diff --git a/compiler/generate/index.js b/compiler/generate/index.js
index b2fa544450..431b4213d6 100644
--- a/compiler/generate/index.js
+++ b/compiler/generate/index.js
@@ -621,8 +621,6 @@ export default function generate ( parsed, template ) {
 				${templateProperties.onteardown ? `template.onteardown.call( component );` : ``}
 			};
 
-			${templateProperties.oninit ? `template.oninit.call( component );` : ``}
-
 			let mainFragment = renderMainFragment( component, options.target );
 			component.set( ${templateProperties.data ? `Object.assign( template.data(), options.data )` : `options.data`} );
 
diff --git a/test/compiler/lifecycle-events/_config.js b/test/compiler/lifecycle-events/_config.js
index ae13dd2e2c..4e9c18ed70 100644
--- a/test/compiler/lifecycle-events/_config.js
+++ b/test/compiler/lifecycle-events/_config.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import * as assert from 'assert';
 
 export default {
 	test ( component ) {
-		assert.deepEqual( component.events, [ 'init', 'render' ]);
+		assert.deepEqual( component.events, [ 'render' ]);
 		component.teardown();
-		assert.deepEqual( component.events, [ 'init', 'render', 'teardown' ]);
+		assert.deepEqual( component.events, [ 'render', 'teardown' ]);
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/compiler/lifecycle-events/main.svelte b/test/compiler/lifecycle-events/main.svelte
index dc56c8e27a..e0a18d15ef 100644
--- a/test/compiler/lifecycle-events/main.svelte
+++ b/test/compiler/lifecycle-events/main.svelte
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@
 
 <script>
 	export default {
-		oninit () {
-			this.events = [ 'init' ];
-		},
-
 		onrender () {
-			this.events.push( 'render' );
+			this.events = [ 'render' ];
 		},
 
 		onteardown () {