diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
index d2025f848..1bcb7df2e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ pub fn parse_def(
     let block = call.positional.get(2).expect("def call already checked");
 
     let mut error = None;
+
     if let (Some(name), Some(mut signature), Some(block_id)) =
         (&name_expr.as_string(), sig.as_signature(), block.as_block())
     {
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/engine_state.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/engine_state.rs
index ed66f3ee6..08b3be252 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/engine_state.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/engine_state.rs
@@ -743,7 +743,6 @@ impl<'a> StateWorkingSet<'a> {
             .expect("internal error: missing required scope frame");
 
         scope_frame.decls.insert(name, decl_id);
-        scope_frame.visibility.use_decl_id(&decl_id);
 
         decl_id
     }
@@ -790,7 +789,6 @@ impl<'a> StateWorkingSet<'a> {
 
         if let Some(decl_id) = scope_frame.predecls.remove(name) {
             scope_frame.decls.insert(name.into(), decl_id);
-            scope_frame.visibility.use_decl_id(&decl_id);
 
             return Some(decl_id);
         }