diff --git a/.changeset/calm-cameras-hide.md b/.changeset/calm-cameras-hide.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63bf6a896b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/calm-cameras-hide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+chore: tidy up dynamic event handler generated code
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
index 170e426ca9..af10f0a4cd 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
@@ -1137,9 +1137,12 @@ function serialize_event_handler(node, { state, visit }) {
 				null,
 				[b.rest(b.id('$$args'))],
 				b.block([
-					b.const('$$callback', /** @type {Expression} */ (visit(handler))),
 					b.return(
-						b.call(b.member(b.id('$$callback'), b.id('apply'), false, true), b.this, b.id('$$args'))
+						b.call(
+							b.member(/** @type {Expression} */ (visit(handler)), b.id('apply'), false, true),
+							b.this,
+							b.id('$$args')
+						)
 					)
 				])
 			);