diff --git a/packages/svelte/package.json b/packages/svelte/package.json
index 53e5516bf6..b44c2fcda5 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/package.json
+++ b/packages/svelte/package.json
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
     "esbuild": "^0.28.1",
     "rollup": "^4.59.0",
     "source-map": "^0.7.4",
+    "acorn": "^8.18.0",
     "tinyglobby": "^0.2.12",
     "typescript": "^5.5.4",
     "vitest": "^4.1.7",
@@ -173,9 +174,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@jridgewell/remapping": "^2.3.5",
     "@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec": "^1.6.0",
-    "@sveltejs/acorn-typescript": "^1.0.13",
+    "@teasel/parser": "link:../../../teasel/bindings/node",
     "@types/estree": "^1.0.9",
-    "acorn": "^8.18.0",
     "aria-query": "5.3.1",
     "axobject-query": "^4.1.0",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/acorn.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/acorn.js
deleted file mode 100644
index add61ea19f..0000000000
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/acorn.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,289 +0,0 @@
-/** @import { Comment, Program, Statement } from 'estree' */
-/** @import { AST } from '#compiler' */
-/** @import { Parser } from './index.js' */
-import * as acorn from 'acorn';
-import { walk } from 'zimmerframe';
-import { tsPlugin } from '@sveltejs/acorn-typescript';
-import * as e from '../../errors.js';
-import { locator } from '../../state.js';
-
-const JSParser = acorn.Parser;
-const TSParser = JSParser.extend(tsPlugin());
-
-/**
- * @typedef {Comment & {
- *   start: number;
- *   end: number;
- * }} CommentWithLocation
- */
-
-/**
- * @param {string} source
- * @param {AST.JSComment[]} comments
- * @param {boolean} typescript
- * @param {boolean} [is_script]
- */
-export function parse(source, comments, typescript, is_script) {
-	const acorn = typescript ? TSParser : JSParser;
-
-	const { onComment, add_comments } = get_comment_handlers(
-		source,
-		/** @type {CommentWithLocation[]} */ (comments)
-	);
-
-	// @ts-expect-error
-	const parse_statement = acorn.prototype.parseStatement;
-
-	// If we're dealing with a <script> then it might contain an export
-	// for something that doesn't exist directly inside but is inside the
-	// component instead, so we need to ensure that Acorn doesn't throw
-	// an error in these cases
-	if (is_script) {
-		// @ts-ignore
-		acorn.prototype.parseStatement = function (...args) {
-			const v = parse_statement.call(this, ...args);
-			// @ts-ignore
-			this.undefinedExports = {};
-			return v;
-		};
-	}
-
-	try {
-		const ast = acorn.parse(source, {
-			onComment,
-			sourceType: 'module',
-			ecmaVersion: 16,
-			locations: true
-		});
-
-		add_comments(ast);
-
-		return /** @type {Program} */ (ast);
-	} catch (err) {
-		// TODO the `return` is necessary for TS<7 due to a bug; otherwise
-		// the `finally` block is regarded as unreachable
-		return handle_parse_error(err);
-	} finally {
-		if (is_script) {
-			// @ts-expect-error
-			acorn.prototype.parseStatement = parse_statement;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * @param {Parser} parser
- * @param {string} source
- * @param {number} index
- * @returns {acorn.Expression & { leadingComments?: CommentWithLocation[]; trailingComments?: CommentWithLocation[]; }}
- */
-export function parse_expression_at(parser, source, index) {
-	const acorn = parser.ts ? TSParser : JSParser;
-
-	const { onComment, add_comments } = get_comment_handlers(source, parser.root.comments, index);
-
-	try {
-		const ast = acorn.parseExpressionAt(source, index, {
-			onComment,
-			sourceType: 'module',
-			ecmaVersion: 16,
-			locations: true,
-			preserveParens: true,
-			startLocation: start_location(parser, index)
-		});
-
-		add_comments(ast);
-
-		return ast;
-	} catch (e) {
-		handle_parse_error(e);
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * @param {Parser} parser
- * @param {string} source
- * @param {number} index
- * @returns {Statement}
- */
-export function parse_statement_at(parser, source, index) {
-	// cast to `any`: acorn's Parser constructor and parseStatement/nextToken aren't in its public types
-	const acorn = /** @type {any} */ (parser.ts ? TSParser : JSParser);
-	const { onComment, add_comments } = get_comment_handlers(source, parser.root.comments, index);
-
-	try {
-		// This is like parseExpressionAt but for statements
-		const p = new acorn(
-			{
-				onComment,
-				sourceType: 'module',
-				ecmaVersion: 16,
-				locations: true,
-				startLocation: start_location(parser, index)
-			},
-			source,
-			index
-		);
-		p.nextToken();
-		const statement = /** @type {Statement} */ (p.parseStatement(null, true, Object.create(null)));
-		add_comments(/** @type {acorn.Node} */ (statement));
-		return statement;
-	} catch (err) {
-		// A statement that runs to the end of the source (e.g. an unterminated declaration tag)
-		// is an EOF, not a stray token; preserve the friendlier `unexpected_eof` diagnostic.
-		if (/** @type {any} */ (err).pos === source.length) e.unexpected_eof(source.length);
-		handle_parse_error(err);
-	}
-}
-
-const regex_non_lf_line_break = /\r(?!\n)|[\u2028\u2029]/;
-
-let last_template = '';
-let lf_only = true;
-
-/**
- * Without `startLocation`, acorn counts the lines before `index` on every call
- * @param {Parser} parser
