diff --git a/src/gap.c b/src/gap.c
index 5908c7907e..212914f13e 100644
--- a/src/gap.c
+++ b/src/gap.c
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ void DownEnvInner( Int depth )
       depth = 0;
     }
     /* ... then go back to the top, and later go down to the appropriate level. */
-    STATE(ErrorLVars) = STATE(ErrorLVars0);
+    STATE(ErrorLVars) = STATE(BaseShellContext);
     STATE(ErrorLLevel) = 0;
     STATE(ShellContext) = STATE(BaseShellContext);
   }
diff --git a/src/gap.h b/src/gap.h
index 53851f5762..b3ac7972da 100644
--- a/src/gap.h
+++ b/src/gap.h
@@ -201,9 +201,6 @@ extern void ErrorReturnVoid (
             Int                 arg2,
             const Char *        msg2 );
 
-/* TL: extern Obj ErrorLVars;
-   TL: extern Obj ErrorLVars0;
- */
 
 /****************************************************************************
 **
diff --git a/src/gapstate.h b/src/gapstate.h
index e3b223a77d..9e726664ba 100644
--- a/src/gapstate.h
+++ b/src/gapstate.h
@@ -141,9 +141,8 @@ typedef struct GAPState {
     UInt UserHasQUIT;
     Obj  ShellContext;
     Obj  BaseShellContext;
-    Obj  ErrorLVars0;       // the initial ErrorLVars value, i.e. for the lvars were the break occurred
     Obj  ErrorLVars;        // ErrorLVars as modified by DownEnv / UpEnv
-    Int  ErrorLLevel;       // record where on the stack ErrorLVars is relative to the top, i.e. ErrorLVars0
+    Int  ErrorLLevel;       // record where on the stack ErrorLVars is relative to the top, i.e. BaseShellContext
 
     /* From objects.c */
     Obj PrintObjThis;
diff --git a/src/read.c b/src/read.c
index 475ec71764..5a736094ef 100644
--- a/src/read.c
+++ b/src/read.c
@@ -2755,7 +2755,6 @@ ExecStatus ReadEvalCommand ( Obj context, UInt *dualSemicolon )
     volatile UInt                readTilde;
     volatile UInt                currLHSGVar;
     volatile Obj                 errorLVars;
-    volatile Obj                 errorLVars0;
     syJmp_buf           readJmpError;
 #ifdef HPCGAP
     int                 lockSP;
@@ -2792,9 +2791,7 @@ ExecStatus ReadEvalCommand ( Obj context, UInt *dualSemicolon )
     STATE(CurrLHSGVar) = 0;
     RecreateStackNams(context);
     errorLVars = STATE(ErrorLVars);
-    errorLVars0 = STATE(ErrorLVars0);
     STATE(ErrorLVars) = context;
-    STATE(ErrorLVars0) = STATE(ErrorLVars);
 #ifdef HPCGAP
     lockSP = RegionLockSP();
 #endif
@@ -2862,7 +2859,6 @@ ExecStatus ReadEvalCommand ( Obj context, UInt *dualSemicolon )
     STATE(ReadTilde)   = readTilde;
     STATE(CurrLHSGVar) = currLHSGVar;
     STATE(ErrorLVars) = errorLVars;
-    STATE(ErrorLVars0) = errorLVars0;
 
     /* copy the result (if any)                                            */
     STATE(ReadEvalResult) = STATE(IntrResult);