diff --git a/leptos/src/suspense_component.rs b/leptos/src/suspense_component.rs
index ec18d46172..e4720dbe09 100644
--- a/leptos/src/suspense_component.rs
+++ b/leptos/src/suspense_component.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@ use leptos_dom::{DynChild, HydrationCtx, IntoView};
 use leptos_macro::component;
 #[cfg(any(feature = "csr", feature = "hydrate"))]
 use leptos_reactive::SignalGet;
-#[allow(unused)]
 use leptos_reactive::{
-    create_memo, provide_context, run_as_child, SignalGetUntracked,
-    SuspenseContext,
+    create_memo, provide_context, SignalGetUntracked, SuspenseContext,
 };
 #[cfg(not(any(feature = "csr", feature = "hydrate")))]
 use leptos_reactive::{with_owner, Owner, SharedContext};
@@ -77,6 +75,16 @@ where
     let owner =
         Owner::current().expect("<Suspense/> created with no reactive owner");
 
+    // provide this SuspenseContext to any resources below it
+    // run in a memo so the children are children of this parent
+    let children = create_memo({
+        let orig_children = Rc::clone(&orig_children);
+        move |_| {
+            provide_context(context);
+            orig_children().into_view()
+        }
+    });
+
     // likewise for the fallback
     let fallback = create_memo({
         move |_| {
@@ -92,20 +100,13 @@ where
 
     let child = DynChild::new({
         move || {
-            // provide this SuspenseContext to any resources below it
-            // run in a memo so the children are children of this parent
-            let children = run_as_child({
-                let orig_children = Rc::clone(&orig_children);
-                move || {
-                    provide_context(context);
-                    orig_children().into_view()
-                }
-            });
+            // pull lazy memo before checking if context is ready
+            let children_rendered = children.get_untracked();
 
             #[cfg(any(feature = "csr", feature = "hydrate"))]
             {
                 if ready.get() {
-                    children
+                    children_rendered
                 } else {
                     fallback.get_untracked()
                 }
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@ where
                     if context.pending_resources.get() == 0 {
                         with_owner(owner, move || {
                             //HydrationCtx::continue_from(current_id);
-                            DynChild::new(move || children.clone()).into_view()
+                            DynChild::new(move || children_rendered.clone())
+                                .into_view()
                         })
                     }
                     // show the fallback, but also prepare to stream HTML
diff --git a/leptos/src/transition.rs b/leptos/src/transition.rs
index 0dd89f4946..a2ea85b5e6 100644
--- a/leptos/src/transition.rs
+++ b/leptos/src/transition.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use leptos_dom::{Fragment, HydrationCtx, IntoView, View};
 use leptos_macro::component;
 use leptos_reactive::{
     create_isomorphic_effect, create_rw_signal, use_context, RwSignal,
-    SignalGet, SignalSet, SignalSetter, SuspenseContext,
+    SignalGet, SignalGetUntracked, SignalSet, SignalSetter, SuspenseContext,
 };
 use std::{
     cell::{Cell, RefCell},
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ where
                 let suspense_context = held_suspense_context.borrow().unwrap();
 
                 if cfg!(feature = "hydrate")
-                    || !first_run.get()
+                    || !first_run.get_untracked()
                     || (cfg!(feature = "csr") && first_run.get())
                 {
                     *prev_children.borrow_mut() = Some(frag.clone());
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ fn is_first_run(
         false
     } else {
         match (
-            first_run.get(),
+            first_run.get_untracked(),
             cfg!(feature = "hydrate"),
             suspense_context.has_local_only(),
         ) {
diff --git a/leptos_reactive/src/runtime.rs b/leptos_reactive/src/runtime.rs
index 5ac3da1531..4028e0ede3 100644
--- a/leptos_reactive/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/leptos_reactive/src/runtime.rs
@@ -784,40 +784,6 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-/// Runs the given function as a child of the current Owner, once.
-pub fn run_as_child<T>(f: impl FnOnce() -> T + 'static) -> T {
-    let owner = with_runtime(|runtime| runtime.owner.get())
-        .expect("runtime should be alive when created");
-    let (value, disposer) = with_runtime(|runtime| {
-        let prev_observer = runtime.observer.take();
-        let prev_owner = runtime.owner.take();
-
-        runtime.owner.set(owner);
-        runtime.observer.set(owner);
-
-        let id = runtime.nodes.borrow_mut().insert(ReactiveNode {
-            value: None,
-            state: ReactiveNodeState::Clean,
-            node_type: ReactiveNodeType::Trigger,
-        });
-        runtime.push_scope_property(ScopeProperty::Trigger(id));
-        let disposer = Disposer(id);
-
-        runtime.owner.set(Some(id));
-        runtime.observer.set(Some(id));
-
-        let v = f();
-
-        runtime.observer.set(prev_observer);
-        runtime.owner.set(prev_owner);
-
-        (v, disposer)
-    })
-    .expect("runtime should be alive when run");
-    on_cleanup(move || drop(disposer));
-    value
-}
-
 /// Wraps the given function so that, whenever it is called, it is run
 /// in the reactive scope of whatever the reactive owner was when it was
 /// created.