diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list-appender/style.scss b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list-appender/style.scss
index 05fb3ac65eb723..3f40466627b0f0 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list-appender/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list-appender/style.scss
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@
 		margin: $grid-unit-10 0;
 	}
 
-	// Add a uniform margin around the block.
-	// This can hopefully avoid havoc in flex containers.
-	margin: 0 $grid-unit-10;
+	// Zero out the margin that's inherited from common.scss.
+	margin-bottom: revert;
 
 	// Black square plus appender.
 	.block-list-appender__toggle {