As a result, they delete any blocks placed beside their head. The diamond blocks in the attached screenshot would be deleted.
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Well, the issue is fixed by not spawning the golem (and thus not deleting the blocks), but this behaviour is different from 1.7.10, see MC-60792
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Either the air blocks are required or the creation of the golem must not delete the blocks.