diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/block-mover/drag-handle.js b/packages/editor/src/components/block-mover/drag-handle.js
index b45d4d1b49b3a..97ac7162858fa 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/block-mover/drag-handle.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/block-mover/drag-handle.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import classnames from 'classnames';
  */
 import { Draggable } from '@wordpress/components';
 
-export const IconDragHandle = ( { isVisible, className, icon, onFocus, onBlur, onDragStart, onDragEnd, blockElementId, order, rootClientId, clientId, layout } ) => {
+export const IconDragHandle = ( { isVisible, className, icon, onDragStart, onDragEnd, blockElementId, order, rootClientId, clientId, layout } ) => {
 	if ( ! isVisible ) {
 		return null;
 	}
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ export const IconDragHandle = ( { isVisible, className, icon, onFocus, onBlur, o
 					<div
 						className={ dragHandleClassNames }
 						aria-hidden="true"
-						onFocus={ onFocus }
-						onBlur={ onBlur }
 						onDragStart={ onDraggableStart }
 						onDragEnd={ onDraggableEnd }
 						draggable
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/block-mover/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/block-mover/index.js
index e214516844c44..2211ce6ab5ef2 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/block-mover/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/block-mover/index.js
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ export class BlockMover extends Component {
 				<IconDragHandle
 					className="editor-block-mover__control"
 					icon={ dragHandle }
-					onFocus={ this.onFocus }
-					onBlur={ this.onBlur }
 					blockElementId={ blockElementId }
 					order={ order }
 					rootClientId={ rootClientId }