at(4), packet.content_at(5),
-              packet.content_at(6), packet.content_at(7), packet.crc(), packet.calc_crc(), packet.content_size()
-              packet.is_valid() ? "Yes" : "No");
-  */
+void ESPNowComponent::show_packet(const std::string &title, const ESPNowPacket &packet) {
+  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "%s Peer: packet: 0x%12llx  M:%s H:%cx%cx%c  P:%c%c%c 0x%02x  S:%02x  C:ox%02x~0x%02x S:%02d V:%s",
+            "test", packet.peer, packet.content_at(0), packet.content_at(1), packet.content_at(2), packet.content_at(3),
+            packet.content_at(4), packet.content_at(5), packet.content_at(6), packet.content_at(7), packet.crc(),
+            packet.calc_crc(), packet.content_size() packet.is_valid() ? "Yes" : "No");
 }
 
 bool ESPNowComponent::validate_channel_(uint8_t channel) {
@@ -186,21 +180,21 @@ ESPNowProtocol *ESPNowComponent::get_protocol_component_(uint32_t protocol) {
   return this->protocols_[protocol];
 }
 
-void ESPNowComponent::call_on_receive_(const ESPNowPacket packet) {
+void ESPNowComponent::call_on_receive_(ESPNowPacket packet) {
   ESPNowProtocol *protocol = this->get_protocol_component_(packet.protocol());
   if (protocol != nullptr) {
     this->defer([protocol, packet]() { protocol->on_receive(packet); });
   }
 }
 
-void ESPNowComponent::call_on_sent_(const ESPNowPacket packet, bool status) {
+void ESPNowComponent::call_on_sent_(ESPNowPacket packet, bool status) {
   ESPNowProtocol *protocol = this->get_protocol_component_(packet.protocol());
   if (protocol != nullptr) {
     this->defer([protocol, packet, status]() { protocol->on_sent(packet, status); });
   }
 }
 
-void ESPNowComponent::call_on_new_peer_(const ESPNowPacket packet) {
+void ESPNowComponent::call_on_new_peer_(ESPNowPacket packet) {
   ESPNowProtocol *protocol = this->get_protocol_component_(packet.protocol());
   if (protocol != nullptr) {
     this->defer([protocol, packet]() { protocol->on_new_peer(packet); });
diff --git a/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.h b/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.h
index 5de1ec029a..5480d354bf 100644
--- a/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.h
+++ b/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.h
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class ESPNowComponent : public Component {
 
   ESPNowDefaultProtocol *get_default_protocol();
 
-  void show_packet(std::string title, const ESPNowPacket &packet);
+  void show_packet(const std::string &title, const ESPNowPacket &packet);
 
  protected:
   bool validate_channel_(uint8_t channel);
@@ -241,9 +241,9 @@ class ESPNowComponent : public Component {
   bool use_sent_check_{true};
   bool lock_{false};
 
-  void call_on_receive_(const ESPNowPacket packet);
-  void call_on_sent_(const ESPNowPacket packet, bool status);
-  void call_on_new_peer_(const ESPNowPacket packet);
+  void call_on_receive_(ESPNowPacket packet);
+  void call_on_sent_(ESPNowPacket packet, bool status);
+  void call_on_new_peer_(ESPNowPacket packet);
 
   QueueHandle_t receive_queue_{};
   QueueHandle_t send_queue_{};