diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index 54872669a..8ba3688d8 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -802,30 +802,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<ValMap> mapStaticEnvBindings(const SymbolTable & st, const Stati
     return vm;
 }
 
-void EvalState::debugThrowLastTrace(Error & e) const
-{
-    std::cout << "debugThrowLastTrace(Error & e) const" << (debuggerHook == nullptr) << std::endl;
-    // Call this in the situation where Expr and Env are inaccessible.
-    // The debugger will start in the last context that's in the
-    // DebugTrace stack.
-    if (debuggerHook && !debugTraces.empty()) {
-        const DebugTrace & last = debugTraces.front();
-        debuggerHook(&e, last.env, last.expr);
-    }
-
-    throw e;
-}
-
-
-void EvalState::debugThrow(const Error &error, const Env & env, const Expr & expr) const
-{
-    std::cout << "debugThrow" << (debuggerHook == nullptr) << std::endl;
-    if (debuggerHook)
-        debuggerHook(&error, env, expr);
-
-    throw error;
-}
-
 /* Every "format" object (even temporary) takes up a few hundred bytes
    of stack space, which is a real killer in the recursive
    evaluator.  So here are some helper functions for throwing
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.hh b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
index add104a84..1e728002a 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
@@ -128,10 +128,30 @@ public:
     bool debugQuit;
     std::list<DebugTrace> debugTraces;
 
+    template<class E>
     [[gnu::noinline, gnu::noreturn]]
-    void debugThrow(const Error &error, const Env & env, const Expr & expr) const;
+    void debugThrow(const E &error, const Env & env, const Expr & expr) const
+    {
+        if (debuggerHook)
+            debuggerHook(&error, env, expr);
+
+        throw error;
+    }
+
+    template<class E>
     [[gnu::noinline, gnu::noreturn]]
-    void debugThrowLastTrace(Error & e) const;
+    void debugThrowLastTrace(E & e) const
+    {
+        // Call this in the situation where Expr and Env are inaccessible.
+        // The debugger will start in the last context that's in the
+        // DebugTrace stack.
+        if (debuggerHook && !debugTraces.empty()) {
+            const DebugTrace & last = debugTraces.front();
+            debuggerHook(&e, last.env, last.expr);
+        }
+
+        throw e;
+    }
 
 private:
     SrcToStore srcToStore;