diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/flat-term-selector.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/flat-term-selector.js
index 55e2f6e9c47c84..7e2a322d042847 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/flat-term-selector.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/flat-term-selector.js
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ class FlatTermSelector extends Component {
 		const termNames = availableTerms.map( ( term ) => term.name );
 		const newTermLabel = get(
 			taxonomy,
-			[ 'data', 'labels', 'add_new_item' ],
+			[ 'labels', 'add_new_item' ],
 			slug === 'post_tag' ? __( 'Add New Tag' ) : __( 'Add New Term' )
 		);
 		const singularName = get(
 			taxonomy,
-			[ 'data', 'labels', 'singular_name' ],
+			[ 'labels', 'singular_name' ],
 			slug === 'post_tag' ? __( 'Tag' ) : __( 'Term' )
 		);
 		const termAddedLabel = sprintf( _x( '%s added', 'term' ), singularName );
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/hierarchical-term-selector.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/hierarchical-term-selector.js
index 698271cf89a07a..46e68d3c75cc49 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/hierarchical-term-selector.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/hierarchical-term-selector.js
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class HierarchicalTermSelector extends Component {
 		const { availableTermsTree, availableTerms, filteredTermsTree, formName, formParent, loading, showForm, filterValue } = this.state;
 		const labelWithFallback = ( labelProperty, fallbackIsCategory, fallbackIsNotCategory ) => get(
 			taxonomy,
-			[ 'data', 'labels', labelProperty ],
+			[ 'labels', labelProperty ],
 			slug === 'category' ? fallbackIsCategory : fallbackIsNotCategory
 		);
 		const newTermButtonLabel = labelWithFallback(