diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/if_.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/if_.rs
index 9eda4ba6ae..5b0fe0b298 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/if_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/if_.rs
@@ -37,88 +37,50 @@ impl Command for If {
     fn run(
         &self,
         engine_state: &EngineState,
-        caller_stack: &mut Stack,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
         call: &Call,
         input: PipelineData,
     ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
         let cond = &call.positional[0];
-        let then_block: CaptureBlock = call.req(engine_state, caller_stack, 1)?;
+        let then_block: CaptureBlock = call.req(engine_state, stack, 1)?;
         let else_case = call.positional.get(2);
 
-        let result = eval_expression(engine_state, caller_stack, cond)?;
+        let result = eval_expression(engine_state, stack, cond)?;
         match &result {
             Value::Bool { val, .. } => {
                 if *val {
                     let block = engine_state.get_block(then_block.block_id);
-                    let mut callee_stack = caller_stack.captures_to_stack(&then_block.captures);
-                    let result = eval_block(
+                    let mut stack = stack.captures_to_stack(&then_block.captures);
+                    eval_block(
                         engine_state,
-                        &mut callee_stack,
+                        &mut stack,
                         block,
                         input,
                         call.redirect_stdout,
                         call.redirect_stderr,
-                    );
-                    let caller_env_vars = caller_stack.get_env_var_names(engine_state);
-
-                    // remove env vars that are present in the caller but not in the callee
-                    // (the callee hid them)
-                    for var in caller_env_vars.iter() {
-                        if !callee_stack.has_env_var(engine_state, var) {
-                            caller_stack.remove_env_var(engine_state, var);
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    // add new env vars from callee to caller
-                    for env_vars in callee_stack.env_vars {
-                        for (var, value) in env_vars {
-                            caller_stack.add_env_var(var, value);
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    result
+                    )
                 } else if let Some(else_case) = else_case {
                     if let Some(else_expr) = else_case.as_keyword() {
                         if let Some(block_id) = else_expr.as_block() {
-                            let result = eval_expression(engine_state, caller_stack, else_expr)?;
+                            let result = eval_expression(engine_state, stack, else_expr)?;
                             let else_block: CaptureBlock = FromValue::from_value(&result)?;
 
-                            let mut callee_stack =
-                                caller_stack.captures_to_stack(&else_block.captures);
+                            let mut stack = stack.captures_to_stack(&else_block.captures);
                             let block = engine_state.get_block(block_id);
-                            let result = eval_block(
+                            eval_block(
                                 engine_state,
-                                &mut callee_stack,
+                                &mut stack,
                                 block,
                                 input,
                                 call.redirect_stdout,
                                 call.redirect_stderr,
-                            );
-
-                            let caller_env_vars = caller_stack.get_env_var_names(engine_state);
-
-                            // remove env vars that are present in the caller but not in the callee
-                            // (the callee hid them)
-                            for var in caller_env_vars.iter() {
-                                if !callee_stack.has_env_var(engine_state, var) {
-                                    caller_stack.remove_env_var(engine_state, var);
-                                }
-                            }
-
-                            // add new env vars from callee to caller
-                            for env_vars in callee_stack.env_vars {
-                                for (var, value) in env_vars {
-                                    caller_stack.add_env_var(var, value);
-                                }
-                            }
-
-                            result
+                            )
                         } else {
-                            eval_expression(engine_state, caller_stack, else_expr)
+                            eval_expression(engine_state, stack, else_expr)
                                 .map(|x| x.into_pipeline_data())
                         }
                     } else {
-                        eval_expression(engine_state, caller_stack, else_case)
+                        eval_expression(engine_state, stack, else_case)
                             .map(|x| x.into_pipeline_data())
                     }
                 } else {
@@ -150,11 +112,6 @@ impl Command for If {
                 example: "if 5 < 3 { 'yes!' } else if 4 < 5 { 'no!' } else { 'okay!' }",
                 result: Some(Value::test_string("no!")),
             },
-            Example {
-                description: "Update the environment based on a condition",
-                example: r#"if true { let-env ENV_VAR = "new value" }"#,
-                result: None,
-            },
         ]
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/test_engine.rs b/src/tests/test_engine.rs
index 5ff72ad43c..db9ca46bd8 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_engine.rs
+++ b/src/tests/test_engine.rs
@@ -350,16 +350,3 @@ fn default_value11() -> TestResult {
 fn default_value12() -> TestResult {
     fail_test(r#"def foo [--x:int = "a"] { $x }"#, "default value not int")
 }
-
-#[test]
-fn def_env_if() -> TestResult {
-    run_test(r#"if true { let-env FOO = "QUX" }; $env.FOO"#, "QUX")
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn def_env_if2() -> TestResult {
-    run_test(
-        r#"if false { let-env FOO = "QUX" } else { let-env FOO = "QUUX" }; $env.FOO"#,
-        "QUUX",
-    )
-}