Items no longer equip automatically

I'm a little frustrated that the game no longer auto-equips items or auto-places from the bench to fill the board. It was a really nice quality of life aspect the game offered if you got distracted or had a hard time making other game decisions early on, so you might not properly put everything in. I always felt like this game mode is more casual so it's a little annoying that those features are gone. Does this bother anyone else?