diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/data/config/conf.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/data/config/conf.rs
index 1f53f0c7a2..1805769339 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/data/config/conf.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/data/config/conf.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use std::fmt::Debug;
 pub trait Conf: Debug + Send {
     fn env(&self) -> Option<Value>;
     fn path(&self) -> Option<Value>;
-    fn nu_env_dirs(&self) -> Option<Value>;
     fn reload(&self);
 }
 
@@ -13,10 +12,6 @@ impl Conf for Box<dyn Conf> {
         (**self).env()
     }
 
-    fn nu_env_dirs(&self) -> Option<Value> {
-        (**self).nu_env_dirs()
-    }
-
     fn path(&self) -> Option<Value> {
         (**self).path()
     }
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/data/config/nuconfig.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/data/config/nuconfig.rs
index 54001026a2..3444e1f7a9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/data/config/nuconfig.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/data/config/nuconfig.rs
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ impl Conf for NuConfig {
         self.path()
     }
 
-    fn nu_env_dirs(&self) -> Option<Value> {
-        self.nu_env_dirs()
-    }
-
     fn reload(&self) {
         let mut vars = self.vars.lock();
 
@@ -56,14 +52,6 @@ impl NuConfig {
         None
     }
 
-    pub fn nu_env_dirs(&self) -> Option<Value> {
-        let vars = self.vars.lock();
-        if let Some(dirs) = vars.get("nu_env_dirs") {
-            return Some(dirs.clone());
-        }
-        None
-    }
-
     pub fn path(&self) -> Option<Value> {
         let vars = self.vars.lock();
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/data/config/tests.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/data/config/tests.rs
index ea8712fe0f..ecbe0cb7f7 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/data/config/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/data/config/tests.rs
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ impl Conf for FakeConfig {
         self.config.env()
     }
 
-    fn nu_env_dirs(&self) -> Option<Value> {
-        None
-    }
-
     fn path(&self) -> Option<Value> {
         self.config.path()
     }
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/env/directory_specific_environment.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/env/directory_specific_environment.rs
index 587f56e553..d0323f7365 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/env/directory_specific_environment.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/env/directory_specific_environment.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ impl DirectorySpecificEnvironment {
         }
     }
 
-    fn toml_if_trusted(&self, mut wdirenv: PathBuf) -> std::io::Result<toml::Value> {
+    fn toml_if_directory_is_trusted(&self, mut wdirenv: PathBuf) -> std::io::Result<toml::Value> {
         if let Some(trusted) = &self.trusted {
             wdirenv.push(".nu-env");
             if wdirenv.exists() {
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ impl DirectorySpecificEnvironment {
 
         //Start in the current directory, then traverse towards the root with working_dir to see if we are in a subdirectory of a valid directory.
         while let Some(wdir) = working_dir {
-            if let Ok(toml_doc) = self.toml_if_trusted(wdir.to_path_buf()) {
-                toml_doc
+            if let Ok(toml_doc) = self.toml_if_directory_is_trusted(wdir.to_path_buf()) {
+               toml_doc
                     .get("env")
                     .ok_or_else(|| Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidData, "env section missing"))?
                     .as_table()