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 7e96ed8a41..35af96ba12 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteBoundary.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteBoundary.js
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ export function SvelteBoundary(node, context) {
 			e.svelte_boundary_invalid_attribute(attribute);
 		}
 
-		if (attribute.name === 'pending') {
-			node.metadata.pending = attribute;
-		}
-
 		if (
 			attribute.value === true ||
 			(Array.isArray(attribute.value) &&
@@ -27,12 +23,5 @@ export function SvelteBoundary(node, context) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	node.metadata.pending ??=
-		/** @type {AST.SnippetBlock | undefined} */ (
-			node.fragment.nodes.find(
-				(node) => node.type === 'SnippetBlock' && node.expression.name === 'pending'
-			)
-		) ?? null;
-
 	context.next();
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/EachBlock.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/EachBlock.js
index a060fdf6b4..7878ccf23a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/EachBlock.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/EachBlock.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 /** @import { BlockStatement, Expression, Statement } from 'estree' */
 /** @import { AST } from '#compiler' */
 /** @import { ComponentContext } from '../types.js' */
-import { BLOCK_OPEN_ELSE } from '../../../../../internal/server/hydration.js';
 import * as b from '#compiler/builders';
-import { block_close, block_open } from './shared/utils.js';
+import { block_close, block_open, block_open_else } from './shared/utils.js';
 
 /**
  * @param {AST.EachBlock} node
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ export function EachBlock(node, context) {
 		const fallback = /** @type {BlockStatement} */ (context.visit(node.fallback));
 
 		fallback.body.unshift(
-			b.stmt(b.call(b.member(b.id('$$payload'), b.id('push')), b.literal(BLOCK_OPEN_ELSE)))
+			b.stmt(b.call(b.member(b.id('$$payload'), b.id('push')), block_open_else))
 		);
 
 		state.template.push(
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/IfBlock.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/IfBlock.js
index ad2058a34e..2ebf74a8e0 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/IfBlock.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/IfBlock.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 /** @import { BlockStatement, Expression } from 'estree' */
 /** @import { AST } from '#compiler' */
 /** @import { ComponentContext } from '../types.js' */
-import { BLOCK_OPEN_ELSE } from '../../../../../internal/server/hydration.js';
 import * as b from '#compiler/builders';
-import { block_close, block_open } from './shared/utils.js';
+import { block_close, block_open, block_open_else } from './shared/utils.js';
 
 /**
  * @param {AST.IfBlock} node
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ export function IfBlock(node, context) {
 	consequent.body.unshift(b.stmt(b.call(b.member(b.id('$$payload'), b.id('push')), block_open)));
 
 	alternate.body.unshift(
-		b.stmt(b.call(b.member(b.id('$$payload'), b.id('push')), b.literal(BLOCK_OPEN_ELSE)))
+		b.stmt(b.call(b.member(b.id('$$payload'), b.id('push')), block_open_else))
 	);
 
 	context.state.template.push(b.if(test, consequent, alternate), block_close);
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/SvelteBoundary.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/SvelteBoundary.js
index 69dbc5a530..355b33aea7 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/SvelteBoundary.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/SvelteBoundary.js
@@ -1,36 +1,36 @@
 /** @import { BlockStatement } from 'estree' */
 /** @import { AST } from '#compiler' */
 /** @import { ComponentContext } from '../types' */
-import {
-	BLOCK_CLOSE,
-	BLOCK_OPEN,
-	BLOCK_OPEN_ELSE
-} from '../../../../../internal/server/hydration.js';
 import * as b from '#compiler/builders';
-import { build_attribute_value } from './shared/utils.js';
+import { block_close, block_open, block_open_else, build_attribute_value } from './shared/utils.js';
 
 /**
  * @param {AST.SvelteBoundary} node
  * @param {ComponentContext} context
  */
 export function SvelteBoundary(node, context) {
-	const pending_snippet = node.metadata.pending;
+	// if this has a `pending` snippet, render it
+	const pending_attribute = /** @type {AST.Attribute} */ (
+		node.attributes.find((node) => node.type === 'Attribute' && node.name === 'pending')
+	);
 
-	if (pending_snippet) {
-		context.state.template.push(b.literal(BLOCK_OPEN_ELSE));
+	const pending_snippet = /** @type {AST.SnippetBlock} */ (
+		node.fragment.nodes.find(
+			(node) => node.type === 'SnippetBlock' && node.expression.name === 'pending'
+		)
+	);
 
-		if (pending_snippet.type === 'Attribute') {
-			const value = build_attribute_value(pending_snippet.value, context, false, true);
-			context.state.template.push(b.call(value, b.id('$$payload')));
-		} else if (pending_snippet.type === 'SnippetBlock') {
-			context.state.template.push(
-				/** @type {BlockStatement} */ (context.visit(pending_snippet.body))
-			);
-		}
+	if (pending_attribute || pending_snippet) {
+		const pending = pending_attribute
+			? b.call(
+					build_attribute_value(pending_attribute.value, context, false, true),
+					b.id('$$payload')
+				)
+			: /** @type {BlockStatement} */ (context.visit(pending_snippet.body));
+
+		context.state.template.push(block_open_else, pending, block_close);
 	} else {
-		context.state.template.push(b.literal(BLOCK_OPEN));
-		context.state.template.push(/** @type {BlockStatement} */ (context.visit(node.fragment)));
+		const block = /** @type {BlockStatement} */ (context.visit(node.fragment));
+		context.state.template.push(block_open, block, block_close);
 	}
-
-	context.state.template.push(b.literal(BLOCK_CLOSE));
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/shared/utils.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/shared/utils.js
index dd754900be..db708b7a6b 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/shared/utils.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/shared/utils.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { escape_html } from '../../../../../../escaping.js';
 import {
 	BLOCK_CLOSE,
 	BLOCK_OPEN,
+	BLOCK_OPEN_ELSE,
 	EMPTY_COMMENT
 } from '../../../../../../internal/server/hydration.js';
 import * as b from '#compiler/builders';
@@ -16,6 +17,9 @@ import { has_await } from '../../../../../utils/ast.js';
 /** Opens an if/each block, so that we can remove nodes in the case of a mismatch */
 export const block_open = b.literal(BLOCK_OPEN);
 
+/** Opens an if/each block, so that we can remove nodes in the case of a mismatch */
+export const block_open_else = b.literal(BLOCK_OPEN_ELSE);
+
 /** Closes an if/each block, so that we can remove nodes in the case of a mismatch. Also serves as an anchor for these blocks */
 export const block_close = b.literal(BLOCK_CLOSE);
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/types/template.d.ts b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/types/template.d.ts
index 5c99e7d34e..3f87b0b631 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/types/template.d.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/types/template.d.ts
@@ -409,10 +409,6 @@ export namespace AST {
 	export interface SvelteBoundary extends BaseElement {
 		type: 'SvelteBoundary';
 		name: 'svelte:boundary';
-		/** @internal */
-		metadata: {
-			pending: SnippetBlock | Attribute | null;
-		};
 	}
 
 	export interface SvelteHead extends BaseElement {