diff --git a/lib/transforms/at-range.js b/lib/transforms/at-range.js
index 43619f1fd..cd86507cf 100644
--- a/lib/transforms/at-range.js
+++ b/lib/transforms/at-range.js
@@ -613,19 +613,14 @@ export function removeMarkAtRange(transform, range, mark) {
  */
 
 export function setBlockAtRange(transform, range, properties = {}) {
-  let { state } = transform
-  properties = Normalize.nodeProperties(properties)
-  let { document } = state
+  const { state } = transform
+  const { document } = state
   const blocks = document.getBlocksAtRange(range)
 
   blocks.forEach((block) => {
-    block = block.merge(properties)
-    document = document.updateDescendant(block)
+    transform.setNodeByKey(block.key, properties)
   })
 
-  document = document.normalize()
-  state = state.merge({ document })
-  transform.state = state
   return transform
 }