diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/index.js b/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/index.js
index 97d9f2aad6c4f..6e5cf20d750ed 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/index.js
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ export default function VisualEditor( { styles } ) {
 	const { clearSelectedBlock } = useDispatch( blockEditorStore );
 	const { setIsEditingTemplate } = useDispatch( editPostStore );
 	const desktopCanvasStyles = {
-		// We intentionally omit a 100% height here. The container is a flex item, so the 100% height is granted by default.
-		// If a percentage height is present, older browsers such as Safari 13 apply that, but do so incorrectly as the inheritance is buggy.
+		height: '100%',
 		width: '100%',
 		margin: 0,
 		display: 'flex',