diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py
index d40a5ec79475..964f0c57e757 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/utils.py
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ def get_library_content_picker_url(course_locator) -> str:
     content_picker_url = None
     if libraries_v2_enabled():
         mfe_base_url = get_course_authoring_url(course_locator)
-        content_picker_url = f'{mfe_base_url}/component-picker'
+        content_picker_url = f'{mfe_base_url}/component-picker?variant=published'
 
     return content_picker_url
 
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/pages/container.js b/cms/static/js/views/pages/container.js
index 52418a503674..6a849aebe6f8 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/pages/container.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/pages/container.js
@@ -445,8 +445,7 @@ function($, _, Backbone, gettext, BasePage,
             const modal = new SelectV2LibraryContent(options);
             const courseAuthoringMfeUrl = this.model.attributes.course_authoring_url;
             const itemBankBlockId = xblockElement.data("locator");
-            // TODO:: the ?parentLocator param shouldn't be necessary but is currently required by the component picker
-            const pickerUrl = courseAuthoringMfeUrl + '/component-picker?parentLocator=' + encodeURIComponent(itemBankBlockId);
+            const pickerUrl = courseAuthoringMfeUrl + '/component-picker?variant=published';
 
             modal.showComponentPicker(pickerUrl, (selectedBlockData) => {
                 const createData = {