diff --git a/packages/editor/src/utils/set-nested-value.js b/packages/editor/src/utils/set-nested-value.js
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-/**
- * Sets the value at path of object.
- * If a portion of path doesn’t exist, it’s created.
- * Arrays are created for missing index properties while objects are created
- * for all other missing properties.
- *
- * This function intentionally mutates the input object.
- *
- * Inspired by _.set().
- *
- * @see https://lodash.com/docs/4.17.15#set
- *
- * @todo Needs to be deduplicated with its copy in `@wordpress/core-data`.
- *
- * @param {Object} object Object to modify
- * @param {Array}  path   Path of the property to set.
- * @param {*}      value  Value to set.
- */
-export default function setNestedValue( object, path, value ) {
-	if ( ! object || typeof object !== 'object' ) {
-		return object;
-	}
-
-	path.reduce( ( acc, key, idx ) => {
-		if ( acc[ key ] === undefined ) {
-			if ( Number.isInteger( path[ idx + 1 ] ) ) {
-				acc[ key ] = [];
-			} else {
-				acc[ key ] = {};
-			}
-		}
-		if ( idx === path.length - 1 ) {
-			acc[ key ] = value;
-		}
-		return acc[ key ];
-	}, object );
-
-	return object;
-}