diff --git a/src/compile/index.ts b/src/compile/index.ts
index c24465af06..f49f8b98db 100644
--- a/src/compile/index.ts
+++ b/src/compile/index.ts
@@ -46,16 +46,6 @@ function validate_options(options: CompileOptions, stats: Stats) {
 }
 
 export default function compile(source: string, options: CompileOptions = {}) {
-	const onerror = options.onerror || (err => {
-		throw err;
-	});
-
-	if (options.onerror) {
-		// TODO remove in v3
-		deprecate(`Instead of using options.onerror, wrap svelte.compile in a try-catch block`);
-		delete options.onerror;
-	}
-
 	options = normalize_options(options);
 
 	const stats = new Stats({
@@ -64,33 +54,29 @@ export default function compile(source: string, options: CompileOptions = {}) {
 
 	let ast: Ast;
 
-	try {
-		validate_options(options, stats);
-
-		stats.start('parse');
-		ast = parse(source, options);
-		stats.stop('parse');
-
-		stats.start('create component');
-		const component = new Component(
-			ast,
-			source,
-			options.name || 'SvelteComponent',
-			options,
-			stats
-		);
-		stats.stop('create component');
-
-		if (options.generate === false) {
-			return { ast, stats: stats.render(null), js: null, css: null };
-		}
-
-		if (options.generate === 'ssr') {
-			return renderSSR(component, options);
-		}
-
-		return renderDOM(component, options);
-	} catch (err) {
-		onerror(err);
+	validate_options(options, stats);
+
+	stats.start('parse');
+	ast = parse(source, options);
+	stats.stop('parse');
+
+	stats.start('create component');
+	const component = new Component(
+		ast,
+		source,
+		options.name || 'SvelteComponent',
+		options,
+		stats
+	);
+	stats.stop('create component');
+
+	if (options.generate === false) {
+		return { ast, stats: stats.render(null), js: null, css: null };
 	}
+
+	if (options.generate === 'ssr') {
+		return renderSSR(component, options);
+	}
+
+	return renderDOM(component, options);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/compile/render-dom/index.ts b/src/compile/render-dom/index.ts
index 27897ac6f7..bdaef47edf 100644
--- a/src/compile/render-dom/index.ts
+++ b/src/compile/render-dom/index.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ export default function dom(
 
 	const { block } = renderer;
 
-	if (component.options.nestedTransitions) {
-		block.hasOutroMethod = true;
-	}
+	block.hasOutroMethod = true;
 
 	// prevent fragment being created twice (#1063)
 	if (options.customElement) block.builders.create.addLine(`this.c = @noop;`);
diff --git a/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/AwaitBlock.ts b/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/AwaitBlock.ts
index fe092f5b1d..de1cc1a613 100644
--- a/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/AwaitBlock.ts
+++ b/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/AwaitBlock.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export default class AwaitBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 		this.then.block.hasOutroMethod = hasOutros;
 		this.catch.block.hasOutroMethod = hasOutros;
 
-		if (hasOutros && this.renderer.options.nestedTransitions) {
+		if (hasOutros) {
 			block.addOutro();
 		}
 	}
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export default class AwaitBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			`);
 		}
 
-		if (this.pending.block.hasOutroMethod && this.renderer.options.nestedTransitions) {
+		if (this.pending.block.hasOutroMethod) {
 			const countdown = block.getUniqueName('countdown');
 			block.builders.outro.addBlock(deindent`
 				const ${countdown} = @callAfter(#outrocallback, 3);
diff --git a/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/EachBlock.ts b/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/EachBlock.ts
index ec46bf4423..37f36abdf3 100644
--- a/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/EachBlock.ts
+++ b/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/EachBlock.ts
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ export default class EachBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			${this.node.hasAnimation && `for (let #i = 0; #i < ${blocks}.length; #i += 1) ${blocks}[#i].a();`}
 		`);
 
-		if (this.block.hasOutros && this.renderer.component.options.nestedTransitions) {
+		if (this.block.hasOutros) {
 			const countdown = block.getUniqueName('countdown');
 			block.builders.outro.addBlock(deindent`
 				const ${countdown} = @callAfter(#outrocallback, ${blocks}.length);
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ export default class EachBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (outroBlock && this.renderer.component.options.nestedTransitions) {
+		if (outroBlock) {
 			const countdown = block.getUniqueName('countdown');
 			block.builders.outro.addBlock(deindent`
 				${iterations} = ${iterations}.filter(Boolean);
diff --git a/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/IfBlock.ts b/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/IfBlock.ts
index e9ebf58896..af0af437ba 100644
--- a/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/IfBlock.ts
+++ b/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/IfBlock.ts
@@ -125,10 +125,8 @@ export default class IfBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 
 		createBranches(this.node);
 
