diff --git a/blocks/api/paste.js b/blocks/api/paste.js
index 71d51901dc8574..282729ac18b573 100644
--- a/blocks/api/paste.js
+++ b/blocks/api/paste.js
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 /**
  * External dependencies
  */
-import { nodeListToReact } from 'dom-react';
 import { find, get } from 'lodash';
 
-/**
- * WordPress dependencies
- */
-import { createElement } from 'element';
-
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
@@ -100,7 +94,7 @@ export default function( nodes ) {
 		}
 
 		return createBlock( getUnknownTypeHandler(), {
-			content: nodeListToReact( [ node ], createElement ),
+			content: node.outerHTML,
 		} );
 	} );
 }