diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/index.js
index 161e742871..5fdc88844b 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/index.js
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ function build_locations(nodes) {
 /**
  * @param {ComponentClientTransformState} state
  * @param {string} name
- * @param {Namespace} namespace
  * @param {number} [flags]
  */
-export function transform_template(state, name, namespace, flags = 0) {
+export function transform_template(state, name, flags = 0) {
+	const namespace = state.metadata.namespace;
 	const tree = state.options.fragments === 'tree';
 
 	const expression = tree ? state.template.as_tree() : state.template.as_html();
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/Fragment.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/Fragment.js
index 379e779248..893b1db568 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/Fragment.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/Fragment.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export function Fragment(node, context) {
 
 		let flags = state.template.needs_import_node ? TEMPLATE_USE_IMPORT_NODE : undefined;
 
-		const template_name = transform_template(state, 'root', namespace, flags);
+		const template_name = transform_template(state, 'root', flags);
 
 		state.init.unshift(b.var(id, b.call(template_name)));
 		close = b.stmt(b.call('$.append', b.id('$$anchor'), id));
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export function Fragment(node, context) {
 				// special case — we can use `$.comment` instead of creating a unique template
 				state.init.unshift(b.var(id, b.call('$.comment')));
 			} else {
-				const template_name = transform_template(state, 'root', namespace, flags);
+				const template_name = transform_template(state, 'root', flags);
 
 				state.init.unshift(b.var(id, b.call(template_name)));
 			}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js
index 34fb1e6e4d..8dcd3c7d6f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js
@@ -398,12 +398,7 @@ export function RegularElement(node, context) {
 		);
 
 		// Transform the template to $.from_html(...) and hoist it (deduplicating identical templates)
-		const template_name = transform_template(
-			select_state,
-			`${name}_content`,
-			metadata.namespace,
-			TEMPLATE_FRAGMENT
-		);
+		const template_name = transform_template(select_state, `${name}_content`, TEMPLATE_FRAGMENT);
 
 		// Build the rich content function body
 		// The anchor is the child of the element (a hydration marker during hydration)