diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/block.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/block.js
index 307666feb23e5..8afe09a0d07ad 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/block.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/block.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from '@wordpress/components';
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { moreVertical } from '@wordpress/icons';
-import { useState, useRef, useEffect, memo } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { useState, useRef, useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { useDispatch, useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 
 /**
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const ROW_VARIANTS = {
 };
 const DRAG_CONSTANTS = { left: -10, right: 10 };
 
-function ListViewBlock( {
+export default function ListViewBlock( {
 	block,
 	isSelected,
 	isBranchSelected,
@@ -334,16 +334,3 @@ function ListViewBlock( {
 		</TreeGridRow>
 	);
 }
-
-function shouldSkipUpdateIfDragging( prevProps, nextProps ) {
-	if ( prevProps.draggingId && nextProps.draggingId ) {
-		const samePosition = nextProps.listPosition === prevProps.listPosition;
-		const sameParent = nextProps.parentId === prevProps.parentId;
-		const expanded = nextProps.isExpanded === prevProps.isExpanded;
-		return samePosition && sameParent && expanded;
-	}
-	// If not dragging, default to native behavior of always rendering if the parent has rendered.
-	return false;
-}
-
-export default memo( ListViewBlock, shouldSkipUpdateIfDragging );
diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/secondary-sidebar/list-view-sidebar.js b/packages/edit-post/src/components/secondary-sidebar/list-view-sidebar.js
index da93e77789cc4..617a22f9b7632 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/components/secondary-sidebar/list-view-sidebar.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/secondary-sidebar/list-view-sidebar.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
 	store as blockEditorStore,
 } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
 import { Button } from '@wordpress/components';
-import { memo } from '@wordpress/element';
 import {
 	useFocusOnMount,
 	useFocusReturn,
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ import { ESCAPE } from '@wordpress/keycodes';
  */
 import { store as editPostStore } from '../../store';
 
-function ListViewSidebar() {
+export default function ListViewSidebar() {
 	const { setIsListViewOpened } = useDispatch( editPostStore );
 
 	const { clearSelectedBlock, selectBlock } = useDispatch( blockEditorStore );
@@ -72,4 +71,3 @@ function ListViewSidebar() {
 		</div>
 	);
 }
-export default memo( ListViewSidebar );
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/secondary-sidebar/list-view-sidebar.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/secondary-sidebar/list-view-sidebar.js
index d58100188c260..469dabaff5619 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/secondary-sidebar/list-view-sidebar.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/secondary-sidebar/list-view-sidebar.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
 	useInstanceId,
 	useMergeRefs,
 } from '@wordpress/compose';
-import { memo } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { useDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { closeSmall } from '@wordpress/icons';
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ import { ESCAPE } from '@wordpress/keycodes';
  */
 import { store as editSiteStore } from '../../store';
 
-function ListViewSidebar() {
+export default function ListViewSidebar() {
 	const { setIsListViewOpened } = useDispatch( editSiteStore );
 
 	const { clearSelectedBlock, selectBlock } = useDispatch( blockEditorStore );
@@ -71,4 +70,3 @@ function ListViewSidebar() {
 		</div>
 	);
 }
-export default memo( ListViewSidebar );