diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index 7e839dbe7..6d445fd96 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -527,9 +527,9 @@ EvalState::EvalState(
     /* Initialise the Nix expression search path. */
     if (!evalSettings.pureEval) {
         for (auto & i : _searchPath.elements)
-            addToSearchPath(SearchPath::Elem {i});
+            searchPath.elements.emplace_back(SearchPath::Elem {i});
         for (auto & i : evalSettings.nixPath.get())
-            addToSearchPath(SearchPath::Elem::parse(i));
+            searchPath.elements.emplace_back(SearchPath::Elem::parse(i));
     }
 
     if (evalSettings.restrictEval || evalSettings.pureEval) {
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.hh b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
index 0c3eb6505..fa8fa462b 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
@@ -341,8 +341,6 @@ public:
         std::shared_ptr<Store> buildStore = nullptr);
     ~EvalState();
 
-    void addToSearchPath(SearchPath::Elem && elem);
-
     SearchPath getSearchPath() { return searchPath; }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/libexpr/parser.y b/src/libexpr/parser.y
index 201370b90..792f51fde 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/parser.y
+++ b/src/libexpr/parser.y
@@ -736,12 +736,6 @@ Expr * EvalState::parseStdin()
 }
 
 
-void EvalState::addToSearchPath(SearchPath::Elem && elem)
-{
-    searchPath.elements.emplace_back(std::move(elem));
-}
-
-
 SourcePath EvalState::findFile(const std::string_view path)
 {
     return findFile(searchPath, path);