diff --git a/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.h b/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.h
index b7c4db56be..4b4228443f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.h
+++ b/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class DisplayBuffer : public Display {
  protected:
   virtual void draw_absolute_pixel_internal(int x, int y, Color color) = 0;
 
-  void init_internal_(uint32_t buffer_length);
+  virtual void init_internal_(uint32_t buffer_length);
 
   uint8_t *buffer_{nullptr};
 };
diff --git a/esphome/components/waveshare_epaper/waveshare_epaper.cpp b/esphome/components/waveshare_epaper/waveshare_epaper.cpp
index 141fdd4b43..5e2d835a8b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/waveshare_epaper/waveshare_epaper.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/waveshare_epaper/waveshare_epaper.cpp
@@ -2662,7 +2662,6 @@ void HOT WaveshareEPaper7P3InF::display() {
   this->wait_until_idle_();
 
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Set the display to deep sleep");
-  ESP_LOGE(TAG, "GO TO DEEP SLEEP");
   this->command(0x07);
   this->data(0xA5);
 }