diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/binary_sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/binary_sensor.py
index 4218d3108e5..19ae4504109 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/binary_sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/binary_sensor.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from collections.abc import Sequence
 import dataclasses
-import logging
 
 from uiprotect.data import (
     NVR,
@@ -35,15 +34,14 @@ from .entity import (
     ProtectNVREntity,
     async_all_device_entities,
 )
-from .models import PermRequired, ProtectEventMixin, ProtectRequiredKeysMixin
+from .models import PermRequired, ProtectEntityDescription, ProtectEventMixin
 
-_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 _KEY_DOOR = "door"
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass(frozen=True, kw_only=True)
 class ProtectBinaryEntityDescription(
-    ProtectRequiredKeysMixin, BinarySensorEntityDescription
+    ProtectEntityDescription, BinarySensorEntityDescription
 ):
     """Describes UniFi Protect Binary Sensor entity."""
 
@@ -613,7 +611,7 @@ DISK_SENSORS: tuple[ProtectBinaryEntityDescription, ...] = (
     ),
 )
 
-_MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin]] = {
+_MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectEntityDescription]] = {
     ModelType.CAMERA: CAMERA_SENSORS,
     ModelType.LIGHT: LIGHT_SENSORS,
     ModelType.SENSOR: SENSE_SENSORS,
@@ -621,7 +619,7 @@ _MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin]] = {
     ModelType.VIEWPORT: VIEWER_SENSORS,
 }
 
-_MOUNTABLE_MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin]] = {
+_MOUNTABLE_MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectEntityDescription]] = {
     ModelType.SENSOR: MOUNTABLE_SENSE_SENSORS,
 }
 
@@ -652,10 +650,9 @@ class MountableProtectDeviceBinarySensor(ProtectDeviceBinarySensor):
     @callback
     def _async_update_device_from_protect(self, device: ProtectModelWithId) -> None:
         super()._async_update_device_from_protect(device)
-        updated_device = self.device
         # UP Sense can be any of the 3 contact sensor device classes
         self._attr_device_class = MOUNT_DEVICE_CLASS_MAP.get(
-            updated_device.mount_type, BinarySensorDeviceClass.DOOR
+            self.device.mount_type, BinarySensorDeviceClass.DOOR
         )
 
 
@@ -688,7 +685,6 @@ class ProtectDiskBinarySensor(ProtectNVREntity, BinarySensorEntity):
     @callback
     def _async_update_device_from_protect(self, device: ProtectModelWithId) -> None:
         super()._async_update_device_from_protect(device)
-
         slot = self._disk.slot
         self._attr_available = False
 
@@ -714,7 +710,7 @@ class ProtectEventBinarySensor(EventEntityMixin, BinarySensorEntity):
     def _async_update_device_from_protect(self, device: ProtectModelWithId) -> None:
         super()._async_update_device_from_protect(device)
         is_on = self.entity_description.get_is_on(self.device, self._event)
-        self._attr_is_on: bool | None = is_on
+        self._attr_is_on = is_on
         if not is_on:
             self._event = None
             self._attr_extra_state_attributes = {}
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/button.py b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/button.py
index 7866dd5b183..8a6c4b38ea5 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/button.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/button.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
 from .const import DEVICES_THAT_ADOPT, DISPATCH_ADD, DOMAIN
 from .data import ProtectData, UFPConfigEntry
 from .entity import ProtectDeviceEntity, async_all_device_entities
-from .models import PermRequired, ProtectRequiredKeysMixin, ProtectSetableKeysMixin, T
+from .models import PermRequired, ProtectEntityDescription, ProtectSetableKeysMixin, T
 from .utils import async_dispatch_id as _ufpd
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ CHIME_BUTTONS: tuple[ProtectButtonEntityDescription, ...] = (
 )
 
 
-_MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin]] = {
+_MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectEntityDescription]] = {
     ModelType.CHIME: CHIME_BUTTONS,
     ModelType.SENSOR: SENSOR_BUTTONS,
 }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/camera.py b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/camera.py
index b4596582cd6..a08e0f03e65 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/camera.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/camera.py
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ async def async_setup_entry(
     async_add_entities(_async_camera_entities(hass, entry, data))
 
 
+_EMPTY_CAMERA_FEATURES = CameraEntityFeature(0)
+
+
 class ProtectCamera(ProtectDeviceEntity, Camera):
     """A Ubiquiti UniFi Protect Camera."""
 
