diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/index.js
index e4ffb209964187..5d0ebcc0fae2ee 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/index.js
@@ -81,11 +81,7 @@ function ScreenRevisions() {
 	};
 
 	const restoreRevision = ( revision ) => {
-		setUserConfig( () => ( {
-			styles: revision?.styles,
-			settings: revision?.settings,
-			_links: revision?._links,
-		} ) );
+		setUserConfig( () => revision );
 		setIsLoadingRevisionWithUnsavedChanges( false );
 		onCloseRevisions();
 	};
@@ -134,11 +130,7 @@ function ScreenRevisions() {
 		 * See: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/55866
 		 */
 		if ( shouldSelectFirstItem ) {
-			setCurrentlySelectedRevision( {
-				styles: firstRevision?.styles || {},
-				settings: firstRevision?.settings || {},
-				id: firstRevision?.id,
-			} );
+			setCurrentlySelectedRevision( firstRevision );
 		}
 	}, [ shouldSelectFirstItem, firstRevision ] );
 
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/variations/variation.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/variations/variation.js
index a3214149edec33..268f4836c69e32 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/variations/variation.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/variations/variation.js
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@ export default function Variation( { variation, children, isPill } ) {
 	const { base, user, setUserConfig } = useContext( GlobalStylesContext );
 	const context = useMemo(
 		() => ( {
-			user: {
-				settings: variation.settings ?? {},
-				styles: variation.styles ?? {},
-				_links: variation._links ?? {},
-			},
+			user: variation,
 			base,
 			merged: mergeBaseAndUserConfigs( base, variation ),
 			setUserConfig: () => {},
@@ -39,13 +35,7 @@ export default function Variation( { variation, children, isPill } ) {
 		[ variation, base ]
 	);
 
-	const selectVariation = () => {
-		setUserConfig( () => ( {
-			settings: variation.settings,
-			styles: variation.styles,
-			_links: variation._links,
-		} ) );
-	};
+	const selectVariation = () => setUserConfig( () => variation );
 
 	const selectOnEnter = ( event ) => {
 		if ( event.keyCode === ENTER ) {