diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/constants.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/constants.js
index 7883609ffe..5142b77709 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/constants.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/constants.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ export const BLOCK_EFFECT = 1 << 4;
 export const BRANCH_EFFECT = 1 << 5;
 export const ROOT_EFFECT = 1 << 6;
 export const BOUNDARY_EFFECT = 1 << 7;
-export const TEMPLATE_EFFECT = 1 << 8;
 export const UNOWNED = 1 << 9;
 export const DISCONNECTED = 1 << 10;
 export const CLEAN = 1 << 11;
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dev/debug.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dev/debug.js
index fcf81578a7..2007f0066b 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dev/debug.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dev/debug.js
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import {
 	EFFECT,
 	MAYBE_DIRTY,
 	RENDER_EFFECT,
-	ROOT_EFFECT,
-	TEMPLATE_EFFECT
+	ROOT_EFFECT
 } from '../constants.js';
 
 /**
@@ -38,8 +37,6 @@ export function log_effect_tree(effect) {
 		label = 'root';
 	} else if ((flags & BOUNDARY_EFFECT) !== 0) {
 		label = 'boundary';
-	} else if ((flags & TEMPLATE_EFFECT) !== 0) {
-		label = 'template';
 	} else if ((flags & BLOCK_EFFECT) !== 0) {
 		label = 'block';
 	} else if ((flags & BRANCH_EFFECT) !== 0) {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
index 8cd5766cd0..5b7ddd400a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ import {
 	HEAD_EFFECT,
 	MAYBE_DIRTY,
 	EFFECT_HAS_DERIVED,
-	BOUNDARY_EFFECT,
-	TEMPLATE_EFFECT
+	BOUNDARY_EFFECT
 } from '../constants.js';
 import { set } from './sources.js';
 import * as e from '../errors.js';
@@ -388,7 +387,7 @@ function create_template_effect(fn, deriveds) {
 		});
 	}
 
-	create_effect(RENDER_EFFECT | TEMPLATE_EFFECT, effect, true);
+	create_effect(RENDER_EFFECT, effect, true);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
index da7c267b45..779702f84f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import {
 	DISCONNECTED,
 	BOUNDARY_EFFECT,
 	REACTION_IS_UPDATING,
-	TEMPLATE_EFFECT,
 	BOUNDARY_SUSPENDED
 } from './constants.js';
 import {
@@ -823,10 +822,7 @@ function process_effects(effect, collected_effects, boundary) {
 
 		if (!is_skippable_branch && (flags & INERT) === 0) {
 			// Inside a boundary, defer everything except block/branch effects
-			var defer =
-				boundary !== undefined &&
-				!is_branch &&
-				((flags & BLOCK_EFFECT) === 0 || (flags & TEMPLATE_EFFECT) !== 0);
+			var defer = boundary !== undefined && !is_branch && (flags & BLOCK_EFFECT) === 0;
 
 			if (defer) {
 				add_boundary_effect(/** @type {Effect} */ (boundary), current_effect);