- * @param {number} index
- */
-function start_location(parser, index) {
-	return has_lf_line_breaks_only(parser) ? locator(index) : undefined;
-}
-
-/**
- * acorn breaks lines on bare `\r`, `\u2028` and `\u2029`, which the locator doesn't
- * @param {Parser} parser
- */
-export function has_lf_line_breaks_only(parser) {
-	if (parser.template !== last_template) {
-		last_template = parser.template;
-		lf_only = !regex_non_lf_line_break.test(last_template);
-	}
-	return lf_only;
-}
-
-const regex_position_indicator = / \(\d+:\d+\)$/;
-
-/**
- * @param {any} err
- * @returns {never}
- */
-function handle_parse_error(err) {
-	e.js_parse_error(err.pos, err.message.replace(regex_position_indicator, ''));
-}
-
-/**
- * @param {acorn.Expression} node
- * @returns {acorn.Expression}
- */
-export function remove_parens(node) {
-	return walk(node, null, {
-		ParenthesizedExpression(node, context) {
-			return context.visit(node.expression);
-		}
-	});
-}
-
-/**
- * Acorn doesn't add comments to the AST by itself. This factory returns the capabilities
- * to add them after the fact. They are needed in order to support `svelte-ignore` comments
- * in JS code and so that `prettier-plugin-svelte` doesn't remove all comments when formatting.
- * @param {string} source
- * @param {CommentWithLocation[]} comments
- * @param {number} index
- */
-function get_comment_handlers(source, comments, index = 0) {
-	return {
-		/**
-		 * @param {boolean} block
-		 * @param {string} value
-		 * @param {number} start
-		 * @param {number} end
-		 * @param {import('acorn').Position} [start_loc]
-		 * @param {import('acorn').Position} [end_loc]
-		 */
-		onComment: (block, value, start, end, start_loc, end_loc) => {
-			if (block && /\n/.test(value)) {
-				let a = start;
-				while (a > 0 && source[a - 1] !== '\n') a -= 1;
-
-				let b = a;
-				while (/[ \t]/.test(source[b])) b += 1;
-
-				const indentation = source.slice(a, b);
-				value = value.replace(new RegExp(`^${indentation}`, 'gm'), '');
-			}
-
-			comments.push({
-				type: block ? 'Block' : 'Line',
-				value,
-				start,
-				end,
-				loc: {
-					start: /** @type {import('acorn').Position} */ (start_loc),
-					end: /** @type {import('acorn').Position} */ (end_loc)
-				}
-			});
-		},
-
-		/** @param {acorn.Node & { leadingComments?: CommentWithLocation[]; trailingComments?: CommentWithLocation[]; }} ast */
-		add_comments(ast) {
-			if (comments.length === 0) return;
-
-			comments = comments
-				.filter((comment) => comment.start >= index)
-				.map(({ type, value, start, end }) => ({ type, value, start, end }));
-
-			walk(ast, null, {
-				_(node, { next, path }) {
-					let comment;
-
-					while (comments[0] && comments[0].start < node.start) {
-						comment = /** @type {CommentWithLocation} */ (comments.shift());
-						(node.leadingComments ||= []).push(comment);
-					}
-
-					next();
-
-					if (comments[0]) {
-						const parent = /** @type {any} */ (path.at(-1));
-
-						if (parent === undefined || node.end !== parent.end) {
-							const slice = source.slice(node.end, comments[0].start);
-							const is_last_in_body =
-								((parent?.type === 'BlockStatement' || parent?.type === 'Program') &&
-									parent.body.indexOf(node) === parent.body.length - 1) ||
-								(parent?.type === 'ArrayExpression' &&
-									parent.elements.indexOf(node) === parent.elements.length - 1) ||
-								(parent?.type === 'ObjectExpression' &&
-									parent.properties.indexOf(node) === parent.properties.length - 1);
-
-							if (is_last_in_body) {
-								// Special case: There can be multiple trailing comments after the last node in a block,
-								// and they can be separated by newlines
-								let end = node.end;
-
-								while (comments.length) {
-									const comment = comments[0];
-									if (parent && comment.start >= parent.end) break;
-
-									(node.trailingComments ||= []).push(comment);
-									comments.shift();
-									end = comment.end;
-								}
-							} else if (node.end <= comments[0].start && /^[,) \t]*$/.test(slice)) {
-								node.trailingComments = [/** @type {CommentWithLocation} */ (comments.shift())];
-							}
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			});
-
-			// Special case: Trailing comments after the root node (which can only happen for expression tags or for Program nodes).
-			// Adding them ensures that we can later detect the end of the expression tag correctly.
-			if (comments.length > 0 && (comments[0].start >= ast.end || ast.type === 'Program')) {
-				(ast.trailingComments ||= []).push(...comments.splice(0));
-			}
-		}
-	};
-}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/index.js
index 8edd403487..3fb7243e39 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /** @import { AST } from '#compiler' */
 /** @import { Location } from 'locate-character' */
 /** @import * as ESTree from 'estree' */
-// @ts-expect-error acorn type definitions are borked in the release we use
-import { isIdentifierStart, isIdentifierChar } from 'acorn';
+import { Source, isIdentifierStart, isIdentifierChar } from '@teasel/parser';
 import fragment from './state/fragment.js';
 import * as e from '../../errors.js';
 import { create_fragment } from './utils/create.js';
@@ -53,6 +52,9 @@ export class Parser {
 	/** Whether we're parsing in TypeScript mode */
 	ts = false;
 
