diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list-appender/style.scss b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list-appender/style.scss
index f5eb38c57f8f4..1b893c26875d7 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list-appender/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list-appender/style.scss
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@
 .block-editor-block-list__block .block-list-appender {
 	margin: $grid-unit-10 0;
 
-	// Add additional margin to the appender when inside a group with a background color.
-	// If changing this, be sure to sync up with group/editor.scss line 13.
-	.has-background & {
-		margin: ($grid-unit-20 + $block-spacing) $grid-unit-10;
-	}
-
 	// Animate appearance.
 	.block-list-appender__toggle {
 		padding: 0;
diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/style.scss b/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/style.scss
index a9a261a417eb8..c589ba4b567ba 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/style.scss
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/style.scss
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@
 		// Apply default block margin below the post title.
 		// This ensures the first block on the page is in a good position.
 		// This rule can be retired once the title becomes an actual block.
-		margin-bottom: ($block-padding * 2) + $block-spacing; // This matches 2em in the vanilla style.
+		margin-bottom: $default-block-margin;
 	}
 }