diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/index.js
index d3e7dba0df6838..1af81d0231a1a8 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import clsx from 'clsx';
 import { speak } from '@wordpress/a11y';
 import { __, _x, sprintf } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { Dropdown, Button } from '@wordpress/components';
-import { forwardRef, Component } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { Component } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { withDispatch, withSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { compose, ifCondition } from '@wordpress/compose';
 import { createBlock, store as blocksStore } from '@wordpress/blocks';
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const defaultRenderToggle = ( {
 	);
 };
 
-class PrivateInserter extends Component {
+class Inserter extends Component {
 	constructor() {
 		super( ...arguments );
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class PrivateInserter extends Component {
 	}
 }
 
-export const ComposedPrivateInserter = compose( [
+export default compose( [
 	withSelect(
 		( select, { clientId, rootClientId, shouldDirectInsert = true } ) => {
 			const {
@@ -418,10 +418,4 @@ export const ComposedPrivateInserter = compose( [
 		( { hasItems, isAppender, rootClientId, clientId } ) =>
 			hasItems || ( ! isAppender && ! rootClientId && ! clientId )
 	),
-] )( PrivateInserter );
-
-const Inserter = forwardRef( ( props, ref ) => {
-	return <ComposedPrivateInserter ref={ ref } { ...props } />;
-} );
-
-export default Inserter;
+] )( Inserter );
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/private-apis.js b/packages/block-editor/src/private-apis.js
index 404c94940058ad..12f477a95a196b 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/private-apis.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/private-apis.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { ExperimentalBlockEditorProvider } from './components/provider';
 import { lock } from './lock-unlock';
 import { getRichTextValues } from './components/rich-text/get-rich-text-values';
 import ResizableBoxPopover from './components/resizable-box-popover';
-import { ComposedPrivateInserter as PrivateInserter } from './components/inserter';
 import { default as PrivateQuickInserter } from './components/inserter/quick-inserter';
 import {
 	extractWords,
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ lock( privateApis, {
 	ExperimentalBlockEditorProvider,
 	getDuotoneFilter,
 	getRichTextValues,
-	PrivateInserter,
 	PrivateQuickInserter,
 	extractWords,
 	getNormalizedSearchTerms,