diff --git a/src/libcmd/command.cc b/src/libcmd/command.cc
index 4add710ed..2daf43aa7 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/command.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/command.cc
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void BuiltPathsCommand::run(ref<Store> store)
         for (auto & p : store->queryAllValidPaths())
             paths.push_back(BuiltPath::Opaque{p});
     } else {
-        paths = toBuiltPaths(store, realiseMode, operateOn, installables);
+        paths = toBuiltPaths(getEvalStore(), store, realiseMode, operateOn, installables);
         if (recursive) {
             // XXX: This only computes the store path closure, ignoring
             // intermediate realisations
diff --git a/src/libcmd/command.hh b/src/libcmd/command.hh
index 659b13559..f3625ed0d 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/command.hh
+++ b/src/libcmd/command.hh
@@ -223,15 +223,21 @@ static RegisterCommand registerCommand2(std::vector<std::string> && name)
     return RegisterCommand(std::move(name), [](){ return make_ref<T>(); });
 }
 
-BuiltPaths build(ref<Store> store, Realise mode,
+BuiltPaths build(ref<Store> evalStore, ref<Store> store, Realise mode,
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Installable>> installables, BuildMode bMode = bmNormal);
 
-std::set<StorePath> toStorePaths(ref<Store> store,
-    Realise mode, OperateOn operateOn,
+std::set<StorePath> toStorePaths(
+    ref<Store> evalStore,
+    ref<Store> store,
+    Realise mode,
+    OperateOn operateOn,
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Installable>> installables);
 
-StorePath toStorePath(ref<Store> store,
-    Realise mode, OperateOn operateOn,
+StorePath toStorePath(
+    ref<Store> evalStore,
+    ref<Store> store,
+    Realise mode,
+    OperateOn operateOn,
     std::shared_ptr<Installable> installable);
 
 std::set<StorePath> toDerivations(ref<Store> store,
@@ -239,6 +245,7 @@ std::set<StorePath> toDerivations(ref<Store> store,
     bool useDeriver = false);
 
 BuiltPaths toBuiltPaths(
+    ref<Store> evalStore,
     ref<Store> store,
     Realise mode,
     OperateOn operateOn,
diff --git a/src/libcmd/installables.cc b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
index 124df34ea..00f8105ae 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/installables.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
@@ -392,8 +392,6 @@ DerivedPaths InstallableValue::toDerivedPaths()
     for (auto & i : drvsToOutputs)
         res.push_back(DerivedPath::Built { i.first, i.second });
 
-    copyClosure(state->store, state->buildStore, drvsToCopy);
-
     return res;
 }
 
@@ -703,10 +701,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<Installable> SourceExprCommand::parseInstallable(
     return installables.front();
 }
 
-BuiltPaths getBuiltPaths(ref<Store> store, DerivedPaths hopefullyBuiltPaths)
+BuiltPaths getBuiltPaths(ref<Store> evalStore, ref<Store> store, const DerivedPaths & hopefullyBuiltPaths)
 {
     BuiltPaths res;
-    for (auto& b : hopefullyBuiltPaths)
+    for (auto & b : hopefullyBuiltPaths)
         std::visit(
             overloaded{
                 [&](DerivedPath::Opaque bo) {
@@ -714,14 +712,13 @@ BuiltPaths getBuiltPaths(ref<Store> store, DerivedPaths hopefullyBuiltPaths)
                 },
                 [&](DerivedPath::Built bfd) {
                     OutputPathMap outputs;
-                    auto drv = store->readDerivation(bfd.drvPath);
-                    auto outputHashes = staticOutputHashes(*store, drv);
+                    auto drv = evalStore->readDerivation(bfd.drvPath);
+                    auto outputHashes = staticOutputHashes(*evalStore, drv); // FIXME: expensive
                     auto drvOutputs = drv.outputsAndOptPaths(*store);
-                    for (auto& output : bfd.outputs) {
+                    for (auto & output : bfd.outputs) {
                         if (!outputHashes.count(output))
                             throw Error(
-                                "the derivation '%s' doesn't have an output "
-                                "named '%s'",
+                                "the derivation '%s' doesn't have an output named '%s'",
                                 store->printStorePath(bfd.drvPath), output);
                         if (settings.isExperimentalFeatureEnabled(
                                 "ca-derivations")) {
@@ -753,7 +750,7 @@ BuiltPaths getBuiltPaths(ref<Store> store, DerivedPaths hopefullyBuiltPaths)
     return res;
 }
 
-BuiltPaths build(ref<Store> store, Realise mode,
+BuiltPaths build(ref<Store> evalStore, ref<Store> store, Realise mode,
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Installable>> installables, BuildMode bMode)
 {
     if (mode == Realise::Nothing)
@@ -771,18 +768,19 @@ BuiltPaths build(ref<Store> store, Realise mode,
     else if (mode == Realise::Outputs)
         store->buildPaths(pathsToBuild, bMode);
 