+	/** The template as the JavaScript parser holds it, for every expression, pattern and tag in it */
+	js;
+
 	/** @type {AST.TemplateNode[]} */
 	stack = [];
 
@@ -88,6 +90,12 @@ export class Parser {
 		regex_lang_attribute.lastIndex = 0; // reset matched index to pass tests - otherwise declare the regex inside the constructor
 
 		this.ts = match_lang?.[2] === 'ts';
+		this.js = new Source(this.template, {
+			sourceType: 'module',
+			typescript: this.ts,
+			comments: true,
+			locations: true
+		});
 
 		this.root = {
 			css: null,
@@ -229,14 +237,14 @@ export class Parser {
 
 		const code = /** @type {number} */ (this.template.codePointAt(this.index));
 
-		if (isIdentifierStart(code, true)) {
+		if (isIdentifierStart(code)) {
 			let i = this.index;
 			end += code <= 0xffff ? 1 : 2;
 
 			while (end < this.template.length) {
 				const code = /** @type {number} */ (this.template.codePointAt(end));
 
-				if (!isIdentifierChar(code, true)) break;
+				if (!isIdentifierChar(code)) break;
 				end += code <= 0xffff ? 1 : 2;
 			}
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/js.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/js.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af965e259d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/js.js
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/** @import { Expression, Pattern, Program, Statement } from 'estree' */
+/** @import { AST } from '#compiler' */
+/** @import { Parser } from './index.js' */
+import * as teasel from '@teasel/parser';
+import * as e from '../../errors.js';
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} source
+ * @param {AST.JSComment[]} comments
+ * @param {boolean} typescript
+ * @param {boolean} [is_script] a `<script>` may export names the component declares elsewhere
+ * @returns {Program}
+ */
+export function parse(source, comments, typescript, is_script) {
+	try {
+		const ast = teasel.parse(source, {
+			sourceType: 'module',
+			typescript,
+			comments: true,
+			locations: true,
+			allowUndeclaredExports: is_script
+		});
+
+		add_comments(source, comments, /** @type {teasel.Comment[]} */ (ast.comments));
+		delete ast.comments;
+
+		return ast;
+	} catch (err) {
+		return handle_parse_error(err);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {Parser} parser
+ * @param {number} index
+ * @param {'as' | 'in'} [until] a word operator the expression stops before, at the top level
+ * @returns {{ node: Expression, end: number }}
+ */
+export function parse_expression_at(parser, index, until) {
+	try {
+		const { node, end, comments } = parser.js.parseExpressionAt(index, until);
+		add_comments(parser.template, parser.root.comments, /** @type {teasel.Comment[]} */ (comments));
+		return { node, end };
+	} catch (err) {
+		return handle_parse_error(err);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {Parser} parser
+ * @param {number} index
+ * @returns {{ node: Pattern, end: number }}
+ */
+export function parse_pattern_at(parser, index) {
+	try {
+		const { node, end, comments } = parser.js.parsePatternAt(index);
+		add_comments(parser.template, parser.root.comments, /** @type {teasel.Comment[]} */ (comments));
+		return { node, end };
+	} catch (err) {
+		return handle_parse_error(err);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {Parser} parser
+ * @param {string} source
+ * @param {number} index the opening paren
+ * @returns {{ params: Pattern[], end: number }}
+ */
+export function parse_params_at(parser, index) {
+	try {
+		const { params, end, comments } = parser.js.parseParamsAt(index);
+		add_comments(parser.template, parser.root.comments, /** @type {teasel.Comment[]} */ (comments));
+		return { params, end };
+	} catch (err) {
+		return handle_parse_error(err);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {Parser} parser
+ * @param {number} index
+ * @returns {{ node: Statement, end: number }}
+ */
+export function parse_statement_at(parser, index) {
+	try {
+		const { node, end, comments } = parser.js.parseStatementAt(index);
+		add_comments(parser.template, parser.root.comments, /** @type {teasel.Comment[]} */ (comments));
+		return { node, end };
+	} catch (err) {
+		// A statement that runs to the end of the source (e.g. an unterminated declaration tag)
+		// is an EOF, not a stray token; preserve the friendlier `unexpected_eof` diagnostic.
+		if (/** @type {any} */ (err).pos === parser.template.length)
+			e.unexpected_eof(parser.template.length);
+		return handle_parse_error(err);
+	}
+}
+
+const regex_position_indicator = / \(\d+:\d+\)$/;
+
+/**
+ * @param {any} err
+ * @returns {never}
+ */
+function handle_parse_error(err) {
+	e.js_parse_error(err.pos, err.message.replace(regex_position_indicator, ''));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Comments are needed in order to support `svelte-ignore` comments in JS code and so that
+ * `prettier-plugin-svelte` doesn't remove all comments when formatting. A block comment loses
+ * the indentation of the line it starts on.
+ * @param {string} source
+ * @param {AST.JSComment[]} comments
+ * @param {teasel.Comment[]} parsed
+ */
+function add_comments(source, comments, parsed) {
+	for (const comment of parsed) {
+		if (comment.type === 'Block' && comment.value.includes('\n')) {
+			let a = comment.start;
+			while (a > 0 && source[a - 1] !== '\n') a -= 1;
+
+			let b = a;
+			while (/[ \t]/.test(source[b])) b += 1;
+
+			const indentation = source.slice(a, b);
+			comment.value = comment.value.replace(new RegExp(`^${indentation}`, 'gm'), '');
+		}
+
+		comments.push(/** @type {AST.JSComment} */ (comment));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/read/context.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/read/context.js
index 821fdcf338..874b30c28e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/read/context.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/read/context.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /** @import { Pattern } from 'estree' */
 /** @import { Parser } from '../index.js' */
-import { match_bracket } from '../utils/bracket.js';
-import { parse_expression_at, remove_parens } from '../acorn.js';
+import { parse_pattern_at } from '../js.js';
 import * as e from '../../../errors.js';
 
