diff --git a/src/libcmd/installables.cc b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
index 5090ea6d2..f8632a535 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/installables.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
@@ -696,46 +696,28 @@ InstallableFlake::getCursors(EvalState & state)
 
     std::vector<ref<eval_cache::AttrCursor>> res;
 
-    for (auto & attrPath : getActualAttrPaths()) {
-        auto attr = root->findAlongAttrPath(parseAttrPath(state, attrPath));
-        if (attr) res.push_back(ref(*attr));
-    }
-
-    return res;
-}
-
-ref<eval_cache::AttrCursor> InstallableFlake::getCursor(EvalState & state)
-{
-    auto lockedFlake = getLockedFlake();
-
-    auto cache = openEvalCache(state, lockedFlake);
-    auto root = cache->getRoot();
-
     Suggestions suggestions;
-
     auto attrPaths = getActualAttrPaths();
 
     for (auto & attrPath : attrPaths) {
         debug("trying flake output attribute '%s'", attrPath);
 
-        auto attrOrSuggestions = root->findAlongAttrPath(
-            parseAttrPath(state, attrPath),
-            true
-        );
-
-        if (!attrOrSuggestions) {
-            suggestions += attrOrSuggestions.getSuggestions();
-            continue;
+        auto attr = root->findAlongAttrPath(parseAttrPath(state, attrPath));
+        if (attr) {
+            res.push_back(ref(*attr));
+        } else {
+            suggestions += attr.getSuggestions();
         }
-
-        return *attrOrSuggestions;
     }
 
-    throw Error(
-        suggestions,
-        "flake '%s' does not provide attribute %s",
-        flakeRef,
-        showAttrPaths(attrPaths));
+    if (res.size() == 0)
+        throw Error(
+            suggestions,
+            "flake '%s' does not provide attribute %s",
+            flakeRef,
+            showAttrPaths(attrPaths));
+
+    return res;
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<flake::LockedFlake> InstallableFlake::getLockedFlake() const
diff --git a/src/libcmd/installables.hh b/src/libcmd/installables.hh
index 3d12639b0..d489315df 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/installables.hh
+++ b/src/libcmd/installables.hh
@@ -198,10 +198,6 @@ struct InstallableFlake : InstallableValue
     std::vector<ref<eval_cache::AttrCursor>>
     getCursors(EvalState & state) override;
 
-    /* Get a cursor to the first attrpath in getActualAttrPaths() that
-       exists, or throw an exception with suggestions if none exists. */
-    ref<eval_cache::AttrCursor> getCursor(EvalState & state) override;
-
     std::shared_ptr<flake::LockedFlake> getLockedFlake() const;
 
     FlakeRef nixpkgsFlakeRef() const override;