diff --git a/editor/components/toolbar/index.js b/editor/components/toolbar/index.js
index 2a63d1cb38d9d4..627d691c16c7a1 100644
--- a/editor/components/toolbar/index.js
+++ b/editor/components/toolbar/index.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function Toolbar( { controls } ) {
 						control.onClick();
 					} }
 					className={ classNames( 'editor-toolbar__control', {
-						'is-active': control.isActive && control.isActive()
+						'is-active': control.isActive
 					} ) } />
 			) ) }
 		</ul>
diff --git a/editor/modes/visual-editor/block.js b/editor/modes/visual-editor/block.js
index 6f7c705a697b13..d89fb1fda9b2bc 100644
--- a/editor/modes/visual-editor/block.js
+++ b/editor/modes/visual-editor/block.js
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class VisualEditorBlock extends wp.element.Component {
 								controls={ settings.controls.map( ( control ) => ( {
 									...control,
 									onClick: () => control.onClick( block.attributes, this.setAttributes ),
-									isActive: () => control.isActive( block.attributes )
+									isActive: control.isActive( block.attributes )
 								} ) ) } />
 						) }
 						{ this.state.hasEditable && (
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class VisualEditorBlock extends wp.element.Component {
 								controls={ formattingControls.map( ( control ) => ( {
 									...control,
 									onClick: () => this.toggleFormat( control.format ),
-									isActive: () => !! this.state.formats[ control.format ]
+									isActive: !! this.state.formats[ control.format ]
 								} ) ) } />
 						) }
 					</div>