diff --git a/lib/experimental-default-theme.json b/lib/experimental-default-theme.json
index 6a32720a417bce..a11c0e15fc7ddd 100644
--- a/lib/experimental-default-theme.json
+++ b/lib/experimental-default-theme.json
@@ -10,14 +10,5 @@
 		"typography": {
 			"dropCap": false
 		}
-	},
-	"blocks": {
-		"core/paragraph": {
-			"features": {
-				"typography": {
-					"dropCap": true
-				}
-			}
-		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/theme.php b/lib/theme.php
index 9801367bf4e3c7..564c92df2e7e5f 100644
--- a/lib/theme.php
+++ b/lib/theme.php
@@ -43,17 +43,11 @@ function gutenberg_experimental_get_theme_config( $config_path, $section_name =
  * @return array Filtered editor settings.
  */
 function gutenberg_extend_settings_features( $settings ) {
-	$theme_features                           = gutenberg_experimental_get_theme_config(
+	$theme_features                     = gutenberg_experimental_get_theme_config(
 		__DIR__ . '/experimental-default-theme.json',
 		'features'
 	);
-	$settings['__experimentalFeaturesConfig'] = $theme_features;
-
-	$theme_blocks                           = gutenberg_experimental_get_theme_config(
-		__DIR__ . '/experimental-default-theme.json',
-		'blocks'
-	);
-	$settings['__experimentalBlocksConfig'] = $theme_blocks;
+	$settings['__experimentalFeatures'] = $theme_features;
 
 	return $settings;
 }
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/use-editor-feature/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/use-editor-feature/index.js
index 33843400125d19..86c71975e6ed64 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/use-editor-feature/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/use-editor-feature/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * External dependencies
  */
-import { get, has } from 'lodash';
+import { get } from 'lodash';
 
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
@@ -17,45 +17,35 @@ import { useBlockEditContext } from '../block-edit';
  * Hook that retrieves the setting for the given editor feature.
  * It works with nested objects using by finding the value at path.
  *
- * @param {string} featurePath The path to the feature.
+ * @param {string} featurePath  The path to the feature.
+ * @param {*}      defaultValue Default value to return if not
+ *                              explicitly defined.
  *
  * @return {any} Returns the value defined for the setting.
  *
  * @example
  * ```js
- * const isEnabled = useEditorFeature( 'typography.dropCap' );
+ * const isEnabled = useEditorFeature( 'typography.dropCap', false );
  * ```
  */
-export default function useEditorFeature( featurePath ) {
+export default function useEditorFeature( featurePath, defaultValue ) {
 	const { name: blockName } = useBlockEditContext();
+	const path = `__experimentalFeatures.${ featurePath }`;
 
 	const setting = useSelect(
 		( select ) => {
-			const { getSettings } = select( 'core/block-editor' );
+			const { getBlockSupport } = select( 'core/blocks' );
 
-			const path = featurePath.split( '.' );
-			if (
-				has( getSettings(), [
-					'__experimentalBlocksConfig',
-					blockName,
-					'features',
-					...path,
-				] )
-			) {
-				return get( getSettings(), [
-					'__experimentalBlocksConfig',
-					blockName,
-					'features',
-					...path,
-				] );
+			const blockSupportValue = getBlockSupport( blockName, path );
+			if ( blockSupportValue !== undefined ) {
+				return blockSupportValue;
 			}
 
-			return get( getSettings(), [
-				'__experimentalFeaturesConfig',
-				...path,
-			] );
+			const { getSettings } = select( 'core/block-editor' );
+
+			return get( getSettings(), path, defaultValue );
 		},
-		[ blockName, featurePath ]
+		[ blockName, path ]
 	);
 
 	return setting;
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/edit.js
index 2f9f60cd1390b5..0b00fa9bc37cc1 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/edit.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function ParagraphRTLToolbar( { direction, setDirection } ) {
 }
 
 function useDropCap( isDropCap, fontSize, styleFontSize ) {
-	const isDisabled = ! useEditorFeature( 'typography.dropCap' );
+	const isDisabled = ! useEditorFeature( 'typography.dropCap', false );
 
 	const [ minimumHeight, setMinimumHeight ] = useState();
 
