diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/each.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/each.js
index 0147de3c3dd5..da0b2d842f61 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/each.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/each.js
@@ -243,8 +243,6 @@ export function each(node, flags, get_collection, get_key, render_fn, fallback_f
 
 				if (is_reactive_index) {
 					internal_set(/** @type {Value<number>} */ (item.i), i);
-				} else {
-					item.i = i;
 				}
 
 				if (defer) {