diff --git a/.changeset/lemon-meals-appear.md b/.changeset/lemon-meals-appear.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8c7b4e6a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lemon-meals-appear.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+chore: optimise effects that only exist to return a teardown
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/input.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/input.js
index 1196a60339..85296fd3f4 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/input.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/input.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { DEV } from 'esm-env';
-import { render_effect, effect } from '../../../reactivity/effects.js';
+import { render_effect, effect, teardown } from '../../../reactivity/effects.js';
 import { stringify } from '../../../render.js';
 import { listen_to_event_and_reset_event } from './shared.js';
 import * as e from '../../../errors.js';
@@ -103,14 +103,12 @@ export function bind_group(inputs, group_index, input, get_value, update) {
 		}
 	});
 
-	render_effect(() => {
-		return () => {
-			var index = binding_group.indexOf(input);
+	teardown(() => {
+		var index = binding_group.indexOf(input);
 
-			if (index !== -1) {
-				binding_group.splice(index, 1);
-			}
-		};
+		if (index !== -1) {
+			binding_group.splice(index, 1);
+		}
 	});
 
 	effect(() => {
@@ -189,6 +187,7 @@ export function bind_files(input, get_value, update) {
 	listen_to_event_and_reset_event(input, 'change', () => {
 		update(input.files);
 	});
+
 	render_effect(() => {
 		input.files = get_value();
 	});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/media.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/media.js
index 56606168c8..b7708b4f34 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/media.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/media.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { hydrating } from '../../hydration.js';
-import { render_effect, effect } from '../../../reactivity/effects.js';
+import { render_effect, effect, teardown } from '../../../reactivity/effects.js';
 import { listen } from './shared.js';
 
 /** @param {TimeRanges} ranges */
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function bind_current_time(media, get_value, update) {
 		updating = false;
 	});
 
-	render_effect(() => () => cancelAnimationFrame(raf_id));
+	teardown(() => cancelAnimationFrame(raf_id));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/props.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/props.js
index 4b5a24cc92..5337d34e2d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/props.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/props.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { render_effect } from '../../../reactivity/effects.js';
+import { teardown } from '../../../reactivity/effects.js';
 import { get_descriptor } from '../../../utils.js';
 
 /**
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export function bind_prop(props, prop, value) {
 
 	if (desc && desc.set) {
 		props[prop] = value;
-		render_effect(() => () => {
+		teardown(() => {
 			props[prop] = null;
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/shared.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/shared.js
index fd8d6ae7f4..195eae2200 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/shared.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/shared.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { render_effect } from '../../../reactivity/effects.js';
+import { teardown } from '../../../reactivity/effects.js';
 import { add_form_reset_listener } from '../misc.js';
 
 /**
@@ -18,12 +18,10 @@ export function listen(target, events, handler, call_handler_immediately = true)
 		target.addEventListener(name, handler);
 	}
 
-	render_effect(() => {
-		return () => {
-			for (var name of events) {
-				target.removeEventListener(name, handler);
-			}
-		};
+	teardown(() => {
+		for (var name of events) {
+			target.removeEventListener(name, handler);
+		}
 	});
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/size.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/size.js
index 5dcd211b71..e0ad045d80 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/size.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/size.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { effect, render_effect } from '../../../reactivity/effects.js';
-import { untrack } from '../../../runtime.js';
+import { effect, teardown } from '../../../reactivity/effects.js';
 
 /**
  * Resize observer singleton.
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ export function bind_resize_observer(element, type, update) {
 				: resize_observer_device_pixel_content_box;
 
 	var unsub = observer.observe(element, /** @param {any} entry */ (entry) => update(entry[type]));
-	render_effect(() => unsub);
+	teardown(unsub);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/universal.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/universal.js
index 7e8b3f3bf4..0e825a5800 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/universal.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/universal.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { render_effect } from '../../../reactivity/effects.js';
+import { render_effect, teardown } from '../../../reactivity/effects.js';
 import { listen } from './shared.js';
 
 /**
@@ -57,10 +57,8 @@ export function bind_property(property, event_name, element, set, get) {
 
