diff --git a/src/wp-includes/blocks/index.php b/src/wp-includes/blocks/index.php
index ce5d4fde71..60ab8e572f 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/blocks/index.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/blocks/index.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/blocks/comments-pagination-next.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/blocks/comments-pagination-numbers.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/blocks/comments-pagination-previous.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/blocks/comments-pagination.php';
+require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/blocks/cover.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/blocks/file.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/blocks/gallery.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/blocks/home-link.php';
@@ -79,7 +80,6 @@ function register_core_block_types_from_metadata() {
 		'code',
 		'column',
 		'columns',
-		'cover',
 		'embed',
 		'freeform',
 		'group',
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/includes/functions.php b/tests/phpunit/includes/functions.php
index 29871c3d66..2836b4cb54 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/includes/functions.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/includes/functions.php
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ function _unhook_block_registration() {
 	remove_action( 'init', 'register_block_core_comments_pagination_next' );
 	remove_action( 'init', 'register_block_core_comments_pagination_numbers' );
 	remove_action( 'init', 'register_block_core_comments_pagination_previous' );
+	remove_action( 'init', 'register_block_core_cover' );
 	remove_action( 'init', 'register_block_core_file' );
 	remove_action( 'init', 'register_block_core_gallery' );
 	remove_action( 'init', 'register_block_core_home_link' );
diff --git a/tools/webpack/blocks.js b/tools/webpack/blocks.js
index f3de0664e0..aacef1afa8 100644
--- a/tools/webpack/blocks.js
+++ b/tools/webpack/blocks.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ module.exports = function( env = { environment: 'production', watch: false, buil
 		'comments-pagination-next',
 		'comments-pagination-numbers',
 		'comments-pagination-previous',
+		'cover',
 		'file',
 		'gallery',
 		'home-link',
@@ -87,7 +88,6 @@ module.exports = function( env = { environment: 'production', watch: false, buil
 		'column',
 		'columns',
 		'comments-query-loop',
-		'cover',
 		'embed',
 		'freeform',
 		'group',