diff --git a/src/libcmd/installables.cc b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
index 0c2db0399..ec4f8f6f9 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/installables.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
@@ -198,8 +198,9 @@ void SourceExprCommand::completeInstallable(std::string_view prefix)
             prefix_ = "";
         }
 
-        Value &v1(*findAlongAttrPath(*state, prefix_, *autoArgs, root).first);
-        state->forceValue(v1);
+        auto [v, pos] = findAlongAttrPath(*state, prefix_, *autoArgs, root);
+        Value &v1(*v);
+        state->forceValue(v1, pos);
         Value v2;
         state->autoCallFunction(*autoArgs, v1, v2);
 
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@ struct InstallableAttrPath : InstallableValue
     std::pair<Value *, Pos> toValue(EvalState & state) override
     {
         auto [vRes, pos] = findAlongAttrPath(state, attrPath, *cmd.getAutoArgs(state), **v);
-        state.forceValue(*vRes);
+        state.forceValue(*vRes, pos);
         return {vRes, pos};
     }
 
@@ -496,7 +497,7 @@ Value * InstallableFlake::getFlakeOutputs(EvalState & state, const flake::Locked
     auto aOutputs = vFlake->attrs->get(state.symbols.create("outputs"));
     assert(aOutputs);
 
-    state.forceValue(*aOutputs->value);
+    state.forceValue(*aOutputs->value, aOutputs->value->determinePos(noPos));
 
     return aOutputs->value;
 }
@@ -521,7 +522,7 @@ ref<eval_cache::EvalCache> openEvalCache(
             auto vFlake = state.allocValue();
             flake::callFlake(state, *lockedFlake, *vFlake);
 
-            state.forceAttrs(*vFlake);
+            state.forceAttrs(*vFlake, noPos);
 
             auto aOutputs = vFlake->attrs->get(state.symbols.create("outputs"));
             assert(aOutputs);
@@ -608,7 +609,7 @@ std::pair<Value *, Pos> InstallableFlake::toValue(EvalState & state)
     for (auto & attrPath : getActualAttrPaths()) {
         try {
             auto [v, pos] = findAlongAttrPath(state, attrPath, *emptyArgs, *vOutputs);
-            state.forceValue(*v);
+            state.forceValue(*v, pos);
             return {v, pos};
         } catch (AttrPathNotFound & e) {
         }
diff --git a/src/libexpr/attr-path.cc b/src/libexpr/attr-path.cc
index edef4d9f8..bf0c1dabc 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/attr-path.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/attr-path.cc
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ std::pair<Value *, Pos> findAlongAttrPath(EvalState & state, const string & attr
         Value * vNew = state.allocValue();
         state.autoCallFunction(autoArgs, *v, *vNew);
         v = vNew;
-        state.forceValue(*v);
+        state.forceValue(*v, noPos);
 
         /* It should evaluate to either a set or an expression,
            according to what is specified in the attrPath. */
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval-cache.cc b/src/libexpr/eval-cache.cc
index d7e21783d..d6b9ea29b 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval-cache.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval-cache.cc
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ Value & AttrCursor::getValue()
     if (!_value) {
         if (parent) {
             auto & vParent = parent->first->getValue();
-            root->state.forceAttrs(vParent);
+            root->state.forceAttrs(vParent, noPos);
             auto attr = vParent.attrs->get(parent->second);
             if (!attr)
                 throw Error("attribute '%s' is unexpectedly missing", getAttrPathStr());
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ Value & AttrCursor::forceValue()
     auto & v = getValue();
 
     try {
-        root->state.forceValue(v);
+        root->state.forceValue(v, noPos);
     } catch (EvalError &) {
         debug("setting '%s' to failed", getAttrPathStr());
         if (root->db)
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval-inline.hh b/src/libexpr/eval-inline.hh
index 655408cd3..08acb0877 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval-inline.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval-inline.hh
@@ -51,14 +51,6 @@ void EvalState::forceValue(Value & v, const Pos & pos)
 }
 
