diff --git a/packages/reactivity/__tests__/effectScope.spec.ts b/packages/reactivity/__tests__/effectScope.spec.ts
index 537cac64c6b..debbdafb1e7 100644
--- a/packages/reactivity/__tests__/effectScope.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/reactivity/__tests__/effectScope.spec.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ describe('reactivity/effect/scope', () => {
 
     expect('[Vue warn] cannot run an inactive effect scope.').toHaveBeenWarned()
 
-    expect(scope.effects.length).toBe(1)
+    expect(scope.effects.length).toBe(0)
 
     counter.num = 7
     expect(dummy).toBe(0)
@@ -358,5 +358,8 @@ describe('reactivity/effect/scope', () => {
     await nextTick()
     expect(watcherCalls).toBe(3)
     expect(cleanupCalls).toBe(1)
+
+    expect(scope.effects.length).toBe(0)
+    expect(scope.cleanups.length).toBe(0)
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/reactivity/src/effectScope.ts b/packages/reactivity/src/effectScope.ts
index 98e45fb5707..e045d30e89b 100644
--- a/packages/reactivity/src/effectScope.ts
+++ b/packages/reactivity/src/effectScope.ts
@@ -119,17 +119,24 @@ export class EffectScope {
     if (this._active) {
       this._active = false
       let i, l
-      for (i = 0, l = this.effects.length; i < l; i++) {
-        this.effects[i].stop()
+      const effects = this.effects.slice()
+      for (i = 0, l = effects.length; i < l; i++) {
+        effects[i].stop()
       }
+      this.effects.length = 0
+
       for (i = 0, l = this.cleanups.length; i < l; i++) {
         this.cleanups[i]()
       }
+      this.cleanups.length = 0
+
       if (this.scopes) {
         for (i = 0, l = this.scopes.length; i < l; i++) {
           this.scopes[i].stop(true)
         }
+        this.scopes.length = 0
       }
+
       // nested scope, dereference from parent to avoid memory leaks
       if (!this.detached && this.parent && !fromParent) {
         // optimized O(1) removal
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/apiWatch.spec.ts b/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/apiWatch.spec.ts
index 10a4fe659e0..7d2a1e73c08 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/apiWatch.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/apiWatch.spec.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import {
 } from '@vue/runtime-test'
 import {
   type DebuggerEvent,
-  EffectFlags,
   ITERATE_KEY,
   type Ref,
   type ShallowRef,
@@ -1341,7 +1340,7 @@ describe('api: watch', () => {
     await nextTick()
     await nextTick()
 
-    expect(instance!.scope.effects[0].flags & EffectFlags.ACTIVE).toBeFalsy()
+    expect(instance!.scope.effects.length).toBe(0)
   })
 
   test('this.$watch should pass `this.proxy` to watch source as the first argument ', () => {