diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/editor/use-editor-title.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/editor/use-editor-title.js
index d9d2b720c0bc3..91a56f9fbd492 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/editor/use-editor-title.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/editor/use-editor-title.js
@@ -28,13 +28,14 @@ function useEditorTitle( postType, postId ) {
 				postId
 			);
 
-			const templateAreas =
-				select( coreStore ).getEntityRecord( 'root', '__unstableBase' )
-					?.default_template_part_areas || [];
-
-			const templateTypes =
-				select( coreStore ).getEntityRecord( 'root', '__unstableBase' )
-					?.default_template_types || [];
+			const {
+				default_template_part_areas: templateAreas = [],
+				default_template_types: templateTypes = [],
+			} =
+				select( coreStore ).getEntityRecord(
+					'root',
+					'__unstableBase'
+				) ?? {};
 
 			const templateInfo = getTemplateInfo( {
 				template: _record,
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/document-bar/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/document-bar/index.js
index a1d1861a3d2f5..d081e6b83d6ac 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/document-bar/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/document-bar/index.js
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ export default function DocumentBar( props ) {
 			_postId
 		);
 
-		const templateAreas =
-			select( coreStore ).getEntityRecord( 'root', '__unstableBase' )
-				?.default_template_part_areas || [];
+		const {
+			default_template_part_areas: templateAreas = [],
+			default_template_types: templateTypes = [],
+		} =
+			select( coreStore ).getEntityRecord( 'root', '__unstableBase' ) ??
+			{};
 
-		const templateTypes =
-			select( coreStore ).getEntityRecord( 'root', '__unstableBase' )
-				?.default_template_types || [];
 		const _templateInfo = getTemplateInfo( {
 			templateAreas,
 			templateTypes,
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/entities-saved-states/entity-record-item.js b/packages/editor/src/components/entities-saved-states/entity-record-item.js
index 79e200dede6fe..ac1492f282a04 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/entities-saved-states/entity-record-item.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/entities-saved-states/entity-record-item.js
@@ -35,13 +35,14 @@ export default function EntityRecordItem( { record, checked, onChange } ) {
 				key
 			);
 
-			const templateAreas =
-				select( coreStore ).getEntityRecord( 'root', '__unstableBase' )
-					?.default_template_part_areas || [];
-
-			const templateTypes =
-				select( coreStore ).getEntityRecord( 'root', '__unstableBase' )
-					?.default_template_types || [];
+			const {
+				default_template_part_areas: templateAreas = [],
+				default_template_types: templateTypes = [],
+			} =
+				select( coreStore ).getEntityRecord(
+					'root',
+					'__unstableBase'
+				) ?? {};
 
 			return {
 				entityRecordTitle: getTemplateInfo( {
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-card-panel/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-card-panel/index.js
index 51d156d1bd7f8..78cc721eca57f 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-card-panel/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-card-panel/index.js
@@ -38,13 +38,14 @@ export default function PostCardPanel( {
 				postId
 			);
 
-			const templateAreas =
-				select( coreStore ).getEntityRecord( 'root', '__unstableBase' )
-					?.default_template_part_areas || [];
-
-			const templateTypes =
-				select( coreStore ).getEntityRecord( 'root', '__unstableBase' )
-					?.default_template_types || [];
+			const {
+				default_template_part_areas: templateAreas = [],
+				default_template_types: templateTypes = [],
+			} =
+				select( coreStore ).getEntityRecord(
+					'root',
+					'__unstableBase'
+				) ?? {};
 
 			const _templateInfo = [
 				TEMPLATE_POST_TYPE,