diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
index 49fa8ed47e..cdefefeda2 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
@@ -2474,22 +2474,11 @@ export const template_visitors = {
 					declarations.push(
 						b.let(argument.argument.name, b.call('$.proxy_rest_array', b.id(arg_alias)))
 					);
-
-					// we need to eagerly evaluate the expression in order to hit any
-					// 'Cannot access x before initialization' errors
-					if (context.state.options.dev) {
-						declarations.push(b.stmt(b.call(argument.argument.name)));
-					}
 					return;
 				}
 
 				const new_arg_alias = `$$proxied_arg${i}`;
 				declarations.push(b.let(new_arg_alias, b.call('$.proxy_rest_array', b.id(arg_alias))));
-				// we need to eagerly evaluate the expression in order to hit any
-				// 'Cannot access x before initialization' errors
-				if (context.state.options.dev) {
-					declarations.push(b.stmt(b.call(new_arg_alias)));
-				}
 				arg_alias = new_arg_alias;
 			} else {
 				args.push(b.id(arg_alias));