@@ -206,13 +209,12 @@ class ProtectCamera(ProtectDeviceEntity, Camera):
         rtsp_url = channel.rtsps_url if self._secure else channel.rtsp_url
 
         # _async_set_stream_source called by __init__
-        self._stream_source = (  # pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
-            None if disable_stream else rtsp_url
-        )
+        # pylint: disable-next=attribute-defined-outside-init
+        self._stream_source = None if disable_stream else rtsp_url
         if self._stream_source:
             self._attr_supported_features = CameraEntityFeature.STREAM
         else:
-            self._attr_supported_features = CameraEntityFeature(0)
+            self._attr_supported_features = _EMPTY_CAMERA_FEATURES
 
     @callback
     def _async_update_device_from_protect(self, device: ProtectModelWithId) -> None:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/entity.py b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/entity.py
index d1b82dd218f..1a89b7c06d1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/entity.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/entity.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from collections.abc import Callable, Sequence
 from functools import partial
 import logging
 from operator import attrgetter
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from uiprotect.data import (
     NVR,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from .const import (
     DOMAIN,
 )
 from .data import ProtectData
-from .models import PermRequired, ProtectEventMixin, ProtectRequiredKeysMixin
+from .models import PermRequired, ProtectEntityDescription, ProtectEventMixin
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ def _async_device_entities(
     data: ProtectData,
     klass: type[BaseProtectEntity],
     model_type: ModelType,
-    descs: Sequence[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin],
-    unadopted_descs: Sequence[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin] | None = None,
+    descs: Sequence[ProtectEntityDescription],
+    unadopted_descs: Sequence[ProtectEntityDescription] | None = None,
     ufp_device: ProtectAdoptableDeviceModel | None = None,
 ) -> list[BaseProtectEntity]:
     if not descs and not unadopted_descs:
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ _ALL_MODEL_TYPES = (
 @callback
 def _combine_model_descs(
     model_type: ModelType,
-    model_descriptions: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin]] | None,
-    all_descs: Sequence[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin] | None,
-) -> list[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin]:
+    model_descriptions: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectEntityDescription]] | None,
+    all_descs: Sequence[ProtectEntityDescription] | None,
+) -> list[ProtectEntityDescription]:
     """Combine all the descriptions with descriptions a model type."""
-    descs: list[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin] = list(all_descs) if all_descs else []
+    descs: list[ProtectEntityDescription] = list(all_descs) if all_descs else []
     if model_descriptions and (model_descs := model_descriptions.get(model_type)):
         descs.extend(model_descs)
     return descs
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ def _combine_model_descs(
 def async_all_device_entities(
     data: ProtectData,
     klass: type[BaseProtectEntity],
-    model_descriptions: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin]]
+    model_descriptions: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectEntityDescription]]
     | None = None,
-    all_descs: Sequence[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin] | None = None,
-    unadopted_descs: list[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin] | None = None,
+    all_descs: Sequence[ProtectEntityDescription] | None = None,
+    unadopted_descs: list[ProtectEntityDescription] | None = None,
     ufp_device: ProtectAdoptableDeviceModel | None = None,
 ) -> list[BaseProtectEntity]:
     """Generate a list of all the device entities."""
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ class BaseProtectEntity(Entity):
     device: ProtectAdoptableDeviceModel | NVR
 
     _attr_should_poll = False
+    _attr_attribution = DEFAULT_ATTRIBUTION
     _state_attrs: tuple[str, ...] = ("_attr_available",)
 
     def __init__(
@@ -191,10 +192,9 @@ class BaseProtectEntity(Entity):
                 else ""
             )
             self._attr_name = f"{self.device.display_name} {name.title()}"
-            if isinstance(description, ProtectRequiredKeysMixin):
+            if isinstance(description, ProtectEntityDescription):
                 self._async_get_ufp_enabled = description.get_ufp_enabled
 