 
-inline void EvalState::forceAttrs(Value & v)
-{
-    forceValue(v);
-    if (v.type() != nAttrs)
-        throwTypeError("value is %1% while a set was expected", v);
-}
-
-
 inline void EvalState::forceAttrs(Value & v, const Pos & pos)
 {
     forceValue(v, pos);
@@ -67,14 +59,6 @@ inline void EvalState::forceAttrs(Value & v, const Pos & pos)
 }
 
 
-inline void EvalState::forceList(Value & v)
-{
-    forceValue(v);
-    if (!v.isList())
-        throwTypeError("value is %1% while a list was expected", v);
-}
-
-
 inline void EvalState::forceList(Value & v, const Pos & pos)
 {
     forceValue(v, pos);
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index 3ebbdca63..afde29d11 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ 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);
+            state.forceAttrs(*vOverrides, vOverrides->determinePos(noPos));
             Bindings * newBnds = state.allocBindings(v.attrs->capacity() + vOverrides->attrs->size());
             for (auto & i : *v.attrs)
                 newBnds->push_back(i);
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ void ExprOpHasAttr::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
     e->eval(state, env, vTmp);
 
     for (auto & i : attrPath) {
-        state.forceValue(*vAttrs);
+        state.forceValue(*vAttrs, noPos);
         Bindings::iterator j;
         Symbol name = getName(i, state, env);
         if (vAttrs->type() != nAttrs ||
@@ -1500,14 +1500,15 @@ void EvalState::incrFunctionCall(ExprLambda * fun)
 
 void EvalState::autoCallFunction(Bindings & args, Value & fun, Value & res)
 {
-    forceValue(fun);
+    Pos pos = fun.determinePos(noPos);
+    forceValue(fun, pos);
 
     if (fun.type() == nAttrs) {
         auto found = fun.attrs->find(sFunctor);
         if (found != fun.attrs->end()) {
             Value * v = allocValue();
-            callFunction(*found->value, fun, *v, noPos);
-            forceValue(*v);
+            callFunction(*found->value, fun, *v, pos);
+            forceValue(*v, pos);
             return autoCallFunction(args, *v, res);
         }
     }
@@ -1796,7 +1797,7 @@ void EvalState::forceValueDeep(Value & v)
     recurse = [&](Value & v) {
         if (!seen.insert(&v).second) return;
 
-        forceValue(v);
+        forceValue(v, v.determinePos(noPos));
 
         if (v.type() == nAttrs) {
             for (auto & i : *v.attrs)
@@ -1933,7 +1934,7 @@ bool EvalState::isDerivation(Value & v)
     if (v.type() != nAttrs) return false;
     Bindings::iterator i = v.attrs->find(sType);
     if (i == v.attrs->end()) return false;
-    forceValue(*i->value);
+    forceValue(*i->value, *i->pos);
     if (i->value->type() != nString) return false;
     return strcmp(i->value->string.s, "derivation") == 0;
 }
@@ -2045,8 +2046,8 @@ Path EvalState::coerceToPath(const Pos & pos, Value & v, PathSet & context)
 
 bool EvalState::eqValues(Value & v1, Value & v2)
 {
-    forceValue(v1);
-    forceValue(v2);
+    forceValue(v1, noPos);
+    forceValue(v2, noPos);
 
     /* !!! Hack to support some old broken code that relies on pointer
        equality tests between sets.  (Specifically, builderDefs calls
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.hh b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
index 04acc5728..190dd16dc 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public:
        of the evaluation of the thunk.  If `v' is a delayed function
        application, call the function and overwrite `v' with the
        result.  Otherwise, this is a no-op. */
-    inline void forceValue(Value & v, const Pos & pos = noPos);
+    inline void forceValue(Value & v, const Pos & pos);
 
     /* Force a value, then recursively force list elements and
        attributes. */
@@ -232,9 +232,7 @@ public:
     NixInt forceInt(Value & v, const Pos & pos);
     NixFloat forceFloat(Value & v, const Pos & pos);
     bool forceBool(Value & v, const Pos & pos);
-    inline void forceAttrs(Value & v);
     inline void forceAttrs(Value & v, const Pos & pos);
-    inline void forceList(Value & v);
     inline void forceList(Value & v, const Pos & pos);
     void forceFunction(Value & v, const Pos & pos); // either lambda or primop
     std::string_view forceString(Value & v, const Pos & pos = noPos);
diff --git a/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc b/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc
index 2651266b2..1b1cef1bf 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ DrvInfo::Outputs DrvInfo::queryOutputs(bool onlyOutputsToInstall)
                 string name(state->forceStringNoCtx(*elem, *i->pos));
                 Bindings::iterator out = attrs->find(state->symbols.create(name));
                 if (out == attrs->end()) continue; // FIXME: throw error?
-                state->forceAttrs(*out->value);
+                state->forceAttrs(*out->value, *i->pos);
 
