diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/element.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/element.js
index b0db9ce178..7b0950ae82 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/element.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/element.js
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ import { decode_character_references } from '../utils/html.js';
 import * as e from '../../../errors.js';
 import * as w from '../../../warnings.js';
 import { create_fragment } from '../utils/create.js';
-import { create_attribute, create_expression_metadata, is_element_node } from '../../nodes.js';
+import { create_attribute, ExpressionMetadata, is_element_node } from '../../nodes.js';
 import { get_attribute_expression, is_expression_attribute } from '../../../utils/ast.js';
 import { closing_tag_omitted } from '../../../../html-tree-validation.js';
 import { list } from '../../../utils/string.js';
-import { regex_whitespace } from '../../patterns.js';
 
 const regex_invalid_unquoted_attribute_value = /^(\/>|[\s"'=<>`])/;
 const regex_closing_textarea_tag = /^<\/textarea(\s[^>]*)?>/i;
@@ -297,7 +296,7 @@ export default function element(parser) {
 			element.tag = get_attribute_expression(definition);
 		}
 
-		element.metadata.expression = create_expression_metadata();
+		element.metadata.expression = new ExpressionMetadata();
 	}
 
 	if (is_top_level_script_or_style) {
@@ -508,7 +507,7 @@ function read_attribute(parser) {
 				end: parser.index,
 				expression,
 				metadata: {
-					expression: create_expression_metadata()
+					expression: new ExpressionMetadata()
 				}
 			};
 
@@ -528,7 +527,7 @@ function read_attribute(parser) {
 				end: parser.index,
 				expression,
 				metadata: {
-					expression: create_expression_metadata()
+					expression: new ExpressionMetadata()
 				}
 			};
 
@@ -568,7 +567,7 @@ function read_attribute(parser) {
 					name
 				},
 				metadata: {
-					expression: create_expression_metadata()
+					expression: new ExpressionMetadata()
 				}
 			};
 
@@ -628,7 +627,7 @@ function read_attribute(parser) {
 				modifiers: /** @type {Array<'important'>} */ (modifiers),
 				value,
 				metadata: {
-					expression: create_expression_metadata()
+					expression: new ExpressionMetadata()
 				}
 			};
 		}
@@ -658,7 +657,7 @@ function read_attribute(parser) {
 			name: directive_name,
 			expression,
 			metadata: {
-				expression: create_expression_metadata()
+				expression: new ExpressionMetadata()
 			}
 		};
 
@@ -824,7 +823,7 @@ function read_sequence(parser, done, location) {
 				end: parser.index,
 				expression,
 				metadata: {
-					expression: create_expression_metadata()
+					expression: new ExpressionMetadata()
 				}
 			};
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/tag.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/tag.js
index ba091ef7ec..4ff948e165 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/tag.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/tag.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /** @import { Parser } from '../index.js' */
 import { walk } from 'zimmerframe';
 import * as e from '../../../errors.js';
-import { create_expression_metadata } from '../../nodes.js';
+import { ExpressionMetadata } from '../../nodes.js';
 import { parse_expression_at } from '../acorn.js';
 import read_pattern from '../read/context.js';
 import read_expression, { get_loose_identifier } from '../read/expression.js';
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export default function tag(parser) {
 		end: parser.index,
 		expression,
 		metadata: {
-			expression: create_expression_metadata()
+			expression: new ExpressionMetadata()
 		}
 	});
 }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function open(parser) {
 			consequent: create_fragment(),
 			alternate: null,
 			metadata: {
-				expression: create_expression_metadata()
+				expression: new ExpressionMetadata()
 			}
 		});
 
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ function open(parser) {
 			then: null,
 			catch: null,
 			metadata: {
-				expression: create_expression_metadata()
+				expression: new ExpressionMetadata()
 			}
 		});
 
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ function open(parser) {
 			expression,
 			fragment: create_fragment(),
 			metadata: {
-				expression: create_expression_metadata()
+				expression: new ExpressionMetadata()
 			}
 		});
 
