diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/SlotElement.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/SlotElement.js
index 401cfde428..43393e5bdc 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/SlotElement.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/SlotElement.js
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ export function SlotElement(node, context) {
 	// Let bindings first, they can be used on attributes
 	context.state.init.push(...lets);
 
-	const props_expression =
-		spreads.length === 0 ? b.object(props) : b.call('$.spread_props', b.object(props), ...spreads);
+	const props_expression = b.call('$.props', b.object(props), ...spreads);
 
 	const fallback =
 		node.fragment.nodes.length === 0
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 a1c4025d60..1d52e4ac7c 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
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 import { dev, is_ignored } from '../../../../../state.js';
 import { get_attribute_chunks, object } from '../../../../../utils/ast.js';
 import * as b from '#compiler/builders';
-import { build_bind_this, memoize_expression, validate_binding } from '../shared/utils.js';
-import { build_attribute_value } from '../shared/element.js';
+import { build_bind_this, memoize_expression, validate_binding } from './utils.js';
+import { build_attribute_value } from './element.js';
 import { build_event_handler } from './events.js';
 import { determine_slot } from '../../../../../utils/slot.js';
 
@@ -399,14 +399,10 @@ export function build_component(node, component_name, context) {
 		push_prop(b.init('$$legacy', b.true));
 	}
 
-	const props_expression =
-		props_and_spreads.length === 0 ||
-		(props_and_spreads.length === 1 && Array.isArray(props_and_spreads[0]))
-			? b.object(/** @type {Property[]} */ (props_and_spreads[0]) || [])
-			: b.call(
-					'$.spread_props',
-					...props_and_spreads.map((p) => (Array.isArray(p) ? b.object(p) : p))
-				);
+	const props_expression = b.call(
+		'$.props',
+		...props_and_spreads.map((p) => (Array.isArray(p) ? b.object(p) : p))
+	);
 
 	/** @param {Expression} node_id */
 	let fn = (node_id) => {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
index 60f9af9120..7a4b045f52 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export {
 	prop,
 	rest_props,
 	legacy_rest_props,
-	spread_props,
+	props,
 	update_pre_prop,
 	update_prop
 } from './reactivity/props.js';
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/props.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/props.js
index 525fb955d0..b61a9bf430 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/props.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/props.js
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ const spread_props_handler = {
  * @param {Array<Record<string, unknown> | (() => Record<string, unknown>)>} props
  * @returns {any}
  */
-export function spread_props(...props) {
+export function props(...props) {
 	let destroyed = false;
 	teardown(() => (destroyed = true));
 	return new Proxy(