diff --git a/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp b/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp
index a364b93cf5..28a66b23b7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void Logger::log_vprintf_(int level, const char *tag, int line, const __FlashStr
   if (this->baud_rate_ > 0) {
     this->write_msg_(this->tx_buffer_ + msg_start);
   }
-  this->call_log_callbacks_(level, tag, this->tx_buffer_ + msg_start);
+  this->log_callback_.call(level, tag, this->tx_buffer_ + msg_start);
 
   global_recursion_guard_ = false;
 }
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@ inline int Logger::level_for(const char *tag) {
   return this->current_level_;
 }
 
-void HOT Logger::call_log_callbacks_(int level, const char *tag, const char *msg) {
-  this->log_callback_.call(level, tag, msg);
-}
-
 Logger::Logger(uint32_t baud_rate, size_t tx_buffer_size) : baud_rate_(baud_rate), tx_buffer_size_(tx_buffer_size) {
   // add 1 to buffer size for null terminator
   this->tx_buffer_ = new char[this->tx_buffer_size_ + 1];  // NOLINT
@@ -180,7 +176,7 @@ void Logger::loop() {
                                   this->tx_buffer_size_);
       this->write_footer_to_buffer_(this->tx_buffer_, &this->tx_buffer_at_, this->tx_buffer_size_);
       this->tx_buffer_[this->tx_buffer_at_] = '\0';
-      this->call_log_callbacks_(message->level, message->tag, this->tx_buffer_);
+      this->log_callback_.call(message->level, message->tag, this->tx_buffer_);
       // At this point all the data we need from message has been transferred to the tx_buffer
       // so we can release the message to allow other tasks to use it as soon as possible.
       this->log_buffer_->release_message_main_loop(received_token);
diff --git a/esphome/components/logger/logger.h b/esphome/components/logger/logger.h
index 6030d9e8f2..9f09208b66 100644
--- a/esphome/components/logger/logger.h
+++ b/esphome/components/logger/logger.h
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ class Logger : public Component {
 #endif
 
  protected:
-  void call_log_callbacks_(int level, const char *tag, const char *msg);
   void write_msg_(const char *msg);
 
   // Format a log message with printf-style arguments and write it to a buffer with header, footer, and null terminator
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ class Logger : public Component {
     if (this->baud_rate_ > 0) {
       this->write_msg_(this->tx_buffer_);  // If logging is enabled, write to console
     }
-    this->call_log_callbacks_(level, tag, this->tx_buffer_);
+    this->log_callback_.call(level, tag, this->tx_buffer_);
   }
 
   // Write the body of the log message to the buffer