diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js
index 07760592d4..2d6e3a8765 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js
@@ -201,29 +201,7 @@ export function RegularElement(node, context) {
 	const node_id = context.state.node;
 
 	if (has_spread) {
-		const attributes_id = b.id(context.state.scope.generate('attributes'));
-
 		build_set_attributes(attributes, class_directives, style_directives, context, node, node_id);
-
-		// // If value binding exists, that one takes care of calling $.init_select
-		// if (node.name === 'select' && !bindings.has('value')) {
-		// 	context.state.init.push(
-		// 		b.stmt(b.call('$.init_select', node_id, b.thunk(b.member(attributes_id, 'value'))))
-		// 	);
-
-		// 	context.state.update.push(
-		// 		b.if(
-		// 			b.binary('in', b.literal('value'), attributes_id),
-		// 			b.block([
-		// 				// This ensures a one-way street to the DOM in case it's <select {value}>
-		// 				// and not <select bind:value>. We need it in addition to $.init_select
-		// 				// because the select value is not reflected as an attribute, so the
-		// 				// mutation observer wouldn't notice.
-		// 				b.stmt(b.call('$.select_option', node_id, b.member(attributes_id, 'value')))
-		// 			])
-		// 		)
-		// 	);
-		// }
 	} else {
 		/** If true, needs `__value` for inputs */
 		const needs_special_value_handling =