diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-canvas/style.scss b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-canvas/style.scss
index 2dc9e32d7a393c..6ec97bfb38853c 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-canvas/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-canvas/style.scss
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@ iframe[name="editor-canvas"] {
 	width: 100%;
 	height: 100%;
 	display: block;
+	background-color: $gray-300;
 }
 
-iframe[name="editor-canvas"]:not(.has-editor-padding) {
-	background-color: $white;
-}
 
 iframe[name="editor-canvas"].has-editor-padding {
 	padding: $grid-unit-30 $grid-unit-30 0;
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/style.scss b/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/style.scss
index fa7fd7e13df3e4..67dad91361246f 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/style.scss
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/style.scss
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 		display: block;
 		width: 100%;
 		height: 100%;
-		background: $white;
 	}
 
 	.edit-site-visual-editor__editor-canvas {
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/style.scss b/packages/edit-site/src/style.scss
index 8c0117a5233501..b95a10a951661e 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/style.scss
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/style.scss
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ body.js.site-editor-php {
 		display: none;
 	}
 
-	.interface-interface-skeleton__content {
-		background-color: $gray-300;
-	}
 }
 
 /**