diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/GutenbergKitActivity.kt b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/GutenbergKitActivity.kt
index 517fd5ac317f..041b47e61ad7 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/GutenbergKitActivity.kt
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/GutenbergKitActivity.kt
@@ -233,8 +233,6 @@ import org.wordpress.android.widgets.WPSnackbar.Companion.make
 import org.wordpress.android.widgets.WPViewPager
 import org.wordpress.gutenberg.GutenbergJsException
 import org.wordpress.gutenberg.GutenbergView
-import org.wordpress.gutenberg.WebViewGlobal
-import org.wordpress.gutenberg.WebViewGlobalValue
 import java.io.File
 import java.util.regex.Matcher
 import java.util.regex.Pattern
@@ -2341,16 +2339,6 @@ class GutenbergKitActivity : BaseAppCompatActivity(), EditorFragmentActivity, Ed
                 "plugins" to shouldUsePlugins(applicationPassword),
                 "locale" to wpcomLocaleSlug,
                 "cookies" to editPostAuthViewModel.getCookiesForPrivateSites(site, privateAtomicCookie),
-                "webViewGlobals" to listOf(
-                    WebViewGlobal(
-                        "_currentSiteType",
-                        when {
-                            siteModel.isWPComAtomic -> WebViewGlobalValue.StringValue("atomic")
-                            siteModel.isWPCom -> WebViewGlobalValue.StringValue("simple")
-                            else -> WebViewGlobalValue.NullValue
-                        }
-                    )
-                )
             )
         }
 
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/editor/GutenbergKitEditorFragment.kt b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/editor/GutenbergKitEditorFragment.kt
index af53e2c13645..12e6831e5f93 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/editor/GutenbergKitEditorFragment.kt
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/editor/GutenbergKitEditorFragment.kt
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import org.wordpress.gutenberg.GutenbergView.TitleAndContentCallback
 import org.wordpress.gutenberg.GutenbergWebViewPool.getPreloadedWebView
 import org.wordpress.gutenberg.GutenbergWebViewPool.recycleWebView
 import org.wordpress.gutenberg.Media
-import org.wordpress.gutenberg.WebViewGlobal
 import java.io.Serializable
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch
 
@@ -238,8 +237,6 @@ class GutenbergKitEditorFragment : GutenbergKitEditorFragmentBase() {
     private fun Map<String, Any?>.getStringArray(key: String): Array<String> =
         getSetting<Array<String?>>(key)?.asSequence()?.filterNotNull()?.toList()?.toTypedArray() ?: emptyArray()
 
-    private fun Map<String, Any?>.getWebViewGlobals(key: String): List<WebViewGlobal> =
-        getSetting<List<WebViewGlobal>>(key) ?: emptyList()
 
     // View extension functions
     private fun View?.setVisibleOrGone(visible: Boolean) {
@@ -441,7 +438,6 @@ class GutenbergKitEditorFragment : GutenbergKitEditorFragmentBase() {
             val editorAssetsEndpoint = "${siteApiRoot}wpcom/v2/${firstNamespace}editor-assets"
             val cookies = getSetting<Map<String, String>>("cookies") ?: emptyMap()
             val namespaceExcludedPaths = getStringArray("namespaceExcludedPaths")
-            val webViewGlobals = getWebViewGlobals("webViewGlobals")
 
             EditorConfiguration.Builder()
                 .setTitle(getSetting<String>("postTitle") ?: "")
@@ -454,7 +450,6 @@ class GutenbergKitEditorFragment : GutenbergKitEditorFragmentBase() {
                 .setSiteApiNamespace(siteApiNamespace)
                 .setNamespaceExcludedPaths(namespaceExcludedPaths)
                 .setAuthHeader(getSetting<String>("authHeader") ?: "")
-                .setWebViewGlobals(webViewGlobals)
                 .setEditorSettings(editorSettings)
                 .setLocale(getSetting<String>("locale"))
                 .setEditorAssetsEndpoint(editorAssetsEndpoint)
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 44fc1a418f7b..77d4d0210e17 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ google-play-services-auth = '20.4.1'
 google-services = '4.4.3'
 gravatar = '2.5.0'
 greenrobot-eventbus = '3.3.1'
-gutenberg-kit = 'v0.8.0-alpha.0'
+gutenberg-kit = 'v0.8.0-alpha.2'
 gutenberg-mobile = 'v1.121.0'
 indexos-media-for-mobile = '43a9026f0973a2f0a74fa813132f6a16f7499c3a'
 jackson-databind = '2.12.7.1'