diff --git a/packages/edit-widgets/src/blocks/widget-area/block.json b/packages/edit-widgets/src/blocks/widget-area/block.json
index fdec21c57e9311..48ffa6b0d08712 100644
--- a/packages/edit-widgets/src/blocks/widget-area/block.json
+++ b/packages/edit-widgets/src/blocks/widget-area/block.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 		"inserter": false,
 		"customClassName": false,
 		"reusable": false,
-		"__experimentalToolbar": false
+		"__experimentalToolbar": false,
+		"__experimentalParentSelector": false
 	},
 	"editorStyle": "wp-block-widget-area-editor",
 	"style": "wp-block-widget-area"
diff --git a/packages/edit-widgets/src/blocks/widget-area/index.js b/packages/edit-widgets/src/blocks/widget-area/index.js
index f62dedda3c5e59..326705421ee0a3 100644
--- a/packages/edit-widgets/src/blocks/widget-area/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-widgets/src/blocks/widget-area/index.js
@@ -16,9 +16,5 @@ export const settings = {
 	title: __( 'Widget Area' ),
 	description: __( 'A widget area container.' ),
 	__experimentalLabel: ( { name: label } ) => label,
-	supports: {
-		// Should show the parent selector for its children or not. Defaults to true.
-		__experimentalParentSelector: false,
-	},
 	edit,
 };