diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/computations.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/computations.js
index c2188792dd..476465b6cc 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/computations.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/computations.js
@@ -18,20 +18,7 @@ import {
 	ROOT_EFFECT,
 	DESTROYED
 } from '../constants.js';
-
-/**
- * @param {import('#client').Reaction} target_signal
- * @param {import('#client').Reaction} ref_signal
- * @returns {void}
- */
-export function push_reference(target_signal, ref_signal) {
-	const references = target_signal.r;
-	if (references === null) {
-		target_signal.r = [ref_signal];
-	} else {
-		references.push(ref_signal);
-	}
-}
+import { push_reference } from './utils.js';
 
 /**
  * @param {import('./types.js').EffectType} type
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/deriveds.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/deriveds.js
index 45383b9966..e6734983f9 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/deriveds.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/deriveds.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { DEV } from 'esm-env';
 import { CLEAN, DERIVED, UNINITIALIZED, UNOWNED } from '../constants.js';
 import { current_consumer, current_effect } from '../runtime.js';
-import { push_reference } from './computations.js';
+import { push_reference } from './utils.js';
 import { default_equals, safe_equal } from './equality.js';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/utils.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed7f50c664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+ * @param {import('#client').Reaction} target_signal
+ * @param {import('#client').Reaction} ref_signal
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+export function push_reference(target_signal, ref_signal) {
+	const references = target_signal.r;
+	if (references === null) {
+		target_signal.r = [ref_signal];
+	} else {
+		references.push(ref_signal);
+	}
+}