                 /* And evaluate its ‘outPath’ attribute. */
                 Bindings::iterator outPath = out->value->attrs->find(state->sOutPath);
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ StringSet DrvInfo::queryMetaNames()
 
 bool DrvInfo::checkMeta(Value & v)
 {
-    state->forceValue(v);
+    state->forceValue(v, v.determinePos(noPos));
     if (v.type() == nList) {
         for (auto elem : v.listItems())
             if (!checkMeta(*elem)) return false;
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static bool getDerivation(EvalState & state, Value & v,
     bool ignoreAssertionFailures)
 {
     try {
-        state.forceValue(v);
+        state.forceValue(v, v.determinePos(noPos));
         if (!state.isDerivation(v)) return true;
 
         /* Remove spurious duplicates (e.g., a set like `rec { x =
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops.cc b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
index 10d162cbb..defb861e6 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static void import(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value & vPath, Value * vS
         if (!vScope)
             state.evalFile(path, v);
         else {
-            state.forceAttrs(*vScope);
+            state.forceAttrs(*vScope, pos);
 
             Env * env = &state.allocEnv(vScope->attrs->size());
             env->up = &state.baseEnv;
@@ -2502,7 +2502,7 @@ static void prim_zipAttrsWith(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args
     for (unsigned int n = 0; n < listSize; ++n) {
         Value * vElem = listElems[n];
         try {
-            state.forceAttrs(*vElem);
+            state.forceAttrs(*vElem, noPos);
             for (auto & attr : *vElem->attrs)
                 attrsSeen[attr.name].first++;
         } catch (TypeError & e) {
diff --git a/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc b/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
index 5cdf5c717..a7dce23f1 100755
--- a/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
+++ b/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
 
         for (auto & i : attrPaths) {
             Value & v(*findAlongAttrPath(*state, i, *autoArgs, vRoot).first);
-            state->forceValue(v);
+            state->forceValue(v, v.determinePos(noPos));
             getDerivations(*state, v, "", *autoArgs, drvs, false);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/nix-env/user-env.cc b/src/nix-env/user-env.cc
index 68c1c16b2..727338105 100644
--- a/src/nix-env/user-env.cc
+++ b/src/nix-env/user-env.cc
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ bool createUserEnv(EvalState & state, DrvInfos & elems,
 
     /* Evaluate it. */
     debug("evaluating user environment builder");
-    state.forceValue(topLevel);
+    state.forceValue(topLevel, topLevel.determinePos(noPos));
     PathSet context;
     Attr & aDrvPath(*topLevel.attrs->find(state.sDrvPath));
     auto topLevelDrv = state.store->parseStorePath(state.coerceToPath(*aDrvPath.pos, *aDrvPath.value, context));
diff --git a/src/nix-instantiate/nix-instantiate.cc b/src/nix-instantiate/nix-instantiate.cc
index 19a954ddd..8836f810c 100644
--- a/src/nix-instantiate/nix-instantiate.cc
+++ b/src/nix-instantiate/nix-instantiate.cc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void processExpr(EvalState & state, const Strings & attrPaths,
 
     for (auto & i : attrPaths) {
         Value & v(*findAlongAttrPath(state, i, autoArgs, vRoot).first);
-        state.forceValue(v);
+        state.forceValue(v, v.determinePos(noPos));
 
