diff --git a/astgen.c b/astgen.c
index 288b2ac01c..8f000d2e28 100644
--- a/astgen.c
+++ b/astgen.c
@@ -4762,7 +4762,7 @@ static uint32_t blockExprExpr(
     }
 
     // Labeled block (AstGen.zig:2466-2536).
-    bool force_comptime = gz->is_comptime;
+    // Note: upstream blockExpr always passes force_comptime=false.
     uint32_t label_token = lbrace - 2;
 
     // Compute break result info (AstGen.zig:2484-2492).
@@ -4771,15 +4771,10 @@ static uint32_t blockExprExpr(
     bool need_result_rvalue = (break_ri.tag != rl.tag);
 
     // Reserve the block instruction (AstGen.zig:2500-2501).
-    ZirInstTag block_tag
-        = force_comptime ? ZIR_INST_BLOCK_COMPTIME : ZIR_INST_BLOCK;
-    uint32_t block_inst = makeBlockInst(ag, block_tag, gz, node);
+    uint32_t block_inst = makeBlockInst(ag, ZIR_INST_BLOCK, gz, node);
     gzAppendInstruction(gz, block_inst);
 
     GenZir block_scope = makeSubBlock(gz, scope);
-    block_scope.is_inline = force_comptime; // AstGen.zig:2503
-    if (force_comptime)
-        block_scope.is_comptime = true;
     // Set label on block_scope (AstGen.zig:2504-2508).
     block_scope.label_token = label_token;
     block_scope.label_block_inst = block_inst;
@@ -4790,29 +4785,19 @@ static uint32_t blockExprExpr(
 
     if (!endsWithNoReturn(&block_scope)) {
         // Emit restore_err_ret_index (AstGen.zig:2515).
-        if (!force_comptime) {
-            ZirInstData rdata;
-            rdata.un_node.operand = block_inst + ZIR_REF_START_INDEX;
-            rdata.un_node.src_node
-                = (int32_t)node - (int32_t)gz->decl_node_index;
-            addInstruction(
-                gz, ZIR_INST_RESTORE_ERR_RET_INDEX_UNCONDITIONAL, rdata);
-        }
+        ZirInstData rdata;
+        rdata.un_node.operand = block_inst + ZIR_REF_START_INDEX;
+        rdata.un_node.src_node = (int32_t)node - (int32_t)gz->decl_node_index;
+        addInstruction(
+            gz, ZIR_INST_RESTORE_ERR_RET_INDEX_UNCONDITIONAL, rdata);
         // rvalue + break (AstGen.zig:2516-2518).
         uint32_t result = rvalue(
             gz, block_scope.break_result_info, ZIR_REF_VOID_VALUE, node);
-        ZirInstTag break_tag
-            = force_comptime ? ZIR_INST_BREAK_INLINE : ZIR_INST_BREAK;
-        addBreak(
-            &block_scope, break_tag, block_inst, result, AST_NODE_OFFSET_NONE);
+        addBreak(&block_scope, ZIR_INST_BREAK, block_inst, result,
+            AST_NODE_OFFSET_NONE);
     }
 
-    if (force_comptime) {
-        setBlockComptimeBody(
-            ag, &block_scope, block_inst, COMPTIME_REASON_COMPTIME_KEYWORD);
-    } else {
-        setBlockBody(ag, &block_scope, block_inst);
-    }
+    setBlockBody(ag, &block_scope, block_inst);
 
     // AstGen.zig:2531-2534.
     if (need_result_rvalue)
@@ -6602,6 +6587,7 @@ static bool addEnsureResult(
         case ZIR_INST_TRAP:
         case ZIR_INST_CHECK_COMPTIME_CONTROL_FLOW:
         case ZIR_INST_SWITCH_CONTINUE:
+        case ZIR_INST_COMPILE_ERROR:
             is_noreturn = true;
             elide_check = true;
             break;
@@ -9577,7 +9563,7 @@ static bool rlExpr(
 
     // defer (AstRlAnnotate.zig:148-151).
     case AST_NODE_DEFER:
-        (void)rlExpr(ag, nd.rhs, block, RL_RI_NONE);
+        (void)rlExpr(ag, nd.lhs, block, RL_RI_NONE);
         return false;
 
     // container_field (AstRlAnnotate.zig:153-167).