diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/AwaitExpression.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/AwaitExpression.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 8fda993559..0000000000
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/AwaitExpression.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-/** @import { AwaitExpression } from 'estree' */
-/** @import { Context } from '../types' */
-import { extract_identifiers } from '../../../utils/ast.js';
-import * as w from '../../../warnings.js';
-
-/**
- * @param {AwaitExpression} node
- * @param {Context} context
- */
-export function AwaitExpression(node, context) {
-	const declarator = context.path.at(-1);
-	const declaration = context.path.at(-2);
-	const program = context.path.at(-3);
-
-	if (context.state.ast_type === 'instance') {
-		if (
-			declarator?.type !== 'VariableDeclarator' ||
-			context.state.function_depth !== 1 ||
-			declaration?.type !== 'VariableDeclaration' ||
-			program?.type !== 'Program'
-		) {
-			throw new Error('TODO: invalid usage of AwaitExpression in component');
-		}
-		for (const declarator of declaration.declarations) {
-			for (const id of extract_identifiers(declarator.id)) {
-				const binding = context.state.scope.get(id.name);
-				if (binding !== null) {
-					binding.kind = 'derived';
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	context.next();
-}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/AwaitExpression.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/AwaitExpression.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 99096fa1a3..0000000000
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/AwaitExpression.js
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@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/** @import { AwaitExpression, Expression } from 'estree' */
-/** @import { ComponentContext } from '../types' */
-
-import * as b from '../../../../utils/builders.js';
-
-/**
- * @param {AwaitExpression} node
- * @param {ComponentContext} context
- */
-export function AwaitExpression(node, context) {
-	// Inside component
-	if (context.state.analysis.instance) {
-		return b.call('$.await_derived', b.thunk(/** @type {Expression} */ (context.visit(node.argument))));
-	}
-
-	context.next();
-}