diff --git a/.changeset/swift-clocks-turn.md b/.changeset/swift-clocks-turn.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f91bc6511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/swift-clocks-turn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'eslint-plugin-svelte': patch
+---
+
+chore: run `no-useless-children-snippet` rule on Svelte 5 only
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/src/rules/no-useless-children-snippet.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/src/rules/no-useless-children-snippet.ts
index a9e730bcf..361f58b36 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/src/rules/no-useless-children-snippet.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/src/rules/no-useless-children-snippet.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ export default createRule('no-useless-children-snippet', {
 		messages: {
 			uselessSnippet: 'Found an unnecessary children snippet.'
 		},
-		type: 'suggestion'
+		type: 'suggestion',
+		conditions: [
+			{
+				svelteVersions: ['5']
+			}
+		]
 	},
 	create(context) {
 		return {