diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/post-navigation-link/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/post-navigation-link/edit.js
index e27d094feb79ab..bbdacfeb773978 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/post-navigation-link/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/post-navigation-link/edit.js
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export default function PostNavigationLinkEdit( {
 					aria-label={ ariaLabel }
 					placeholder={ placeholder }
 					value={ label }
-					allowedFormats={ [ 'core/bold', 'core/italic' ] }
+					withoutInteractiveFormatting
 					onChange={ ( newLabel ) =>
 						setAttributes( { label: newLabel } )
 					}