-        self._attr_attribution = DEFAULT_ATTRIBUTION
         self._async_set_device_info()
         self._async_update_device_from_protect(device)
         self._state_getters = tuple(
@@ -301,8 +301,7 @@ class ProtectNVREntity(BaseProtectEntity):
     @callback
     def _async_update_device_from_protect(self, device: ProtectModelWithId) -> None:
         data = self.data
-        last_update_success = data.last_update_success
-        if last_update_success:
+        if last_update_success := data.last_update_success:
             self.device = data.api.bootstrap.nvr
 
         self._attr_available = last_update_success
@@ -311,28 +310,18 @@ class ProtectNVREntity(BaseProtectEntity):
 class EventEntityMixin(ProtectDeviceEntity):
     """Adds motion event attributes to sensor."""
 
-    _unrecorded_attributes = frozenset({ATTR_EVENT_ID, ATTR_EVENT_SCORE})
-
     entity_description: ProtectEventMixin
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        *args: Any,
-        **kwarg: Any,
-    ) -> None:
-        """Init an sensor that has event thumbnails."""
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwarg)
-        self._event: Event | None = None
+    _unrecorded_attributes = frozenset({ATTR_EVENT_ID, ATTR_EVENT_SCORE})
+    _event: Event | None = None
 
     @callback
     def _async_update_device_from_protect(self, device: ProtectModelWithId) -> None:
-        event = self.entity_description.get_event_obj(device)
-        if event is not None:
+        if (event := self.entity_description.get_event_obj(device)) is None:
+            self._attr_extra_state_attributes = {}
+        else:
             self._attr_extra_state_attributes = {
                 ATTR_EVENT_ID: event.id,
                 ATTR_EVENT_SCORE: event.score,
             }
-        else:
-            self._attr_extra_state_attributes = {}
         self._event = event
         super()._async_update_device_from_protect(device)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/models.py b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/models.py
index d2ab31d672d..36db9a847c7 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/models.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/models.py
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from collections.abc import Callable, Coroutine
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from enum import Enum
+from functools import partial
 import logging
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Generic, TypeVar
+from operator import attrgetter
+from typing import Any, Generic, TypeVar
 
 from uiprotect.data import NVR, Event, ProtectAdoptableDeviceModel
 
@@ -19,15 +21,6 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 T = TypeVar("T", bound=ProtectAdoptableDeviceModel | NVR)
 
 
-def split_tuple(value: tuple[str, ...] | str | None) -> tuple[str, ...] | None:
-    """Split string to tuple."""
-    if value is None:
-        return None
-    if TYPE_CHECKING:
-        assert isinstance(value, str)
-    return tuple(value.split("."))
-
-
 class PermRequired(int, Enum):
     """Type of permission level required for entity."""
 
@@ -37,92 +30,83 @@ class PermRequired(int, Enum):
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True, kw_only=True)
-class ProtectRequiredKeysMixin(EntityDescription, Generic[T]):
-    """Mixin for required keys."""
+class ProtectEntityDescription(EntityDescription, Generic[T]):
+    """Base class for protect entity descriptions."""
 
-    # `ufp_required_field`, `ufp_value`, and `ufp_enabled` are defined as
-    # a `str` in the dataclass, but `__post_init__` converts it to a
-    # `tuple[str, ...]` to avoid doing it at run time in `get_nested_attr`
-    # which is usually called millions of times per day.
-    ufp_required_field: tuple[str, ...] | str | None = None
-    ufp_value: tuple[str, ...] | str | None = None
+    ufp_required_field: str | None = None
+    ufp_value: str | None = None
     ufp_value_fn: Callable[[T], Any] | None = None
-    ufp_enabled: tuple[str, ...] | str | None = None
+    ufp_enabled: str | None = None
     ufp_perm: PermRequired | None = None
 
