diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/env.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/env.rs
index af3a7177e..352994360 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/env.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/env.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-use nu_protocol::ast::{Call, Expr, PathMember};
+use nu_protocol::ast::{Call, Expr};
 use nu_protocol::engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet, PWD_ENV};
 use nu_protocol::{Config, PipelineData, ShellError, Span, Value, VarId};
 
@@ -367,59 +367,48 @@ fn get_converted_value(
     orig_val: &Value,
     direction: &str,
 ) -> ConversionResult {
-    if let Some(env_conversions) = stack.get_env_var(engine_state, ENV_CONVERSIONS) {
-        let env_span = env_conversions.span();
-        let val_span = orig_val.span();
+    let conversions = stack.get_env_var(engine_state, ENV_CONVERSIONS);
+    let conversion = conversions
+        .as_ref()
+        .and_then(|val| val.as_record().ok())
+        .and_then(|record| record.get(name))
+        .and_then(|val| val.as_record().ok())
+        .and_then(|record| record.get(direction));
 
-        let path_members = &[
-            PathMember::String {
-                val: name.to_string(),
-                span: env_span,
-                optional: false,
-            },
-            PathMember::String {
-                val: direction.to_string(),
-                span: env_span,
-                optional: false,
-            },
-        ];
+    if let Some(conversion) = conversion {
+        let from_span = conversion.span();
+        match conversion.as_closure() {
+            Ok(val) => {
+                let block = engine_state.get_block(val.block_id);
 
-        if let Ok(v) = env_conversions.follow_cell_path_not_from_user_input(path_members, false) {
-            let from_span = v.span();
-            match v {
-                Value::Closure { val, .. } => {
-                    let block = engine_state.get_block(val.block_id);
-
-                    if let Some(var) = block.signature.get_positional(0) {
-                        let mut stack = stack.gather_captures(engine_state, &block.captures);
-                        if let Some(var_id) = &var.var_id {
-                            stack.add_var(*var_id, orig_val.clone());
-                        }
-
-                        let result = eval_block(
-                            engine_state,
-                            &mut stack,
-                            block,
-                            PipelineData::new_with_metadata(None, val_span),
-                            true,
-                            true,
-                        );
-
-                        match result {
-                            Ok(data) => ConversionResult::Ok(data.into_value(val_span)),
-                            Err(e) => ConversionResult::ConversionError(e),
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        ConversionResult::ConversionError(ShellError::MissingParameter {
-                            param_name: "block input".into(),
-                            span: from_span,
-                        })
+                if let Some(var) = block.signature.get_positional(0) {
+                    let mut stack = stack.gather_captures(engine_state, &block.captures);
+                    if let Some(var_id) = &var.var_id {
+                        stack.add_var(*var_id, orig_val.clone());
                     }
+
+                    let val_span = orig_val.span();
+                    let result = eval_block(
+                        engine_state,
+                        &mut stack,
+                        block,
+                        PipelineData::new_with_metadata(None, val_span),
+                        true,
+                        true,
+                    );
+
+                    match result {
+                        Ok(data) => ConversionResult::Ok(data.into_value(val_span)),
+                        Err(e) => ConversionResult::ConversionError(e),
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    ConversionResult::ConversionError(ShellError::MissingParameter {
+                        param_name: "block input".into(),
+                        span: from_span,
+                    })
                 }
-                _ => ConversionResult::CellPathError,
             }
-        } else {
-            ConversionResult::CellPathError
+            Err(e) => ConversionResult::ConversionError(e),
         }
     } else {
         ConversionResult::CellPathError
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
index a271a63c9..c317a3133 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
@@ -919,23 +919,6 @@ impl Value {
         self,
         cell_path: &[PathMember],
         insensitive: bool,
-    ) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
-        self.follow_cell_path_helper(cell_path, insensitive, true)
-    }
-
-    pub fn follow_cell_path_not_from_user_input(
-        self,
-        cell_path: &[PathMember],
-        insensitive: bool,
-    ) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
-        self.follow_cell_path_helper(cell_path, insensitive, false)
-    }
-
-    fn follow_cell_path_helper(
-        self,
-        cell_path: &[PathMember],
-        insensitive: bool,
-        from_user_input: bool,
     ) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
         let mut current = self;
 
@@ -1033,17 +1016,11 @@ impl Value {
                                 current = found.1.clone();
                             } else if *optional {
                                 return Ok(Value::nothing(*origin_span)); // short-circuit
+                            } else if let Some(suggestion) =
+                                did_you_mean(val.columns(), column_name)
+                            {
+                                return Err(ShellError::DidYouMean(suggestion, *origin_span));
                             } else {
-                                if from_user_input {
-                                    if let Some(suggestion) =
-                                        did_you_mean(val.columns(), column_name)
-                                    {
-                                        return Err(ShellError::DidYouMean(
-                                            suggestion,
-                                            *origin_span,
-                                        ));
-                                    }
-                                }
                                 return Err(ShellError::CantFindColumn {
                                     col_name: column_name.to_string(),
                                     span: *origin_span,
@@ -1058,15 +1035,9 @@ impl Value {
                                 current = val.get_column_value(column_name)?;
                             } else if *optional {
                                 return Ok(Value::nothing(*origin_span)); // short-circuit
+                            } else if let Some(suggestion) = did_you_mean(&columns, column_name) {
+                                return Err(ShellError::DidYouMean(suggestion, *origin_span));
                             } else {
-                                if from_user_input {
-                                    if let Some(suggestion) = did_you_mean(&columns, column_name) {
-                                        return Err(ShellError::DidYouMean(
-                                            suggestion,
-                                            *origin_span,
-                                        ));
-                                    }
-                                }
                                 return Err(ShellError::CantFindColumn {
                                     col_name: column_name.to_string(),
                                     span: *origin_span,