diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/base/hooks/use-position-relative-to-viewport.js b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/base/hooks/use-position-relative-to-viewport.js
index 31444b50ad5..06e94e7f457 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/base/hooks/use-position-relative-to-viewport.js
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/base/hooks/use-position-relative-to-viewport.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * External dependencies
  */
 import { useRef, useLayoutEffect, useState } from '@wordpress/element';
-import { getIntersectionObserver } from '@woocommerce/base-utils';
 
 /** @typedef {import('react')} React */
 
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ export const usePositionRelativeToViewport = () => {
 	] = useState( '' );
 	const referenceElementRef = useRef( null );
 	const intersectionObserver = useRef(
-		getIntersectionObserver(
+		new IntersectionObserver(
 			( entries ) => {
 				if ( entries[ 0 ].isIntersecting ) {
 					setPositionRelativeToViewport( 'visible' );
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/base/utils/get-intersection-observer.js b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/base/utils/get-intersection-observer.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 47025bff609..00000000000
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/base/utils/get-intersection-observer.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-/** @typedef {import('window').IntersectionObserverCallback} IntersectionObserverCallback */
-
-/**
- * Util that returns an IntersectionObserver if supported by the browser. If
- * it's not supported, it returns a shim object with the methods to prevent JS
- * errors. Notice it's a shim, not a polyfill. If the browser doesn't support
- * IntersectionObserver, the methods returned by this function will do nothing.
- *
- * @param {IntersectionObserverCallback} callback Callback function for the
- *                                                Intersection Observer.
- * @param {Object}                       options  Intersection Observer options.
- * @return {Object|IntersectionObserver} Intersection Observer if available,
- *                                       otherwise a shim object.
- *
- * @todo Remove IntersectionObserver shim when we drop IE11 support.
- */
-export const getIntersectionObserver = ( callback, options ) => {
-	if ( typeof IntersectionObserver !== 'function' ) {
-		return {
-			observe: () => void null,
-			unobserve: () => void null,
-		};
-	}
-
-	return new IntersectionObserver( callback, options );
-};
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/base/utils/index.js b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/base/utils/index.js
index 59ebbab1835..4090cadc9c5 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/base/utils/index.js
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/base/utils/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ export * from './address';
 export * from './shipping-rates';
 export * from './legacy-events';
 export * from './render-frontend';
-export * from './get-intersection-observer';
 export * from './get-valid-block-attributes';
 export * from './product-data';
 export * from './derive-selected-shipping-rates';