diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/index.js
index e99a076a5d..61ae9d9b27 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/index.js
@@ -2,25 +2,10 @@
 /** @import { Namespace } from '#compiler' */
 /** @import { ComponentClientTransformState } from '../types.js' */
 /** @import { Node } from './types.js' */
+import { TEMPLATE_USE_MATHML, TEMPLATE_USE_SVG } from '../../../../../constants.js';
 import { dev, locator } from '../../../../state.js';
 import * as b from '../../../../utils/builders.js';
 
-/**
- *
- * @param {Namespace} namespace
- * @param {ComponentClientTransformState} state
- * @returns
- */
-function get_template_function(namespace, state) {
-	return (
-		namespace === 'svg'
-			? '$.ns_template'
-			: namespace === 'mathml'
-				? '$.mathml_template'
-				: '$.template'
-	).concat(state.options.templatingMode === 'functional' ? '_fn' : '');
-}
-
 /**
  * @param {Node[]} nodes
  */
@@ -50,14 +35,18 @@ function build_locations(nodes) {
  * @param {Namespace} namespace
  * @param {number} [flags]
  */
-export function transform_template(state, namespace, flags) {
-	const expression =
-		state.options.templatingMode === 'functional'
-			? state.template.as_objects()
-			: state.template.as_string();
+export function transform_template(state, namespace, flags = 0) {
+	const tree = state.options.templatingMode === 'functional';
+
+	const expression = tree ? state.template.as_tree() : state.template.as_html();
+
+	if (tree) {
+		if (namespace === 'svg') flags |= TEMPLATE_USE_SVG;
+		if (namespace === 'mathml') flags |= TEMPLATE_USE_MATHML;
+	}
 
 	let call = b.call(
-		get_template_function(namespace, state),
+		tree ? `$.from_tree` : `$.from_${namespace}`,
 		expression,
 		flags ? b.literal(flags) : undefined
 	);
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/template.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/template.js
index 6b31bb15ed..bb9a653f8c 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/template.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/template.js
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ export class Template {
 		/** @type {Element} */ (this.#element).attributes[key] = value;
 	}
 
-	as_string() {
+	as_html() {
 		return b.template([b.quasi(this.nodes.map(stringify).join(''), true)], []);
 	}
 
-	as_objects() {
+	as_tree() {
 		// if the first item is a comment we need to add another comment for effect.start
 		if (this.nodes[0].type === 'comment') {
 			this.nodes.unshift({ type: 'comment', data: undefined });
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/Fragment.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/Fragment.js
index 6125d5bc89..4825184d31 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/Fragment.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/Fragment.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function Fragment(node, context) {
 	// Creates a new block which looks roughly like this:
 	// ```js
 	// // hoisted:
-	// const block_name = $.template(`...`);
+	// const block_name = $.from_html(`...`);
 	//
 	// // for the main block:
 	// const id = block_name();
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/utils.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/utils.js
index 5803c04947..1445ce3aa6 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/utils.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/utils.js
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ export function clean_nodes(
 }
 
 /**
- * Infers the namespace for the children of a node that should be used when creating the `$.template(...)`.
+ * Infers the namespace for the children of a node that should be used when creating the fragment
  * @param {Namespace} namespace
  * @param {AST.SvelteNode} parent
  * @param {AST.SvelteNode[]} nodes
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/constants.js b/packages/svelte/src/constants.js
index 2ecd4afee2..4e1785723c 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/constants.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/constants.js
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ export const TRANSITION_GLOBAL = 1 << 2;
 
 export const TEMPLATE_FRAGMENT = 1;
 export const TEMPLATE_USE_IMPORT_NODE = 1 << 1;
+export const TEMPLATE_USE_SVG = 1 << 2;
+export const TEMPLATE_USE_MATHML = 1 << 3;
 
 export const HYDRATION_START = '[';
 /** used to indicate that an `{:else}...` block was rendered */
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/template.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/template.js
index 18f45bdd67..0b77ab1396 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/template.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/template.js
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ import {
 	NAMESPACE_MATHML,
 	NAMESPACE_SVG,
 	TEMPLATE_FRAGMENT,
-	TEMPLATE_USE_IMPORT_NODE
+	TEMPLATE_USE_IMPORT_NODE,
+	TEMPLATE_USE_MATHML,
+	TEMPLATE_USE_SVG
 } from '../../../constants.js';
 
