diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js
index 06106e09a6..bb0d896b09 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /** @import { Effect, TemplateNode, } from '#client' */
 
-import { BOUNDARY_EFFECT, EFFECT_PRESERVED, EFFECT_TRANSPARENT, INERT } from '#client/constants';
+import { BOUNDARY_EFFECT, EFFECT_PRESERVED, EFFECT_TRANSPARENT } from '#client/constants';
 import { component_context, set_component_context } from '../../context.js';
 import { invoke_error_boundary } from '../../error-handling.js';
 import { block, branch, destroy_effect, pause_effect } from '../../reactivity/effects.js';
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
index e6490763d2..0278d9e6d8 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
@@ -306,11 +306,8 @@ export class Batch {
 }
 
 /**
- * Forcibly remove all current batches
- * TODO investigate why we need this in tests
+ * Forcibly remove all current batches, to prevent cross-talk between tests
  */
 export function clear() {
-	for (const batch of batches) {
-		batch.remove();
-	}
+	batches.clear();
 }