diff --git a/.changeset/happy-spoons-talk.md b/.changeset/happy-spoons-talk.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf165320db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/happy-spoons-talk.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: clean up removed capture event handlers from spread attributes
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/attributes.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/attributes.js
index 589685b5f2..8a25be7acd 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/attributes.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/attributes.js
@@ -315,7 +315,8 @@ function set_attributes(
 	var is_option_element = element.nodeName === OPTION_TAG;
 
 	for (var key in prev) {
-		if (!(key in next)) {
+		// don't null our internal $$onX listeners
+		if (!(key in next) && key[0] + key[1] !== '$$') {
 			next[key] = null;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-spread-update/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-spread-update/_config.js
index af03eed4c9..5fbd37c768 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-spread-update/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-spread-update/_config.js
@@ -3,16 +3,31 @@ import { test } from '../../test';
 
 export default test({
 	test({ assert, target }) {
-		const [change, increment] = target.querySelectorAll('button');
+		const [change, remove, increment] = target.querySelectorAll('button');
 
 		increment.click();
 		flushSync();
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<button>change handlers</button><button>1 / 1</button>');
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			'<button>change handlers</button><button>remove capture handler</button><button>1 / 1</button>'
+		);
 
 		change.click();
 		flushSync();
 		increment.click();
 		flushSync();
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<button>change handlers</button><button>3 / 3</button>');
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			'<button>change handlers</button><button>remove capture handler</button><button>3 / 3</button>'
+		);
+
+		remove.click();
+		flushSync();
+		increment.click();
+		flushSync();
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			'<button>change handlers</button><button>remove capture handler</button><button>5 / 3</button>'
+		);
 	}
 });
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-spread-update/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-spread-update/main.svelte
index 32d4b242cc..ee049e469c 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-spread-update/main.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-spread-update/main.svelte
@@ -24,4 +24,7 @@
 >
 	change handlers
 </button>
+<button onclick={() => (attrs = { onclick: attrs.onclick, onclickcapture: undefined })}>
+	remove capture handler
+</button>
 <button {...attrs}>{delegated} / {non_delegated}</button>