diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/Component.ts b/src/runtime/internal/Component.ts
index 3e48010547..c51e7f70ea 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/Component.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/Component.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { add_render_callback, flush, schedule_update, dirty_components } from './scheduler';
 import { current_component, set_current_component } from './lifecycle';
-import { blank_object, is_empty, is_function, run, run_all, noop } from './utils';
+import { is_empty, is_function, run, run_all, noop } from './utils';
 import { children, detach, start_hydrating, end_hydrating } from './dom';
 import { transition_in } from './transitions';
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export function init(component, options, instance, create_fragment, not_equal, p
 		props,
 		update: noop,
 		not_equal,
-		bound: blank_object(),
+		bound: {},
 
 		// lifecycle
 		on_mount: [],
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export function init(component, options, instance, create_fragment, not_equal, p
 		context: new Map(options.context || (parent_component ? parent_component.$$.context : [])),
 
 		// everything else
-		callbacks: blank_object(),
+		callbacks: {},
 		dirty,
 		skip_bound: false,
 		root: options.target || parent_component.$$.root
diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/ssr.ts b/src/runtime/internal/ssr.ts
index dc4c16dffb..27c4a47a45 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/ssr.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/ssr.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { set_current_component, current_component } from './lifecycle';
-import { run_all, blank_object } from './utils';
+import { run_all } from './utils';
 import { boolean_attributes } from '../../shared/boolean_attributes';
 export { is_void } from '../../shared/utils/names';
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export function create_ssr_component(fn) {
 			on_mount: [],
 			before_update: [],
 			after_update: [],
-			callbacks: blank_object()
+			callbacks: {}
 		};
 
 		set_current_component({ $$ });
diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/utils.ts b/src/runtime/internal/utils.ts
index 8868e38ee2..5cb7832add 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/utils.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/utils.ts
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ export function run(fn) {
 	return fn();
 }
 
-export function blank_object() {
-	return Object.create(null);
-}
-
 export function run_all(fns: Function[]) {
 	fns.forEach(run);
 }