-    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
-        """Pre-convert strings to tuples for faster get_nested_attr."""
-        object.__setattr__(
-            self, "ufp_required_field", split_tuple(self.ufp_required_field)
-        )
-        object.__setattr__(self, "ufp_value", split_tuple(self.ufp_value))
-        object.__setattr__(self, "ufp_enabled", split_tuple(self.ufp_enabled))
-
     def get_ufp_value(self, obj: T) -> Any:
-        """Return value from UniFi Protect device."""
-        if (ufp_value := self.ufp_value) is not None:
-            if TYPE_CHECKING:
-                # `ufp_value` is defined as a `str` in the dataclass, but
-                # `__post_init__` converts it to a `tuple[str, ...]` to avoid
-                # doing it at run time in `get_nested_attr` which is usually called
-                # millions of times per day. This tells mypy that it's a tuple.
-                assert isinstance(ufp_value, tuple)
-            return get_nested_attr(obj, ufp_value)
-        if (ufp_value_fn := self.ufp_value_fn) is not None:
-            return ufp_value_fn(obj)
+        """Return value from UniFi Protect device.
 
-        # reminder for future that one is required
+        May be overridden by ufp_value or ufp_value_fn.
+        """
+        # ufp_value or ufp_value_fn is required, the
+        # RuntimeError is to catch any issues in the code
+        # with new descriptions.
         raise RuntimeError(  # pragma: no cover
             "`ufp_value` or `ufp_value_fn` is required"
         )
 
-    def get_ufp_enabled(self, obj: T) -> bool:
-        """Return value from UniFi Protect device."""
-        if (ufp_enabled := self.ufp_enabled) is not None:
-            if TYPE_CHECKING:
-                # `ufp_enabled` is defined as a `str` in the dataclass, but
-                # `__post_init__` converts it to a `tuple[str, ...]` to avoid
-                # doing it at run time in `get_nested_attr` which is usually called
-                # millions of times per day. This tells mypy that it's a tuple.
-                assert isinstance(ufp_enabled, tuple)
-            return bool(get_nested_attr(obj, ufp_enabled))
+    def has_required(self, obj: T) -> bool:
+        """Return if required field is set.
+
+        May be overridden by ufp_required_field.
+        """
         return True
 
-    def has_required(self, obj: T) -> bool:
-        """Return if has required field."""
-        if (ufp_required_field := self.ufp_required_field) is None:
-            return True
-        if TYPE_CHECKING:
-            # `ufp_required_field` is defined as a `str` in the dataclass, but
-            # `__post_init__` converts it to a `tuple[str, ...]` to avoid
-            # doing it at run time in `get_nested_attr` which is usually called
-            # millions of times per day. This tells mypy that it's a tuple.
-            assert isinstance(ufp_required_field, tuple)
-        return bool(get_nested_attr(obj, ufp_required_field))
+    def get_ufp_enabled(self, obj: T) -> bool:
+        """Return if entity is enabled.
+
+        May be overridden by ufp_enabled.
+        """
+        return True
+
+    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
+        """Override get_ufp_value, has_required, and get_ufp_enabled if required."""
+        _setter = partial(object.__setattr__, self)
+        if (_ufp_value := self.ufp_value) is not None:
+            ufp_value = tuple(_ufp_value.split("."))
+            _setter("get_ufp_value", partial(get_nested_attr, attrs=ufp_value))
+        elif (ufp_value_fn := self.ufp_value_fn) is not None:
+            _setter("get_ufp_value", ufp_value_fn)
+        if (_ufp_enabled := self.ufp_enabled) is not None:
+            ufp_enabled = tuple(_ufp_enabled.split("."))
+            _setter("get_ufp_enabled", partial(get_nested_attr, attrs=ufp_enabled))
+        if (_ufp_required_field := self.ufp_required_field) is not None:
+            ufp_required_field = tuple(_ufp_required_field.split("."))
+            _setter(
+                "has_required",
+                lambda obj: bool(get_nested_attr(obj, ufp_required_field)),
+            )
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True, kw_only=True)
-class ProtectEventMixin(ProtectRequiredKeysMixin[T]):
+class ProtectEventMixin(ProtectEntityDescription[T]):
     """Mixin for events."""
 
