diff --git a/packages/compiler-ssr/__tests__/ssrComponent.spec.ts b/packages/compiler-ssr/__tests__/ssrComponent.spec.ts
index c0275dc93ba..8c5fb0d868b 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-ssr/__tests__/ssrComponent.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-ssr/__tests__/ssrComponent.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { compile } from '../src'
 describe('ssr: components', () => {
   test('basic', () => {
     expect(compile(`<foo id="a" :prop="b" />`).code).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "const { resolveComponent: _resolveComponent, withCtx: _withCtx } = require(\\"vue\\")
+      "const { resolveComponent: _resolveComponent } = require(\\"vue\\")
       const { ssrRenderComponent: _ssrRenderComponent } = require(\\"@vue/server-renderer\\")
 
       return function ssrRender(_ctx, _push, _parent) {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('ssr: components', () => {
   test('dynamic component', () => {
     expect(compile(`<component is="foo" prop="b" />`).code)
       .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "const { resolveDynamicComponent: _resolveDynamicComponent, withCtx: _withCtx } = require(\\"vue\\")
+      "const { resolveDynamicComponent: _resolveDynamicComponent } = require(\\"vue\\")
       const { ssrRenderComponent: _ssrRenderComponent } = require(\\"@vue/server-renderer\\")
 
       return function ssrRender(_ctx, _push, _parent) {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('ssr: components', () => {
 
     expect(compile(`<component :is="foo" prop="b" />`).code)
       .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "const { resolveDynamicComponent: _resolveDynamicComponent, withCtx: _withCtx } = require(\\"vue\\")
+      "const { resolveDynamicComponent: _resolveDynamicComponent } = require(\\"vue\\")
       const { ssrRenderComponent: _ssrRenderComponent } = require(\\"@vue/server-renderer\\")
 
       return function ssrRender(_ctx, _push, _parent) {
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ describe('ssr: components', () => {
 
       expect(compile(`<keep-alive><foo/></keep-alive>`).code)
         .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-        "const { resolveComponent: _resolveComponent, withCtx: _withCtx } = require(\\"vue\\")
+        "const { resolveComponent: _resolveComponent } = require(\\"vue\\")
         const { ssrRenderComponent: _ssrRenderComponent } = require(\\"@vue/server-renderer\\")
 
         return function ssrRender(_ctx, _push, _parent) {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-ssr/src/transforms/ssrTransformComponent.ts b/packages/compiler-ssr/src/transforms/ssrTransformComponent.ts
index 95eace9ad50..31ee943c472 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-ssr/src/transforms/ssrTransformComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-ssr/src/transforms/ssrTransformComponent.ts
@@ -96,10 +96,12 @@ export const ssrTransformComponent: NodeTransform = (node, context) => {
     // Using the cloned node, build the normal VNode-based branches (for
     // fallback in case the child is render-fn based). Store them in an array
     // for later use.
-    buildSlots(clonedNode, context, (props, children) => {
-      vnodeBranches.push(createVNodeSlotBranch(props, children, context))
-      return createFunctionExpression(undefined)
-    })
+    if (clonedNode.children.length) {
+      buildSlots(clonedNode, context, (props, children) => {
+        vnodeBranches.push(createVNodeSlotBranch(props, children, context))
+        return createFunctionExpression(undefined)
+      })
+    }
 
     const props =
       node.props.length > 0