 	// @ts-ignore
 	if (element === document.body || element === window || element === document) {
-		render_effect(() => {
-			return () => {
-				element.removeEventListener(event_name, handler);
-			};
+		teardown(() => {
+			element.removeEventListener(event_name, handler);
 		});
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/window.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/window.js
index 4e01211294..23f594a0fe 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/window.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/window.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { effect, render_effect } from '../../../reactivity/effects.js';
+import { effect, render_effect, teardown } from '../../../reactivity/effects.js';
 import { listen } from './shared.js';
 
 /**
@@ -51,10 +51,8 @@ export function bind_window_scroll(type, get_value, update) {
 	// Browsers don't fire the scroll event for the initial scroll position when scroll style isn't set to smooth
 	effect(target_handler);
 
-	render_effect(() => {
-		return () => {
-			removeEventListener('scroll', target_handler);
-		};
+	teardown(() => {
+		removeEventListener('scroll', target_handler);
 	});
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/events.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/events.js
index 33cb2c3ca0..14aeb65c26 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/events.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/events.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { render_effect } from '../../reactivity/effects.js';
+import { render_effect, teardown } from '../../reactivity/effects.js';
 import { all_registered_events, root_event_handles } from '../../render.js';
 import { define_property, is_array } from '../../utils.js';
 import { hydrating } from '../hydration.js';
@@ -98,10 +98,8 @@ export function event(event_name, dom, handler, capture, passive) {
 
 	// @ts-ignore
 	if (dom === document.body || dom === window || dom === document) {
-		render_effect(() => {
-			return () => {
-				dom.removeEventListener(event_name, target_handler, options);
-			};
+		teardown(() => {
+			dom.removeEventListener(event_name, target_handler, options);
 		});
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
index f7db38f3d1..4ae4ce2870 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ import {
 	ROOT_EFFECT,
 	EFFECT_TRANSPARENT,
 	DERIVED,
-	UNOWNED
+	UNOWNED,
+	CLEAN
 } from '../constants.js';
 import { set } from './sources.js';
 import { remove } from '../dom/reconciler.js';
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ export function push_effect(effect, parent_effect) {
 
 /**
  * @param {number} type
- * @param {(() => void | (() => void))} fn
+ * @param {null | (() => void | (() => void))} fn
  * @param {boolean} sync
  * @returns {import('#client').Effect}
  */
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ function create_effect(type, fn, sync) {
 		} finally {
 			set_is_flushing_effect(previously_flushing_effect);
 		}
-	} else {
+	} else if (fn !== null) {
 		schedule_effect(effect);
 	}
 
@@ -144,6 +145,16 @@ export function effect_active() {
 	return false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @param {() => void} fn
+ */
+export function teardown(fn) {
+	const effect = create_effect(RENDER_EFFECT, null, false);
+	set_signal_status(effect, CLEAN);
+	effect.teardown = fn;
+	return effect;
+}
+
 /**
  * Internal representation of `$effect(...)`
  * @param {() => void | (() => void)} fn
@@ -364,7 +375,6 @@ export function destroy_effect(effect, remove_dom = true) {
 		effect.dom =
 		effect.deps =
 		effect.parent =
-		// @ts-expect-error
 		effect.fn =
 			null;
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/types.d.ts b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/types.d.ts
index 7502443bd1..e1d420c570 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/types.d.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export interface Value<V = unknown> extends Signal {
 
 export interface Reaction extends Signal {
 	/** The reaction function */
-	fn: Function;
+	fn: null | Function;
 	/** Signals that this signal reads from */
 	deps: null | Value[];
 	/** First child effect created inside this signal */
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export interface Effect extends Reaction {
 	/** The associated component context */
 	ctx: null | ComponentContext;
 	/** The effect function */
-	fn: () => void | (() => void);
+	fn: null | (() => void | (() => void));
 	/** The teardown function returned from the effect function */
 	teardown: null | (() => void);
 	/** Transition managers created with `$.transition` */
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
index 36d0602275..ce4ebf3ab4 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ function handle_error(error, effect, component_context) {
 
 	const component_stack = [];
 
-	const effect_name = effect.fn.name;
+	const effect_name = effect.fn?.name;
 
 	if (effect_name) {
 		component_stack.push(effect_name);
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ export function execute_reaction_fn(signal) {
 	current_untracking = false;
 
 	try {
-		let res = (0, signal.fn)();
+		let res = /** @type {Function} */ (0, signal.fn)();
 		let dependencies = /** @type {import('#client').Value<unknown>[]} **/ (signal.deps);
 		if (current_dependencies !== null) {
 			let i;