-		if (component.options.nestedTransitions) {
-			if (hasIntros) block.addIntro();
-			if (hasOutros) block.addOutro();
-		}
+		if (hasIntros) block.addIntro();
+		if (hasOutros) block.addOutro();
 
 		blocks.forEach(block => {
 			block.hasUpdateMethod = isDynamic;
@@ -163,19 +161,17 @@ export default class IfBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			if (hasOutros) {
 				this.renderCompoundWithOutros(block, parentNode, parentNodes, dynamic, vars);
 
-				if (this.renderer.options.nestedTransitions) {
-					block.builders.outro.addBlock(deindent`
-						if (${name}) ${name}.o(#outrocallback);
-						else #outrocallback();
-					`);
-				}
+				block.builders.outro.addBlock(deindent`
+					if (${name}) ${name}.o(#outrocallback);
+					else #outrocallback();
+				`);
 			} else {
 				this.renderCompound(block, parentNode, parentNodes, dynamic, vars);
 			}
 		} else {
 			this.renderSimple(block, parentNode, parentNodes, dynamic, vars);
 
-			if (hasOutros && this.renderer.options.nestedTransitions) {
+			if (hasOutros) {
 				block.builders.outro.addBlock(deindent`
 					if (${name}) ${name}.o(#outrocallback);
 					else #outrocallback();
diff --git a/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts b/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts
index 4586761a71..0c72c3447d 100644
--- a/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts
+++ b/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ export default class InlineComponentWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			this.fragment = new FragmentWrapper(renderer, block, node.children, this, stripWhitespace, nextSibling);
 		}
 
-		if (renderer.component.options.nestedTransitions) {
-			block.addOutro();
-		}
+		block.addOutro();
 	}
 
 	render(
@@ -318,14 +316,11 @@ export default class InlineComponentWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			block.builders.update.addBlock(deindent`
 				if (${switch_value} !== (${switch_value} = ${snippet})) {
 					if (${name}) {
-						${component.options.nestedTransitions
-						? deindent`
 						@groupOutros();
 						const old_component = ${name};
 						old_component.$$fragment.o(() => {
 							old_component.$destroy();
-						});`
-						: `${name}.$destroy();`}
+						});
 					}
 
 					if (${switch_value}) {
@@ -409,11 +404,9 @@ export default class InlineComponentWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			`);
 		}
 
-		if (component.options.nestedTransitions) {
-			block.builders.outro.addLine(
-				`if (${name}) ${name}.$$fragment.o(#outrocallback);`
-			);
-		}
+		block.builders.outro.addLine(
+			`if (${name}) ${name}.$$fragment.o(#outrocallback);`
+		);
 	}
 
 	remount(name: string) {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b58fc2b837..d881be7146 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -3,29 +3,15 @@ import { CompileOptions } from './interfaces';
 import deprecate from './utils/deprecate';
 
 export function create(source: string, options: CompileOptions = {}) {
-	const onerror = options.onerror || (err => {
-		throw err;
-	});
-
-	if (options.onerror) {
-		// TODO remove in v3
-		deprecate(`Instead of using options.onerror, wrap svelte.create in a try-catch block`);
-		delete options.onerror;
-	}
-
 	options.format = 'eval';
 
-	try {
-		const compiled = compile(source, options);
+	const compiled = compile(source, options);
 
-		if (!compiled || !compiled.js.code) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		return (new Function(`return ${compiled.js.code}`))();
-	} catch (err) {
-		onerror(err);
+	if (!compiled || !compiled.js.code) {
+		return;
 	}
+
+	return (new Function(`return ${compiled.js.code}`))();
 }
 
 export { default as compile } from './compile/index';
diff --git a/src/interfaces.ts b/src/interfaces.ts
index eb26ba55c8..ff12dc66e7 100644
--- a/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ export interface CompileOptions {
 	preserveComments?: boolean | false;
 
 	onwarn?: (warning: Warning) => void;
-
-	// to remove in v3
-	onerror?: (error: Error) => void;
-	skipIntroByDefault?: boolean;
-	nestedTransitions?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface Visitor {