diff --git a/packages/svelte/messages/shared-errors/errors.md b/packages/svelte/messages/shared-errors/errors.md
index 1d17b0f6d4..252e6b4a91 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/messages/shared-errors/errors.md
+++ b/packages/svelte/messages/shared-errors/errors.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 > `%name%(...)` can only be used during component initialisation
 
+## render_tag_invalid_argument
+
+> The argument to `{@render ...}` must be a snippet function, not a component or a slot with a `let:` directive or some other kind of function. If you want to dynamically render one snippet or another, use `$derived` and pass its result to `{@render ...}`
+
 ## store_invalid_shape
 
 > `%name%` is not a store with a `subscribe` method
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/shared/errors.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/shared/errors.js
index 880b37bc71..109a9fe02d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/shared/errors.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/shared/errors.js
@@ -35,22 +35,6 @@ export function render_tag_invalid_argument() {
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * A snippet must be rendered with `{@render ...}`
- * @returns {never}
- */
-export function snippet_used_as_component() {
-	if (DEV) {
-		const error = new Error(`snippet_used_as_component\nA snippet must be rendered with \`{@render ...}\``);
-
-		error.name = 'Svelte error';
-		throw error;
-	} else {
-		// TODO print a link to the documentation
-		throw new Error("snippet_used_as_component");
-	}
-}
-
 /**
  * `%name%` is not a store with a `subscribe` method
  * @param {string} name