Placing blocks without block updates

[Sentropic]

Hi! A feature I think got lost at some point is the capability of placing blocks with specific block states without that blockstate getting modified. Example:

https://imgur.com/ykZs9Oy
I select this region and run the command:
//set oak_fence[north=false,south=false,east=false,west=false]

Previously I would expect the result to be all plain fences without connecting to each other. But after I'm guessing the "Physics freeze rewrite" update, the blocks do get updated, resulting in this: https://imgur.com/iapJPZo

I do have physicsFreeze enabled in my AWE config, and the blacklist is empty. I'm running on AWE 3.9.1, WE 7.2.5 and Paper 1.16.5

This was an extremely useful feature, and I'd really appreciate if it could be brought back, at least as a toggleable option.