diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
index 20c66680df..a3ff2027a5 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
@@ -1037,18 +1037,10 @@ function create_block(parent, name, nodes, context) {
 		const template = state.template[0];
 
 		if (state.template.length === 1 && (template === ' ' || template === '<!>')) {
-			const template_name = b.id(template === ' ' ? '$.space' : '$.comment');
+			const callee = b.id(template === ' ' ? '$.space' : '$.comment');
 
 			body.push(
-				b.var(
-					id,
-					b.call(
-						'$.open_frag',
-						b.id('$$anchor'),
-						b.literal(!state.metadata.template_needs_import_node),
-						template_name
-					)
-				),
+				b.var(id, b.call(callee, b.id('$$anchor'))),
 				b.var(node_id, b.call('$.child_frag', id)),
 				...state.init
 			);
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/render.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/render.js
index d6b5ba2b69..ce199a2662 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/render.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/render.js
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export function svg_replace(node) {
  * @param {boolean} is_fragment
  * @param {boolean} use_clone_node
  * @param {null | Text | Comment | Element} anchor
- * @param {() => Element} [template_element_fn]
+ * @param {() => Node} [template_element_fn]
  * @returns {Element | DocumentFragment | Node[]}
  */
 function open_template(is_fragment, use_clone_node, anchor, template_element_fn) {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export function open(anchor, use_clone_node, template_element_fn) {
 /**
  * @param {null | Text | Comment | Element} anchor
  * @param {boolean} use_clone_node
- * @param {() => Element} [template_element_fn]
+ * @param {() => Node} [template_element_fn]
  * @returns {Element | DocumentFragment | Node[]}
  */
 /*#__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__*/
@@ -176,8 +176,24 @@ export function open_frag(anchor, use_clone_node, template_element_fn) {
 	return open_template(true, use_clone_node, anchor, template_element_fn);
 }
 
-export const space = template(' ', true);
-export const comment = template('<!>', true);
+const space_template = template(' ', true);
+const comment_template = template('<!>', true);
+
+/**
+ * @param {null | Text | Comment | Element} anchor
+ */
+/*#__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__*/
+export function space(anchor) {
+	return open_frag(anchor, true, space_template);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {null | Text | Comment | Element} anchor
+ */
+/*#__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__*/
+export function comment(anchor) {
+	return open_frag(anchor, true, comment_template);
+}
 
 /**
  * @param {Element | Text} dom
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/function-prop-no-getter/_expected/client/index.svelte.js b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/function-prop-no-getter/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
index ec2c3ba7ad..d953caea66 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/function-prop-no-getter/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/function-prop-no-getter/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// index.svelte (Svelte VERSION)
+// index.svelte (Svelte v5.0.0-next.9)
 // Note: compiler output will change before 5.0 is released!
 import "svelte/internal/disclose-version";
 import * as $ from "svelte/internal";
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default function Function_prop_no_getter($$anchor, $$props) {
 	}
 
 	/* Init */
-	var fragment = $.open_frag($$anchor, true, $.comment);
+	var fragment = $.comment($$anchor);
 	var node = $.child_frag(fragment);
 
 	Button(node, {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default function Function_prop_no_getter($$anchor, $$props) {
 		onmouseup,
 		children: ($$anchor, $$slotProps) => {
 			/* Init */
-			var fragment_1 = $.open_frag($$anchor, true, $.space);
+			var fragment_1 = $.space($$anchor);
 			var node_1 = $.child_frag(fragment_1);
 
 			/* Update */