diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 8e3da2a9..5c12dc00 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: isoreader
 Title: Read Stable Isotope Data Files
 Description: Interface to the raw data file formats commonly encountered in scientific disciplines that make use of stable isotopes.
-Version: 1.2.5
+Version: 1.2.6
 Authors@R: person("Sebastian", "Kopf", email = "sebastian.kopf@colorado.edu", role = c("aut", "cre"), comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0002-2044-0201"))
 URL: https://github.com/isoverse/isoreader
 BugReports: https://github.com/isoverse/isoreader/issues
diff --git a/R/nse.R b/R/nse.R
index 2db07874..eac0ab54 100644
--- a/R/nse.R
+++ b/R/nse.R
@@ -155,24 +155,12 @@ eval_select_pos_to_cols <- function(pos, data) {
   return(cols)
 }
 
-# note: uses tidyselect:eval_select because vars_select is in questioning stage
-# note: force local scope to avoid conflicts with variables in the global environment
-# force local evaluation of tidyselect::eval_select
-local_eval_select <- local(function(expr, data, ...) {
-  tidyselect::eval_select(expr, data = data, ...)
-}, as.environment(2))
-
-# force local evaluation of tidyselect::eval_rename
-local_eval_rename <- local(function(expr, data, ...) {
-  tidyselect::eval_rename(expr, data = data, ...)
-}, as.environment(2))
-
 # safe local evaluation of tidyselect::eval_select
 # note: don't use purrr::safely as it invalidates the local scope!
 # @return list(return = value, error = NULL) if successful or list(return = NULL, error = character) if failed
 safe_local_eval_select <- function(expr, data, ...) {
   # try catch find positions
-  pos <- tryCatch(local_eval_select(expr, data, ...), error = conditionMessage)
+  pos <- tryCatch(tidyselect::eval_select(expr, data, env = as.environment(2), ...), error = conditionMessage)
   if (is.integer(pos)) 
     return(list(result = pos, error = NULL))
   else