diff --git a/src/generators/dom/preprocess.ts b/src/generators/dom/preprocess.ts
index 0dcfe6f1be..ef5147c920 100644
--- a/src/generators/dom/preprocess.ts
+++ b/src/generators/dom/preprocess.ts
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ const preprocessors = {
 		node._block = block.child({
 			comment: createDebuggingComment(node, generator),
 			name: generator.getUniqueName('create_each_block'),
-			expression: node.expression,
 			context: node.context,
 			key: node.key,