 /**
@@ -10,86 +9,28 @@ import * as e from '../../../errors.js';
  */
 export default function read_pattern(parser) {
 	const start = parser.index;
-	let i = parser.index;
 
 	const id = parser.read_identifier();
 
 	if (id.name !== '') {
-		const annotation = read_type_annotation(parser);
-
-		return {
-			...id,
-			typeAnnotation: annotation
-		};
-	}
-
-	const char = parser.template[i];
-
-	if (char !== '{' && char !== '[') {
-		e.expected_pattern(i);
-	}
-
-	i = match_bracket(parser, start);
-	parser.index = i;
-
-	// acorn never reads before `start`, so the template itself can serve as the prefix
-	/** @type {any} */
-	let expression = remove_parens(
-		parse_expression_at(parser, parser.template.slice(0, i) + ' = 1', start)
-	);
-
-	expression = expression.left;
-
-	expression.typeAnnotation = read_type_annotation(parser);
-	if (expression.typeAnnotation) {
-		expression.end = expression.typeAnnotation.end;
-	}
-
-	return expression;
-}
-
-/**
- * @param {Parser} parser
- * @returns {any}
- */
-function read_type_annotation(parser) {
-	const start = parser.index;
-	parser.allow_whitespace();
-
-	if (!parser.eat(':')) {
-		parser.index = start;
-		return undefined;
+		const after = parser.index;
+		parser.allow_whitespace();
+
+		// a type annotation makes it a job for the parser
+		if (!parser.match(':')) {
+			parser.index = after;
+			return id;
+		}
+	} else {
+		const char = parser.template[start];
+
+		if (char !== '{' && char !== '[') {
+			e.expected_pattern(start);
+		}
 	}
 
-	// we need to trick Acorn into parsing the type annotation
-	const insert = '_ as ';
-	let a = parser.index - insert.length;
-	const template =
-		parser.template.slice(0, a) +
-		insert +
-		// If this is a type annotation for a function parameter, Acorn-TS will treat subsequent
-		// parameters as part of a sequence expression instead, and will then error on optional
-		// parameters (`?:`). Therefore replace that sequence with something that will not error.
-		parser.template.slice(parser.index).replace(/\?\s*:/g, ':');
-	let expression = remove_parens(parse_expression_at(parser, template, a));
-
-	// `foo: bar = baz` gets mangled — fix it
-	if (expression.type === 'AssignmentExpression') {
-		let b = expression.right.start;
-		while (template[b] !== '=') b -= 1;
-		expression = remove_parens(parse_expression_at(parser, template.slice(0, b), a));
-	}
-
-	// `array as item: string, index` becomes `string, index`, which is mistaken as a sequence expression - fix that
-	if (expression.type === 'SequenceExpression') {
-		expression = expression.expressions[0];
-	}
+	const { node, end } = parse_pattern_at(parser, start);
+	parser.index = end;
 
-	parser.index = /** @type {number} */ (expression.end);
-	return {
-		type: 'TSTypeAnnotation',
-		start,
-		end: parser.index,
-		typeAnnotation: /** @type {any} */ (expression).typeAnnotation
-	};
+	return node;
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/read/expression.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/read/expression.js
index b63ad443a8..5a0a30e5ac 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/read/expression.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/read/expression.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /** @import { Expression, Identifier } from 'estree' */
 /** @import { Parser } from '../index.js' */
-// @ts-expect-error acorn type definitions are borked in the release we use
-import { isIdentifierStart, isIdentifierChar } from 'acorn';
-import { has_lf_line_breaks_only, parse_expression_at, remove_parens } from '../acorn.js';
+import { isIdentifierStart, isIdentifierChar } from '@teasel/parser';
+import { parse_expression_at } from '../js.js';
 import { regex_whitespace } from '../../patterns.js';
 import * as e from '../../../errors.js';
 import { find_matching_bracket } from '../utils/bracket.js';
@@ -34,23 +33,17 @@ export function get_loose_identifier(parser, opening_token) {
  * @param {Parser} parser
  * @param {string} [opening_token]
  * @param {boolean} [disallow_loose]
+ * @param {'as' | 'in'} [until] a word operator the expression stops before, at the top level
  * @returns {Expression}
  */
-export default function read_expression(parser, opening_token, disallow_loose) {
+export default function read_expression(parser, opening_token, disallow_loose, until) {
 	const simple = read_simple_expression(parser);
 	if (simple) return simple;
 
 	try {
-		const node = parse_expression_at(parser, parser.template, parser.index);
-
-		let index = /** @type {number} */ (node.end);
-
-		const last_comment = parser.root.comments.at(-1);
-		if (last_comment && last_comment.end > index) index = last_comment.end;
-
-		parser.index = index;
-
-		return /** @type {Expression} */ (remove_parens(node));
+		const { node, end } = parse_expression_at(parser, parser.index, until);
+		parser.index = end;
+		return node;
 	} catch (err) {
 		// If we are in an each loop we need the error to be thrown in cases like
 		// `as { y = z }` so we still throw and handle the error there
@@ -65,9 +58,26 @@ export default function read_expression(parser, opening_token, disallow_loose) {
 	}
 }
 
+const regex_non_lf_line_break = /\r(?!\n)|[\u2028\u2029]/;
+
+let last_template = '';
+let lf_only = true;
+
+/**
+ * The parser breaks lines on bare `\r`, `\u2028` and `\u2029`, which the locator doesn't
+ * @param {Parser} parser
+ */
+function has_lf_line_breaks_only(parser) {
+	if (parser.template !== last_template) {
+		last_template = parser.template;
+		lf_only = !regex_non_lf_line_break.test(last_template);
+	}
+	return lf_only;
+}
+
 /**
  * Most template expressions are an identifier or a `a.b.c` member chain followed by `}`.
- * Those are built directly for better parse performance, with the same shape acorn would produce; anything else goes to acorn
+ * Those are built directly for better parse performance, with the same shape the parser would produce; anything else goes to the parser
  * @param {Parser} parser
  * @returns {Expression | null}
  */
@@ -131,13 +141,13 @@ function read_word(template, start) {
 	if (start >= template.length) return -1;
 
 	const code = /** @type {number} */ (template.codePointAt(start));
-	if (!isIdentifierStart(code, true)) return -1;
+	if (!isIdentifierStart(code)) return -1;
 
