diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
index 06a33f97488..9b14d1cd6c9 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ export default class ElementWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			);
 
 			if (parent_node === '@_document.head') {
-				block.builders.destroy.add_conditional('detaching', `@detach(${node});`);
+				block.builders.destroy.add_line(`@detach(${node});`);
 			}
 		} else {
 			block.builders.mount.add_line(`@insert(#target, ${node}, anchor);`);
diff --git a/test/js/samples/head-no-whitespace/expected.js b/test/js/samples/head-no-whitespace/expected.js
index dbdd82f358b..457df77dc86 100644
--- a/test/js/samples/head-no-whitespace/expected.js
+++ b/test/js/samples/head-no-whitespace/expected.js
@@ -33,10 +33,8 @@ function create_fragment(ctx) {
 		o: noop,
 
 		d(detaching) {
-			if (detaching) {
-				detach(meta0);
-				detach(meta1);
-			}
+			detach(meta0);
+			detach(meta1);
 		}
 	};
 }