diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js
index b60c1e2663e86f..32e6be160e1c19 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ function NavigationLinkEdit( {
 export default compose( [
 	withSelect( ( select, ownProps ) => {
 		const {
-			getBlockName,
 			getBlockAttributes,
 			getBlockParents,
 			getClientIdsOfDescendants,
@@ -239,11 +238,9 @@ export default compose( [
 		} = select( 'core/block-editor' );
 		const { clientId } = ownProps;
 		const rootBlock = getBlockParents( clientId )[ 0 ];
-		const parentBlock = getBlockParents( clientId, true )[ 0 ];
 		const navigationBlockAttributes = getBlockAttributes( rootBlock );
 		const hasDescendants = !! getClientIdsOfDescendants( [ clientId ] ).length;
-		const isLevelZero = getBlockName( parentBlock ) === 'core/navigation';
-		const showSubmenuIcon = navigationBlockAttributes.showSubmenuIcon && isLevelZero && hasDescendants;
+		const showSubmenuIcon = navigationBlockAttributes.showSubmenuIcon && hasDescendants;
 		const isParentOfSelectedBlock = hasSelectedInnerBlock( clientId, true );
 
 		return {
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/editor.scss b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/editor.scss
index 5716ce07241355..45d4b0945acfee 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/editor.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/editor.scss
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 		white-space: nowrap !important; // TODO: solve differently to prevent use of !important
 	}
 
-
 	.wp-block-navigation-link__submenu-icon {
 		margin-left: 4px;
 	}