 /**
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ export function assign_nodes(start, end) {
  * @returns {() => Node | Node[]}
  */
 /*#__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__*/
-export function template(content, flags) {
+export function from_html(content, flags) {
 	var is_fragment = (flags & TEMPLATE_FRAGMENT) !== 0;
 	var use_import_node = (flags & TEMPLATE_USE_IMPORT_NODE) !== 0;
 
@@ -77,99 +79,6 @@ export function template(content, flags) {
 		return clone;
 	};
 }
-/**
- * @param {TemplateStructure[]} structure
- * @param {NAMESPACE_SVG | NAMESPACE_MATHML | undefined} [ns]
- */
-function structure_to_fragment(structure, ns) {
-	var fragment = create_fragment();
-
-	for (var item of structure) {
-		if (typeof item === 'string') {
-			fragment.append(create_text(item));
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		// if `preserveComments === true`, comments are represented as `['// <data>']`
-		if (item === undefined || item[0][0] === '/') {
-			fragment.append(create_comment(item ? item[0].slice(3) : ''));
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		const [name, attributes, ...children] = item;
-
-		const namespace = name === 'svg' ? NAMESPACE_SVG : name === 'math' ? NAMESPACE_MATHML : ns;
-
-		var element = create_element(name, namespace, attributes?.is);
-
-		for (var key in attributes) {
-			set_attribute(element, key, attributes[key]);
-		}
-
-		if (children.length > 0) {
-			var target =
-				element.tagName === 'TEMPLATE'
-					? /** @type {HTMLTemplateElement} */ (element).content
-					: element;
-
-			target.append(
-				structure_to_fragment(children, element.tagName === 'foreignObject' ? undefined : namespace)
-			);
-		}
-
-		fragment.append(element);
-	}
-
-	return fragment;
-}
-
-/**
- * @param {Array<TemplateStructure>} structure
- * @param {number} flags
- * @returns {() => Node | Node[]}
- */
-/*#__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__*/
-export function template_fn(structure, flags) {
-	var is_fragment = (flags & TEMPLATE_FRAGMENT) !== 0;
-	var use_import_node = (flags & TEMPLATE_USE_IMPORT_NODE) !== 0;
-
-	/** @type {Node} */
-	var node;
-
-	return () => {
-		if (hydrating) {
-			assign_nodes(hydrate_node, null);
-			return hydrate_node;
-		}
-
-		if (node === undefined) {
-			node = structure_to_fragment(structure);
-			if (!is_fragment) node = /** @type {Node} */ (get_first_child(node));
-		}
-
-		var clone = /** @type {TemplateNode} */ (
-			use_import_node || is_firefox ? document.importNode(node, true) : node.cloneNode(true)
-		);
-
-		if (is_fragment) {
-			var start = /** @type {TemplateNode} */ (get_first_child(clone));
-			var end = /** @type {TemplateNode} */ (clone.lastChild);
-
-			assign_nodes(start, end);
-		} else {
-			assign_nodes(clone, clone);
-		}
-
-		return clone;
-	};
-}
-
-/**
- * @param {() => Element | DocumentFragment} fn
- */
-export function with_script(fn) {
-	return () => run_scripts(fn());
-}
 
 /**
  * @param {string} content
@@ -178,7 +87,7 @@ export function with_script(fn) {
  * @returns {() => Node | Node[]}
  */
 /*#__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__*/
-export function ns_template(content, flags, ns = 'svg') {
+function from_namespace(content, flags, ns = 'svg') {
 	/**
 	 * Whether or not the first item is a text/element node. If not, we need to
 	 * create an additional comment node to act as `effect.nodes.start`
@@ -227,14 +136,78 @@ export function ns_template(content, flags, ns = 'svg') {
 }
 
