diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-client.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-client.js
index f9e1120575..e2e006c14b 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-client.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-client.js
@@ -453,9 +453,6 @@ export function client_component(analysis, options) {
 		if (analysis.custom_element) {
 			to_remove.push(b.literal('$$host'));
 		}
-		if (dev) {
-			to_remove.push(b.literal('$$dev'));
-		}
 
 		component_block.body.unshift(
 			b.const(
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/utils.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/utils.js
index 7619ef2943..a93fced0d5 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/utils.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/utils.js
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@ export function with_dev_stack(call_expression, node, type, additional) {
 		return b.stmt(call_expression);
 	}
 
-	// Wrap with dev stack tracking
 	return b.stmt(
 		b.call(
 			'$.with_dev_stack',