diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block.js
index 7b987a3608e03..17eb272371f67 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import {
 	isReusableBlock,
 	getBlockDefaultClassName,
 	hasBlockSupport,
-	__experimentalGetBlockAttributesNamesByRole,
 	store as blocksStore,
 	privateApis as blocksPrivateApis,
 } from '@wordpress/blocks';
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ import { PrivateBlockContext } from './private-block-context';
 
 import { unlock } from '../../lock-unlock';
 
-const { isAttributeUnmodified } = unlock( blocksPrivateApis );
+const { isBlockContentUnmodified } = unlock( blocksPrivateApis );
 
 /**
  * Merges wrapper props with special handling for classNames and styles.
@@ -311,26 +310,6 @@ const applyWithDispatch = withDispatch( ( dispatch, ownProps, registry ) => {
 				canInsertBlockType,
 			} = registry.select( blockEditorStore );
 
-			/**
-			 * A block is "empty" if all of its content attributes are unmodified.
-			 *
-			 * @param {WPBlock} block The block to check.
-			 * @return {boolean} Whether the block is empty.
-			 */
-			function isBlockEmpty( block ) {
-				const blockType = getBlockType( block.name );
-				const contentAttributes =
-					__experimentalGetBlockAttributesNamesByRole(
-						block.name,
-						'content'
-					);
-				return contentAttributes.every( ( attribute ) => {
-					const definition = blockType.attributes[ attribute ];
-					const value = block.attributes[ attribute ];
-					return isAttributeUnmodified( definition, value );
-				} );
-			}
-
 			function switchToDefaultOrRemove() {
 				const block = getBlock( clientId );
 				const defaultBlockName = getDefaultBlockName();
@@ -375,7 +354,8 @@ const applyWithDispatch = withDispatch( ( dispatch, ownProps, registry ) => {
 				} else {
 					registry.batch( () => {
 						const firstBlock = getBlock( firstClientId );
-						const isFirstBlockEmpty = isBlockEmpty( firstBlock );
+						const isFirstBlockContentUnmodified =
+							isBlockContentUnmodified( firstBlock );
 						const defaultBlockName = getDefaultBlockName();
 						const replacement = switchToBlockType(
 							firstBlock,
@@ -387,7 +367,10 @@ const applyWithDispatch = withDispatch( ( dispatch, ownProps, registry ) => {
 								canInsertBlockType( block.name, _clientId )
 							);
 
-						if ( isFirstBlockEmpty && canTransformToDefaultBlock ) {
+						if (
+							isFirstBlockContentUnmodified &&
+							canTransformToDefaultBlock
+						) {
 							// Step 1: If the block is empty and can be transformed to the default block type.
 							replaceBlocks(
 								firstClientId,
@@ -395,7 +378,7 @@ const applyWithDispatch = withDispatch( ( dispatch, ownProps, registry ) => {
 								changeSelection
 							);
 						} else if (
-							isFirstBlockEmpty &&
+							isFirstBlockContentUnmodified &&
 							firstBlock.name === defaultBlockName
 						) {
 							// Step 2: If the block is empty and is already the default block type.
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/api/index.js b/packages/blocks/src/api/index.js
index 6e9e2d7becc75..72f7ca18704d8 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/api/index.js
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/api/index.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 	getBlockBindingsSource,
 	getBlockBindingsSources,
 } from './registration';
-import { isAttributeUnmodified } from './utils';
+import { isBlockContentUnmodified } from './utils';
 
 // The blocktype is the most important concept within the block API. It defines
 // all aspects of the block configuration and its interfaces, including `edit`
@@ -184,5 +184,5 @@ lock( privateApis, {
 	unregisterBlockBindingsSource,
 	getBlockBindingsSource,
 	getBlockBindingsSources,
-	isAttributeUnmodified,
+	isBlockContentUnmodified,
 } );
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/api/utils.js b/packages/blocks/src/api/utils.js
index 8f7092ece2f03..25458fde05225 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/api/utils.js
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/api/utils.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const ICON_COLORS = [ '#191e23', '#f8f9f9' ];
  * @param {*}      value               The attribute's value.
  * @return {boolean} Whether the attribute is unmodified.
  */
-export function isAttributeUnmodified( attributeDefinition, value ) {
+function isAttributeUnmodified( attributeDefinition, value ) {
 	// Every attribute that has a default must match the default.
 	if ( attributeDefinition.hasOwnProperty( 'default' ) ) {
 		return value === attributeDefinition.default;
@@ -84,6 +84,35 @@ export function isUnmodifiedDefaultBlock( block ) {
 	return block.name === getDefaultBlockName() && isUnmodifiedBlock( block );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Determines whether the block content is unmodified. A block content is
+ * considered unmodified if all the attributes that have a role of 'content'
+ * are equal to the default attributes (or undefined).
+ * If the block does not have any attributes with a role of 'content', it
+ * will be considered unmodified if all the attributes are equal to the default
+ * attributes (or undefined).
+ *
+ * @param {WPBlock} block Block Object
+ * @return {boolean} Whether the block content is unmodified.
+ */
+export function isBlockContentUnmodified( block ) {
+	const contentAttributes = getBlockAttributesNamesByRole(
+		block.name,
+		'content'
+	);
+
+	if ( contentAttributes.length === 0 ) {
+		return isUnmodifiedBlock( block );
+	}
+
+	return contentAttributes.every( ( key ) => {
+		const definition = getBlockType( block.name )?.attributes[ key ];
+		const value = block.attributes[ key ];
+
+		return isAttributeUnmodified( definition, value );
+	} );
+}
+
 /**
  * Function that checks if the parameter is a valid icon.
  *
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/splitting-merging.spec.js b/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/splitting-merging.spec.js
index 81b83288fbb3b..eba9f1d3163fd 100644
--- a/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/splitting-merging.spec.js
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/splitting-merging.spec.js
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ test.describe( 'splitting and merging blocks (@firefox, @webkit)', () => {
 	} );
 
 	// Fix for https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/65174.
-	test( 'should handle unwrapping and merging blocks', async ( {
+	test( 'should handle unwrapping and merging blocks with empty contents', async ( {
 		editor,
 		page,
 	} ) => {