diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/code/theme.scss b/packages/block-library/src/code/theme.scss
index 7ddee2f8ad1bd..6bf155dde65e1 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/code/theme.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/code/theme.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+.wp-block-code {
+	border: 1px solid #ccc;
+	border-radius: 4px;
+}
+
 .wp-block-code > code {
-	font-family: $editor-html-font;
+	font-family: Menlo, Consolas, monaco, monospace;
 	padding: 0.8em 1em;
-	border: 1px solid $gray-300;
-	border-radius: 4px;
 }