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/index.js b/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/index.js
index e1711a67de97d2..127e7e9c9b9ea0 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/index.js
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ export const settings = {
 		__experimentalColor: Platform.OS === 'web',
 		__experimentalLineHeight: true,
 		__experimentalFontSize: true,
+		__experimentalFeatures: {
+			typography: {
+				dropCap: true,
+			},
+		},
 	},
 	__experimentalLabel( attributes, { context } ) {
 		if ( context === 'accessibility' ) {
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/store/selectors.js b/packages/blocks/src/store/selectors.js
index c896128834429d..a0a2d02bdd3838 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/store/selectors.js
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/store/selectors.js
@@ -217,7 +217,11 @@ export const getBlockSupport = (
 ) => {
 	const blockType = getNormalizedBlockType( state, nameOrType );
 
-	return get( blockType, [ 'supports', feature ], defaultSupports );
+	return get(
+		blockType,
+		[ 'supports', ...feature.split( '.' ) ],
+		defaultSupports
+	);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/store/test/selectors.js b/packages/blocks/src/store/test/selectors.js
index 636228f7835acb..daea899178fdf0 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/store/test/selectors.js
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/store/test/selectors.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * External dependencies
  */
-import { omit } from 'lodash';
+import { keyBy, omit } from 'lodash';
 
 import deepFreeze from 'deep-freeze';
 
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import deepFreeze from 'deep-freeze';
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import {
+	getBlockSupport,
 	getChildBlockNames,
 	getDefaultBlockVariation,
 	getGroupingBlockName,
@@ -16,6 +17,57 @@ import {
 } from '../selectors';
 
 describe( 'selectors', () => {
+	describe( 'getBlockSupport', () => {
+		const blockName = 'block/name';
+		const getState = ( blocks ) => {
+			return deepFreeze( {
+				blockTypes: keyBy( blocks, 'name' ),
+			} );
+		};
+
+		it( 'returns default value when config entry not found', () => {
+			const state = getState( [] );
+
+			expect(
+				getBlockSupport( state, blockName, 'unknown', 'default' )
+			).toBe( 'default' );
+		} );
+
+		it( 'returns value when config found but falsy', () => {
+			const state = getState( [
+				{
+					name: blockName,
+					supports: {
+						falsy: '',
+					},
+				},
+			] );
+
+			expect(
+				getBlockSupport( state, blockName, 'falsy', 'default' )
+			).toBe( '' );
+		} );
+
+		it( 'works with configs stored as nested objects', () => {
+			const state = getState( [
+				{
+					name: blockName,
+					supports: {
+						features: {
+							foo: {
+								bar: 'value',
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			] );
+
+			expect(
+				getBlockSupport( state, blockName, 'features.foo.bar' )
+			).toBe( 'value' );
+		} );
+	} );
+
 	describe( 'getChildBlockNames', () => {
 		it( 'should return an empty array if state is empty', () => {
 			const state = {};
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/provider/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/provider/index.js
index 6b62e6aa5c5c9e..074f93fe2ae1ff 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/provider/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/provider/index.js
@@ -113,14 +113,13 @@ class EditorProvider extends Component {
 			...pick( settings, [
 				'__experimentalBlockDirectory',
 				'__experimentalBlockPatterns',
-				'__experimentalBlocksConfig',
+				'__experimentalBlockPatternCategories',
 				'__experimentalDisableCustomUnits',
 				'__experimentalDisableCustomLineHeight',
 				'__experimentalEnableLegacyWidgetBlock',
 				'__experimentalEnableFullSiteEditing',
 				'__experimentalEnableFullSiteEditingDemo',
-				'__experimentalFeaturesConfig',
-				'__experimentalEnableFullSiteEditingDemo',
+				'__experimentalFeatures',
 				'__experimentalGlobalStylesUserEntityId',
 				'__experimentalGlobalStylesBase',
 				'__experimentalPreferredStyleVariations',