diff --git a/packages/components/src/tools-panel/tools-panel/hook.ts b/packages/components/src/tools-panel/tools-panel/hook.ts
index 60c0c9ae91127e..3d28159b07d174 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/tools-panel/tools-panel/hook.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/tools-panel/tools-panel/hook.ts
@@ -216,14 +216,8 @@ export function useToolsPanel(
 			group: ToolsPanelMenuItemKey = 'default'
 		) => {
 			setMenuItems( ( items ) => {
-				const newState = {
-					...items,
-					[ group ]: {
-						...items[ group ],
-						[ label ]: value,
-					},
-				};
-				return newState;
+				items[ group ][ label ] = value;
+				return items;
 			} );
 		},
 		[ setMenuItems ]