 /**
- * @param {Array<TemplateStructure>} structure
+ * @param {string} content
+ * @param {number} flags
+ */
+/*#__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__*/
+export function from_svg(content, flags) {
+	return from_namespace(content, flags, 'svg');
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} content
+ * @param {number} flags
+ */
+/*#__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__*/
+export function from_mathml(content, flags) {
+	return from_namespace(content, flags, 'math');
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {TemplateStructure[]} structure
+ * @param {NAMESPACE_SVG | NAMESPACE_MATHML | undefined} [ns]
+ */
+function fragment_from_tree(structure, ns) {
+	var fragment = create_fragment();
+
+	for (var item of structure) {
+		if (typeof item === 'string') {
+			fragment.append(create_text(item));
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		// if `preserveComments === true`, comments are represented as `['// <data>']`
+		if (item === undefined || item[0][0] === '/') {
+			fragment.append(create_comment(item ? item[0].slice(3) : ''));
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		const [name, attributes, ...children] = item;
+
+		const namespace = name === 'svg' ? NAMESPACE_SVG : name === 'math' ? NAMESPACE_MATHML : ns;
+
+		var element = create_element(name, namespace, attributes?.is);
+
+		for (var key in attributes) {
+			set_attribute(element, key, attributes[key]);
+		}
+
+		if (children.length > 0) {
+			var target =
+				element.tagName === 'TEMPLATE'
+					? /** @type {HTMLTemplateElement} */ (element).content
+					: element;
+
+			target.append(
+				fragment_from_tree(children, element.tagName === 'foreignObject' ? undefined : namespace)
+			);
+		}
+
+		fragment.append(element);
+	}
+
+	return fragment;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {TemplateStructure[]} structure
  * @param {number} flags
- * @param {'svg' | 'math'} ns
  * @returns {() => Node | Node[]}
  */
 /*#__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__*/
-export function ns_template_fn(structure, flags, ns = 'svg') {
+export function from_tree(structure, flags) {
 	var is_fragment = (flags & TEMPLATE_FRAGMENT) !== 0;
+	var use_import_node = (flags & TEMPLATE_USE_IMPORT_NODE) !== 0;
 
 	/** @type {Node} */
 	var node;
@@ -246,11 +219,20 @@ export function ns_template_fn(structure, flags, ns = 'svg') {
 		}
 
 		if (node === undefined) {
-			node = structure_to_fragment(structure, ns === 'svg' ? NAMESPACE_SVG : NAMESPACE_MATHML);
+			const ns =
+				(flags & TEMPLATE_USE_SVG) !== 0
+					? NAMESPACE_SVG
+					: (flags & TEMPLATE_USE_MATHML) !== 0
+						? NAMESPACE_MATHML
+						: undefined;
+
+			node = fragment_from_tree(structure, ns);
 			if (!is_fragment) node = /** @type {Node} */ (get_first_child(node));
 		}
 
-		var clone = /** @type {TemplateNode} */ (node.cloneNode(true));
+		var clone = /** @type {TemplateNode} */ (
+			use_import_node || is_firefox ? document.importNode(node, true) : node.cloneNode(true)
+		);
 
 		if (is_fragment) {
 			var start = /** @type {TemplateNode} */ (get_first_child(clone));
@@ -266,23 +248,10 @@ export function ns_template_fn(structure, flags, ns = 'svg') {
 }
 