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ function next(parser) {
 				consequent: create_fragment(),
 				alternate: null,
 				metadata: {
-					expression: create_expression_metadata()
+					expression: new ExpressionMetadata()
 				}
 			});
 
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ function special(parser) {
 			end: parser.index,
 			expression,
 			metadata: {
-				expression: create_expression_metadata()
+				expression: new ExpressionMetadata()
 			}
 		});
 
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ function special(parser) {
 				end: parser.index - 1
 			},
 			metadata: {
-				expression: create_expression_metadata()
+				expression: new ExpressionMetadata()
 			}
 		});
 	}
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ function special(parser) {
 			end: parser.index,
 			expression: /** @type {AST.RenderTag['expression']} */ (expression),
 			metadata: {
-				expression: create_expression_metadata(),
+				expression: new ExpressionMetadata(),
 				dynamic: false,
 				arguments: [],
 				path: [],
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/types.d.ts b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/types.d.ts
index bad6c7d613..9d24f9dbac 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/types.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { Scope } from '../scope.js';
 import type { ComponentAnalysis, ReactiveStatement } from '../types.js';
-import type { AST, ExpressionMetadata, StateField, ValidatedCompileOptions } from '#compiler';
+import type { AST, StateField, ValidatedCompileOptions } from '#compiler';
+import type { ExpressionMetadata } from '../nodes.js';
 
 export interface AnalysisState {
 	scope: Scope;
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/CallExpression.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/CallExpression.js
index 4b66abe1d1..52eba8c735 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/CallExpression.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/CallExpression.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { get_parent } from '../../../utils/ast.js';
 import { is_pure, is_safe_identifier } from './shared/utils.js';
 import { dev, locate_node, source } from '../../../state.js';
 import * as b from '#compiler/builders';
-import { create_expression_metadata } from '../../nodes.js';
+import { ExpressionMetadata } from '../../nodes.js';
 
 /**
  * @param {CallExpression} node
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ export function CallExpression(node, context) {
 
 	// `$inspect(foo)` or `$derived(foo) should not trigger the `static-state-reference` warning
 	if (rune === '$derived') {
-		const expression = create_expression_metadata();
+		const expression = new ExpressionMetadata();
 
 		context.next({
 			...context.state,
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/RenderTag.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/RenderTag.js
index 1230ef6b04..d0c994b7a4 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/RenderTag.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/RenderTag.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import * as e from '../../../errors.js';
 import { validate_opening_tag } from './shared/utils.js';
 import { mark_subtree_dynamic } from './shared/fragment.js';
 import { is_resolved_snippet } from './shared/snippets.js';
-import { create_expression_metadata } from '../../nodes.js';
+import { ExpressionMetadata } from '../../nodes.js';
 
 /**
  * @param {AST.RenderTag} node
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export function RenderTag(node, context) {
 	context.visit(callee, { ...context.state, expression: node.metadata.expression });
 
 	for (const arg of expression.arguments) {
-		const metadata = create_expression_metadata();
+		const metadata = new ExpressionMetadata();
 		node.metadata.arguments.push(metadata);
 
 		context.visit(arg, {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/element.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/element.js
index 4b32dab82a..dd390c99da 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/element.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/element.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /** @import { Expression, Identifier, ObjectExpression } from 'estree' */
-/** @import { AST, ExpressionMetadata } from '#compiler' */
+/** @import { AST } from '#compiler' */
 /** @import { ComponentContext } from '../../types' */
 import { escape_html } from '../../../../../../escaping.js';
 import { normalize_attribute } from '../../../../../../utils.js';
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { is_event_attribute } from '../../../../../utils/ast.js';
 import * as b from '#compiler/builders';
 import { build_class_directives_object, build_style_directives_object } from '../RegularElement.js';
 import { build_expression, build_template_chunk, Memoizer } from './utils.js';
+import { ExpressionMetadata } from '../../../../nodes.js';
 
