diff --git a/lib/elements/dom-if.js b/lib/elements/dom-if.js
index 103e4e2691..729833a32c 100644
--- a/lib/elements/dom-if.js
+++ b/lib/elements/dom-if.js
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ class DomIfFast extends DomIfBase {
   constructor() {
     super();
     this.__instance = null;
+    this.__syncInfo = null;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -385,8 +386,7 @@ class DomIfFast extends DomIfBase {
     // Install runEffects hook that prevents running property effects
     // (and any nested template effects) when the `if` is false
     templateInfo.runEffects = (runEffects, changedProps, hasPaths) => {
-      const instance = this.__instance;
-      let syncInfo = instance && instance.__syncInfo;
+      let syncInfo = this.__syncInfo;
       if (this.if) {
         // Mix any props that changed while the `if` was false into `changedProps`
         if (syncInfo) {
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ class DomIfFast extends DomIfBase {
           // the next render. Clearing `__invalidProps` here ensures
           // `_showHideChildren`'s call to `__syncHostProperties` no-ops, so
           // that we don't call `runEffects` more often than necessary.
-          instance.__syncInfo = null;
+          this.__syncInfo = null;
           this._showHideChildren();
           changedProps = Object.assign(syncInfo.changedProps, changedProps);
         }
@@ -406,9 +406,9 @@ class DomIfFast extends DomIfBase {
         // Accumulate any values changed while `if` was false, along with the
         // runEffects method to sync them, so that we can replay them once `if`
         // becomes true
-        if (instance) {
+        if (this.__instance) {
           if (!syncInfo) {
-            syncInfo = instance.__syncInfo = { runEffects, changedProps: {} };
+            syncInfo = this.__syncInfo = { runEffects, changedProps: {} };
           }
           if (hasPaths) {
             // Store root object of any paths; this will ensure direct bindings
@@ -440,10 +440,9 @@ class DomIfFast extends DomIfBase {
    * @return {void}
    */
   __syncHostProperties() {
-    const instance = this.__instance;
-    const syncInfo = instance && instance.__syncInfo;
+    const syncInfo = this.__syncInfo;
     if (syncInfo) {
-      instance.__syncInfo = null;
+      this.__syncInfo = null;
       syncInfo.runEffects(syncInfo.changedProps, false);
     }
   }
@@ -462,6 +461,7 @@ class DomIfFast extends DomIfBase {
     if (this.__instance) {
       host._removeBoundDom(this.__instance);
       this.__instance = null;
+      this.__syncInfo = null;
     }
   }
 
@@ -608,11 +608,11 @@ class DomIfLegacy extends DomIfBase {
   __syncHostProperties() {
     let props = this.__invalidProps;
     if (props) {
+      this.__invalidProps = null;
       for (let prop in props) {
         this.__instance._setPendingProperty(prop, this.__dataHost[prop]);
       }
       this.__instance._flushProperties();
-      this.__invalidProps = null;
     }
   }