diff --git a/packages/e2e-test-utils-playwright/src/editor/get-blocks.ts b/packages/e2e-test-utils-playwright/src/editor/get-blocks.ts
index dba597a19c983..70a5a03628ee0 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-test-utils-playwright/src/editor/get-blocks.ts
+++ b/packages/e2e-test-utils-playwright/src/editor/get-blocks.ts
@@ -15,14 +15,11 @@ export async function getBlocks( this: Editor ) {
 		const blocks = window.wp.data.select( 'core/block-editor' ).getBlocks();
 
 		// The editor might still contain an unmodified empty block even when it's technically "empty".
-		if ( blocks.length === 1 ) {
-			const blockName = blocks[ 0 ].name;
-			if (
-				blockName === window.wp.blocks.getDefaultBlockName() ||
-				blockName === window.wp.blocks.getFreeformContentHandlerName()
-			) {
-				return [];
-			}
+		if (
+			blocks.length === 1 &&
+			window.wp.blocks.isUnmodifiedDefaultBlock( blocks[ 0 ] )
+		) {
+			return [];
 		}
 
 		return blocks;