diff --git a/.changeset/lucky-experts-float.md b/.changeset/lucky-experts-float.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77e160580e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lucky-experts-float.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: omit `$$index` parameter where possible
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/EachBlock.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/EachBlock.js
index 9ed168f458..d787665121 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/EachBlock.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/EachBlock.js
@@ -149,14 +149,23 @@ export function EachBlock(node, context) {
 		each_node_meta.contains_group_binding || !node.index ? each_node_meta.index : b.id(node.index);
 	const item = each_node_meta.item;
 
+	let uses_index = each_node_meta.contains_group_binding;
+	let key_uses_index = false;
+
 	if (node.index) {
-		if ((flags & EACH_INDEX_REACTIVE) !== 0) {
-			child_state.transform[node.index] = { read: get_value };
-		} else {
-			delete child_state.transform[node.index];
-		}
+		child_state.transform[node.index] = {
+			read: (node) => {
+				uses_index = true;
+				return (flags & EACH_INDEX_REACTIVE) !== 0 ? get_value(node) : node;
+			}
+		};
 
-		delete key_state.transform[node.index];
+		key_state.transform[node.index] = {
+			read: (node) => {
+				key_uses_index = true;
+				return node;
+			}
+		};
 	}
 
 	/** @type {Statement[]} */
@@ -180,6 +189,8 @@ export function EachBlock(node, context) {
 		child_state.transform[node.context.name] = {
 			read: (flags & EACH_ITEM_REACTIVE) !== 0 ? get_value : (node) => node,
 			assign: (_, value) => {
+				uses_index = true;
+
 				const left = b.member(
 					each_node_meta.array_name ? b.call(each_node_meta.array_name) : collection,
 					index,
@@ -238,7 +249,7 @@ export function EachBlock(node, context) {
 			context.visit(/** @type {Expression} */ (node.key), key_state)
 		);
 
-		key_function = b.arrow([node.context, index], expression);
+		key_function = b.arrow(key_uses_index ? [node.context, index] : [node.context], expression);
 	}
 
 	if (node.index && each_node_meta.contains_group_binding) {
@@ -259,7 +270,10 @@ export function EachBlock(node, context) {
 		b.literal(flags),
 		each_node_meta.array_name ? each_node_meta.array_name : b.thunk(collection),
 		key_function,
-		b.arrow([b.id('$$anchor'), item, index], b.block(declarations.concat(block.body)))
+		b.arrow(
+			uses_index ? [b.id('$$anchor'), item, index] : [b.id('$$anchor'), item],
+			b.block(declarations.concat(block.body))
+		)
 	];
 
 	if (node.fallback) {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/each-string-template/_expected/client/index.svelte.js b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/each-string-template/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
index 93cf459e40..8152445ec3 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/each-string-template/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/each-string-template/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export default function Each_string_template($$anchor) {
 	var fragment = $.comment();
 	var node = $.first_child(fragment);
 
-	$.each(node, 0, () => ['foo', 'bar', 'baz'], $.index, ($$anchor, thing, $$index) => {
+	$.each(node, 0, () => ['foo', 'bar', 'baz'], $.index, ($$anchor, thing) => {
 		var text = $.text();
 
 		$.template_effect(() => $.set_text(text, `${thing ?? ""}, `));