diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js
index 0f3c0057f9..44bd0f22f4 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import { queue_micro_task } from '../task.js';
 import * as e from '../../errors.js';
 import * as w from '../../warnings.js';
 import { DEV } from 'esm-env';
-import { Batch, flushSync, schedule_effect } from '../../reactivity/batch.js';
+import { Batch, schedule_effect } from '../../reactivity/batch.js';
 import { internal_set, source } from '../../reactivity/sources.js';
 import { tag } from '../../dev/tracing.js';
 import { createSubscriber } from '../../../../reactivity/create-subscriber.js';
@@ -164,9 +164,7 @@ export class Boundary {
 				} else {
 					this.#hydrate_resolved_content();
 
-					// Match the non-hydrating logic: only stay pending if there's
-					// actual pending async work
-					if (this.#local_pending_count === 0) {
+					if (this.#pending_count === 0) {
 						this.is_pending = false;
 					}
 				}
@@ -263,14 +261,6 @@ export class Boundary {
 		return !!this.#props.pending;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns true if there's pending async work in this boundary
-	 * @returns {boolean}
-	 */
-	has_pending_async() {
-		return this.#local_pending_count > 0;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * @param {() => Effect | null} fn
 	 */
@@ -374,12 +364,6 @@ export class Boundary {
 
 		this.#local_pending_count += d;
 
-		// async work completed — if we don't have a pending snippet,
-		// we need to reschedule deferred effects here
-		if (this.#local_pending_count === 0 && !this.has_pending_snippet()) {
-			this.#reschedule_deferred_effects();
-		}
-
 		if (!this.#effect_pending || this.#pending_count_update_queued) return;
 		this.#pending_count_update_queued = true;
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
index 3893c8391e..512c435a27 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/** @import { Boundary } from '../dom/blocks/boundary' */
 /** @import { Blocker, ComponentContext, ComponentContextLegacy, Derived, Effect, TemplateNode, TransitionManager } from '#client' */
 import {
 	is_dirty,
@@ -42,8 +41,6 @@ import { define_property } from '../../shared/utils.js';
 import { get_next_sibling } from '../dom/operations.js';
 import { component_context, dev_current_component_function, dev_stack } from '../context.js';
 import { Batch, current_batch, schedule_effect } from './batch.js';
-import { hydrating } from '../dom/hydration.js';
-import { async_mode_flag } from '../../flags/index.js';
 import { flatten } from './async.js';
 import { without_reactive_context } from '../dom/elements/bindings/shared.js';
 import { set_signal_status } from './status.js';
@@ -122,18 +119,7 @@ function create_effect(type, fn, sync) {
 		effect.component_function = dev_current_component_function;
 	}
 
-	// During hydration, defer template effects until local promises have resolved
-	var should_defer =
-		async_mode_flag &&
-		hydrating &&
-		fn !== null &&
-		(type & RENDER_EFFECT) !== 0 &&
-		effect.b?.has_pending_async();
-
-	if (should_defer) {
-		// Store the effect in the boundary so it can be rescheduled when async work completes
-		/** @type {Boundary} */ (effect.b).defer_effect(effect);
-	} else if (sync) {
+	if (sync) {
 		try {
 			update_effect(effect);
 		} catch (e) {
@@ -150,10 +136,8 @@ function create_effect(type, fn, sync) {
 	// if an effect has already ran and doesn't need to be kept in the tree
 	// (because it won't re-run, has no DOM, and has no teardown etc)
 	// then we skip it and go to its child (if any)
-	// NOTE: We only do this pruning if the effect actually ran (!should_defer)
 	if (
 		sync &&
-		!should_defer &&
 		e.deps === null &&
 		e.teardown === null &&
 		e.nodes === null &&