diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/VariableDeclaration.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/VariableDeclaration.js
index dffa79cd7a..72685a8e83 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/VariableDeclaration.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/VariableDeclaration.js
@@ -194,11 +194,6 @@ export function VariableDeclaration(node, context) {
 					/** @type {CallExpression} */ (init)
 				);
 
-				// for now, only wrap async derived in $.save if it's not
-				// a top-level instance derived. TODO in future maybe we
-				// can dewaterfall all of them?
-				const should_save = context.state.is_instance && context.state.scope.function_depth > 1;
-
 				if (declarator.id.type === 'Identifier') {
 					let expression = /** @type {Expression} */ (context.visit(value));
 
@@ -213,9 +208,7 @@ export function VariableDeclaration(node, context) {
 							location ? b.literal(location) : undefined
 						);
 
-						call = should_save ? save(call) : b.await(call);
-
-						declarations.push(b.declarator(declarator.id, call));
+						declarations.push(b.declarator(declarator.id, b.await(call)));
 					} else {
 						if (rune === '$derived') expression = b.thunk(expression);
 
@@ -251,7 +244,7 @@ export function VariableDeclaration(node, context) {
 								location ? b.literal(location) : undefined
 							);
 
-							call = should_save ? save(call) : b.await(call);
+							call = b.await(call);
 						}
 
 						declarations.push(b.declarator(id, call));