 	let end = start + (code <= 0xffff ? 1 : 2);
 
 	while (end < template.length) {
 		const code = /** @type {number} */ (template.codePointAt(end));
-		if (!isIdentifierChar(code, true)) break;
+		if (!isIdentifierChar(code)) break;
 		end += code <= 0xffff ? 1 : 2;
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/read/script.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/read/script.js
index 48fb540f9c..b81c0c68b2 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/read/script.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/read/script.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /** @import { Program } from 'estree' */
 /** @import { AST } from '#compiler' */
 /** @import { Parser } from '../index.js' */
-import * as acorn from '../acorn.js';
+import { parse } from '../js.js';
 import { regex_not_newline_characters } from '../../patterns.js';
 import * as e from '../../../errors.js';
 import * as w from '../../../warnings.js';
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function read_script(parser, start, attributes) {
 		parser.template.slice(0, script_start).replace(regex_not_newline_characters, ' ') + data;
 	parser.read(regex_starts_with_closing_script_tag);
 
-	const ast = acorn.parse(source, parser.root.comments, parser.ts, true);
+	const ast = parse(source, parser.root.comments, parser.ts, true);
 
 	ast.start = script_start;
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/tag.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/tag.js
index 9cc0a41375..60e8afa777 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/tag.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/tag.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-/** @import { ArrowFunctionExpression, Expression, Identifier, Pattern, VariableDeclaration } from 'estree' */
+/** @import { Expression, Identifier, Pattern, VariableDeclaration } from 'estree' */
 /** @import { AST } from '#compiler' */
 /** @import { Parser } from '../index.js' */
-import { walk } from 'zimmerframe';
 import * as e from '../../../errors.js';
 import { ExpressionMetadata } from '../../nodes.js';
-import { parse_expression_at, parse_statement_at } from '../acorn.js';
+import { parse_params_at, parse_statement_at } from '../js.js';
 import read_pattern from '../read/context.js';
-import read_expression, { get_loose_identifier } from '../read/expression.js';
+import read_expression from '../read/expression.js';
 import { create_fragment } from '../utils/create.js';
 import { find_matching_bracket, match_bracket } from '../utils/bracket.js';
 
@@ -90,12 +89,14 @@ function read_declaration(parser) {
 
 	/** @type {import('estree').Statement | import('estree').VariableDeclaration} */
 	let declaration;
+	/** @type {number} */
+	let end;
 	try {
-		declaration = parse_statement_at(parser, parser.template, start);
+		({ node: declaration, end } = parse_statement_at(parser, start));
 	} catch (error) {
 		if (!parser.loose) throw error;
 
-		const end = find_matching_bracket(parser.template, start, '{');
+		end = /** @type {number} */ (find_matching_bracket(parser.template, start, '{'));
 		if (end === undefined) throw error;
 
 		parser.index = end;
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ function read_declaration(parser) {
 		e.declaration_tag_invalid_type(declaration);
 	}
 
-	parser.index = /** @type {number} */ (declaration.end);
+	parser.index = end;
 	parser.allow_whitespace();
 	parser.eat('}', true);
 
@@ -182,80 +183,14 @@ function open(parser) {
 	if (parser.eat('each')) {
 		parser.require_whitespace();
 
-		const template = parser.template;
-		let end = parser.template.length;
-
-		/** @type {Expression | undefined} */
-		let expression;
-
-		// we have to do this loop because `{#each x as { y = z }}` fails to parse —
-		// the `as { y = z }` is treated as an Expression but it's actually a Pattern.
-		// the 'fix' is to backtrack and hide everything from the `as` onwards, until
-		// we get a valid expression
-		while (!expression) {
-			try {
-				expression = read_expression(parser, undefined, true);
-			} catch (err) {
-				end = /** @type {any} */ (err).position[0] - 2;
-
-				while (end > start && parser.template.slice(end, end + 2) !== 'as') {
-					end -= 1;
-				}
-
-				if (end <= start) {
-					if (parser.loose) {
-						expression = get_loose_identifier(parser);
-						if (expression) {
-							break;
-						}
-					}
-					throw err;
-				}
-
-				// @ts-expect-error parser.template is meant to be readonly, this is a special case
-				parser.template = template.slice(0, end);
-			}
-		}
-
-		// @ts-expect-error
-		parser.template = template;
+		// the list ends at the `as` that names the item, so a TypeScript assertion in it needs parens
+		let expression = read_expression(parser, undefined, false, 'as');
 
 		parser.allow_whitespace();
 
 		// {#each} blocks must declare a context – {#each list as item}
-		if (!parser.match('as')) {
-			// this could be a TypeScript assertion that was erroneously eaten.
-
-			if (expression.type === 'SequenceExpression') {
-				expression = expression.expressions[0];
-			}
-
-			let assertion = null;
-			let end = expression.end;
-
-			expression = walk(expression, null, {
-				// @ts-expect-error
-				TSAsExpression(node, context) {
-					if (node.end === /** @type {Expression} */ (expression).end) {
-						assertion = node;
-						end = node.expression.end;
-						return node.expression;
-					}
-
-					context.next();
-				}
-			});
-
-			expression.end = end;
-
-			if (assertion) {
-				// we can't reset `parser.index` to `expression.expression.end` because
-				// it will ignore any parentheses — we need to jump through this hoop
-				let end = /** @type {any} */ (/** @type {any} */ (assertion).typeAnnotation).start - 2;
-				while (parser.template.slice(end, end + 2) !== 'as') end -= 1;
-
-				parser.index = end;
-			}
+		if (!parser.match('as') && expression.type === 'SequenceExpression') {
+			expression = expression.expressions[0];
 		}
 
 		/** @type {Pattern | null} */
@@ -456,8 +391,6 @@ function open(parser) {
 
 		parser.allow_whitespace();
 
