diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/margin.js b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/margin.js
index 19ea51dc1ff9b..06d86c85345fc 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/margin.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/margin.js
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ export function MarginEdit( props ) {
 					units={ units }
 					allowReset={ false }
 					splitOnAxis={ splitOnAxis }
-					allowNegativeValues={ true }
 				/>
 			</>
 		),
diff --git a/packages/components/src/box-control/index.js b/packages/components/src/box-control/index.js
index a6744f420ac47..cbd11e1995435 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/box-control/index.js
+++ b/packages/components/src/box-control/index.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function useUniqueId( idProp ) {
 }
 export default function BoxControl( {
 	id: idProp,
-	inputProps,
+	inputProps = defaultInputProps,
 	onChange = noop,
 	label = __( 'Box Control' ),
 	values: valuesProp,
@@ -55,10 +55,7 @@ export default function BoxControl( {
 	splitOnAxis = false,
 	allowReset = true,
 	resetValues = DEFAULT_VALUES,
-	allowNegativeValues = false,
 } ) {
-	inputProps = allowNegativeValues ? { min: -Infinity } : defaultInputProps;
-
 	const [ values, setValues ] = useControlledState( valuesProp, {
 		fallback: DEFAULT_VALUES,
 	} );