diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval-error.cc b/src/libexpr/eval-error.cc
index f4cdeec5c..8db03610b 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval-error.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval-error.cc
@@ -28,15 +28,7 @@ template<class T>
 EvalErrorBuilder<T> & EvalErrorBuilder<T>::withTrace(PosIdx pos, const std::string_view text)
 {
     error.err.traces.push_front(
-        Trace{.pos = error.state.positions[pos], .hint = HintFmt(std::string(text)), .frame = false});
-    return *this;
-}
-
-template<class T>
-EvalErrorBuilder<T> & EvalErrorBuilder<T>::withFrameTrace(PosIdx pos, const std::string_view text)
-{
-    error.err.traces.push_front(
-        Trace{.pos = error.state.positions[pos], .hint = HintFmt(std::string(text)), .frame = true});
+        Trace{.pos = error.state.positions[pos], .hint = HintFmt(std::string(text))});
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -63,9 +55,9 @@ EvalErrorBuilder<T> & EvalErrorBuilder<T>::withFrame(const Env & env, const Expr
 }
 
 template<class T>
-EvalErrorBuilder<T> & EvalErrorBuilder<T>::addTrace(PosIdx pos, HintFmt hint, bool frame)
+EvalErrorBuilder<T> & EvalErrorBuilder<T>::addTrace(PosIdx pos, HintFmt hint)
 {
-    error.addTrace(error.state.positions[pos], hint, frame);
+    error.addTrace(error.state.positions[pos], hint);
     return *this;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval-error.hh b/src/libexpr/eval-error.hh
index 392902ad2..7e0cbe982 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval-error.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval-error.hh
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public:
 
     [[nodiscard, gnu::noinline]] EvalErrorBuilder<T> & withFrame(const Env & e, const Expr & ex);
 
-    [[nodiscard, gnu::noinline]] EvalErrorBuilder<T> & addTrace(PosIdx pos, HintFmt hint, bool frame = false);
+    [[nodiscard, gnu::noinline]] EvalErrorBuilder<T> & addTrace(PosIdx pos, HintFmt hint);
 
     template<typename... Args>
     [[nodiscard, gnu::noinline]] EvalErrorBuilder<T> &
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index 205d40b83..54b1125ce 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -811,9 +811,9 @@ void EvalState::addErrorTrace(Error & e, const char * s, const std::string & s2)
     e.addTrace(nullptr, s, s2);
 }
 
-void EvalState::addErrorTrace(Error & e, const PosIdx pos, const char * s, const std::string & s2, bool frame) const
+void EvalState::addErrorTrace(Error & e, const PosIdx pos, const char * s, const std::string & s2) const
 {
-    e.addTrace(positions[pos], HintFmt(s, s2), frame);
+    e.addTrace(positions[pos], HintFmt(s, s2));
 }
 
 template<typename... Args>
@@ -1587,9 +1587,8 @@ void EvalState::callFunction(Value & fun, size_t nrArgs, Value * * args, Value &
                         "while calling %s",
                         lambda.name
                         ? concatStrings("'", symbols[lambda.name], "'")
-                        : "anonymous lambda",
-                        true);
-                    if (pos) addErrorTrace(e, pos, "from call site%s", "", true);
+                        : "anonymous lambda");
+                    if (pos) addErrorTrace(e, pos, "from call site%s", "");
                 }
                 throw;
             }
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.hh b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
index 42fe0d3e4..80b583eb1 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ public:
     [[gnu::noinline]]
     void addErrorTrace(Error & e, const char * s, const std::string & s2) const;
     [[gnu::noinline]]
-    void addErrorTrace(Error & e, const PosIdx pos, const char * s, const std::string & s2, bool frame = false) const;
+    void addErrorTrace(Error & e, const PosIdx pos, const char * s, const std::string & s2) const;
 
 public:
     /**
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops.cc b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
index 42cfa4917..835afba82 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ static void prim_addErrorContext(EvalState & state, const PosIdx pos, Value * *
         auto message = state.coerceToString(pos, *args[0], context,
                 "while evaluating the error message passed to builtins.addErrorContext",
                 false, false).toOwned();
-        e.addTrace(nullptr, HintFmt(message), true);
+        e.addTrace(nullptr, HintFmt(message));
         throw;
     }
 }
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ static void prim_derivationStrict(EvalState & state, const PosIdx pos, Value * *
         e.addTrace(nullptr, HintFmt(
                 "while evaluating derivation '%s'\n"
                 "  whose name attribute is located at %s",
-                drvName, pos), true);
+                drvName, pos));
         throw;
     }
 }
@@ -1233,8 +1233,7 @@ drvName, Bindings * attrs, Value & v)
 
         } catch (Error & e) {
             e.addTrace(state.positions[i->pos],
-                HintFmt("while evaluating attribute '%1%' of derivation '%2%'", key, drvName),
-                true);
+                HintFmt("while evaluating attribute '%1%' of derivation '%2%'", key, drvName));
             throw;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/libutil/error.cc b/src/libutil/error.cc
index d2a3d2114..d1e864a1a 100644
--- a/src/libutil/error.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/error.cc
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 
 namespace nix {
 
-void BaseError::addTrace(std::shared_ptr<Pos> && e, HintFmt hint, bool frame)
+void BaseError::addTrace(std::shared_ptr<Pos> && e, HintFmt hint)
 {
-    err.traces.push_front(Trace { .pos = std::move(e), .hint = hint, .frame = frame });
+    err.traces.push_front(Trace { .pos = std::move(e), .hint = hint });
 }
 
 void throwExceptionSelfCheck(){
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ inline bool operator<(const Trace& lhs, const Trace& rhs)
     // This formats a freshly formatted hint string and then throws it away, which
     // shouldn't be much of a problem because it only runs when pos is equal, and this function is
     // used for trace printing, which is infrequent.
-    return std::forward_as_tuple(lhs.hint.str(), lhs.frame)
-        < std::forward_as_tuple(rhs.hint.str(), rhs.frame);
+    return lhs.hint.str() < rhs.hint.str();
 }
 inline bool operator> (const Trace& lhs, const Trace& rhs) { return rhs < lhs; }
 inline bool operator<=(const Trace& lhs, const Trace& rhs) { return !(lhs > rhs); }
diff --git a/src/libutil/error.hh b/src/libutil/error.hh
index 2e5de5d32..89f5ad021 100644
--- a/src/libutil/error.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/error.hh
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ void printCodeLines(std::ostream & out,
 struct Trace {
     std::shared_ptr<Pos> pos;
     HintFmt hint;
-    bool frame;
 };
 
 inline bool operator<(const Trace& lhs, const Trace& rhs);
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ public:
         addTrace(std::move(e), HintFmt(std::string(fs), args...));
     }
 
-    void addTrace(std::shared_ptr<Pos> && e, HintFmt hint, bool frame = false);
+    void addTrace(std::shared_ptr<Pos> && e, HintFmt hint);
 
     bool hasTrace() const { return !err.traces.empty(); }