diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/mini-cart/mini-cart-contents/inner-blocks/filled-mini-cart-contents-block/block.tsx b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/mini-cart/mini-cart-contents/inner-blocks/filled-mini-cart-contents-block/block.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 42665c5edeb..00000000000
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/mini-cart/mini-cart-contents/inner-blocks/filled-mini-cart-contents-block/block.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-const Block = ( { children }: { children: JSX.Element } ): JSX.Element => {
-	return <>{ children }</>;
-};
-
-export default Block;
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/mini-cart/mini-cart-contents/inner-blocks/register-components.ts b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/mini-cart/mini-cart-contents/inner-blocks/register-components.ts
index 79aa25254e3..0af519439f1 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/mini-cart/mini-cart-contents/inner-blocks/register-components.ts
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/mini-cart/mini-cart-contents/inner-blocks/register-components.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ registerCheckoutBlock( {
 
 registerCheckoutBlock( {
 	metadata: miniCartTitleMetadata,
+	force: false,
 	component: lazy(
 		() =>
 			import(
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/packages/checkout/blocks-registry/register-checkout-block.ts b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/packages/checkout/blocks-registry/register-checkout-block.ts
index 5c130de1f28..cb1c6150fdf 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/packages/checkout/blocks-registry/register-checkout-block.ts
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/packages/checkout/blocks-registry/register-checkout-block.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { registerBlockComponent } from '@woocommerce/blocks-registry';
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
-import type { CheckoutBlockOptions } from './types';
 import {
 	assertBlockName,
 	assertBlockParent,
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 	assertBlockComponent,
 } from './utils';
 import { registeredBlocks } from './registered-blocks';
+import type { CheckoutBlockOptions } from './types';
 
 /**
  * Main API for registering a new checkout block within areas.
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ export const registerCheckoutBlock = (
 		component: options.component,
 	} );
 
+	// Infer the `force` value from whether the block is locked or not. But
+	// allow overriding it on block registration.
+	const force =
+		typeof options.force === 'boolean'
+			? options.force
+			: Boolean( options.metadata?.attributes?.lock?.default?.remove );
+
 	/**
 	 * Store block metadata for later lookup.
 	 */
@@ -41,6 +48,6 @@ export const registerCheckoutBlock = (
 		blockName: options.metadata.name,
 		metadata: options.metadata,
 		component: options.component,
-		force: !! options.metadata?.attributes?.lock?.default?.remove,
+		force,
 	};
 };
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/packages/checkout/blocks-registry/types.ts b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/packages/checkout/blocks-registry/types.ts
index 6516621092e..a41038cd0ed 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/packages/checkout/blocks-registry/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/packages/checkout/blocks-registry/types.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export type RegisteredBlocks = Record< string, RegisteredBlock >;
 
 export type CheckoutBlockOptions = {
 	metadata: CheckoutBlockOptionsMetadata;
+	force?: boolean;
 	component:
 		| LazyExoticComponent< React.ComponentType< unknown > >
 		| ( () => JSX.Element | null )