diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js
index 21c004b225f6c..a49286e3ce38a 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ function RichTextWrapper(
 	}
 
 	const TagName = tagName;
-	const content = (
+	return (
 		<>
 			{ isSelected && (
 				<keyboardShortcutContext.Provider value={ keyboardShortcuts }>
@@ -424,19 +424,6 @@ function RichTextWrapper(
 			/>
 		</>
 	);
-
-	if ( ! wrapperClassName ) {
-		return content;
-	}
-
-	deprecated( 'wp.blockEditor.RichText wrapperClassName prop', {
-		since: '5.4',
-		alternative: 'className prop or create your own wrapper div',
-		version: '6.2',
-	} );
-
-	const className = classnames( 'block-editor-rich-text', wrapperClassName );
-	return <div className={ className }>{ content }</div>;
 }
 
 const ForwardedRichTextContainer = forwardRef( RichTextWrapper );
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
index e1e12cde222ac..45826129017a8 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import {
 	toHTMLString,
 	slice,
 } from '@wordpress/rich-text';
-import deprecated from '@wordpress/deprecated';
 import { isURL } from '@wordpress/url';
 
 /**
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ import {
 } from './utils';
 import EmbedHandlerPicker from './embed-handler-picker';
 
-const wrapperClasses = 'block-editor-rich-text';
 const classes = 'block-editor-rich-text__editable';
 
 function RichTextWrapper(
@@ -582,7 +580,7 @@ function RichTextWrapper(
 
 	const mergedRef = useMergeRefs( [ forwardedRef, fallbackRef ] );
 
-	const content = (
+	return (
 		<RichText
 			clientId={ clientId }
 			identifier={ identifier }
@@ -710,22 +708,6 @@ function RichTextWrapper(
 			) }
 		</RichText>
 	);
-
-	if ( ! wrapperClassName ) {
-		return content;
-	}
-
-	deprecated( 'wp.blockEditor.RichText wrapperClassName prop', {
-		since: '5.4',
-		alternative: 'className prop or create your own wrapper div',
-		version: '6.2',
-	} );
-
-	return (
-		<div className={ classnames( wrapperClasses, wrapperClassName ) }>
-			{ content }
-		</div>
-	);
 }
 
 const ForwardedRichTextContainer = forwardRef( RichTextWrapper );