     ufp_event_obj: str | None = None
 
     def get_event_obj(self, obj: T) -> Event | None:
         """Return value from UniFi Protect device."""
-
-        if self.ufp_event_obj is not None:
-            event: Event | None = getattr(obj, self.ufp_event_obj, None)
-            return event
         return None
 
+    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
+        """Override get_event_obj if ufp_event_obj is set."""
+        if (_ufp_event_obj := self.ufp_event_obj) is not None:
+            object.__setattr__(self, "get_event_obj", attrgetter(_ufp_event_obj))
+        super().__post_init__()
+
     def get_is_on(self, obj: T, event: Event | None) -> bool:
         """Return value if event is active."""
-
         return event is not None and self.get_ufp_value(obj)
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True, kw_only=True)
-class ProtectSetableKeysMixin(ProtectRequiredKeysMixin[T]):
+class ProtectSetableKeysMixin(ProtectEntityDescription[T]):
     """Mixin for settable values."""
 
     ufp_set_method: str | None = None
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/number.py b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/number.py
index 44f965e4796..3719dcbd4ac 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/number.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/number.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from collections.abc import Sequence
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import timedelta
-import logging
 
 from uiprotect.data import (
     Camera,
@@ -23,9 +22,7 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
 
 from .data import ProtectData, UFPConfigEntry
 from .entity import ProtectDeviceEntity, async_all_device_entities
-from .models import PermRequired, ProtectRequiredKeysMixin, ProtectSetableKeysMixin, T
-
-_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+from .models import PermRequired, ProtectEntityDescription, ProtectSetableKeysMixin, T
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True, kw_only=True)
@@ -213,7 +210,7 @@ CHIME_NUMBERS: tuple[ProtectNumberEntityDescription, ...] = (
         ufp_perm=PermRequired.WRITE,
     ),
 )
-_MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin]] = {
+_MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectEntityDescription]] = {
     ModelType.CAMERA: CAMERA_NUMBERS,
     ModelType.LIGHT: LIGHT_NUMBERS,
     ModelType.SENSOR: SENSE_NUMBERS,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/select.py b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/select.py
index 2dd52fac774..d6e0f638d2d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/select.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/select.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
 from .const import TYPE_EMPTY_VALUE
 from .data import ProtectData, UFPConfigEntry
 from .entity import ProtectDeviceEntity, async_all_device_entities
-from .models import PermRequired, ProtectRequiredKeysMixin, ProtectSetableKeysMixin, T
+from .models import PermRequired, ProtectEntityDescription, ProtectSetableKeysMixin, T
 from .utils import async_get_light_motion_current
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ VIEWER_SELECTS: tuple[ProtectSelectEntityDescription, ...] = (
     ),
 )
 
-_MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin]] = {
+_MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectEntityDescription]] = {
     ModelType.CAMERA: CAMERA_SELECTS,
     ModelType.LIGHT: LIGHT_SELECTS,
     ModelType.SENSOR: SENSE_SELECTS,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/sensor.py
index 56b7ef7f9a4..3e849bc1ad1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/sensor.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ from .entity import (
     ProtectNVREntity,
     async_all_device_entities,
 )
-from .models import PermRequired, ProtectEventMixin, ProtectRequiredKeysMixin, T
+from .models import PermRequired, ProtectEntityDescription, ProtectEventMixin, T
 from .utils import async_get_light_motion_current
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ OBJECT_TYPE_NONE = "none"
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True, kw_only=True)
 class ProtectSensorEntityDescription(
-    ProtectRequiredKeysMixin[T], SensorEntityDescription
+    ProtectEntityDescription[T], SensorEntityDescription
 ):
     """Describes UniFi Protect Sensor entity."""
 