 /**
  * @param {Array<AST.Attribute | AST.SpreadAttribute>} attributes
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/events.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/events.js
index d4d6721960..3ab1506eb3 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/events.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/events.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 /** @import { Expression } from 'estree' */
-/** @import { AST, ExpressionMetadata } from '#compiler' */
+/** @import { AST } from '#compiler' */
 /** @import { ComponentContext } from '../../types' */
 import { is_capture_event, is_passive_event } from '../../../../../../utils.js';
 import { dev, locator } from '../../../../../state.js';
 import * as b from '#compiler/builders';
+import { ExpressionMetadata } from '../../../../nodes.js';
 
 /**
  * @param {AST.Attribute} node
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/utils.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/utils.js
index a42063b2e2..46d2f2b777 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/utils.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/utils.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /** @import { AssignmentExpression, Expression, Identifier, MemberExpression, SequenceExpression, Literal, Super, UpdateExpression, ExpressionStatement } from 'estree' */
-/** @import { AST, ExpressionMetadata } from '#compiler' */
+/** @import { AST } from '#compiler' */
 /** @import { ComponentClientTransformState, ComponentContext, Context } from '../../types' */
 import { walk } from 'zimmerframe';
 import { object } from '../../../../../utils/ast.js';
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { regex_is_valid_identifier } from '../../../../patterns.js';
 import is_reference from 'is-reference';
 import { dev, is_ignored, locator, component_name } from '../../../../../state.js';
 import { build_getter } from '../../utils.js';
+import { ExpressionMetadata } from '../../../../nodes.js';
 
 /**
  * A utility for extracting complex expressions (such as call expressions)
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/shared/element.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/shared/element.js
index cfb87b0ce7..b7607f3fb8 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/shared/element.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/shared/element.js
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 /** @import { ArrayExpression, Expression, Literal, ObjectExpression } from 'estree' */
-/** @import { AST, ExpressionMetadata } from '#compiler' */
+/** @import { AST } from '#compiler' */
 /** @import { ComponentContext, ComponentServerTransformState } from '../../types.js' */
 import { is_event_attribute, is_text_attribute } from '../../../../../utils/ast.js';
 import { binding_properties } from '../../../../bindings.js';
-import {
-	create_attribute,
-	create_expression_metadata,
-	is_custom_element_node
-} from '../../../../nodes.js';
+import { create_attribute, ExpressionMetadata, is_custom_element_node } from '../../../../nodes.js';
 import { regex_starts_with_newline } from '../../../../patterns.js';
 import * as b from '#compiler/builders';
 import {
@@ -160,7 +156,7 @@ export function build_element_attributes(node, context, transform) {
 										build_attribute_value(value_attribute.value, context, transform)
 									),
 							metadata: {
-								expression: create_expression_metadata()
+								expression: new ExpressionMetadata()
 							}
 						}
 					])
@@ -174,7 +170,7 @@ export function build_element_attributes(node, context, transform) {
 							end: -1,
 							expression,
 							metadata: {
-								expression: create_expression_metadata()
+								expression: new ExpressionMetadata()
 							}
 						}
 					])
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/shared/utils.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/shared/utils.js
index 92653ed73c..09a854670c 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/shared/utils.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/shared/utils.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-/** @import { AssignmentOperator, Expression, Identifier, Node, Statement, BlockStatement } from 'estree' */
-/** @import { AST, ExpressionMetadata } from '#compiler' */
+/** @import { Expression, Identifier, Node, Statement, BlockStatement } from 'estree' */
+/** @import { AST } from '#compiler' */
 /** @import { ComponentContext, ServerTransformState } from '../../types.js' */
 
 import { escape_html } from '../../../../../../escaping.js';
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import * as b from '#compiler/builders';
 import { sanitize_template_string } from '../../../../../utils/sanitize_template_string.js';
 import { regex_whitespaces_strict } from '../../../../patterns.js';
 import { has_await_expression } from '../../../../../utils/ast.js';
+import { ExpressionMetadata } from '../../../../nodes.js';
 