-		const params_start = parser.index;
-
 		// snippets could have a generic signature, e.g. `#snippet foo<T>(...)`
 		/** @type {string | undefined} */
 		let type_params;
@@ -474,30 +407,21 @@ function open(parser) {
 
 		parser.allow_whitespace();
 
-		const matched = parser.eat('(', true, false);
+		/** @type {import('estree').Pattern[]} */
+		let parameters = [];
 
-		if (matched) {
-			let parentheses = 1;
+		if (parser.eat('(', true, false)) {
+			const open = parser.index - 1;
 
-			while (parser.index < parser.template.length && (!parser.match(')') || parentheses !== 1)) {
-				if (parser.match('(')) parentheses++;
-				if (parser.match(')')) parentheses--;
-				parser.index += 1;
+			if (find_matching_bracket(parser.template, parser.index, '(') === undefined) {
+				e.expected_token(parser.template.length, ')');
 			}
 
-			parser.eat(')', true);
+			const { params, end } = parse_params_at(parser, open);
+			parameters = params;
+			parser.index = end;
 		}
 
-		let function_expression = matched
-			? /** @type {ArrowFunctionExpression} */ (
-					parse_expression_at(
-						parser,
-						parser.template.slice(0, parser.index) + ' => {}',
-						params_start
-					)
-				)
-			: { params: [] };
-
 		parser.allow_whitespace();
 		parser.eat('}', true);
 
