diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-switcher/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-switcher/index.js
index f73a5de543bd4..8a8d1908f3854 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-switcher/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-switcher/index.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import { copy } from '@wordpress/icons';
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store';
-import useBlockDisplayInformation from '../use-block-display-information';
 import BlockIcon from '../block-icon';
 import BlockTransformationsMenu from './block-transformations-menu';
 import { useBlockVariationTransforms } from './block-variation-transformations';
@@ -162,7 +161,6 @@ function BlockSwitcherDropdownMenuContents( {
 }
 
 export const BlockSwitcher = ( { clientIds } ) => {
-	const blockInformation = useBlockDisplayInformation( clientIds?.[ 0 ] );
 	const {
 		canRemove,
 		hasBlockStyles,
@@ -175,9 +173,11 @@ export const BlockSwitcher = ( { clientIds } ) => {
 			const {
 				getBlockRootClientId,
 				getBlocksByClientId,
+				getBlockAttributes,
 				canRemoveBlocks,
 			} = select( blockEditorStore );
-			const { getBlockStyles, getBlockType } = select( blocksStore );
+			const { getBlockStyles, getBlockType, getActiveBlockVariation } =
+				select( blocksStore );
 			const _blocks = getBlocksByClientId( clientIds );
 			if ( ! _blocks.length || _blocks.some( ( block ) => ! block ) ) {
 				return { invalidBlocks: true };
@@ -185,18 +185,24 @@ export const BlockSwitcher = ( { clientIds } ) => {
 			const rootClientId = getBlockRootClientId( clientIds );
 			const [ { name: firstBlockName } ] = _blocks;
 			const _isSingleBlockSelected = _blocks.length === 1;
+			const blockType = getBlockType( firstBlockName );
+
 			let _icon;
 			if ( _isSingleBlockSelected ) {
-				_icon = blockInformation?.icon; // Take into account active block variations.
+				const match = getActiveBlockVariation(
+					firstBlockName,
+					getBlockAttributes( clientIds[ 0 ] )
+				);
+				// Take into account active block variations.
+				_icon = match?.icon || blockType.icon;
 			} else {
 				const isSelectionOfSameType =
 					new Set( _blocks.map( ( { name } ) => name ) ).size === 1;
 				// When selection consists of blocks of multiple types, display an
 				// appropriate icon to communicate the non-uniformity.
-				_icon = isSelectionOfSameType
-					? getBlockType( firstBlockName )?.icon
-					: copy;
+				_icon = isSelectionOfSameType ? blockType.icon : copy;
 			}
+
 			return {
 				canRemove: canRemoveBlocks( clientIds, rootClientId ),
 				hasBlockStyles:
@@ -209,7 +215,7 @@ export const BlockSwitcher = ( { clientIds } ) => {
 					_isSingleBlockSelected && isTemplatePart( _blocks[ 0 ] ),
 			};
 		},
-		[ clientIds, blockInformation?.icon ]
+		[ clientIds ]
 	);
 	const blockTitle = useBlockDisplayTitle( {
 		clientId: clientIds?.[ 0 ],