 /** Opens an if/each block, so that we can remove nodes in the case of a mismatch */
 export const block_open = b.literal(BLOCK_OPEN);
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/nodes.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/nodes.js
index 13188681d2..bca9c29a65 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/nodes.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/nodes.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /** @import { Expression, PrivateIdentifier } from 'estree' */
-/** @import { AST, ExpressionMetadata } from '#compiler' */
+/** @import { AST, Binding } from '#compiler' */
 
 /**
  * All nodes that can appear elsewhere than the top level, have attributes and can contain children
@@ -64,20 +64,33 @@ export function create_attribute(name, start, end, value) {
 		}
 	};
 }
+export class ExpressionMetadata {
+	/** True if the expression references state directly, or _might_ (via member/call expressions) */
+	has_state = false;
 
-/**
- * @returns {ExpressionMetadata}
- */
-export function create_expression_metadata() {
-	return {
-		dependencies: new Set(),
-		references: new Set(),
-		has_state: false,
-		has_call: false,
-		has_member_expression: false,
-		has_assignment: false,
-		has_await: false
-	};
+	/** True if the expression involves a call expression (often, it will need to be wrapped in a derived) */
+	has_call = false;
+
+	/** True if the expression contains `await` */
+	has_await = false;
+
+	/** True if the expression includes a member expression */
+	has_member_expression = false;
+
+	/** True if the expression includes an assignment or an update */
+	has_assignment = false;
+
+	/**
+	 * All the bindings that are referenced eagerly (not inside functions) in this expression
+	 * @type {Set<Binding>}
+	 */
+	dependencies = new Set();
+
+	/**
+	 * True if the expression references state directly, or _might_ (via member/call expressions)
+	 * @type {Set<Binding>}
+	 */
+	references = new Set();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/scope.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/scope.js
index f7d3dac0f7..7dbdf47967 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/scope.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/scope.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /** @import { AST, BindingKind, DeclarationKind } from '#compiler' */
 import is_reference from 'is-reference';
 import { walk } from 'zimmerframe';
-import { create_expression_metadata } from './nodes.js';
+import { ExpressionMetadata } from './nodes.js';
 import * as b from '#compiler/builders';
 import * as e from '../errors.js';
 import {
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ export function create_scopes(ast, root, allow_reactive_declarations, parent) {
 			if (node.fallback) visit(node.fallback, { scope });
 
 			node.metadata = {
-				expression: create_expression_metadata(),
+				expression: new ExpressionMetadata(),
 				keyed: false,
 				contains_group_binding: false,
 				index: scope.root.unique('$$index'),
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/types/index.d.ts b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/types/index.d.ts
index 9bd4b91d58..fce3f62c5c 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/types/index.d.ts
@@ -294,23 +294,6 @@ export type DeclarationKind =
 	| 'using'
 	| 'await using';
 
-export interface ExpressionMetadata {
-	/** All the bindings that are referenced eagerly (not inside functions) in this expression */
-	dependencies: Set<Binding>;
-	/** All the bindings that are referenced inside this expression, including inside functions */
-	references: Set<Binding>;
-	/** True if the expression references state directly, or _might_ (via member/call expressions) */
-	has_state: boolean;
-	/** True if the expression involves a call expression (often, it will need to be wrapped in a derived) */
-	has_call: boolean;
-	/** True if the expression contains `await` */
-	has_await: boolean;
-	/** True if the expression includes a member expression */
-	has_member_expression: boolean;
-	/** True if the expression includes an assignment or an update */
-	has_assignment: boolean;
-}
-
 export interface StateField {
 	type: StateCreationRuneName;
 	node: PropertyDefinition | AssignmentExpression;
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/types/template.d.ts b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/types/template.d.ts
index f38706d075..fa7484e523 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/types/template.d.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/types/template.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Binding, ExpressionMetadata } from '#compiler';
+import type { Binding } from '#compiler';
 import type {
 	ArrayExpression,
 	ArrowFunctionExpression,
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import type {
 } from 'estree';
 import type { Scope } from '../phases/scope';
 import type { _CSS } from './css';
+import type { ExpressionMetadata } from '../phases/nodes';
 
 /**
  * - `html`    — the default, for e.g. `<div>` or `<span>`