diff --git a/src/actions/action_menu.ts b/src/actions/action_menu.ts
index ae04671d..4226ce4c 100644
--- a/src/actions/action_menu.ts
+++ b/src/actions/action_menu.ts
@@ -4,16 +4,9 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import {
-  ASTNode,
-  ContextMenu,
-  ContextMenuRegistry,
-  ShortcutRegistry,
-  utils as BlocklyUtils,
-  WidgetDiv,
-} from 'blockly';
+import {ShortcutRegistry, utils as BlocklyUtils, WidgetDiv} from 'blockly';
 import * as Constants from '../constants';
-import type {BlockSvg, RenderedConnection, WorkspaceSvg} from 'blockly';
+import type {WorkspaceSvg} from 'blockly';
 import {Navigation} from '../navigation';
 
 const KeyCodes = BlocklyUtils.KeyCodes;
@@ -85,8 +78,6 @@ export class ActionMenu {
    * @param workspace The workspace.
    */
   private openActionMenu(workspace: WorkspaceSvg): boolean {
-    let rtl: boolean;
-
     // TODO(#362): Pass this through the precondition and callback instead of making it up.
     const menuOpenEvent = new KeyboardEvent('keydown');
 
@@ -94,41 +85,13 @@ export class ActionMenu {
     if (!cursor) throw new Error('workspace has no cursor');
     const node = cursor.getCurNode();
     if (!node) return false;
-    const nodeType = node.getType();
-    switch (nodeType) {
-      case ASTNode.types.BLOCK: {
-        const block = node.getLocation() as BlockSvg;
-        block.showContextMenu(menuOpenEvent);
-        break;
-      }
-
-      // case Blockly.ASTNode.types.INPUT:
-      case ASTNode.types.NEXT:
-      case ASTNode.types.PREVIOUS:
-      case ASTNode.types.INPUT: {
-        const connection = node.getLocation() as RenderedConnection;
-        rtl = connection.getSourceBlock().RTL;
-
-        const menuOptions = ContextMenuRegistry.registry.getContextMenuOptions(
-          {focusedNode: connection},
-          menuOpenEvent,
-        );
-        // If no valid options, don't show a menu
-        if (!menuOptions?.length) return true;
-        const location = this.calculateLocationForConnectionMenu(connection);
-        ContextMenu.show(menuOpenEvent, menuOptions, rtl, workspace, location);
-        break;
-      }
-
-      case ASTNode.types.WORKSPACE: {
-        const workspace = node.getLocation() as WorkspaceSvg;
-        workspace.showContextMenu(menuOpenEvent);
-        break;
-      }
-
-      default:
-        console.info(`No action menu for ASTNode of type ${nodeType}`);
-        return false;
+    // TODO(google/blockly#8847): Add typeguard for IContextMenu in core when this moves over
+    const location = node.getLocation() as any;
+    if (location.showContextMenu) {
+      location.showContextMenu(menuOpenEvent);
+    } else {
+      console.info(`No action menu for ASTNode of type ${node.getType()}`);
+      return false;
     }
 
     setTimeout(() => {
@@ -147,85 +110,4 @@ export class ActionMenu {
     }, 10);
     return true;
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Find a context menu action, throwing an `Error` if it is not present or
-   * not an action. This usefully narrows the type to `ActionRegistryItem`
-   * which is not exported from Blockly.
-   *
-   * @param id The id of the action.
-   * @returns the action.
-   */
-  private getContextMenuAction(id: string) {
-    const item = ContextMenuRegistry.registry.getItem(id);
-    if (!item) {
-      throw new Error(`can't find context menu item ${id}`);
-    }
-    if (!item?.callback) {
-      throw new Error(`context menu item unexpectedly not action ${id}`);
-    }
-    return item;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Create a fake PointerEvent for opening the action menu on the specified
-   * block.
-   *
-   * @param block The block to open the action menu for.
-   * @returns screen coordinates of where to show a menu for a block
-   */
-  private calculateLocationOfBlock(block: BlockSvg): BlocklyUtils.Coordinate {
-    // Get the location of the top-left corner of the block in
-    // screen coordinates.
-    const blockCoords = BlocklyUtils.svgMath.wsToScreenCoordinates(
-      block.workspace,
-      block.getRelativeToSurfaceXY(),
-    );
-
-    // Prefer a y position below the first field in the block.
-    const fieldBoundingClientRect = block.inputList
-      .filter((input) => input.isVisible())
-      .flatMap((input) => input.fieldRow)
-      .filter((f) => f.isVisible())[0]
-      ?.getSvgRoot()
-      ?.getBoundingClientRect();
-
-    const y =
-      fieldBoundingClientRect && fieldBoundingClientRect.height
-        ? fieldBoundingClientRect.y + fieldBoundingClientRect.height
-        : blockCoords.y + block.height;
-
-    return new BlocklyUtils.Coordinate(blockCoords.x + 5, y + 5);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Create a fake PointerEvent for opening the action menu for the
-   * given connection.
-   *
-   * For now this just puts the action menu in the same place as the
-   * context menu for the source block.
-   *
-   * @param connection The node to open the action menu for.
-   * @returns Screen coordinates of where to show menu for a connection node.
-   */
-  private calculateLocationForConnectionMenu(
-    connection: RenderedConnection,
-  ): BlocklyUtils.Coordinate {
-    const block = connection.getSourceBlock() as BlockSvg;
-    const workspace = block.workspace as WorkspaceSvg;
-
-    if (typeof connection.x !== 'number') {
-      // No coordinates for connection?  Fall back to the parent block.
-      return this.calculateLocationOfBlock(block);
-    }
-    const connectionWSCoords = new BlocklyUtils.Coordinate(
-      connection.x,
-      connection.y,
-    );
-    const connectionScreenCoords = BlocklyUtils.svgMath.wsToScreenCoordinates(
-      workspace,
-      connectionWSCoords,
-    );
-    return connectionScreenCoords.translate(5, 5);
-  }
 }