diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/dataviews-pattern-actions.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/dataviews-pattern-actions.js
index 50baed5658e92..12a2b99e7dbcb 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/dataviews-pattern-actions.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/dataviews-pattern-actions.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { downloadZip } from 'client-zip';
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
-import { getQueryArgs } from '@wordpress/url';
 import { downloadBlob } from '@wordpress/blob';
 import { __, _x, sprintf } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import {
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../utils/constants';
 import { CreateTemplatePartModalContents } from '../create-template-part-modal';
 
-const { useHistory } = unlock( routerPrivateApis );
+const { useHistory, useLocation } = unlock( routerPrivateApis );
 const { CreatePatternModalContents, useDuplicatePatternProps } =
 	unlock( patternsPrivateApis );
 
@@ -365,9 +364,9 @@ export const duplicatePatternAction = {
 	modalHeader: _x( 'Duplicate pattern', 'action label' ),
 	RenderModal: ( { items, closeModal } ) => {
 		const [ item ] = items;
-		const { categoryId = PATTERN_DEFAULT_CATEGORY } = getQueryArgs(
-			window.location.href
-		);
+		const {
+			params: { categoryId = PATTERN_DEFAULT_CATEGORY },
+		} = useLocation();
 		const isThemePattern = item.type === PATTERN_TYPES.theme;
 		const history = useHistory();
 		function onPatternSuccess( { pattern } ) {
@@ -401,11 +400,11 @@ export const duplicateTemplatePartAction = {
 	RenderModal: ( { items, closeModal } ) => {
 		const [ item ] = items;
 		const { createSuccessNotice } = useDispatch( noticesStore );
-		const { categoryId = PATTERN_DEFAULT_CATEGORY } = getQueryArgs(
-			window.location.href
-		);
+		const {
+			params: { categoryId = PATTERN_DEFAULT_CATEGORY },
+		} = useLocation();
 		const history = useHistory();
-		async function onTemplatePartSuccess( templatePart ) {
+		function onTemplatePartSuccess( templatePart ) {
 			createSuccessNotice(
 				sprintf(
 					// translators: %s: The new template part's title e.g. 'Call to action (copy)'.
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/index.js
index 1a649a0ef0542..ea313e7e1dede 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
 	Tooltip,
 	Flex,
 } from '@wordpress/components';
-import { getQueryArgs } from '@wordpress/url';
 import { __, _x } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import {
 	useState,
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ const { ExperimentalBlockEditorProvider, useGlobalStyle } = unlock(
 	blockEditorPrivateApis
 );
 const { usePostActions } = unlock( editorPrivateApis );
-const { useHistory } = unlock( routerPrivateApis );
+const { useHistory, useLocation } = unlock( routerPrivateApis );
 
 const EMPTY_ARRAY = [];
 const defaultConfigPerViewType = {
@@ -253,10 +252,8 @@ function Title( { item, categoryId } ) {
 
 export default function DataviewsPatterns() {
 	const {
-		categoryType,
-		categoryId: categoryIdFromURL,
-		path,
-	} = getQueryArgs( window.location.href );
+		params: { categoryType, categoryId: categoryIdFromURL, path },
+	} = useLocation();
 	const type =
 		categoryType ||
 		( path === '/wp_template_part/all'
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/pattern-modal/duplicate.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/pattern-modal/duplicate.js
index e59decbf8b260..18cef4a613380 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/pattern-modal/duplicate.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/pattern-modal/duplicate.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import { useDispatch, useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { privateApis as patternsPrivateApis } from '@wordpress/patterns';
 import { privateApis as routerPrivateApis } from '@wordpress/router';
-import { getQueryArgs } from '@wordpress/url';
 import { privateApis as editorPrivateApis } from '@wordpress/editor';
 
 /**
@@ -16,12 +15,14 @@ import { unlock } from '../../lock-unlock';
 import useEditedEntityRecord from '../use-edited-entity-record';
 
 const { DuplicatePatternModal } = unlock( patternsPrivateApis );
-const { useHistory } = unlock( routerPrivateApis );
+const { useHistory, useLocation } = unlock( routerPrivateApis );
 const { interfaceStore } = unlock( editorPrivateApis );
 
 export default function PatternDuplicateModal() {
 	const { record } = useEditedEntityRecord();
-	const { categoryType, categoryId } = getQueryArgs( window.location.href );
+	const {
+		params: { categoryType, categoryId },
+	} = useLocation();
 	const { closeModal } = useDispatch( interfaceStore );
 	const history = useHistory();
 
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-patterns/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-patterns/index.js
index d795bfb9a893a..5952c53e2ba54 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-patterns/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-patterns/index.js
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import {
 } from '@wordpress/components';
 import { getTemplatePartIcon } from '@wordpress/editor';
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
-import { getQueryArgs } from '@wordpress/url';
 import { store as coreStore } from '@wordpress/core-data';
 import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { file } from '@wordpress/icons';
+import { privateApis as routerPrivateApis } from '@wordpress/router';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ import {
 } from '../../utils/constants';
 import usePatternCategories from './use-pattern-categories';
 import useTemplatePartAreas from './use-template-part-areas';
+import { unlock } from '../../lock-unlock';
+
+const { useLocation } = unlock( routerPrivateApis );
 
 function CategoriesGroup( {
 	path,
@@ -109,9 +112,9 @@ function CategoriesGroup( {
 
 const EMPTY_ARRAY = [];
 export default function SidebarNavigationScreenPatterns() {
-	const { categoryType, categoryId, path } = getQueryArgs(
-		window.location.href
-	);
+	const {
+		params: { categoryType, categoryId, path },
+	} = useLocation();
 	const isTemplatePartsPath = path === '/wp_template_part/all';
 	const currentCategory =
 		categoryId ||