diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/quote/v2/transforms.js b/packages/block-library/src/quote/v2/transforms.js
index 38662fe671792a..e23c38bd7be11e 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/quote/v2/transforms.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/quote/v2/transforms.js
@@ -71,15 +71,11 @@ const transforms = {
 				node.nodeName === 'FIGURE' &&
 				!! node.querySelector( 'blockquote' ),
 			transform: ( node ) => {
-				const cite = node.querySelector( 'cite' );
-				const attribution =
-					cite?.innerHTML ??
-					node.querySelector( 'figcaption' )?.innerHTML;
-				cite?.parentNode?.removeChild( cite );
 				return createBlock(
 					'core/quote',
 					{
-						attribution,
+						attribution: node.querySelector( 'figcaption' )
+							?.innerHTML,
 					},
 					rawHandler( {
 						HTML: node.querySelector( 'blockquote' ).innerHTML,