diff --git a/lib/compat.php b/lib/compat.php
index 0f4ea78a7618ee..e38f339030cb5b 100644
--- a/lib/compat.php
+++ b/lib/compat.php
@@ -175,37 +175,3 @@ function gutenberg_get_post_from_context() {
 	}
 	return get_post();
 }
-
-/**
- * Shim that hooks into `pre_render_block` so as to override `render_block` with
- * a function that assigns block context.
- *
- * This can be removed when plugin support requires WordPress 5.5.0+.
- *
- * @see (TBD Trac Link)
- *
- * @param string|null $pre_render   The pre-rendered content. Defaults to null.
- * @param array       $parsed_block The parsed block being rendered.
- *
- * @return string String of rendered HTML.
- */
-function gutenberg_render_block_with_assigned_block_context( $pre_render, $parsed_block ) {
-	global $post;
-
-	// If a non-null value is provided, a filter has run at an earlier priority
-	// and has already handled custom rendering and should take precedence.
-	if ( null !== $pre_render ) {
-		return $pre_render;
-	}
-
-	$source_block = $parsed_block;
-
-	/** This filter is documented in src/wp-includes/blocks.php */
-	$parsed_block = apply_filters( 'render_block_data', $parsed_block, $source_block );
-	$context      = array( 'postId' => $post->ID );
-	$block        = new WP_Block( $parsed_block, $context );
-
-	/** This filter is documented in src/wp-includes/blocks.php */
-	return apply_filters( 'render_block', $block->render(), $parsed_block );
-}
-add_filter( 'pre_render_block', 'gutenberg_render_block_with_assigned_block_context', 9, 2 );
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/post-title/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/post-title/index.php
index 700d8ea968546f..d6218034553f32 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/post-title/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/post-title/index.php
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
  * @return string Returns the filtered post title for the current post wrapped inside "h1" tags.
  */
 function render_block_core_post_title() {
-	global $_experimental_block;
-	if ( ! isset( $_experimental_block->context['postId'] ) ) {
+	$post = gutenberg_get_post_from_context();
+	if ( ! $post ) {
 		return '';
 	}
 
-	return '<h1>' . get_the_title( $_experimental_block->context['postId'] ) . '</h1>';
+	return '<h1>' . get_the_title( $post ) . '</h1>';
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/plugins/block-context.php b/packages/e2e-tests/plugins/block-context.php
index 9b1b4c27cdc3c2..380660f6f08ef9 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/plugins/block-context.php
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/plugins/block-context.php
@@ -47,18 +47,7 @@ function gutenberg_test_register_context_blocks() {
 	register_block_type(
 		'gutenberg/test-context-consumer',
 		array(
-			'context'         => array( 'gutenberg/recordId' ),
-			'render_callback' => function() {
-				global $_experimental_block;
-
-				$record_id = $_experimental_block->context['gutenberg/recordId'];
-
-				if ( ! is_int( $record_id ) ) {
-					throw new Exception( 'Expected numeric recordId' );
-				}
-
-				return 'The record ID is: ' . filter_var( $record_id, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT );
-			},
+			'context' => array( 'gutenberg/recordId' ),
 		)
 	);
 }
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/plugins/block-context.test.js b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/plugins/block-context.test.js
index d7536b20f7166a..9f933f8150cf6e 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/plugins/block-context.test.js
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/plugins/block-context.test.js
@@ -70,7 +70,12 @@ describe( 'Block context', () => {
 		expect( innerBlockText ).toBe( 'The record ID is: 123' );
 	} );
 
-	test( 'Block context is reflected in the preview', async () => {
+	// Disable reason: Block context PHP implementation is temporarily reverted.
+	// This will be unskipped once the implementation is restored. Skipping was
+	// the most direct option for revert given time constraints.
+
+	/* eslint-disable-next-line jest/no-disabled-tests */
+	test.skip( 'Block context is reflected in the preview', async () => {
 		await insertBlock( 'Test Context Provider' );
 		const editorPage = page;
 		const previewPage = await openPreviewPage( editorPage );
diff --git a/phpunit/class-block-context-test.php b/phpunit/class-block-context-test.php
index 52a4048a64bfa5..769b0e02429168 100644
--- a/phpunit/class-block-context-test.php
+++ b/phpunit/class-block-context-test.php
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ protected function register_block_type( $name, $args ) {
 	 * its inner blocks.
 	 */
 	function test_provides_block_context() {
+		$this->markTestSkipped();
+
 		$provided_context = array();
 
 		$this->register_block_type(