diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 081b80b7dc9bf..0a88b8fd4ba22 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1270,6 +1270,7 @@ importers:
       '@wordpress/dom-ready': 3.22.0
       '@wordpress/editor': 12.21.0
       '@wordpress/element': 4.20.0
+      '@wordpress/html-entities': 3.24.0
       '@wordpress/i18n': 4.22.0
       '@wordpress/icons': 9.13.0
       '@wordpress/url': 3.23.0
@@ -1312,6 +1313,7 @@ importers:
       '@wordpress/dom-ready': 3.22.0
       '@wordpress/editor': 12.21.0_qi72e2chmmemxbokngy4ve2xaa
       '@wordpress/element': 4.20.0
+      '@wordpress/html-entities': 3.24.0
       '@wordpress/i18n': 4.22.0
       '@wordpress/icons': 9.13.0
       '@wordpress/url': 3.23.0
@@ -4981,6 +4983,7 @@ packages:
   /@colors/colors/1.5.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ooWCrlZP11i8GImSjTHYHLkvFDP48nS4+204nGb1RiX/WXYHmJA2III9/e2DWVabCESdW7hBAEzHRqUn9OUVvQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.1.90'}
+    requiresBuild: true
     dev: true
 
   /@dabh/diagnostics/2.0.3:
@@ -8956,7 +8959,7 @@ packages:
       '@wordpress/dom': 3.23.0
       '@wordpress/element': 4.20.0
       '@wordpress/hooks': 3.23.0
-      '@wordpress/html-entities': 3.22.0
+      '@wordpress/html-entities': 3.24.0
       '@wordpress/i18n': 4.23.0
       '@wordpress/icons': 9.13.0
       '@wordpress/is-shallow-equal': 4.23.0
@@ -9110,7 +9113,7 @@ packages:
       '@wordpress/dom': 3.23.0
       '@wordpress/element': 4.20.0
       '@wordpress/hooks': 3.23.0
-      '@wordpress/html-entities': 3.22.0
+      '@wordpress/html-entities': 3.24.0
       '@wordpress/i18n': 4.23.0
       '@wordpress/is-shallow-equal': 4.23.0
       '@wordpress/shortcode': 3.22.0
@@ -9382,7 +9385,7 @@ packages:
       '@wordpress/data': 7.6.0_react@17.0.2
       '@wordpress/deprecated': 3.23.0
       '@wordpress/element': 4.20.0
-      '@wordpress/html-entities': 3.22.0
+      '@wordpress/html-entities': 3.24.0
       '@wordpress/i18n': 4.23.0
       '@wordpress/is-shallow-equal': 4.23.0
       '@wordpress/url': 3.23.0
@@ -9577,7 +9580,7 @@ packages:
       '@wordpress/dom': 3.23.0
       '@wordpress/element': 4.20.0
       '@wordpress/hooks': 3.23.0
-      '@wordpress/html-entities': 3.22.0
+      '@wordpress/html-entities': 3.24.0
       '@wordpress/i18n': 4.23.0
       '@wordpress/icons': 9.13.0
       '@wordpress/keyboard-shortcuts': 3.20.0_react@17.0.2
@@ -9721,6 +9724,12 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       '@babel/runtime': 7.20.7
 
+  /@wordpress/html-entities/3.24.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-rwvx8aEJb9gRCj/pJ0v7vh6sT7R6G922LQzHc5cObcSm5cmzPz/Wz07+AZkHA1cmCDQdPiDd3yB8X8l+yeFy0A==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12'}
+    dependencies:
+      '@babel/runtime': 7.20.7
+
   /@wordpress/i18n/4.22.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-b1nQJhrBilDj3oJql9k9dzlPEJ5vWd36Q0ri0znLBOJUOq2J0jgKwgtC84dun77kBb9Upfi4NZNiBI8OuSbiuA==}
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
diff --git a/projects/packages/videopress/changelog/update-videopress-use-core-pkg-to-handle-entities b/projects/packages/videopress/changelog/update-videopress-use-core-pkg-to-handle-entities
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5dca25067a837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/videopress/changelog/update-videopress-use-core-pkg-to-handle-entities
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: changed
+
+VideoPress: use @wordpress/html-entities to handle html entities
diff --git a/projects/packages/videopress/package.json b/projects/packages/videopress/package.json
index fc44c791bb434..e69c000941ea1 100644
--- a/projects/packages/videopress/package.json
+++ b/projects/packages/videopress/package.json
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 		"@wordpress/dom-ready": "3.22.0",
 		"@wordpress/editor": "12.21.0",
 		"@wordpress/element": "4.20.0",
+		"@wordpress/html-entities": "3.24.0",
 		"@wordpress/i18n": "4.22.0",
 		"@wordpress/icons": "9.13.0",
 		"@wordpress/url": "3.23.0",
diff --git a/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/block-editor/hooks/use-video-data/index.ts b/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/block-editor/hooks/use-video-data/index.ts
index eef2fe491323a..e65c0386b80d9 100644
--- a/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/block-editor/hooks/use-video-data/index.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/block-editor/hooks/use-video-data/index.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
  */
 import apiFetch from '@wordpress/api-fetch';
 import { useEffect, useState } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { decodeEntities } from '@wordpress/html-entities';
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import getMediaToken from '../../../lib/get-media-token';
-import { decodeEntities } from '../../../lib/url';
 /**
  * Types
  */
diff --git a/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/lib/url/index.ts b/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/lib/url/index.ts
index b0e83d35ced91..63d0e422bc0eb 100644
--- a/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/lib/url/index.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/lib/url/index.ts
@@ -129,41 +129,3 @@ export function buildVideoPressURL(
 export const removeFileNameExtension = ( name: string ) => {
 	return name.replace( /\.[^/.]+$/, '' );
 };
-
-/**
- * Helper function to create and return textarea element.
- * Based on https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso/blob/1ea156fe734d57fdf13cd332e82ac688eacd3bee/client/lib/formatting/decode/browser.js#L9
- *
- * > Moreover, using textContent can prevent XSS attacks.
- *
- * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Node/textContent#differences_from_innerhtml
- *
- * It will be used to decode HTML entities,
- * As long as element doesn’t get inserted in the DOM,
- * we’re good in terms of security,
- * since textContent will return the content without evaluating it.
- * @returns {HTMLTextAreaElement} - Textarea element
- */
-const createTextareaElement = (): HTMLTextAreaElement => {
-	if ( document.implementation && document.implementation.createHTMLDocument ) {
-		return document.implementation.createHTMLDocument( '' ).createElement( 'textarea' );
-	}
-
-	return document.createElement( 'textarea' );
-};
-
-/**
- * Decode the given text, replacing HTML entities
- * with their corresponding characters.
- *
- * @param {string} text     - Text to decode
- * @returns {string} Decoded text
- */
-export function decodeEntities( text: string ): string {
-	// Create temporary element to decode entities
-	const element = createTextareaElement();
-	element.innerHTML = text;
-	const decoded = element.textContent;
-	element.innerHTML = '';
-	return decoded;
-}