diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 44e35a28f95c3b..5d3723eef62b4e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -53162,7 +53162,6 @@
 				"@babel/preset-env": "^7.16.0",
 				"@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.16.0",
 				"@babel/runtime": "^7.16.0",
-				"@wordpress/babel-plugin-import-jsx-pragma": "file:../babel-plugin-import-jsx-pragma",
 				"@wordpress/browserslist-config": "file:../browserslist-config",
 				"@wordpress/warning": "file:../warning",
 				"browserslist": "^4.21.10",
@@ -68508,7 +68507,6 @@
 				"@babel/preset-env": "^7.16.0",
 				"@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.16.0",
 				"@babel/runtime": "^7.16.0",
-				"@wordpress/babel-plugin-import-jsx-pragma": "file:../babel-plugin-import-jsx-pragma",
 				"@wordpress/browserslist-config": "file:../browserslist-config",
 				"@wordpress/warning": "file:../warning",
 				"browserslist": "^4.21.10",
diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-default/index.js b/packages/babel-preset-default/index.js
index 40f7c31bb3c25b..45ec6473be3cbc 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-default/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-default/index.js
@@ -75,21 +75,10 @@ module.exports = ( api ) => {
 		],
 		plugins: [
 			require.resolve( '@wordpress/warning/babel-plugin' ),
-			[
-				require.resolve( '@wordpress/babel-plugin-import-jsx-pragma' ),
-				{
-					scopeVariable: 'createElement',
-					scopeVariableFrag: 'Fragment',
-					source: 'react',
-					isDefault: false,
-				},
-			],
 			[
 				require.resolve( '@babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx' ),
 				{
-					pragma: 'createElement',
-					pragmaFrag: 'Fragment',
-					useSpread: true,
+					runtime: 'automatic',
 				},
 			],
 			maybeGetPluginTransformRuntime(),
diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-default/package.json b/packages/babel-preset-default/package.json
index d8ceef3011dce1..0c7a25c67e917a 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-default/package.json
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-default/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 		"@babel/preset-env": "^7.16.0",
 		"@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.16.0",
 		"@babel/runtime": "^7.16.0",
-		"@wordpress/babel-plugin-import-jsx-pragma": "file:../babel-plugin-import-jsx-pragma",
 		"@wordpress/browserslist-config": "file:../browserslist-config",
 		"@wordpress/warning": "file:../warning",
 		"browserslist": "^4.21.10",
diff --git a/packages/interactivity/src/directives.js b/packages/interactivity/src/directives.js
index 8100ac7a52eee5..5910e9b6e5bb6a 100644
--- a/packages/interactivity/src/directives.js
+++ b/packages/interactivity/src/directives.js
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-/* @jsx createElement */
-
 /**
  * External dependencies
  */
-import { h as createElement } from 'preact';
 import { useContext, useMemo, useRef } from 'preact/hooks';
 import { deepSignal, peek } from 'deepsignal';
 
diff --git a/packages/interactivity/src/hooks.tsx b/packages/interactivity/src/hooks.tsx
index 353959ea5b2ea6..f832f49b6c499c 100644
--- a/packages/interactivity/src/hooks.tsx
+++ b/packages/interactivity/src/hooks.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-/* @jsx createElement */
-
 /**
  * External dependencies
  */