diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteBoundary.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteBoundary.js
index 0a49d3b5a4..35af96ba12 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteBoundary.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteBoundary.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /** @import { Context } from '../types' */
 import * as e from '../../../errors.js';
 
-const valid = ['onerror', 'failed', 'pending', 'showPendingAfter', 'showPendingFor'];
+const valid = ['onerror', 'failed', 'pending'];
 
 /**
  * @param {AST.SvelteBoundary} node
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js
index 57641c7a9c..f0a1b1a47f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js
@@ -32,16 +32,12 @@ import { queue_boundary_micro_task } from '../task.js';
 import * as e from '../../../shared/errors.js';
 import { DEV } from 'esm-env';
 import { from_async_derived, set_from_async_derived } from '../../reactivity/deriveds.js';
-import { raf } from '../../timing.js';
-import { loop } from '../../loop.js';
 
 /**
  * @typedef {{
  * 	 onerror?: (error: unknown, reset: () => void) => void;
  *   failed?: (anchor: Node, error: () => unknown, reset: () => () => void) => void;
  *   pending?: (anchor: Node) => void;
- *   showPendingAfter?: number;
- *   showPendingFor?: number;
  * }} BoundaryProps
  */
 
@@ -101,7 +97,6 @@ export class Boundary {
 	#offscreen_fragment = null;
 
 	#pending_count = 0;
-	#keep_pending_snippet = false; // TODO get rid of this
 	#is_creating_fallback = false;
 
 	/**
@@ -206,23 +201,6 @@ export class Boundary {
 			if (this.#pending_effect === null) {
 				this.#pending_effect = branch(() => pending(this.#anchor));
 			}
-
-			// TODO do we want to differentiate between initial render and updates here?
-			if (!initial) {
-				this.#keep_pending_snippet = true;
-
-				var end = raf.now() + (this.#props.showPendingFor ?? 300);
-
-				loop((now) => {
-					if (now >= end) {
-						this.#keep_pending_snippet = false;
-						this.commit();
-						return false;
-					}
-
-					return true;
-				});
-			}
 		} else if (this.parent) {
 			throw new Error('TODO show pending snippet on parent');
 		} else {
@@ -241,7 +219,7 @@ export class Boundary {
 	}
 
 	commit() {
-		if (this.#keep_pending_snippet || this.#pending_count > 0) {
+		if (this.#pending_count > 0) {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -283,25 +261,12 @@ export class Boundary {
 	}
 
 	increment() {
-		// post-init, show the pending snippet after a timeout
-		if (!this.suspended && this.ran) {
-			var start = raf.now();
-			var end = start + (this.#props.showPendingAfter ?? 500);
-
-			loop((now) => {
-				if (this.#pending_count === 0) return false;
-				if (now < end) return true;
-
-				this.#show_pending_snippet(false);
-			});
-		}
-
 		this.suspended = true;
 		this.#pending_count++;
 	}
 
 	decrement() {
-		if (--this.#pending_count === 0 && !this.#keep_pending_snippet) {
+		if (--this.#pending_count === 0) {
 			this.commit();
 
 			if (this.#main_effect !== null) {