diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-patterns/category-item.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-patterns/category-item.js
index 6e5096bee3fbe..894cd5f804818 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-patterns/category-item.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-patterns/category-item.js
@@ -12,19 +12,11 @@ export default function CategoryItem( {
 	label,
 	type,
 } ) {
-	const linkInfo = useLink(
-		{
-			path: '/patterns',
-			categoryType: type,
-			categoryId: id,
-		},
-		{
-			// Keep a record of where we came from in state so we can
-			// use the browser's back button to go back to Patterns.
-			// See the implementation of the back button in patterns-list.
-			backPath: '/patterns',
-		}
-	);
+	const linkInfo = useLink( {
+		path: '/patterns',
+		categoryType: type,
+		categoryId: id,
+	} );
 
 	if ( ! count ) {
 		return;