         PathSet context;
         if (evalOnly) {
diff --git a/src/nix/eval.cc b/src/nix/eval.cc
index c0435461f..8cd04d5fe 100644
--- a/src/nix/eval.cc
+++ b/src/nix/eval.cc
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ struct CmdEval : MixJSON, InstallableCommand
 
             recurse = [&](Value & v, const Pos & pos, const Path & path)
             {
-                state->forceValue(v);
+                state->forceValue(v, pos);
                 if (v.type() == nString)
                     // FIXME: disallow strings with contexts?
                     writeFile(path, v.string.s);
diff --git a/src/nix/flake.cc b/src/nix/flake.cc
index 19bf9ab51..4bc79820c 100644
--- a/src/nix/flake.cc
+++ b/src/nix/flake.cc
@@ -124,12 +124,13 @@ struct CmdFlakeLock : FlakeCommand
 static void enumerateOutputs(EvalState & state, Value & vFlake,
     std::function<void(const std::string & name, Value & vProvide, const Pos & pos)> callback)
 {
-    state.forceAttrs(vFlake);
+    auto pos = vFlake.determinePos(noPos);
+    state.forceAttrs(vFlake, pos);
 
     auto aOutputs = vFlake.attrs->get(state.symbols.create("outputs"));
     assert(aOutputs);
 
-    state.forceAttrs(*aOutputs->value);
+    state.forceAttrs(*aOutputs->value, pos);
 
     auto sHydraJobs = state.symbols.create("hydraJobs");
 
diff --git a/src/nix/prefetch.cc b/src/nix/prefetch.cc
index 669be0709..094d2a519 100644
--- a/src/nix/prefetch.cc
+++ b/src/nix/prefetch.cc
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ string resolveMirrorUrl(EvalState & state, string url)
     Value vMirrors;
     // FIXME: use nixpkgs flake
     state.eval(state.parseExprFromString("import <nixpkgs/pkgs/build-support/fetchurl/mirrors.nix>", "."), vMirrors);
-    state.forceAttrs(vMirrors);
+    state.forceAttrs(vMirrors, noPos);
 
     auto mirrorList = vMirrors.attrs->find(state.symbols.create(mirrorName));
     if (mirrorList == vMirrors.attrs->end())
         throw Error("unknown mirror name '%s'", mirrorName);
-    state.forceList(*mirrorList->value);
+    state.forceList(*mirrorList->value, noPos);
 
     if (mirrorList->value->listSize() < 1)
         throw Error("mirror URL '%s' did not expand to anything", url);
@@ -196,11 +196,11 @@ static int main_nix_prefetch_url(int argc, char * * argv)
             Value vRoot;
             state->evalFile(path, vRoot);
             Value & v(*findAlongAttrPath(*state, attrPath, autoArgs, vRoot).first);
-            state->forceAttrs(v);
+            state->forceAttrs(v, noPos);
 
             /* Extract the URL. */
             auto & attr = v.attrs->need(state->symbols.create("urls"));
-            state->forceList(*attr.value);
+            state->forceList(*attr.value, noPos);
             if (attr.value->listSize() < 1)
                 throw Error("'urls' list is empty");
             url = state->forceString(*attr.value->listElems()[0]);
diff --git a/src/nix/repl.cc b/src/nix/repl.cc
index 2d983e98e..54daeb246 100644
--- a/src/nix/repl.cc
+++ b/src/nix/repl.cc
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ StringSet NixRepl::completePrefix(string prefix)
             Expr * e = parseString(expr);
             Value v;
             e->eval(*state, *env, v);
-            state->forceAttrs(v);
+            state->forceAttrs(v, noPos);
 
             for (auto & i : *v.attrs) {
                 string name = i.name;
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ void NixRepl::reloadFiles()
 
 void NixRepl::addAttrsToScope(Value & attrs)
 {
-    state->forceAttrs(attrs);
+    state->forceAttrs(attrs, attrs.determinePos(noPos));
     if (displ + attrs.attrs->size() >= envSize)
         throw Error("environment full; cannot add more variables");
 
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ void NixRepl::evalString(string s, Value & v)
 {
     Expr * e = parseString(s);
     e->eval(*state, *env, v);
-    state->forceValue(v);
+    state->forceValue(v, v.determinePos(noPos));
 }
 
 
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ std::ostream & NixRepl::printValue(std::ostream & str, Value & v, unsigned int m
     str.flush();
     checkInterrupt();
 
-    state->forceValue(v);
+    state->forceValue(v, v.determinePos(noPos));
 
     switch (v.type()) {