diff --git a/compiler/generate/index.js b/compiler/generate/index.js
index 2cb7714cb4..f3a7b9429b 100644
--- a/compiler/generate/index.js
+++ b/compiler/generate/index.js
@@ -15,28 +15,41 @@ export default function generate ( parsed, source, options ) {
 
 	const generator = {
 		addElement ( name, renderStatement, needsIdentifier = false ) {
-			const needsTeardown = generator.current.localElementDepth === 0;
-			if ( needsIdentifier || needsTeardown ) {
+			const isToplevel = generator.current.localElementDepth === 0;
+			if ( needsIdentifier || isToplevel ) {
 				generator.current.initStatements.push( deindent`
 					var ${name} = ${renderStatement};
-					${generator.appendToTarget( name )};
 				` );
+				generator.createMountStatement( name );
 			} else {
 				generator.current.initStatements.push( deindent`
 					${generator.current.target}.appendChild( ${renderStatement} );
 				` );
 			}
-			if ( needsTeardown ) {
+			if ( isToplevel ) {
 				generator.current.teardownStatements.push( deindent`
 					if ( detach ) ${name}.parentNode.removeChild( ${name} );
 				` );
 			}
 		},
-		appendToTarget ( name ) {
+
+		createMountStatement ( name ) {
 			if ( generator.current.useAnchor && generator.current.target === 'target' ) {
-				return `anchor.parentNode.insertBefore( ${name}, anchor )`;
+				generator.current.initStatements.push( deindent `
+					anchor.parentNode.insertBefore( ${name}, anchor );
+				` );
+			} else {
+				generator.current.initStatements.push( deindent `
+					${generator.current.target}.appendChild( ${name} );
+				` );
 			}
-			return `${generator.current.target}.appendChild( ${name} )`;
+		},
+
+		createAnchor ( _name, description = '' ) {
+			const name = `${_name}_anchor`;
+			const statement = `document.createComment( ${JSON.stringify( description )} )`;
+			generator.addElement( name, statement, true );
+			return name;
 		},
 
 		addRenderer ( fragment ) {
diff --git a/compiler/generate/visitors/EachBlock.js b/compiler/generate/visitors/EachBlock.js
index c20e9b8320..53f9a07d7e 100644
--- a/compiler/generate/visitors/EachBlock.js
+++ b/compiler/generate/visitors/EachBlock.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ export default {
 	enter ( generator, node ) {
 		const i = generator.counters.each++;
 		const name = `eachBlock_${i}`;
-		const anchor = `${name}_anchor`;
 		const renderer = `renderEachBlock_${i}`;
 
 		const listName = `${name}_value`;
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ export default {
 
 		const { dependencies, snippet } = generator.contextualise( node.expression );
 
-		generator.addElement( anchor, `document.createComment( ${JSON.stringify( `#each ${generator.source.slice( node.expression.start, node.expression.end )}` )} )`, true );
+		const anchor = generator.createAnchor( name, `#each ${generator.source.slice( node.expression.start, node.expression.end )}` );
 
 		generator.current.initStatements.push( deindent`
 			var ${name}_value = ${snippet};
@@ -47,10 +46,10 @@ export default {
 			${name}_iterations.length = ${listName}.length;
 		` );
 
-		const needsTeardown = generator.current.localElementDepth === 0;
+		const isToplevel = generator.current.localElementDepth === 0;
 		generator.current.teardownStatements.push( deindent`
 			for ( var i = 0; i < ${name}_iterations.length; i += 1 ) {
-				${name}_iterations[i].teardown( ${needsTeardown ? 'detach' : 'false'} );
+				${name}_iterations[i].teardown( ${isToplevel ? 'detach' : 'false'} );
 			}
 		` );
 
diff --git a/compiler/generate/visitors/Element.js b/compiler/generate/visitors/Element.js
index c18bd545c8..a55f048925 100644
--- a/compiler/generate/visitors/Element.js
+++ b/compiler/generate/visitors/Element.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default {
 			teardown: []
 		};
 
-		const shouldDetach = generator.current.localElementDepth === 0;
+		const isToplevel = generator.current.localElementDepth === 0;
 
 		if ( isComponent ) {
 			generator.hasComponents = true;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export default {
 				` );
 			}
 
-			local.teardown.push( `${name}.teardown( ${shouldDetach} );` );
+			local.teardown.push( `${name}.teardown( ${isToplevel ? 'detach' : 'false'} );` );
 		}
 
 		else {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export default {
 			}
 
 			local.init.unshift( render );
-			if ( shouldDetach ) {
+			if ( isToplevel ) {
 				local.teardown.push( `if ( detach ) ${name}.parentNode.removeChild( ${name} );` );
 			}
 		}
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ export default {
 
 		if ( isComponent ) return;
 
-		generator.current.initStatements.push(
-			generator.appendToTarget( name ) );
+		generator.createMountStatement( name );
 	}
 };
diff --git a/compiler/generate/visitors/IfBlock.js b/compiler/generate/visitors/IfBlock.js
index 76ab5255e5..2c8fbd30ca 100644
--- a/compiler/generate/visitors/IfBlock.js
+++ b/compiler/generate/visitors/IfBlock.js
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ function generateBlock ( generator, node, name ) {
 		counter: counter()
 	});
 	node.children.forEach( generator.visit );
-	//generator.visit( node.children );
 	generator.addRenderer( generator.current );
 	generator.pop();
 	// unset the children, to avoid them being visited again
 	node.children = [];
 }
+
 function getConditionsAndBlocks ( generator, node, _name, i = 0 ) {
 	generator.addSourcemapLocations( node.expression );
 	const name = `${_name}_${i}`;
@@ -56,13 +56,12 @@ export default {
 
 		const { params, target } = generator.current;
 		const name = `ifBlock_${i}`;
-		const anchor = `${name}_anchor`;
 		const getBlock = `getBlock_${i}`;
 		const currentBlock = `currentBlock_${i}`;
 
 		const conditionsAndBlocks = getConditionsAndBlocks( generator, node, `renderIfBlock_${i}` );
 
-		generator.addElement( anchor, `document.createComment( ${JSON.stringify( `#if ${generator.source.slice( node.expression.start, node.expression.end )}` )} )`, true );
+		const anchor = generator.createAnchor( name, `#if ${generator.source.slice( node.expression.start, node.expression.end )}` );
 
 		generator.current.initStatements.push( deindent`
 			function ${getBlock} ( ${params} ) {
@@ -86,6 +85,9 @@ export default {
 			}
 		` );
 
-		generator.current.teardownStatements.push( `if ( ${name} ) ${name}.teardown( detach );` );
+		const isToplevel = generator.current.localElementDepth === 0;
+		generator.current.teardownStatements.push( deindent`
+			if ( ${name} ) ${name}.teardown( ${isToplevel ? 'detach' : 'false'} );
+		` );
 	}
 };