 /**
- * @param {string} content
- * @param {number} flags
- * @returns {() => Node | Node[]}
- */
-/*#__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__*/
-export function mathml_template(content, flags) {
-	return ns_template(content, flags, 'math');
-}
-
-/**
- * @param {Array<TemplateStructure>} structure
- * @param {number} flags
- * @returns {() => Node | Node[]}
+ * @param {() => Element | DocumentFragment} fn
  */
-/*#__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__*/
-export function mathml_template_fn(structure, flags) {
-	return ns_template_fn(structure, flags, 'math');
+export function with_script(fn) {
+	return () => run_scripts(fn());
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
index cfeb2bd0de..226d79a65f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
@@ -88,12 +88,10 @@ export {
 export {
 	append,
 	comment,
-	ns_template,
-	ns_template_fn,
-	mathml_template,
-	mathml_template_fn,
-	template,
-	template_fn,
+	from_html,
+	from_mathml,
+	from_svg,
+	from_tree,
 	text,
 	props_id,
 	with_script
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/await-block-scope/_expected/client/index.svelte.js b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/await-block-scope/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
index 3e5a12ed9d..9bb45ebf78 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/await-block-scope/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/await-block-scope/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ function increment(_, counter) {
 	counter.count += 1;
 }
 
-var root = $.template(`<button> </button> <!> `, 1);
+var root = $.from_html(`<button> </button> <!> `, 1);
 
 export default function Await_block_scope($$anchor) {
 	let counter = $.proxy({ count: 0 });
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/bind-component-snippet/_expected/client/index.svelte.js b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/bind-component-snippet/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
index 390e86a351..ba3f4b155a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/bind-component-snippet/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/bind-component-snippet/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const snippet = ($$anchor) => {
 	$.append($$anchor, text);
 };
 
-var root = $.template(`<!> `, 1);
+var root = $.from_html(`<!> `, 1);
 
 export default function Bind_component_snippet($$anchor) {
 	let value = $.state('');
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/dynamic-attributes-casing/_expected/client/main.svelte.js b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/dynamic-attributes-casing/_expected/client/main.svelte.js
index 219db6ffd5..3a13fa7e15 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/dynamic-attributes-casing/_expected/client/main.svelte.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/dynamic-attributes-casing/_expected/client/main.svelte.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'svelte/internal/disclose-version';
 import * as $ from 'svelte/internal/client';
 
-var root = $.template(`<div></div> <svg></svg> <custom-element></custom-element> <div></div> <svg></svg> <custom-element></custom-element>`, 3);
+var root = $.from_html(`<div></div> <svg></svg> <custom-element></custom-element> <div></div> <svg></svg> <custom-element></custom-element>`, 3);
 
 export default function Main($$anchor) {
 	// needs to be a snapshot test because jsdom does auto-correct the attribute casing
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/each-index-non-null/_expected/client/index.svelte.js b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/each-index-non-null/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
index 3d46a679b8..804a7c26f1 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/each-index-non-null/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/each-index-non-null/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import 'svelte/internal/disclose-version';
 import 'svelte/internal/flags/legacy';
 import * as $ from 'svelte/internal/client';
 
-var root_1 = $.template(`<p></p>`);
+var root_1 = $.from_html(`<p></p>`);
 
 export default function Each_index_non_null($$anchor) {
 	var fragment = $.comment();
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/functional-templating/_expected/client/index.svelte.js b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/functional-templating/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
index 2c50ca9309..792d5421e1 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/functional-templating/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/functional-templating/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import 'svelte/internal/disclose-version';
 import 'svelte/internal/flags/legacy';
 import * as $ from 'svelte/internal/client';
 
-var root = $.template_fn(
+var root = $.from_tree(
 	[
 		['h1', null, 'hello'],
 		' ',
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/hello-world/_expected/client/index.svelte.js b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/hello-world/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
index 899c126001..68fdaa4570 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/hello-world/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/hello-world/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import 'svelte/internal/disclose-version';
 import 'svelte/internal/flags/legacy';
 import * as $ from 'svelte/internal/client';
 
-var root = $.template(`<h1>hello world</h1>`);
+var root = $.from_html(`<h1>hello world</h1>`);
 
 export default function Hello_world($$anchor) {
 	var h1 = root();
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/hmr/_expected/client/index.svelte.js b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/hmr/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
index 3c8322500b..1fac1338c5 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/hmr/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/hmr/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import 'svelte/internal/disclose-version';
 import 'svelte/internal/flags/legacy';
 import * as $ from 'svelte/internal/client';
 