-    return getBuiltPaths(store, pathsToBuild);
+    return getBuiltPaths(evalStore, store, pathsToBuild);
 }
 
 BuiltPaths toBuiltPaths(
+    ref<Store> evalStore,
     ref<Store> store,
     Realise mode,
     OperateOn operateOn,
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Installable>> installables)
 {
-    if (operateOn == OperateOn::Output) {
-        return build(store, mode, installables);
-    } else {
+    if (operateOn == OperateOn::Output)
+        return build(evalStore, store, mode, installables);
+    else {
         if (mode == Realise::Nothing)
             settings.readOnlyMode = true;
 
@@ -793,23 +791,27 @@ BuiltPaths toBuiltPaths(
     }
 }
 
-StorePathSet toStorePaths(ref<Store> store,
+StorePathSet toStorePaths(
+    ref<Store> evalStore,
+    ref<Store> store,
     Realise mode, OperateOn operateOn,
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Installable>> installables)
 {
     StorePathSet outPaths;
-    for (auto & path : toBuiltPaths(store, mode, operateOn, installables)) {
+    for (auto & path : toBuiltPaths(evalStore, store, mode, operateOn, installables)) {
         auto thisOutPaths = path.outPaths();
         outPaths.insert(thisOutPaths.begin(), thisOutPaths.end());
     }
     return outPaths;
 }
 
-StorePath toStorePath(ref<Store> store,
+StorePath toStorePath(
+    ref<Store> evalStore,
+    ref<Store> store,
     Realise mode, OperateOn operateOn,
     std::shared_ptr<Installable> installable)
 {
-    auto paths = toStorePaths(store, mode, operateOn, {installable});
+    auto paths = toStorePaths(evalStore, store, mode, operateOn, {installable});
 
     if (paths.size() != 1)
         throw Error("argument '%s' should evaluate to one store path", installable->what());
diff --git a/src/libcmd/installables.hh b/src/libcmd/installables.hh
index 298fd48f8..79931ad3e 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/installables.hh
+++ b/src/libcmd/installables.hh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ struct App
 struct UnresolvedApp
 {
     App unresolved;
-    App resolve(ref<Store>);
+    App resolve(ref<Store> evalStore, ref<Store> store);
 };
 
 struct Installable
diff --git a/src/libstore/derivations.cc b/src/libstore/derivations.cc
index f6defd98f..899475860 100644
--- a/src/libstore/derivations.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/derivations.cc
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ DrvHashModulo hashDerivationModulo(Store & store, const Derivation & drv, bool m
 }
 
 
-std::map<std::string, Hash> staticOutputHashes(Store& store, const Derivation& drv)
+std::map<std::string, Hash> staticOutputHashes(Store & store, const Derivation & drv)
 {
     std::map<std::string, Hash> res;
     std::visit(overloaded {
diff --git a/src/nix/app.cc b/src/nix/app.cc
index 01a0064db..9719a65dd 100644
--- a/src/nix/app.cc
+++ b/src/nix/app.cc
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ UnresolvedApp Installable::toApp(EvalState & state)
         throw Error("attribute '%s' has unsupported type '%s'", attrPath, type);
 }
 
-App UnresolvedApp::resolve(ref<Store> store)
+// FIXME: move to libcmd
+App UnresolvedApp::resolve(ref<Store> evalStore, ref<Store> store)
 {
     auto res = unresolved;
 
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ App UnresolvedApp::resolve(ref<Store> store)
         installableContext.push_back(
             std::make_shared<InstallableDerivedPath>(store, ctxElt.toDerivedPath()));
 
-    auto builtContext = build(store, Realise::Outputs, installableContext);
+    auto builtContext = build(evalStore, store, Realise::Outputs, installableContext);
     res.program = resolveString(*store, unresolved.program, builtContext);
     if (!store->isInStore(res.program))
         throw Error("app program '%s' is not in the Nix store", res.program);
diff --git a/src/nix/build.cc b/src/nix/build.cc
index 15923ebc3..13eb66ac6 100644
--- a/src/nix/build.cc
+++ b/src/nix/build.cc
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ struct CmdBuild : InstallablesCommand, MixDryRun, MixJSON, MixProfile
 
     void run(ref<Store> store) override
     {
-        auto buildables = build(store, dryRun ? Realise::Nothing : Realise::Outputs, installables, buildMode);
+        auto buildables = build(
+            getEvalStore(), store,
+            dryRun ? Realise::Nothing : Realise::Outputs,
+            installables, buildMode);
 
         if (json) logger->cout("%s", derivedPathsWithHintsToJSON(buildables, store).dump());
 
diff --git a/src/nix/bundle.cc b/src/nix/bundle.cc
index 88bc3d1d1..cedb5704c 100644
--- a/src/nix/bundle.cc
+++ b/src/nix/bundle.cc
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct CmdBundle : InstallableCommand
     {
         auto evalState = getEvalState();
 
