diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js
index 458c44d4e6..21a78de032 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js
@@ -648,9 +648,6 @@ function build_custom_element_attribute_update_assignment(node_id, attribute, co
 		state.init.push(b.stmt(b.call('$.template_effect', b.thunk(update.expression))));
 		return true;
 	} else {
-		if (attribute.metadata.expression.is_async) {
-			throw new Error('TODO top-level await');
-		}
 		state.init.push(update);
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/component.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/component.js
index db607f2f32..30daab0b7e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/component.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/component.js
@@ -172,17 +172,8 @@ export function build_component(node, component_name, context, anchor = context.
 				if (should_wrap_in_derived) {
 					const id = b.id(context.state.scope.generate(attribute.name));
 
-					if (attribute.metadata.expression.is_async) {
-						context.state.metadata.async.push({
-							id,
-							expression: arg
-						});
-
-						arg = b.call(id);
-					} else {
-						context.state.init.push(b.var(id, create_derived(context.state, b.thunk(value))));
-						arg = b.call('$.get', id);
-					}
+					context.state.init.push(b.var(id, create_derived(context.state, b.thunk(value))));
+					arg = b.call('$.get', id);
 				}
 
 				push_prop(b.get(attribute.name, [b.return(arg)]));