diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/provider/use-block-sync.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/provider/use-block-sync.js
index 969c0f1e4d1c5e..26b8c2a549b641 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/provider/use-block-sync.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/provider/use-block-sync.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  */
 import { useEffect, useRef } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { useRegistry, useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
-import { cloneBlock } from '@wordpress/blocks';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -111,9 +110,7 @@ export default function useBlockSync( {
 			// before the actual blocks get set properly in state.
 			registry.batch( () => {
 				setHasControlledInnerBlocks( clientId, true );
-				const storeBlocks = controlledBlocks.map( ( block ) =>
-					cloneBlock( block )
-				);
+				const storeBlocks = controlledBlocks.map( ( block ) => block );
 				if ( subscribed.current ) {
 					pendingChanges.current.incoming = storeBlocks;
 				}