-var root = $.template(`<h1>hello world</h1>`);
+var root = $.from_html(`<h1>hello world</h1>`);
 
 function Hmr($$anchor) {
 	var h1 = root();
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/nullish-coallescence-omittance/_expected/client/index.svelte.js b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/nullish-coallescence-omittance/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
index 21f6ed9680..b46acee82e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/nullish-coallescence-omittance/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/nullish-coallescence-omittance/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import 'svelte/internal/disclose-version';
 import * as $ from 'svelte/internal/client';
 
 var on_click = (_, count) => $.update(count);
-var root = $.template(`<h1></h1> <b></b> <button> </button> <h1></h1>`, 1);
+var root = $.from_html(`<h1></h1> <b></b> <button> </button> <h1></h1>`, 1);
 
 export default function Nullish_coallescence_omittance($$anchor) {
 	let name = 'world';
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/purity/_expected/client/index.svelte.js b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/purity/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
index f661dbc01d..a351851875 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/purity/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/purity/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import 'svelte/internal/disclose-version';
 import 'svelte/internal/flags/legacy';
 import * as $ from 'svelte/internal/client';
 
-var root = $.template(`<p></p> <p></p> <!>`, 1);
+var root = $.from_html(`<p></p> <p></p> <!>`, 1);
 
 export default function Purity($$anchor) {
 	var fragment = root();
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/skip-static-subtree/_expected/client/index.svelte.js b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/skip-static-subtree/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
index 541b56a407..8dc4bafb38 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/skip-static-subtree/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/skip-static-subtree/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'svelte/internal/disclose-version';
 import * as $ from 'svelte/internal/client';
 
-var root = $.template(`<header><nav><a href="/">Home</a> <a href="/away">Away</a></nav></header> <main><h1> </h1> <div class="static"><p>we don't need to traverse these nodes</p></div> <p>or</p> <p>these</p> <p>ones</p> <!> <p>these</p> <p>trailing</p> <p>nodes</p> <p>can</p> <p>be</p> <p>completely</p> <p>ignored</p></main> <cant-skip><custom-elements></custom-elements></cant-skip> <div><input></div> <div><source></div> <select><option>a</option></select> <img src="..." alt="" loading="lazy"> <div><img src="..." alt="" loading="lazy"></div>`, 3);
+var root = $.from_html(`<header><nav><a href="/">Home</a> <a href="/away">Away</a></nav></header> <main><h1> </h1> <div class="static"><p>we don't need to traverse these nodes</p></div> <p>or</p> <p>these</p> <p>ones</p> <!> <p>these</p> <p>trailing</p> <p>nodes</p> <p>can</p> <p>be</p> <p>completely</p> <p>ignored</p></main> <cant-skip><custom-elements></custom-elements></cant-skip> <div><input></div> <div><source></div> <select><option>a</option></select> <img src="..." alt="" loading="lazy"> <div><img src="..." alt="" loading="lazy"></div>`, 3);
 
 export default function Skip_static_subtree($$anchor, $$props) {
 	var fragment = root();
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/state-proxy-literal/_expected/client/index.svelte.js b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/state-proxy-literal/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
index a67210e541..73f65ccb58 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/state-proxy-literal/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/state-proxy-literal/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function reset(_, str, tpl) {
 	$.set(tpl, ``);
 }
 
-var root = $.template(`<input> <input> <button>reset</button>`, 1);
+var root = $.from_html(`<input> <input> <button>reset</button>`, 1);
 
 export default function State_proxy_literal($$anchor) {
 	let str = $.state('');
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/text-nodes-deriveds/_expected/client/index.svelte.js b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/text-nodes-deriveds/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
index d520d1ef24..464435cb0a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/text-nodes-deriveds/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/text-nodes-deriveds/_expected/client/index.svelte.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'svelte/internal/disclose-version';
 import * as $ from 'svelte/internal/client';
 
-var root = $.template(`<p> </p>`);
+var root = $.from_html(`<p> </p>`);
 
 export default function Text_nodes_deriveds($$anchor) {
 	let count1 = 0;