diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/utils.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/utils.js
index f1214ab68c..d4f472bdfc 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/utils.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/utils.js
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 /** @returns {import('#client').Block} */
 export function create_block() {
-	return {
-		// dom
-		d: null
-	};
+	return {};
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/template.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/template.js
index a0bcb61fd5..5070011a17 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/template.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/template.js
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ function close_template(dom, is_fragment, anchor) {
 	}
 
 	/** @type {import('#client').Effect} */ (current_effect).dom = current;
-	/** @type {import('#client').Block} */ (current_block).d = current;
 
 	return current;
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/render.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/render.js
index 4f34df9d17..a0c566f1f1 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/render.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/render.js
@@ -212,10 +212,7 @@ function _mount(Component, options) {
 	should_intro = options.intro ?? false;
 
 	/** @type {import('#client').Block} */
-	const block = {
-		// dom
-		d: null
-	};
+	const block = {};
 
 	/** @type {Exports} */
 	// @ts-expect-error will be defined because the render effect runs synchronously
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/types.d.ts b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/types.d.ts
index 229da8d622..0a89b0045a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/types.d.ts
@@ -51,10 +51,7 @@ export type TemplateNode = Text | Element | Comment;
 
 export type Dom = TemplateNode | TemplateNode[];
 
-export interface Block {
-	/** dom */
-	d: null | Dom;
-}
+export interface Block {}
 
 export type EachState = {
 	/** flags */