diff --git a/doc/src/manual/modules.md b/doc/src/manual/modules.md
index cf24474916bef..b4d1cde9527be 100644
--- a/doc/src/manual/modules.md
+++ b/doc/src/manual/modules.md
@@ -192,8 +192,6 @@ julia> nice(::Cat) = "nice 😸"
 ERROR: invalid method definition in Main: function NiceStuff.nice must be explicitly imported to be extended
 Stacktrace:
  [1] top-level scope
-   @ none:0
- [2] top-level scope
    @ none:1
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/julia-syntax.scm b/src/julia-syntax.scm
index 035d2a84e729d..00057498bbf9b 100644
--- a/src/julia-syntax.scm
+++ b/src/julia-syntax.scm
@@ -4131,8 +4131,9 @@ f(x) = yt(x)
                                     `(toplevel-butfirst
                                       ;; wrap in toplevel-butfirst so it gets moved higher along with
                                       ;; closure type definitions
+                                      (unnecessary ,(cadr e))
                                       ,e
-                                      (thunk (lambda () (() () 0 ()) (block (return ,e))))))))
+                                      (latestworld)))))
                        ((null? cvs)
                         `(block
                           ,@sp-inits