From 4b233eddd5e0be0027c5d58ffd858cf8eefca111 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rich Harris <rich.harris@vercel.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:53:45 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] WIP

---
 .../phases/3-transform/server/visitors/VariableDeclaration.js  | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/VariableDeclaration.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/VariableDeclaration.js
index 0d71ab36ba..4b048dc9a7 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/VariableDeclaration.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/VariableDeclaration.js
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ export function VariableDeclaration(node, context) {
 					);
 				} else {
 					const init = /** @type {CallExpression} */ (declarator.init);
-					let expression = /** @type {Expression} */ (context.visit(value));
 
 					let rhs = value;
 
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ export function VariableDeclaration(node, context) {
 						const id = b.id(context.state.scope.generate('$$d'));
 
 						/** @type {Expression} */
-						let call = b.call('$.derived', rune === '$derived' ? b.thunk(expression) : expression);
+						let call = b.call('$.derived', rune === '$derived' ? b.thunk(value) : value);
 
 						rhs = b.call(id);