diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/utils.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/utils.js
index dce8e0cca3..1116afc330 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/utils.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/utils.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export function serialize_get_binding(node, state) {
 
 	if (binding.kind === 'prop' && binding.node.name === '$$props') {
 		// Special case for $$props which only exists in the old world
-		return b.call('$.unwrap', node);
+		return node;
 	}
 
 	if (
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
index 81e0ca6572..6579d17c01 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
@@ -2895,8 +2895,8 @@ export const template_visitors = {
 				  );
 
 		const expression = is_default
-			? b.member(b.call('$.unwrap', b.id('$$props')), b.id('children'))
-			: b.member(b.member(b.call('$.unwrap', b.id('$$props')), b.id('$$slots')), name, true, true);
+			? b.member(b.id('$$props'), b.id('children'))
+			: b.member(b.member(b.id('$$props'), b.id('$$slots')), name, true, true);
 
 		const slot = b.call('$.slot', context.state.node, expression, props_expression, fallback);
 		context.state.init.push(b.stmt(slot));