diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/index.js
index 55be4dcb81..e99a076a5d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/index.js
@@ -12,17 +12,12 @@ import * as b from '../../../../utils/builders.js';
  * @returns
  */
 function get_template_function(namespace, state) {
-	const contains_script_tag = state.template.contains_script_tag;
 	return (
 		namespace === 'svg'
-			? contains_script_tag
-				? '$.svg_template_with_script'
-				: '$.ns_template'
+			? '$.ns_template'
 			: namespace === 'mathml'
 				? '$.mathml_template'
-				: contains_script_tag
-					? '$.template_with_script'
-					: '$.template'
+				: '$.template'
 	).concat(state.options.templatingMode === 'functional' ? '_fn' : '');
 }
 
@@ -67,6 +62,10 @@ export function transform_template(state, namespace, flags) {
 		flags ? b.literal(flags) : undefined
 	);
 
+	if (state.template.contains_script_tag) {
+		call = b.call(`$.with_script`, call);
+	}
+
 	if (dev) {
 		return b.call(
 			'$.add_locations',
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/template.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/template.js
index f5bb49e15a..379e9e9271 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/template.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/template.js
@@ -165,24 +165,10 @@ export function template_fn(structure, flags) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @param {string} content
- * @param {number} flags
- * @returns {() => Node | Node[]}
+ * @param {() => Element | DocumentFragment} fn
  */
-/*#__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__*/
-export function template_with_script(content, flags) {
-	var fn = template(content, flags);
-	return () => run_scripts(/** @type {Element | DocumentFragment} */ (fn()));
-}
-
-/**
- * @param {Array<TemplateStructure>} structure
- * @param {number} flags
- * @returns {() => Node | Node[]}
- */ /*#__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__*/
-export function template_with_script_fn(structure, flags) {
-	var templated_fn = template_fn(structure, flags);
-	return () => run_scripts(/** @type {Element | DocumentFragment} */ (templated_fn()));
+export function with_script(fn) {
+	return () => run_scripts(fn());
 }
 
 /**
@@ -290,28 +276,6 @@ export function ns_template_fn(structure, flags, ns = 'svg') {
 	};
 }
 
-/**
- * @param {string} content
- * @param {number} flags
- * @returns {() => Node | Node[]}
- */
-/*#__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__*/
-export function svg_template_with_script(content, flags) {
-	var fn = ns_template(content, flags);
-	return () => run_scripts(/** @type {Element | DocumentFragment} */ (fn()));
-}
-
-/**
- * @param {Array<TemplateStructure>} structure
- * @param {number} flags
- * @returns {() => Node | Node[]}
- */
-/*#__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__*/
-export function svg_template_with_script_fn(structure, flags) {
-	var templated_fn = ns_template_fn(structure, flags);
-	return () => run_scripts(/** @type {Element | DocumentFragment} */ (templated_fn()));
-}
-
 /**
  * @param {string} content
  * @param {number} flags
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
index 567ea82442..cfeb2bd0de 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
@@ -90,16 +90,13 @@ export {
 	comment,
 	ns_template,
 	ns_template_fn,
-	svg_template_with_script,
-	svg_template_with_script_fn,
 	mathml_template,
 	mathml_template_fn,
 	template,
 	template_fn,
-	template_with_script,
-	template_with_script_fn,
 	text,
-	props_id
+	props_id,
+	with_script
 } from './dom/template.js';
 export { user_derived as derived, derived_safe_equal } from './reactivity/deriveds.js';
 export {