diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/video/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/video/edit.js
index 05dbcc58e8b8e..63f633a41adf9 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/video/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/video/edit.js
@@ -42,23 +42,6 @@ import TracksEditor from './tracks-editor';
 import Tracks from './tracks';
 import { Caption } from '../utils/caption';
 
-// Much of this description is duplicated from MediaPlaceholder.
-const placeholder = ( content ) => {
-	return (
-		<Placeholder
-			className="block-editor-media-placeholder"
-			withIllustration
-			icon={ icon }
-			label={ __( 'Video' ) }
-			instructions={ __(
-				'Upload a video file, pick one from your media library, or add one with a URL.'
-			) }
-		>
-			{ content }
-		</Placeholder>
-	);
-};
-
 const ALLOWED_MEDIA_TYPES = [ 'video' ];
 const VIDEO_POSTER_ALLOWED_MEDIA_TYPES = [ 'image' ];
 
@@ -149,6 +132,23 @@ function VideoEdit( {
 		createErrorNotice( message, { type: 'snackbar' } );
 	}
 
+	// Much of this description is duplicated from MediaPlaceholder.
+	const placeholder = ( content ) => {
+		return (
+			<Placeholder
+				className="block-editor-media-placeholder"
+				withIllustration={ ! isSingleSelected }
+				icon={ icon }
+				label={ __( 'Video' ) }
+				instructions={ __(
+					'Upload a video file, pick one from your media library, or add one with a URL.'
+				) }
+			>
+				{ content }
+			</Placeholder>
+		);
+	};
+
 	const classes = clsx( className, {
 		'is-transient': !! temporaryURL,
 	} );
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/video/editor.scss b/packages/block-library/src/video/editor.scss
index 922c6dfd9d04a..dd50ecc6c066f 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/video/editor.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/video/editor.scss
@@ -1,40 +1,3 @@
-// Provide special styling for the placeholder.
-// @todo this particular minimal style of placeholder could be componentized further.
-.wp-block-video.wp-block-video {
-	// Show Placeholder style on-select.
-	&.is-selected .components-placeholder {
-		// Block UI appearance.
-		color: $gray-900;
-		background-color: $white;
-		box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 $border-width $gray-900;
-		border: none;
-
-		// @todo this should eventually be overridden by a custom border-radius set in the inspector.
-		border-radius: $radius-block-ui;
-
-		> svg {
-			opacity: 0;
-		}
-
-		.components-placeholder__illustration {
-			display: none;
-		}
-
-		&::before {
-			opacity: 0;
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Remove the transition while we still have a legacy placeholder style.
-	// Otherwise the content jumps between the 1px placeholder border, and any inherited custom
-	// parent border that may get applied when you deselect.
-	.components-placeholder__label,
-	.components-placeholder__instructions,
-	.components-button {
-		transition: none;
-	}
-}
-
 .wp-block[data-align="center"] > .wp-block-video {
 	text-align: center;
 }