diff --git a/lib/handlebars/runtime.js b/lib/handlebars/runtime.js
index eb5789fc2..310b108e0 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/runtime.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/runtime.js
@@ -197,12 +197,7 @@ export function wrapProgram(container, i, fn, data, declaredBlockParams, blockPa
 export function resolvePartial(partial, context, options) {
   if (!partial) {
     if (options.name === '@partial-block') {
-      let data = options.data;
-      while (data['partial-block'] === noop) {
-        data = data._parent;
-      }
-      partial = data['partial-block'];
-      data['partial-block'] = noop;
+      partial = options.data['partial-block'];
     } else {
       partial = options.partials[options.name];
     }