diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list-appender/style.scss b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list-appender/style.scss
index 5f83d4b44b290b..a219f668134486 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list-appender/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list-appender/style.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // These styles are only applied to the appender when it appears inside of a block.
 // Otherwise the default appender may be improperly positioned in some themes.
 .block-editor-block-list__block .block-list-appender {
-	margin: $block-padding;
+	margin: $block-padding 0;
 
 	// Add additional margin to the appender when inside a group with a background color.
 	// If changing this, be sure to sync up with group/editor.scss line 13.
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/columns/editor.scss b/packages/block-library/src/columns/editor.scss
index 99790414819a20..17d9a5a7b12afe 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/columns/editor.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/columns/editor.scss
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@
 		margin-top: $block-padding*2;
 		margin-bottom: $block-padding*2;
 	}
-
-	// When the individual column block is selected, the nested padding overrules
-	// some of this margin. We need to adjust the appender spacing again as a result.
-	[data-type="core/column"].is-selected .block-list-appender {
-		margin: $block-padding 0;
-	}
 }
 
 /**