diff --git a/lib/edit-site-page.php b/lib/edit-site-page.php
index 9974f8ea4281f6..2dc68f6f425d39 100644
--- a/lib/edit-site-page.php
+++ b/lib/edit-site-page.php
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ function gutenberg_edit_site_init( $hook ) {
 	$current_template_id = $template_ids['front-page'];
 
 	$settings['templateId']      = $current_template_id;
-	$settings['homeTemplateId']  = $current_template_id;
 	$settings['templateType']    = 'wp_template';
 	$settings['templateIds']     = array_values( $template_ids );
 	$settings['templatePartIds'] = array_values( $template_part_ids );
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/header/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/header/index.js
index c4a453e74fad2c..16584d95236da6 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/header/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/header/index.js
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ export default function Header( { openEntitiesSavedStates } ) {
 					ids={ settings.templateIds }
 					templatePartIds={ settings.templatePartIds }
 					activeId={ settings.templateId }
-					homeId={ settings.homeTemplateId }
 					isTemplatePart={
 						settings.templateType === 'wp_template_part'
 					}