diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/sidebar/post-status/index.js b/packages/edit-post/src/components/sidebar/post-status/index.js
index 5cc9b70bf9ac3..d0633f26cf254 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/components/sidebar/post-status/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/sidebar/post-status/index.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ function PostStatus( { isOpened, onTogglePanel } ) {
 								marginTop: '16px',
 							} }
 							spacing={ 4 }
+							wrap
 						>
 							<PostSwitchToDraftButton />
 							<PostTrash />
diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/sidebar/post-trash/index.js b/packages/edit-post/src/components/sidebar/post-trash/index.js
index 885be537952c0..d77c7a6d82988 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/components/sidebar/post-trash/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/sidebar/post-trash/index.js
@@ -2,14 +2,11 @@
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
 import { PostTrash as PostTrashLink, PostTrashCheck } from '@wordpress/editor';
-import { FlexItem } from '@wordpress/components';
 
 export default function PostTrash() {
 	return (
 		<PostTrashCheck>
-			<FlexItem isBlock>
-				<PostTrashLink />
-			</FlexItem>
+			<PostTrashLink />
 		</PostTrashCheck>
 	);
 }
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-switch-to-draft-button/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-switch-to-draft-button/index.js
index 6521200fde590..1fb04931bfce1 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-switch-to-draft-button/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-switch-to-draft-button/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  */
 import {
 	Button,
-	FlexItem,
 	__experimentalConfirmDialog as ConfirmDialog,
 } from '@wordpress/components';
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ function PostSwitchToDraftButton( {
 	};
 
 	return (
-		<FlexItem isBlock>
+		<>
 			<Button
 				className="editor-post-switch-to-draft"
 				onClick={ () => {
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ function PostSwitchToDraftButton( {
 				} }
 				disabled={ isSaving }
 				variant="secondary"
-				style={ { width: '100%', display: 'block' } }
+				style={ { flexGrow: '1', justifyContent: 'center' } }
 			>
 				{ __( 'Switch to draft' ) }
 			</Button>
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ function PostSwitchToDraftButton( {
 			>
 				{ alertMessage }
 			</ConfirmDialog>
-		</FlexItem>
+		</>
 	);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-trash/style.scss b/packages/editor/src/components/post-trash/style.scss
index f24a6eb2743dd..e47981314d5f2 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-trash/style.scss
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-trash/style.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 .editor-post-trash.components-button {
-	width: 100%;
-	display: block;
+	flex-grow: 1;
+	justify-content: center;
 }