diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-canvas/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-canvas/index.js
index 431f45243e6dce..03cc856bd3f9e9 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-canvas/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-canvas/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { useMergeRefs } from '@wordpress/compose';
+
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
@@ -6,16 +11,19 @@ import EditorStyles from '../editor-styles';
 import Iframe from '../iframe';
 import WritingFlow from '../writing-flow';
 import { useMouseMoveTypingReset } from '../observe-typing';
+import { useClipboardHandler } from '../copy-handler';
 
 export function ExperimentalBlockCanvas( {
 	shouldIframe = true,
 	height = '300px',
 	children = <BlockList />,
 	styles,
-	contentRef,
+	contentRef: contentRefProp,
 	iframeProps,
 } ) {
 	const resetTypingRef = useMouseMoveTypingReset();
+	const copyHandler = useClipboardHandler();
+	const contentRef = useMergeRefs( [ copyHandler, contentRefProp ] );
 
 	if ( ! shouldIframe ) {
 		return (
diff --git a/packages/customize-widgets/src/components/sidebar-block-editor/index.js b/packages/customize-widgets/src/components/sidebar-block-editor/index.js
index e65a85c8b341e9..87abbf919f8a6d 100644
--- a/packages/customize-widgets/src/components/sidebar-block-editor/index.js
+++ b/packages/customize-widgets/src/components/sidebar-block-editor/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
 	BlockTools,
 	BlockSelectionClearer,
 	BlockInspector,
-	CopyHandler,
 	privateApis as blockEditorPrivateApis,
 	__unstableBlockSettingsMenuFirstItem,
 } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
@@ -114,19 +113,17 @@ export default function SidebarBlockEditor( {
 					isFixedToolbarActive={ isFixedToolbarActive }
 				/>
 
-				<CopyHandler>
-					<BlockTools>
-						<BlockSelectionClearer>
-							<BlockCanvas
-								shouldIframe={ false }
-								styles={ settings.defaultEditorStyles }
-								height="100%"
-							>
-								<BlockList renderAppender={ BlockAppender } />
-							</BlockCanvas>
-						</BlockSelectionClearer>
-					</BlockTools>
-				</CopyHandler>
+				<BlockTools>
+					<BlockSelectionClearer>
+						<BlockCanvas
+							shouldIframe={ false }
+							styles={ settings.defaultEditorStyles }
+							height="100%"
+						>
+							<BlockList renderAppender={ BlockAppender } />
+						</BlockCanvas>
+					</BlockSelectionClearer>
+				</BlockTools>
 
 				{ createPortal(
 					// This is a temporary hack to prevent button component inside <BlockInspector>
diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/index.js b/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/index.js
index fa8047dbac5ba7..1a0365fc05ecb8 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/index.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
 	store as blockEditorStore,
 	__unstableUseBlockSelectionClearer as useBlockSelectionClearer,
 	__unstableUseTypewriter as useTypewriter,
-	__unstableUseClipboardHandler as useClipboardHandler,
 	__unstableUseTypingObserver as useTypingObserver,
 	__experimentalUseResizeCanvas as useResizeCanvas,
 	useSetting,
@@ -185,7 +184,6 @@ export default function VisualEditor( { styles } ) {
 	const ref = useRef();
 	const contentRef = useMergeRefs( [
 		ref,
-		useClipboardHandler(),
 		useTypewriter(),
 		useBlockSelectionClearer(),
 	] );
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/site-editor-canvas.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/site-editor-canvas.js
index 9e89e91f655c42..55bcf5b6121809 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/site-editor-canvas.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/site-editor-canvas.js
@@ -10,14 +10,9 @@ import { useRef } from '@wordpress/element';
 import {
 	BlockList,
 	BlockTools,
-	__unstableUseClipboardHandler as useClipboardHandler,
 	store as blockEditorStore,
 } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
-import {
-	useMergeRefs,
-	useViewportMatch,
-	useResizeObserver,
-} from '@wordpress/compose';
+import { useViewportMatch, useResizeObserver } from '@wordpress/compose';
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
@@ -76,8 +71,6 @@ export default function SiteEditorCanvas() {
 		! isMobileViewport;
 
 	const contentRef = useRef();
-	const mergedRefs = useMergeRefs( [ contentRef, useClipboardHandler() ] );
-
 	const isTemplateTypeNavigation = templateType === 'wp_navigation';
 
 	const isNavigationFocusMode = isTemplateTypeNavigation && isFocusMode;
@@ -127,7 +120,7 @@ export default function SiteEditorCanvas() {
 								<EditorCanvas
 									enableResizing={ enableResizing }
 									settings={ settings }
-									contentRef={ mergedRefs }
+									contentRef={ contentRef }
 								>
 									{ resizeObserver }
 									<BlockList
diff --git a/packages/edit-widgets/src/components/widget-areas-block-editor-provider/index.js b/packages/edit-widgets/src/components/widget-areas-block-editor-provider/index.js
index f3a7b84d5ded68..d538e37ad1ec8a 100644
--- a/packages/edit-widgets/src/components/widget-areas-block-editor-provider/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-widgets/src/components/widget-areas-block-editor-provider/index.js
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ import {
 	useResourcePermissions,
 } from '@wordpress/core-data';
 import { useMemo } from '@wordpress/element';
-import {
-	CopyHandler,
-	privateApis as blockEditorPrivateApis,
-} from '@wordpress/block-editor';
+import { privateApis as blockEditorPrivateApis } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
 import { privateApis as editPatternsPrivateApis } from '@wordpress/patterns';
 import { store as preferencesStore } from '@wordpress/preferences';
 
@@ -107,7 +104,7 @@ export default function WidgetAreasBlockEditorProvider( {
 				useSubRegistry={ false }
 				{ ...props }
 			>
-				<CopyHandler>{ children }</CopyHandler>
+				{ children }
 				<PatternsMenuItems rootClientId={ widgetAreaId } />
 			</ExperimentalBlockEditorProvider>
 		</SlotFillProvider>