diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/create-pattern-modal/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/create-pattern-modal/index.js
index 2cef6b21ebbbad..5180ad5d870684 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/create-pattern-modal/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/create-pattern-modal/index.js
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ export default function CreatePatternModal( {
 					title: name || __( 'Untitled Pattern' ),
 					content: '',
 					status: 'publish',
-					meta: { sync_status: syncType },
+					meta:
+						syncType === SYNC_TYPES.unsynced
+							? { sync_status: syncType }
+							: undefined,
 				},
 				{ throwOnError: true }
 			);
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-library/use-patterns.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-library/use-patterns.js
index 9034dc43421fc0..6f3b7407e917dd 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-library/use-patterns.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-library/use-patterns.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ const reusableBlockToPattern = ( reusableBlock ) => ( {
 	categories: reusableBlock.wp_pattern,
 	id: reusableBlock.id,
 	name: reusableBlock.slug,
-	syncStatus: reusableBlock.meta?.sync_status,
+	syncStatus: reusableBlock.meta?.sync_status || SYNC_TYPES.full,
 	title: reusableBlock.title.raw,
 	type: reusableBlock.type,
 	reusableBlock,
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-sync-status/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-sync-status/index.js
index 40476111a82c17..392d33563ef78f 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-sync-status/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-sync-status/index.js
@@ -26,13 +26,10 @@ export default function PostSyncStatus() {
 		editPost( {
 			meta: {
 				...meta,
-				wp_block:
-					syncStatus === 'unsynced'
-						? { sync_status: syncStatus }
-						: null,
+				sync_status: syncStatus === 'unsynced' ? syncStatus : null,
 			},
 		} );
-	const syncStatus = meta?.wp_block?.sync_status;
+	const syncStatus = meta?.sync_status;
 	const isFullySynced = ! syncStatus;
 
 	return (