diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index 3f2371d795..faf18cb7f4 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -282,13 +282,6 @@ Value * EvalState::allocValue()
 }
 
 
-Value * EvalState::allocValues(unsigned int count)
-{
-    nrValues += count;
-    return (Value *) GC_MALLOC(count * sizeof(Value));
-}
-
-
 Env & EvalState::allocEnv(unsigned int size)
 {
     nrEnvs++;
@@ -542,11 +535,8 @@ void ExprLet::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
 void ExprList::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
 {
     state.mkList(v, elems.size());
-    Value * vs = state.allocValues(v.list.length);
-    for (unsigned int n = 0; n < v.list.length; ++n) {
-        v.list.elems[n] = &vs[n];
-        mkThunk(vs[n], env, elems[n]);
-    }
+    for (unsigned int n = 0; n < v.list.length; ++n)
+        mkThunk(*(v.list.elems[n] = state.allocValue()), env, elems[n]);
 }
 
 
@@ -630,12 +620,10 @@ void EvalState::callFunction(Value & fun, Value & arg, Value & v)
                 throw;
             }
         } else {
-            Value * v2 = allocValues(2);
-            v2[0] = fun;
-            v2[1] = arg;
             v.type = tPrimOpApp;
-            v.primOpApp.left = &v2[0];
-            v.primOpApp.right = &v2[1];
+            v.primOpApp.left = allocValue();
+            *v.primOpApp.left = fun;
+            v.primOpApp.right = &arg;
             v.primOpApp.argsLeft = argsLeft - 1;
         }
         return;
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.hh b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
index b6ec927f01..5f5966930f 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ public:
     
     /* Allocation primitives. */
     Value * allocValue();
-    Value * allocValues(unsigned int count);
     Env & allocEnv(unsigned int size);
 
     Value * allocAttr(Value & vAttrs, const Symbol & name);
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops.cc b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
index c7709ca9eb..01cbf7a7c2 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
@@ -167,13 +167,9 @@ static void prim_genericClosure(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
 
     /* Create the result list. */
     state.mkList(v, res.size());
-    Value * vs = state.allocValues(res.size());
-
     unsigned int n = 0;
-    foreach (list<Value>::iterator, i, res) {
-        v.list.elems[n] = &vs[n];
-        vs[n++] = *i;
-    }
+    foreach (list<Value>::iterator, i, res)
+        *(v.list.elems[n++] = state.allocValue()) = *i;
 }
 
 
@@ -691,17 +687,14 @@ static void prim_attrNames(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
     state.forceAttrs(*args[0]);
 
     state.mkList(v, args[0]->attrs->size());
-    Value * vs = state.allocValues(v.list.length);
 
     StringSet names;
     foreach (Bindings::iterator, i, *args[0]->attrs)
         names.insert(i->first);
 
     unsigned int n = 0;
-    foreach (StringSet::iterator, i, names) {
-        v.list.elems[n] = &vs[n];
-        mkString(vs[n++], *i);
-    }
+    foreach (StringSet::iterator, i, names)
+        mkString(*(v.list.elems[n++] = state.allocValue()), *i);
 }
 
 
@@ -870,12 +863,10 @@ static void prim_map(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
     state.forceList(*args[1]);
 
     state.mkList(v, args[1]->list.length);
-    Value * vs = state.allocValues(v.list.length);
 
-    for (unsigned int n = 0; n < v.list.length; ++n) {
-        v.list.elems[n] = &vs[n];
-        mkApp(vs[n], *args[0], *args[1]->list.elems[n]);
-    }
+    for (unsigned int n = 0; n < v.list.length; ++n)
+        mkApp(*(v.list.elems[n] = state.allocValue()), 
+            *args[0], *args[1]->list.elems[n]);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/nix-env/user-env.cc b/src/nix-env/user-env.cc
index 07c94fe4d4..34e00b7c2e 100644
--- a/src/nix-env/user-env.cc
+++ b/src/nix-env/user-env.cc
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ bool createUserEnv(EvalState & state, DrvInfos & elems,
            the meta attributes. */
         Path drvPath = keepDerivations ? i->queryDrvPath(state) : "";
 
-        Value & v(*state.allocValues(1));
+        Value & v(*state.allocValue());
         manifest.list.elems[n++] = &v;
         state.mkAttrs(v);
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ bool createUserEnv(EvalState & state, DrvInfos & elems,
                     state.mkList(v2, j->second.stringValues.size());
                     unsigned int m = 0;
                     foreach (Strings::const_iterator, k, j->second.stringValues) {
-                        v2.list.elems[m] = state.allocValues(1);
+                        v2.list.elems[m] = state.allocValue();
                         mkString(*v2.list.elems[m++], *k);
                     }
                     break;