diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/inner-blocks/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/inner-blocks/index.js
index 34cc312a11d5f..d637a16f36360 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/inner-blocks/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/inner-blocks/index.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export function useInnerBlocksProps( props = {}, options = {} ) {
 	const {
 		__unstableDisableLayoutClassNames,
 		__unstableDisableDropZone,
-		__unstableContentRef,
+		dropZoneElement,
 	} = options;
 	const {
 		clientId,
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export function useInnerBlocksProps( props = {}, options = {} ) {
 	);
 
 	const blockDropZoneRef = useBlockDropZone( {
-		dropZoneElement: __unstableContentRef?.current,
+		dropZoneElement,
 		rootClientId: clientId,
 	} );
 
diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/index.js b/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/index.js
index b6896ffc460f9..0e4e3ea530d13 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/index.js
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ export default function VisualEditor( { styles } ) {
 										: `${ blockListLayoutClass } wp-block-post-content` // Ensure root level blocks receive default/flow blockGap styling rules.
 								}
 								layout={ blockListLayout }
-								__unstableContentRef={ ref }
+								dropZoneElement={ ref?.current }
 							/>
 						</RecursionProvider>
 					</BlockCanvas>