diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/editor.scss b/packages/block-library/src/editor.scss
index 806f1bfce0b954..9cf6be0482f2f3 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/editor.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/editor.scss
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 @import "./nextpage/editor.scss";
 @import "./page-list/editor.scss";
 @import "./paragraph/editor.scss";
-@import "./post-content/editor.scss";
 @import "./post-excerpt/editor.scss";
 @import "./post-author/editor.scss";
 @import "./pullquote/editor.scss";
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/post-content/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/post-content/edit.js
index 6fb898fab3c444..0978bc3cc28d23 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/post-content/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/post-content/edit.js
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ function Placeholder() {
 	const blockProps = useBlockProps();
 	return (
 		<div { ...blockProps }>
-			<div className="wp-block-post-content__placeholder">
-				<span>{ __( 'This is a placeholder for post content.' ) }</span>
-			</div>
+			<p>{ __( 'This is a placeholder for post content.' ) }</p>
 		</div>
 	);
 }
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/post-content/editor.scss b/packages/block-library/src/post-content/editor.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index a2a4a3019d2d2e..00000000000000
--- a/packages/block-library/src/post-content/editor.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-.wp-block-post-content__placeholder {
-	height: 100px;
-	border: 1px dashed;
-	display: flex;
-	justify-content: center;
-	align-items: center;
-
-	span {
-		font-style: italic;
-	}
-}