diff --git a/lix/libexpr/eval.cc b/lix/libexpr/eval.cc
index f67ba75c0..698f53c81 100644
--- a/lix/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/lix/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -2107,7 +2107,6 @@ void ExprPos::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
 void ExprBlackHole::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
 {
     state.ctx.errors.make<InfiniteRecursionError>("infinite recursion encountered")
-        .atPos(v.determinePos(noPos))
         .debugThrow();
 }