diff --git a/src/parse_execution.cpp b/src/parse_execution.cpp
index 1c6741df5..70b62fd9e 100644
--- a/src/parse_execution.cpp
+++ b/src/parse_execution.cpp
@@ -79,9 +79,8 @@ static wcstring profiling_cmd_name_for_redirectable_block(const parse_node_t &no
     return result;
 }
 
-parse_execution_context_t::parse_execution_context_t(parsed_source_ref_t pstree, parser_t *p,
-                                                     int initial_eval_level)
-    : pstree(std::move(pstree)), parser(p), eval_level(initial_eval_level) {}
+parse_execution_context_t::parse_execution_context_t(parsed_source_ref_t pstree, parser_t *p)
+    : pstree(std::move(pstree)), parser(p) {}
 
 // Utilities
 
@@ -1115,7 +1114,7 @@ parse_execution_result_t parse_execution_context_t::run_1_job(tnode_t<g::job> jo
     }
 
     // Increment the eval_level for the duration of this command.
-    scoped_push<int> saved_eval_level(&eval_level, eval_level + 1);
+    scoped_push<int> saved_eval_level(&parser->eval_level, parser->eval_level + 1);
 
     // Save the node index.
     scoped_push<tnode_t<grammar::job>> saved_node(&executing_job_node, job_node);
@@ -1162,7 +1161,7 @@ parse_execution_result_t parse_execution_context_t::run_1_job(tnode_t<g::job> jo
             // Block-types profile a little weird. They have no 'parse' time, and their command is
             // just the block type.
             exec_time = get_time();
-            profile_item->level = eval_level;
+            profile_item->level = parser->eval_level;
             profile_item->parse = 0;
             profile_item->exec = (int)(exec_time - start_time);
             profile_item->cmd = profiling_cmd_name_for_redirectable_block(
@@ -1231,7 +1230,7 @@ parse_execution_result_t parse_execution_context_t::run_1_job(tnode_t<g::job> jo
 
     if (profile_item != NULL) {
         exec_time = get_time();
-        profile_item->level = eval_level;
+        profile_item->level = parser->eval_level;
         profile_item->parse = (int)(parse_time - start_time);
         profile_item->exec = (int)(exec_time - parse_time);
         profile_item->cmd = job ? job->command() : wcstring();
diff --git a/src/parse_execution.h b/src/parse_execution.h
index 7b99691a9..5b469ab04 100644
--- a/src/parse_execution.h
+++ b/src/parse_execution.h
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ class parse_execution_context_t {
     parsed_source_ref_t pstree;
     io_chain_t block_io;
     parser_t *const parser;
-    // parse_error_list_t errors;
-    int eval_level;
     // The currently executing job node, used to indicate the line number.
     tnode_t<grammar::job> executing_job_node{};
     // Cached line number information.
@@ -128,10 +126,7 @@ class parse_execution_context_t {
     int line_offset_of_character_at_offset(size_t char_idx);
 
    public:
-    parse_execution_context_t(parsed_source_ref_t pstree, parser_t *p, int initial_eval_level);
-
-    /// Returns the current eval level.
-    int current_eval_level() const { return eval_level; }
+    parse_execution_context_t(parsed_source_ref_t pstree, parser_t *p);
 
     /// Returns the current line number, indexed from 1. Not const since it touches
     /// cached_lineno_offset.
diff --git a/src/parser.cpp b/src/parser.cpp
index 77818e131..38804af9d 100644
--- a/src/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/parser.cpp
@@ -695,15 +695,8 @@ int parser_t::eval_node(parsed_source_ref_t ps, tnode_t<T> node, const io_chain_
     // Start it up
     scope_block_t *scope_block = this->push_block<scope_block_t>(block_type);
 
-    // Determine the initial eval level. If this is the first context, it's -1; otherwise it's the
-    // eval level of the top context. This is sort of wonky because we're stitching together a
-    // global notion of eval level from these separate objects. A better approach would be some
-    // profile object that all contexts share, and that tracks the eval levels on its own.
-    int exec_eval_level =
-        (execution_contexts.empty() ? -1 : execution_contexts.back()->current_eval_level());
-
     // Append to the execution context stack.
-    execution_contexts.push_back(make_unique<parse_execution_context_t>(ps, this, exec_eval_level));
+    execution_contexts.push_back(make_unique<parse_execution_context_t>(ps, this));
     parse_execution_context_t *ctx = execution_contexts.back().get();
 
     int result = ctx->eval_node(node, scope_block, io);
diff --git a/src/parser.h b/src/parser.h
index 8be14ef2d..57a6c2a2c 100644
--- a/src/parser.h
+++ b/src/parser.h
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ class parser_t {
     job_list_t my_job_list;
     /// The list of blocks
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<block_t>> block_stack;
+    /// The 'depth' of the fish call stack.
+    int eval_level = -1;
 
 #if 0
 // TODO: Lint says this isn't used (which is true). Should this be removed?