diff --git a/lix/libcmd/repl.cc b/lix/libcmd/repl.cc
index 782175098..f8f994479 100644
--- a/lix/libcmd/repl.cc
+++ b/lix/libcmd/repl.cc
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ Value * NixRepl::replInitInfo()
 
 void NixRepl::addAttrsToScope(Value & attrs)
 {
-    state.forceAttrs(attrs, [&]() { return attrs.determinePos(noPos); }, "while evaluating an attribute set to be merged in the global scope");
+    state.forceAttrs(attrs, attrs.determinePos(noPos), "while evaluating an attribute set to be merged in the global scope");
     if (displ + attrs.attrs->size() >= envSize)
         throw Error("environment full; cannot add more variables");
 
diff --git a/lix/libexpr/eval-inline.hh b/lix/libexpr/eval-inline.hh
index 07605f6b7..38b5c84d4 100644
--- a/lix/libexpr/eval-inline.hh
+++ b/lix/libexpr/eval-inline.hh
@@ -89,15 +89,6 @@ void EvalState::forceValue(Value & v, const PosIdx pos)
 [[gnu::always_inline]]
 inline void EvalState::forceAttrs(Value & v, const PosIdx pos, std::string_view errorCtx)
 {
-    forceAttrs(v, [&]() { return pos; }, errorCtx);
-}
-
-
-template <typename Callable>
-[[gnu::always_inline]]
-inline void EvalState::forceAttrs(Value & v, Callable getPos, std::string_view errorCtx)
-{
-    PosIdx pos = getPos();
     forceValue(v, pos);
     if (v.type() != nAttrs) {
         error<TypeError>(
diff --git a/lix/libexpr/eval.cc b/lix/libexpr/eval.cc
index 26021a509..aaeb72e37 100644
--- a/lix/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/lix/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ void ExprAttrs::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
            Hence we need __overrides.) */
         if (hasOverrides) {
             Value * vOverrides = (*v.attrs)[overrides->second.displ].value;
-            state.forceAttrs(*vOverrides, [&]() { return vOverrides->determinePos(noPos); }, "while evaluating the `__overrides` attribute");
+            state.forceAttrs(*vOverrides, vOverrides->determinePos(noPos), "while evaluating the `__overrides` attribute");
             Bindings * newBnds = state.mem.allocBindings(v.attrs->capacity() + vOverrides->attrs->size());
             for (auto & i : *v.attrs)
                 newBnds->push_back(i);
diff --git a/lix/libexpr/eval.hh b/lix/libexpr/eval.hh
index 27dad80bc..808e445ee 100644
--- a/lix/libexpr/eval.hh
+++ b/lix/libexpr/eval.hh
@@ -476,10 +476,6 @@ public:
     bool forceBool(Value & v, const PosIdx pos, std::string_view errorCtx);
 
     void forceAttrs(Value & v, const PosIdx pos, std::string_view errorCtx);
-
-    template <typename Callable>
-    inline void forceAttrs(Value & v, Callable getPos, std::string_view errorCtx);
-
     inline void forceList(Value & v, const PosIdx pos, std::string_view errorCtx);
     /**
      * @param v either lambda or primop