diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/renderer.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/renderer.ts
index 7960a2ec0f4..5846f7d47ca 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/renderer.ts
@@ -650,9 +650,6 @@ function baseCreateRenderer(
     hostInsert(end, container, anchor)
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Dev / HMR only
-   */
   const removeStaticNode = (vnode: VNode) => {
     let cur = vnode.el
     while (cur && cur !== vnode.anchor) {
@@ -2071,7 +2068,7 @@ function baseCreateRenderer(
       return
     }
 
-    if (__DEV__ && type === Static) {
+    if (type === Static) {
       removeStaticNode(vnode)
       return
     }