diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/shared.ts b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/shared.ts
index 389d695b1f..2e540aefed 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/shared.ts
@@ -141,17 +141,14 @@ async function common_setup(cwd: string, runes: boolean | undefined, config: Run
 	const compileOptions: CompileOptions = {
 		generate: 'client',
 		rootDir: cwd,
+		dev: process.env.HMR ? true : undefined,
+		hmr: process.env.HMR ? true : undefined,
 		...config.compileOptions,
 		immutable: config.immutable,
 		accessors: 'accessors' in config ? config.accessors : true,
 		runes
 	};
 
-	if (process.env.HMR && compileOptions.dev !== false) {
-		compileOptions.dev = true;
-		compileOptions.hmr = true;
-	}
-
 	// load_compiled can be used for debugging a test. It means the compiler will not run on the input
 	// so you can manipulate the output manually to see what fixes it, adding console.logs etc.
 	if (!config.load_compiled) {