diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js
index 9e2e171975570f..39073b848d3ca8 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js
@@ -527,12 +527,6 @@ export default function NavigationLinkEdit( {
 											) }
 											placeholder={ itemLabelPlaceholder }
 											withoutInteractiveFormatting
-											allowedFormats={ [
-												'core/bold',
-												'core/italic',
-												'core/image',
-												'core/strikethrough',
-											] }
 										/>
 										{ description && (
 											<span className="wp-block-navigation-item__description">
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-submenu/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-submenu/edit.js
index 261b2ad8502fb8..c89eadf1cb589e 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-submenu/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-submenu/edit.js
@@ -461,12 +461,6 @@ export default function NavigationSubmenuEdit( {
 						aria-label={ __( 'Navigation link text' ) }
 						placeholder={ itemLabelPlaceholder }
 						withoutInteractiveFormatting
-						allowedFormats={ [
-							'core/bold',
-							'core/italic',
-							'core/image',
-							'core/strikethrough',
-						] }
 						onClick={ () => {
 							if ( ! openSubmenusOnClick && ! url ) {
 								setIsLinkOpen( true );