diff --git a/wp-includes/block-template-utils.php b/wp-includes/block-template-utils.php
index 543cdaf629..59d76d48d3 100644
--- a/wp-includes/block-template-utils.php
+++ b/wp-includes/block-template-utils.php
@@ -546,13 +546,22 @@ function _build_block_template_result_from_file( $template_file, $template_type
 function _wp_build_title_and_description_for_single_post_type_block_template( $post_type, $slug, WP_Block_Template $template ) {
 	$post_type_object = get_post_type_object( $post_type );
 
-	$posts = get_posts(
-		array(
-			'name'      => $slug,
-			'post_type' => $post_type,
-		)
+	$default_args = array(
+		'post_type'              => $post_type,
+		'post_status'            => 'publish',
+		'posts_per_page'         => 1,
+		'update_post_meta_cache' => false,
+		'update_post_term_cache' => false,
+		'ignore_sticky_posts'    => true,
+		'no_found_rows'          => true,
 	);
 
+	$args  = array(
+		'name' => $slug,
+	);
+	$args  = wp_parse_args( $args, $default_args );
+	$posts = new WP_Query( $args );
+
 	if ( empty( $posts ) ) {
 		$template->title = sprintf(
 			/* translators: Custom template title in the Site Editor referencing a post that was not found. 1: Post type singular name, 2: Post type slug. */
@@ -579,13 +588,12 @@ function _wp_build_title_and_description_for_single_post_type_block_template( $p
 		$post_title
 	);
 
-	$posts_with_same_title = get_posts(
-		array(
-			'title'       => $post_title,
-			'post_type'   => $post_type,
-			'post_status' => 'publish',
-		)
+	$args = array(
+		'title' => $post_title,
 	);
+	$args = wp_parse_args( $args, $default_args );
+
+	$posts_with_same_title = new WP_Query( $args );
 
 	if ( count( $posts_with_same_title ) > 1 ) {
 		$template->title = sprintf(
@@ -615,14 +623,21 @@ function _wp_build_title_and_description_for_single_post_type_block_template( $p
 function _wp_build_title_and_description_for_taxonomy_block_template( $taxonomy, $slug, WP_Block_Template $template ) {
 	$taxonomy_object = get_taxonomy( $taxonomy );
 
-	$terms = get_terms(
-		array(
-			'taxonomy'   => $taxonomy,
-			'hide_empty' => false,
-			'slug'       => $slug,
-		)
+	$default_args = array(
+		'taxonomy'               => $taxonomy,
+		'hide_empty'             => false,
+		'update_term_meta_cache' => false,
 	);
 
+	$term_query = new WP_Term_Query();
+
+	$args  = array(
+		'number' => 1,
+		'slug'   => $slug,
+	);
+	$args  = wp_parse_args( $args, $default_args );
+	$terms = $term_query->query( $args );
+
 	if ( empty( $terms ) ) {
 		$template->title = sprintf(
 			/* translators: Custom template title in the Site Editor, referencing a taxonomy term that was not found. 1: Taxonomy singular name, 2: Term slug. */
@@ -648,13 +663,15 @@ function _wp_build_title_and_description_for_taxonomy_block_template( $taxonomy,
 		$term_title
 	);
 
-	$terms_with_same_title = get_terms(
-		array(
-			'taxonomy'   => $taxonomy,
-			'hide_empty' => false,
-			'name'       => $term_title,
-		)
+	$term_query = new WP_Term_Query();
+
+	$args = array(
+		'number' => 2,
+		'name'   => $term_title,
 	);
+	$args = wp_parse_args( $args, $default_args );
+
+	$terms_with_same_title = $term_query->query( $args );
 
 	if ( count( $terms_with_same_title ) > 1 ) {
 		$template->title = sprintf(
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 22d409d3ce..0d041c8ef0 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.1-beta3-54444';
+$wp_version = '6.1-beta3-54445';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.