diff --git a/src/libcmd/repl.cc b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
index b5d0816dd..f5e836f8c 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/repl.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
@@ -644,9 +644,6 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
                 fallbackPos = attr->pos;
                 fallbackDoc = state->getDocCommentForPos(fallbackPos);
             }
-
-        } else {
-            evalString(arg, v);
         }
 
         evalString(arg, v);