@@ -508,7 +432,7 @@ function open(parser) {
 			end: -1,
 			expression: id,
 			typeParams: type_params,
-			parameters: function_expression.params,
+			parameters,
 			body: create_fragment(),
 			metadata: {
 				can_hoist: false,
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/index.js
index 1cdd218ea8..826d1d5415 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /** @import { AnalysisState, Visitors } from './types' */
 /** @import { Analysis, ComponentAnalysis, Js, ReactiveStatement, Template } from '../types' */
 import { walk } from 'zimmerframe';
-import { parse } from '../1-parse/acorn.js';
+import { parse } from '../1-parse/js.js';
 import * as e from '../../errors.js';
 import * as w from '../../warnings.js';
 import {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/scope.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/scope.js
index e3560753b4..f7d57248f6 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/scope.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/scope.js
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ export class Scope {
 			const binding = this.declarations.get(node.name);
 			if (binding && binding.declaration_kind !== 'var' && declaration_kind !== 'var') {
 				// This also errors on function types, but that's arguably a good thing
-				// declaring function twice is also caught by acorn in the parse phase
+				// declaring function twice is also caught by the parser
 				e.declaration_duplicate(node, node.name);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/parser-legacy/samples/javascript-comments/output.json b/packages/svelte/tests/parser-legacy/samples/javascript-comments/output.json
index 4d7cb2397f..e94248565d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/parser-legacy/samples/javascript-comments/output.json
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/parser-legacy/samples/javascript-comments/output.json
@@ -48,6 +48,24 @@
 									"column": 2
 								}
 							},
+							"leadingComments": [
+								{
+									"type": "Line",
+									"value": " comment",
+									"start": 584,
+									"end": 594,
+									"loc": {
+										"start": {
+											"line": 34,
+											"column": 11
+										},
+										"end": {
+											"line": 34,
+											"column": 21
+										}
+									}
+								}
+							],
 							"id": null,
 							"expression": false,
 							"generator": false,
@@ -82,6 +100,58 @@
 												"column": 7
 											}
 										},
+										"leadingComments": [
+											{
+												"type": "Block",
+												"value": " another comment ",
+												"start": 606,
+												"end": 627,
+												"loc": {
+													"start": {
+														"line": 36,
+														"column": 2
+													},
+													"end": {
+														"line": 36,
+														"column": 23
+													}
+												}
+											}
+										],
+										"trailingComments": [
+											{
+												"type": "Line",
+												"value": " a trailing comment",
+												"start": 636,
+												"end": 657,
+												"loc": {
+													"start": {
+														"line": 37,
+														"column": 8
+													},
+													"end": {
+														"line": 37,
+														"column": 29
+													}
+												}
+											},
+											{
+												"type": "Block",
+												"value": " trailing block comment ",
+												"start": 660,
+												"end": 688,
+												"loc": {
+													"start": {
+														"line": 38,
+														"column": 2
+													},
+													"end": {
+														"line": 38,
+														"column": 30
+													}
+												}
+											}
+										],
 										"expression": {
 											"type": "CallExpression",
 											"start": 630,
@@ -114,40 +184,10 @@
 											},
 											"arguments": [],
 											"optional": false
-										},
-										"leadingComments": [
-											{
-												"type": "Block",
-												"value": " another comment ",
-												"start": 606,
-												"end": 627
-											}
-										],
-										"trailingComments": [
-											{
-												"type": "Line",
-												"value": " a trailing comment",
-												"start": 636,
-												"end": 657
-											},
-											{
-												"type": "Block",
-												"value": " trailing block comment ",
-												"start": 660,
-												"end": 688
-											}
-										]
+										}
 									}
 								]
-							},
-							"leadingComments": [
-								{
-									"type": "Line",
-									"value": " comment",
-									"start": 584,
-									"end": 594
-								}
-							]
+							}
 						},
 						"modifiers": []
 					}
@@ -178,15 +218,25 @@
 									"column": 30
 								}
 							},
-							"name": "a",
 							"leadingComments": [
 								{
 									"type": "Block",
 									"value": " leading block comment ",
 									"start": 696,
-									"end": 723
+									"end": 723,
+									"loc": {
+										"start": {
+											"line": 41,
+											"column": 1
+										},
+										"end": {
+											"line": 41,
+											"column": 28
+										}
+									}
 								}
-							]
+							],
+							"name": "a"
 						}
 					},
 					{
@@ -223,6 +273,58 @@
 							"column": 6
 						}
 					},
+					"leadingComments": [
+						{
+							"type": "Line",
+							"value": " leading line comment",
+							"start": 739,
+							"end": 762,
+							"loc": {
+								"start": {
+									"line": 43,
+									"column": 2
+								},
+								"end": {
+									"line": 43,
+									"column": 25
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					],
+					"trailingComments": [
+						{
+							"type": "Line",
+							"value": " trailing line comment",
+							"start": 770,
+							"end": 794,
+							"loc": {
+								"start": {
+									"line": 44,
+									"column": 7
+								},
+								"end": {
+									"line": 44,
+									"column": 31
+								}
+							}
+						},
+						{
+							"type": "Block",
+							"value": " trailing block comment ",
+							"start": 796,
+							"end": 824,
+							"loc": {
+								"start": {
+									"line": 45,
+									"column": 1
+								},
+								"end": {
+									"line": 45,
+									"column": 29
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					],
 					"left": {
 						"type": "Identifier",
 						"start": 764,
@@ -255,29 +357,7 @@
 							}
 						},
 						"name": "b"
-					},
-					"leadingComments": [
-						{
-							"type": "Line",
-							"value": " leading line comment",
-							"start": 739,
-							"end": 762
-						}
-					],
-					"trailingComments": [
-						{
-							"type": "Line",
-							"value": " trailing line comment",
-							"start": 770,
-							"end": 794
-						},
-						{
-							"type": "Block",
-							"value": " trailing block comment ",
-							"start": 796,
-							"end": 824
-						}
-					]
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		]
@@ -316,6 +396,42 @@
 							"column": 13
 						}
 					},
+					"leadingComments": [
+						{
+							"type": "Line",
+							"value": " a leading comment",
+							"start": 10,
+							"end": 30,
+							"loc": {
+								"start": {
+									"line": 2,
+									"column": 1
+								},
+								"end": {
+									"line": 2,
+									"column": 21
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					],
+					"trailingComments": [
+						{
+							"type": "Line",
+							"value": " a trailing comment",
+							"start": 45,
+							"end": 66,
+							"loc": {
+								"start": {
+									"line": 3,
+									"column": 14
+								},
+								"end": {
+									"line": 3,
+									"column": 35
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					],
 					"declarations": [
 						{
 							"type": "VariableDeclarator",
@@ -366,23 +482,7 @@
 							}
 						}
 					],
-					"kind": "const",
-					"leadingComments": [
-						{
-							"type": "Line",
-							"value": " a leading comment",
-							"start": 10,
-							"end": 30
-						}
-					],
-					"trailingComments": [
-						{
-							"type": "Line",
-							"value": " a trailing comment",
-							"start": 45,
-							"end": 66
-						}
-					]
+					"kind": "const"
 				},
 				{
 					"type": "VariableDeclaration",
@@ -464,6 +564,24 @@
 							"column": 2
 						}
 					},
+					"leadingComments": [
+						{
+							"type": "Block",
+							"value": "* a comment ",
+							"start": 83,
+							"end": 99,
+							"loc": {
+								"start": {
+									"line": 6,
+									"column": 1
+								},
+								"end": {
+									"line": 6,
+									"column": 17
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					],
 					"id": {
 						"type": "Identifier",
 						"start": 110,
@@ -513,6 +631,24 @@
 										"column": 6
 									}
 								},
+								"trailingComments": [
+									{
+										"type": "Line",
+										"value": " trailing",
+										"start": 125,
+										"end": 136,
+										"loc": {
+											"start": {
+												"line": 8,
+												"column": 7
+											},
+											"end": {
+												"line": 8,
+												"column": 18
+											}
+										}
+									}
+								],
 								"expression": {
 									"type": "Identifier",
 									"start": 120,
@@ -528,15 +664,7 @@
 										}
 									},
 									"name": "foo"
-								},
-								"trailingComments": [
-									{
-										"type": "Line",
-										"value": " trailing",
-										"start": 125,
-										"end": 136
-									}
-								]
+								}
 							},
 							{
 								"type": "ExpressionStatement",
@@ -552,40 +680,54 @@
 										"column": 6
 									}
 								},
-								"expression": {
-									"type": "Identifier",
-									"start": 217,
-									"end": 220,
-									"loc": {
-										"start": {
-											"line": 12,
-											"column": 2
-										},
-										"end": {
-											"line": 12,
-											"column": 5
-										}
-									},
-									"name": "bar"
-								},
 								"leadingComments": [
 									{
 										"type": "Block",
 										"value": " leading comment 1 ",
 										"start": 139,
-										"end": 162
+										"end": 162,
+										"loc": {
+											"start": {
+												"line": 9,
+												"column": 2
+											},
+											"end": {
+												"line": 9,
+												"column": 25
+											}
+										}
 									},
 									{
 										"type": "Block",
 										"value": " leading comment 2 ",
 										"start": 165,
-										"end": 188
+										"end": 188,
+										"loc": {
+											"start": {
+												"line": 10,
+												"column": 2
+											},
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+												"column": 2
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 										"value": " trailing comment 2 ",
 										"start": 251,
-										"end": 275
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+												"column": 2
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 									{