-        auto app = installable->toApp(*evalState).resolve(store);
+        auto app = installable->toApp(*evalState).resolve(getEvalStore(), store);
 
         auto [bundlerFlakeRef, bundlerName] = parseFlakeRefWithFragment(bundler, absPath("."));
         const flake::LockFlags lockFlags{ .writeLockFile = false };
diff --git a/src/nix/develop.cc b/src/nix/develop.cc
index 9ac2791f8..cb173b91b 100644
--- a/src/nix/develop.cc
+++ b/src/nix/develop.cc
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ struct Common : InstallableCommand, MixProfile
             auto dir = absPath(dir_);
             auto installable = parseInstallable(store, installable_);
             auto builtPaths = toStorePaths(
-                store, Realise::Nothing, OperateOn::Output, {installable});
+                getEvalStore(), store, Realise::Nothing, OperateOn::Output, {installable});
             for (auto & path: builtPaths) {
                 auto from = store->printStorePath(path);
                 if (script.find(from) == std::string::npos)
@@ -495,8 +495,8 @@ struct CmdDevelop : Common, MixEnvironment
                 Strings{"legacyPackages." + settings.thisSystem.get() + "."},
                 nixpkgsLockFlags);
 
-            shell = state->store->printStorePath(
-                toStorePath(state->store, Realise::Outputs, OperateOn::Output, bashInstallable)) + "/bin/bash";
+            shell = store->printStorePath(
+                toStorePath(getEvalStore(), store, Realise::Outputs, OperateOn::Output, bashInstallable)) + "/bin/bash";
         } catch (Error &) {
             ignoreException();
         }
diff --git a/src/nix/diff-closures.cc b/src/nix/diff-closures.cc
index 0c7d531c1..734c41e0e 100644
--- a/src/nix/diff-closures.cc
+++ b/src/nix/diff-closures.cc
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ struct CmdDiffClosures : SourceExprCommand
     void run(ref<Store> store) override
     {
         auto before = parseInstallable(store, _before);
-        auto beforePath = toStorePath(store, Realise::Outputs, operateOn, before);
+        auto beforePath = toStorePath(getEvalStore(), store, Realise::Outputs, operateOn, before);
         auto after = parseInstallable(store, _after);
-        auto afterPath = toStorePath(store, Realise::Outputs, operateOn, after);
+        auto afterPath = toStorePath(getEvalStore(), store, Realise::Outputs, operateOn, after);
         printClosureDiff(store, beforePath, afterPath, "");
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/nix/profile.cc b/src/nix/profile.cc
index 511771f89..8cef6d0b6 100644
--- a/src/nix/profile.cc
+++ b/src/nix/profile.cc
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ struct CmdProfileInstall : InstallablesCommand, MixDefaultProfile
 
                 manifest.elements.emplace_back(std::move(element));
             } else {
-                auto buildables = build(store, Realise::Outputs, {installable}, bmNormal);
+                auto buildables = build(getEvalStore(), store, Realise::Outputs, {installable}, bmNormal);
 
                 for (auto & buildable : buildables) {
                     ProfileElement element;
diff --git a/src/nix/run.cc b/src/nix/run.cc
index c0ba05a3e..0c8afec2d 100644
--- a/src/nix/run.cc
+++ b/src/nix/run.cc
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct CmdShell : InstallablesCommand, RunCommon, MixEnvironment
 
     void run(ref<Store> store) override
     {
-        auto outPaths = toStorePaths(store, Realise::Outputs, OperateOn::Output, installables);
+        auto outPaths = toStorePaths(getEvalStore(), store, Realise::Outputs, OperateOn::Output, installables);
 
         auto accessor = store->getFSAccessor();
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ struct CmdRun : InstallableCommand, RunCommon
     {
         auto state = getEvalState();
 
-        auto app = installable->toApp(*state).resolve(store);
+        auto app = installable->toApp(*state).resolve(getEvalStore(), store);
 
         Strings allArgs{app.program};
         for (auto & i : args) allArgs.push_back(i);
diff --git a/src/nix/why-depends.cc b/src/nix/why-depends.cc
index 7a4ca5172..2f6b361bb 100644
--- a/src/nix/why-depends.cc
+++ b/src/nix/why-depends.cc
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ struct CmdWhyDepends : SourceExprCommand
     void run(ref<Store> store) override
     {
         auto package = parseInstallable(store, _package);
-        auto packagePath = toStorePath(store, Realise::Outputs, operateOn, package);
+        auto packagePath = toStorePath(getEvalStore(), store, Realise::Outputs, operateOn, package);
         auto dependency = parseInstallable(store, _dependency);
-        auto dependencyPath = toStorePath(store, Realise::Derivation, operateOn, dependency);
+        auto dependencyPath = toStorePath(getEvalStore(), store, Realise::Derivation, operateOn, dependency);
         auto dependencyPathHash = dependencyPath.hashPart();
 
         StorePathSet closure;