diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/errors.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/errors.js
index a5b8f66b57..700ec21e19 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/errors.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/errors.js
@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@ const runes = {
 	'invalid-state-location': () =>
 		`$state() can only be used as a variable declaration initializer or a class field`,
 	'invalid-effect-location': () => `$effect() can only be used as an expression statement`,
-	'invalid-effect-root-location': () =>
-		`$effect.root() can only be used as a variable declaration initializer`,
 	/**
 	 * @param {boolean} is_binding
 	 * @param {boolean} show_details
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/validation.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/validation.js
index c823f50c36..c95fb5894d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/validation.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/validation.js
@@ -524,8 +524,6 @@ function validate_call_expression(node, scope, path) {
 		if (node.arguments.length < 1 || node.arguments.length > 2) {
 			error(node, 'invalid-rune-args-length', '$effect.root', [1, 2]);
 		}
-		if (parent.type === 'VariableDeclarator') return;
-		error(node, 'invalid-effect-root-location');
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/javascript-runes.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/javascript-runes.js
index 34f8c5e579..f3b0d2b908 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/javascript-runes.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/javascript-runes.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export const javascript_visitors_runes = {
 		for (const declarator of node.declarations) {
 			const init = declarator.init;
 			const rune = get_rune(init, state.scope);
-			if (!rune || rune === '$effect.active') {
+			if (!rune || rune === '$effect.active' || rune === '$effect.root') {
 				if (init != null && is_hoistable_function(init)) {
 					const hoistable_function = visit(init);
 					state.hoisted.push(
@@ -209,17 +209,6 @@ export const javascript_visitors_runes = {
 				continue;
 			}
 			const args = /** @type {import('estree').CallExpression} */ (declarator.init).arguments;
-
-			if (rune === '$effect.root') {
-				const serialized_args = /** @type {import('estree').Expression[]} */ (
-					args.map((arg) => visit(arg))
-				);
-				declarations.push(
-					b.declarator(declarator.id, b.call('$.user_root_effect', ...serialized_args))
-				);
-				continue;
-			}
-
 			const value =
 				args.length === 0
 					? b.id('undefined')
diff --git a/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/routes/docs/content/01-api/02-runes.md b/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/routes/docs/content/01-api/02-runes.md
index a2de65b839..78095c4cb0 100644
--- a/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/routes/docs/content/01-api/02-runes.md
+++ b/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/routes/docs/content/01-api/02-runes.md
@@ -191,8 +191,6 @@ This allows you to (for example) add things like subscriptions without causing m
 The `$effect.root` rune is an advanced feature that creates a non-tracked scope that doesn't auto-cleanup. This is useful for
 nested effects that you want to manually control. This rune also allows for creation of effects outside of the component initialisation phase.
 
-> `$effect.root` can only be used in variable declaration initializer, this is to ensure the return signature (the cleanup function) is always used.
-
 ```svelte
 <script>
 	let count = $state(0);