 										"type": "Block",
 										"value": " trailing comment 3 ",
 										"start": 278,
-										"end": 302
+										"end": 302,
+										"loc": {
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+												"column": 2
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+												"column": 26
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 									}
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+								],
+								"expression": {
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+									"start": 217,
+									"end": 220,
+									"loc": {
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+											"column": 2
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+										"end": {
+											"line": 12,
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-							"value": "* a comment ",
-							"start": 83,
-							"end": 99
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@@ -694,20 +874,38 @@
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 												"value": " leading comment 1",
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-												"end": 346
+												"end": 346,
+												"loc": {
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+														"column": 2
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+													"end": {
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+														"column": 22
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 												"value": " leading comment 2",
 												"start": 349,
-												"end": 369
+												"end": 369,
+												"loc": {
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+														"column": 2
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+													"end": {
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@@ -715,15 +913,37 @@
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-												"end": 396
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+												"loc": {
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+														"column": 5
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+													"end": {
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 											{
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 												"value": " trailing comment 2 ",
 												"start": 399,
-												"end": 423
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+												"loc": {
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+														"column": 2
+													},
+													"end": {
+														"line": 22,
+														"column": 26
+													}
+												}
 											}
-										]
+										],
+										"value": 1,
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 									}
 								]
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@@ -805,6 +1025,74 @@
 												"column": 6
 											}
 										},
+										"leadingComments": [
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+												"type": "Line",
+												"value": " leading comment 1",
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+												"end": 469,
+												"loc": {
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+														"column": 2
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+													"end": {
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+														"column": 22
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+												}
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+											{
+												"type": "Line",
+												"value": " leading comment 2",
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+												"end": 492,
+												"loc": {
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+														"column": 2
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+													"end": {
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+										"trailingComments": [
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+												"end": 522,
+												"loc": {
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+														"column": 8
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+													"end": {
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+											},
+											{
+												"type": "Block",
+												"value": " trailing comment 2 ",
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+												"end": 549,
+												"loc": {
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-												"start": 525,
-												"end": 549
-											}
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+										"kind": "init"
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diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/parser-legacy/samples/script-comment-only/output.json b/packages/svelte/tests/parser-legacy/samples/script-comment-only/output.json
index 8ec0e0cd65..e0e2e94565 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/parser-legacy/samples/script-comment-only/output.json
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/parser-legacy/samples/script-comment-only/output.json
@@ -40,16 +40,26 @@
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 				}
 			},
-			"body": [],
-			"sourceType": "module",
-			"trailingComments": [
+			"innerComments": [
 				{
 					"type": "Line",
 					"value": " TODO write some code",
 					"start": 10,
-					"end": 33
+					"end": 33,
+					"loc": {
+						"start": {
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+							"column": 1
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+					}
 				}
-			]
+			],
+			"body": [],
+			"sourceType": "module"
 		}
 	},
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diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/parser-modern/samples/comment-before-function-binding/output.json b/packages/svelte/tests/parser-modern/samples/comment-before-function-binding/output.json
index 27692e98b4..3652d45e93 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/parser-modern/samples/comment-before-function-binding/output.json
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/parser-modern/samples/comment-before-function-binding/output.json
@@ -63,6 +63,24 @@
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 								}
 							},
+							"leadingComments": [
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+									"value": "* ( ",
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+									"end": 66,
+									"loc": {
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+										"end": {
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+										}
+									}
+								}
+							],
 							"expressions": [
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@@ -235,14 +253,6 @@
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 						},
 						"modifiers": []
@@ -256,6 +266,24 @@
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+			"end": 66,
+			"loc": {
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+				}
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+		}
+	],
 	"instance": {
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diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/parser-modern/samples/parens/output.json b/packages/svelte/tests/parser-modern/samples/parens/output.json
index 7a5b4b38d8..3543cad410 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/parser-modern/samples/parens/output.json
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/parser-modern/samples/parens/output.json
@@ -25,16 +25,26 @@
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 					"leadingComments": [
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 							"type": "Block",
 							"value": "",
 							"start": 2,
-							"end": 6
+							"end": 6,
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+								"end": {
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 						}
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+					],
+					"value": 42,
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 				}
 			}
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index 68c38da524..d046d48cf1 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/parser-modern/samples/script-style-no-markup/output.json
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/parser-modern/samples/script-style-no-markup/output.json
@@ -115,16 +115,26 @@
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 				}
 			},
-			"body": [],
-			"sourceType": "module",
-			"trailingComments": [
+			"innerComments": [
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 					"type": "Line",
 					"value": " script and style but no markup",
 					"start": 10,
-					"end": 43
+					"end": 43,
+					"loc": {
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+						}
+					}
 				}
-			]
+			],
+			"body": [],
+			"sourceType": "module"
 		},
 		"attributes": []
 	}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/parser-modern/samples/tag-type-identifier-probe-comment/output.json b/packages/svelte/tests/parser-modern/samples/tag-type-identifier-probe-comment/output.json
index 4fe6468742..c272ba99ea 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/parser-modern/samples/tag-type-identifier-probe-comment/output.json
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/parser-modern/samples/tag-type-identifier-probe-comment/output.json
@@ -56,15 +56,25 @@
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 							}
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 						"leadingComments": [
 							{
 								"type": "Block",
 								"value": " probe ",
 								"start": 17,
-								"end": 28
+								"end": 28,
+								"loc": {
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+										"column": 17
+									},
+									"end": {
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+										"column": 28
+									}
+								}
 							}
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+						],
+						"name": "Object"
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e7fee7b592..923ea9154b 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -74,15 +74,12 @@ importers:
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         version: 1.6.0
-      '@sveltejs/acorn-typescript':
-        specifier: ^1.0.13
-        version: 1.0.13(acorn@8.18.0)
+      '@teasel/parser':
+        specifier: link:../../../teasel/bindings/node
+        version: link:../../../teasel/bindings/node
       '@types/estree':
         specifier: ^1.0.9
         version: 1.0.9
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-        version: 8.18.0
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         version: 5.3.1
@@ -141,6 +138,9 @@ importers:
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         specifier: ^2.0.7
         version: 2.0.7
+      acorn:
+        specifier: ^8.18.0
+        version: 8.18.0
       baseline-browser-mapping:
         specifier: ^2.10.32
         version: 2.10.32
@@ -920,11 +920,6 @@ packages:
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