diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/expression.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/expression.rs
index 32663a32cc..38ee58ea26 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/expression.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/expression.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_expression(
                         working_set,
                         builder,
                         part_expr,
-                        redirect_modes.with_capture_out(part_expr.span),
+                        RedirectModes::capture_out(part_expr.span),
                         None,
                         reg,
                     )?;
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_expression(
                 working_set,
                 builder,
                 subexpr,
-                redirect_modes.with_capture_out(subexpr.span),
+                RedirectModes::capture_out(subexpr.span),
                 None,
                 out_reg,
             )?;
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_expression(
                     working_set,
                     builder,
                     expr,
-                    redirect_modes.with_capture_out(expr.span),
+                    RedirectModes::capture_out(expr.span),
                     None,
                     reg,
                 )?;
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_expression(
                         working_set,
                         builder,
                         column,
-                        redirect_modes.with_capture_out(column.span),
+                        RedirectModes::capture_out(column.span),
                         None,
                         reg,
                     )?;
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_expression(
                         working_set,
                         builder,
                         item,
-                        redirect_modes.with_capture_out(item.span),
+                        RedirectModes::capture_out(item.span),
                         None,
                         item_reg,
                     )?;
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_expression(
                             working_set,
                             builder,
                             key,
-                            redirect_modes.with_capture_out(key.span),
+                            RedirectModes::capture_out(key.span),
                             None,
                             key_reg,
                         )?;
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_expression(
                             working_set,
                             builder,
                             val,
-                            redirect_modes.with_capture_out(val.span),
+                            RedirectModes::capture_out(val.span),
                             None,
                             val_reg,
                         )?;
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_expression(
                             working_set,
                             builder,
                             expr,
-                            redirect_modes.with_capture_out(expr.span),
+                            RedirectModes::capture_out(expr.span),
                             None,
                             reg,
                         )?;
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_expression(
                     working_set,
                     builder,
                     exprs_iter.next().expect("peek() was Some"),
-                    redirect_modes.with_capture_out(expr.span),
+                    RedirectModes::capture_out(expr.span),
                     None,
                     out_reg,
                 )?;
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_expression(
                     working_set,
                     builder,
                     expr,
-                    redirect_modes.with_capture_out(expr.span),
+                    RedirectModes::capture_out(expr.span),
                     None,
                     scratch_reg,
                 )?;
diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/keyword.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/keyword.rs
index 75b3ab5523..12f4a54c10 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/keyword.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/keyword.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_if(
             working_set,
             builder,
             condition,
-            redirect_modes.with_capture_out(condition.span),
+            RedirectModes::capture_out(condition.span),
             None,
             condition_reg,
         )?;
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_match(
         working_set,
         builder,
         match_expr,
-        redirect_modes.with_capture_out(match_expr.span),
+        RedirectModes::capture_out(match_expr.span),
         None,
         match_reg,
     )?;
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_match(
                 working_set,
                 builder,
                 guard,
-                redirect_modes.with_capture_out(guard.span),
+                RedirectModes::capture_out(guard.span),
                 None,
                 guard_reg,
             )?;
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_let(
     working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
     builder: &mut BlockBuilder,
     call: &Call,
-    redirect_modes: RedirectModes,
+    _redirect_modes: RedirectModes,
     io_reg: RegId,
 ) -> Result<(), CompileError> {
     // Pseudocode:
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_let(
         working_set,
         builder,
         block,
-        redirect_modes.with_capture_out(call.head),
+        RedirectModes::capture_out(call.head),
         Some(io_reg),
         io_reg,
     )?;
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_try(
                     working_set,
                     builder,
                     catch_expr,
-                    redirect_modes.with_capture_out(catch_expr.span),
+                    RedirectModes::capture_out(catch_expr.span),
                     None,
                     closure_reg,
                 )?;
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_while(
     working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
     builder: &mut BlockBuilder,
     call: &Call,
-    redirect_modes: RedirectModes,
+    _redirect_modes: RedirectModes,
     io_reg: RegId,
 ) -> Result<(), CompileError> {
     // Pseudocode:
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_while(
         working_set,
         builder,
         cond_arg,
-        redirect_modes.with_capture_out(call.head),
+        RedirectModes::capture_out(call.head),
         None,
         io_reg,
     )?;
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_for(
     working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
     builder: &mut BlockBuilder,
     call: &Call,
-    redirect_modes: RedirectModes,
+    _redirect_modes: RedirectModes,
     io_reg: RegId,
 ) -> Result<(), CompileError> {
     // Pseudocode:
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_for(
         working_set,
         builder,
         in_expr,
-        redirect_modes.with_capture_out(in_expr.span),
+        RedirectModes::capture_out(in_expr.span),
         None,
         stream_reg,
     )?;
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_return(
     working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
     builder: &mut BlockBuilder,
     call: &Call,
-    redirect_modes: RedirectModes,
+    _redirect_modes: RedirectModes,
     io_reg: RegId,
 ) -> Result<(), CompileError> {
     // Pseudocode:
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_return(
             working_set,
             builder,
             arg_expr,
-            redirect_modes.with_capture_out(arg_expr.span),
+            RedirectModes::capture_out(arg_expr.span),
             None,
             io_reg,
         )?;
diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/redirect.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/redirect.rs
index eb4f02115b..1064275b60 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/redirect.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/redirect.rs
@@ -27,13 +27,6 @@ impl RedirectModes {
             err: Some(RedirectMode::Caller.into_spanned(span)),
         }
     }
-
-    pub(crate) fn with_capture_out(&self, span: Span) -> Self {
-        RedirectModes {
-            out: Some(RedirectMode::Capture.into_spanned(span)),
-            err: self.err,
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn redirection_target_to_mode(