diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/editor.scss b/packages/block-library/src/editor.scss
index 9cd49fb82cfed7..cef09dbb86549b 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/editor.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/editor.scss
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 @import "./tag-cloud/editor.scss";
 @import "./template-part/editor.scss";
 @import "./text-columns/editor.scss";
-@import "./verse/editor.scss";
 @import "./video/editor.scss";
 @import "./query-title/editor.scss";
 @import "./query-loop/editor.scss";
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/verse/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/verse/block.json
index 2156e7654aa0a9..5ca413b2e13769 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/verse/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/verse/block.json
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 	},
 	"supports": {
 		"anchor": true,
+		"color": {
+			"gradients": true,
+			"link": true
+		},
 		"__experimentalFontFamily": true,
 		"fontSize": true,
 		"spacing": {
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/verse/editor.scss b/packages/block-library/src/verse/editor.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 30e577fbae1cad..00000000000000
--- a/packages/block-library/src/verse/editor.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-pre.wp-block-verse {
-	color: $gray-900;
-}