diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/page-list/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/page-list/edit.js
index b3d2db31d5e04a..7372191723f466 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/page-list/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/page-list/edit.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
 	Button,
 } from '@wordpress/components';
 import { __, sprintf } from '@wordpress/i18n';
-import { useMemo, useState, useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { useMemo, useState } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { useEntityRecords } from '@wordpress/core-data';
 import { useSelect, useDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
 
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import { convertDescription } from './constants';
 // We only show the edit option when page count is <= MAX_PAGE_COUNT
 // Performance of Navigation Links is not good past this value.
 const MAX_PAGE_COUNT = 100;
+const NOOP = () => {};
 
 export default function PageListEdit( {
 	context,
@@ -49,8 +50,6 @@ export default function PageListEdit( {
 	const { parentPageID } = attributes;
 	const [ pages ] = useGetPages();
 	const { pagesByParentId, totalPages, hasResolvedPages } = usePageData();
-	const { replaceInnerBlocks, __unstableMarkNextChangeAsNotPersistent } =
-		useDispatch( blockEditorStore );
 
 	const isNavigationChild = 'showSubmenuIcon' in context;
 	const allowConvertToLinks =
@@ -133,6 +132,9 @@ export default function PageListEdit( {
 		renderAppender: false,
 		__unstableDisableDropZone: true,
 		templateLock: 'all',
+		onInput: NOOP,
+		onChange: NOOP,
+		value: blockList,
 	} );
 
 	const getBlockContent = () => {
@@ -185,13 +187,6 @@ export default function PageListEdit( {
 		}
 	};
 
-	useEffect( () => {
-		__unstableMarkNextChangeAsNotPersistent();
-		if ( blockList ) {
-			replaceInnerBlocks( clientId, blockList );
-		}
-	}, [ clientId, blockList ] );
-
 	const { replaceBlock, selectBlock } = useDispatch( blockEditorStore );
 
 	const { parentNavBlockClientId } = useSelect( ( select ) => {