diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/image/image.js b/packages/block-library/src/image/image.js
index 9209b66ace91de..ae76193f20f9b0 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/image/image.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/image/image.js
@@ -323,20 +323,15 @@ export default function Image( {
 					  )
 					: null;
 
-			// Check edit permissions. When the media editor experiment is enabled,
-			// use getEntityRecordPermissions which checks via canUser API.
-			// Only check when the image is selected to avoid unnecessary API requests.
+			// Check edit permissions when the media editor experiment is enabled.
+			// Only check when imageRecord is available to avoid unnecessary API requests.
 			let canEdit = false;
-			if ( id && isSingleSelected && window?.__experimentalMediaEditor ) {
-				const { getEntityRecordPermissions } = unlock(
-					select( coreStore )
-				);
-				const permissions = getEntityRecordPermissions(
-					'postType',
-					'attachment',
-					id
-				);
-				canEdit = permissions?.update || false;
+			if ( imageRecord && window?.__experimentalMediaEditor ) {
+				canEdit = !! select( coreStore ).canUser( 'update', {
+					kind: 'postType',
+					name: 'attachment',
+					id,
+				} );
 			}
 
 			return {