diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js
index d0222f5c6b..97389f9624 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js
@@ -30,14 +30,13 @@ import {
 import { get_next_sibling } from '../operations.js';
 import { queue_boundary_micro_task } from '../task.js';
 import * as e from '../../../shared/errors.js';
-import { run_all } from '../../../shared/utils.js';
 
 const ASYNC_INCREMENT = Symbol();
 const ASYNC_DECREMENT = Symbol();
 const ADD_CALLBACK = Symbol();
 const ADD_RENDER_EFFECT = Symbol();
 const ADD_EFFECT = Symbol();
-const RELEASE = Symbol();
+const COMMIT = Symbol();
 
 /**
  * @param {Effect} boundary
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ export function boundary(node, props, children) {
 				return;
 			}
 
-			if (input === RELEASE) {
+			if (input === COMMIT) {
 				unsuspend();
 				return;
 			}
@@ -445,7 +444,7 @@ export function add_boundary_effect(boundary, effect) {
 /**
  * @param {Effect} boundary
  */
-export function release_boundary(boundary) {
+export function commit_boundary(boundary) {
 	// @ts-ignore
-	boundary.fn?.(RELEASE);
+	boundary.fn?.(COMMIT);
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
index 8bca75413a..da7c267b45 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ import {
 	set_component_context,
 	set_dev_current_component_function
 } from './context.js';
-import { add_boundary_effect, release_boundary } from './dom/blocks/boundary.js';
+import { add_boundary_effect, commit_boundary } from './dom/blocks/boundary.js';
 
 const FLUSH_MICROTASK = 0;
 const FLUSH_SYNC = 1;
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ function process_effects(effect, collected_effects, boundary) {
 			// Inside a boundary, defer everything except block/branch effects
 			var defer =
 				boundary !== undefined &&
-				(flags & BRANCH_EFFECT) === 0 &&
+				!is_branch &&
 				((flags & BLOCK_EFFECT) === 0 || (flags & TEMPLATE_EFFECT) !== 0);
 
 			if (defer) {
@@ -835,12 +835,10 @@ function process_effects(effect, collected_effects, boundary) {
 
 				if ((current_effect.f & BOUNDARY_SUSPENDED) === 0) {
 					// no more async work to happen
-					release_boundary(current_effect);
+					commit_boundary(current_effect);
 				}
 			} else if ((flags & RENDER_EFFECT) !== 0) {
-				if ((flags & BOUNDARY_EFFECT) !== 0) {
-					// TODO do we need to do anything here?
-				} else if (is_branch) {
+				if (is_branch) {
 					current_effect.f ^= CLEAN;
 				} else {
 					// Ensure we set the effect to be the active reaction