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ VIEWER_SENSORS: tuple[ProtectSensorEntityDescription, ...] = (
     ),
 )
 
-_MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin]] = {
+_MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectEntityDescription]] = {
     ModelType.CAMERA: CAMERA_SENSORS + CAMERA_DISABLED_SENSORS,
     ModelType.SENSOR: SENSE_SENSORS,
     ModelType.LIGHT: LIGHT_SENSORS,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/switch.py b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/switch.py
index 36c2c497b57..32dc5808005 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/switch.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/switch.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from .entity import (
     ProtectNVREntity,
     async_all_device_entities,
 )
-from .models import PermRequired, ProtectRequiredKeysMixin, ProtectSetableKeysMixin, T
+from .models import PermRequired, ProtectEntityDescription, ProtectSetableKeysMixin, T
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 ATTR_PREV_MIC = "prev_mic_level"
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ NVR_SWITCHES: tuple[ProtectSwitchEntityDescription, ...] = (
     ),
 )
 
-_MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin]] = {
+_MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectEntityDescription]] = {
     ModelType.CAMERA: CAMERA_SWITCHES,
     ModelType.LIGHT: LIGHT_SWITCHES,
     ModelType.SENSOR: SENSE_SWITCHES,
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ _MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin]] = {
     ModelType.VIEWPORT: VIEWER_SWITCHES,
 }
 
-_PRIVACY_MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin]] = {
+_PRIVACY_MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectEntityDescription]] = {
     ModelType.CAMERA: [PRIVACY_MODE_SWITCH]
 }
 
@@ -487,7 +487,6 @@ class ProtectSwitch(ProtectDeviceEntity, SwitchEntity):
         """Initialize an UniFi Protect Switch."""
         super().__init__(data, device, description)
         self._attr_name = f"{self.device.display_name} {self.entity_description.name}"
-        self._switch_type = self.entity_description.key
 
     def _async_update_device_from_protect(self, device: ProtectModelWithId) -> None:
         super()._async_update_device_from_protect(device)
@@ -539,21 +538,20 @@ class ProtectPrivacyModeSwitch(RestoreEntity, ProtectSwitch):
     def __init__(
         self,
         data: ProtectData,
-        device: ProtectAdoptableDeviceModel,
+        device: Camera,
         description: ProtectSwitchEntityDescription,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize an UniFi Protect Switch."""
         super().__init__(data, device, description)
-
-        if self.device.is_privacy_on:
+        if device.is_privacy_on:
             extra_state = self.extra_state_attributes or {}
             self._previous_mic_level = extra_state.get(ATTR_PREV_MIC, 100)
             self._previous_record_mode = extra_state.get(
                 ATTR_PREV_RECORD, RecordingMode.ALWAYS
             )
         else:
-            self._previous_mic_level = self.device.mic_volume
-            self._previous_record_mode = self.device.recording_settings.mode
+            self._previous_mic_level = device.mic_volume
+            self._previous_record_mode = device.recording_settings.mode
 
     @callback
     def _update_previous_attr(self) -> None:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/text.py b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/text.py
index 009e013ee51..e01a6b31f11 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/text.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/text.py
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ from homeassistant.const import EntityCategory
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
 
-from .data import ProtectData, UFPConfigEntry
+from .data import UFPConfigEntry
 from .entity import ProtectDeviceEntity, async_all_device_entities
-from .models import PermRequired, ProtectRequiredKeysMixin, ProtectSetableKeysMixin, T
+from .models import PermRequired, ProtectEntityDescription, ProtectSetableKeysMixin, T
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True, kw_only=True)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ CAMERA: tuple[ProtectTextEntityDescription, ...] = (
     ),
 )
 
-_MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectRequiredKeysMixin]] = {
+_MODEL_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[ModelType, Sequence[ProtectEntityDescription]] = {
     ModelType.CAMERA: CAMERA,
 }
 
@@ -88,15 +88,6 @@ class ProtectDeviceText(ProtectDeviceEntity, TextEntity):
     entity_description: ProtectTextEntityDescription
     _state_attrs = ("_attr_available", "_attr_native_value")
 
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        data: ProtectData,
-        device: ProtectAdoptableDeviceModel,
-        description: ProtectTextEntityDescription,
-    ) -> None:
-        """Initialize an UniFi Protect sensor."""
-        super().__init__(data, device, description)
-
     @callback
     def _async_update_device_from_protect(self, device: ProtectModelWithId) -> None:
         super()._async_update_device_from_protect(device)