diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/background-panel.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/background-panel.js
index 906202206d1b7..14b37bb300765 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/background-panel.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/background-panel.js
@@ -585,7 +585,6 @@ function BackgroundSizeControls( {
 	return (
 		<VStack spacing={ 3 } className="single-column">
 			<FocalPointPicker
-				__next40pxDefaultSize
 				__nextHasNoMarginBottom
 				label={ __( 'Focal point' ) }
 				url={ getResolvedThemeFilePath( imageValue, themeFileURIs ) }
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/cover/edit/inspector-controls.js b/packages/block-library/src/cover/edit/inspector-controls.js
index 5f93df58ad6fa..eedd94de88e4a 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/cover/edit/inspector-controls.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/cover/edit/inspector-controls.js
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ export default function CoverInspectorControls( {
 						{ showFocalPointPicker && (
 							<FocalPointPicker
 								__nextHasNoMarginBottom
-								__next40pxDefaultSize
 								label={ __( 'Focal point' ) }
 								url={ url }
 								value={ focalPoint }
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/media-text/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/media-text/edit.js
index 5a3b4fab04ab6..2c020506dc889 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/media-text/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/media-text/edit.js
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ function MediaTextEdit( {
 					>
 						<FocalPointPicker
 							__nextHasNoMarginBottom
-							__next40pxDefaultSize
 							label={ __( 'Focal point' ) }
 							url={
 								useFeaturedImage && featuredImageURL
diff --git a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
index 36b1c8fcc55d0..98ad3e662ad25 100644
--- a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 -   `Composite`: improve Storybook examples and add interactive controls ([#64397](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/64397)).
 -   `QueryControls`: Default to new 40px size ([#64457](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/64457)).
 -   `TimePicker`: add `hideLabelFromVision` prop ([#64267](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/64267)).
+-   `FocalPointPicker`: Default to new 40px size ([#64456](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/64456)).
 -   `DropdownMenuV2`: adopt elevation scale ([#64432](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/64432)).
 
 ## 28.5.0 (2024-08-07)
diff --git a/packages/components/src/focal-point-picker/controls.tsx b/packages/components/src/focal-point-picker/controls.tsx
index 3df1725bf3bed..1ecf846b10635 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/focal-point-picker/controls.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/focal-point-picker/controls.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ const noop = () => {};
 
 export default function FocalPointPickerControls( {
 	__nextHasNoMarginBottom,
-	__next40pxDefaultSize,
 	hasHelpText,
 	onChange = noop,
 	point = {
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ export default function FocalPointPickerControls( {
 			gap={ 4 }
 		>
 			<FocalPointUnitControl
-				__next40pxDefaultSize={ __next40pxDefaultSize }
 				label={ __( 'Left' ) }
 				aria-label={ __( 'Focal point left position' ) }
 				value={ [ valueX, '%' ].join( '' ) }
@@ -71,7 +69,6 @@ export default function FocalPointPickerControls( {
 				dragDirection="e"
 			/>
 			<FocalPointUnitControl
-				__next40pxDefaultSize={ __next40pxDefaultSize }
 				label={ __( 'Top' ) }
 				aria-label={ __( 'Focal point top position' ) }
 				value={ [ valueY, '%' ].join( '' ) }
@@ -91,6 +88,7 @@ export default function FocalPointPickerControls( {
 function FocalPointUnitControl( props: UnitControlProps ) {
 	return (
 		<StyledUnitControl
+			__next40pxDefaultSize
 			className="focal-point-picker__controls-position-unit-control"
 			labelPosition="top"
 			max={ TEXTCONTROL_MAX }
diff --git a/packages/components/src/focal-point-picker/index.tsx b/packages/components/src/focal-point-picker/index.tsx
index 8f299751be0d4..cad14aff5b693 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/focal-point-picker/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/focal-point-picker/index.tsx
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ const GRID_OVERLAY_TIMEOUT = 600;
  */
 export function FocalPointPicker( {
 	__nextHasNoMarginBottom,
-	__next40pxDefaultSize = false,
 	autoPlay = true,
 	className,
 	help,
@@ -286,7 +285,6 @@ export function FocalPointPicker( {
 			</MediaWrapper>
 			<Controls
 				__nextHasNoMarginBottom={ __nextHasNoMarginBottom }
-				__next40pxDefaultSize={ __next40pxDefaultSize }
 				hasHelpText={ !! help }
 				point={ { x, y } }
 				onChange={ ( value ) => {
diff --git a/packages/components/src/focal-point-picker/types.ts b/packages/components/src/focal-point-picker/types.ts
index bd66ae02451a9..357af1e090d7f 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/focal-point-picker/types.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/focal-point-picker/types.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ export type FocalPointPickerProps = Pick<
 	/**
 	 * Start opting into the larger default height that will become the default size in a future version.
 	 *
-	 * @default false
+	 * @deprecated Default behavior since WP 6.7. Prop can be safely removed.
+	 * @ignore
 	 */
 	__next40pxDefaultSize?: boolean;
 	/**
@@ -68,7 +69,6 @@ export type FocalPointPickerProps = Pick<
 
 export type FocalPointPickerControlsProps = {
 	__nextHasNoMarginBottom?: boolean;
-	__next40pxDefaultSize?: boolean;
 	/**
 	 * A bit of extra bottom margin will be added if a `help` text
 	 * needs to be rendered under it.