diff --git a/docs/changelog/2506.feature.rst b/docs/changelog/2506.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e69002a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/2506.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Change environment variable existence check in Nushell activation script to not use deprecated command.
diff --git a/src/virtualenv/activation/nushell/activate.nu b/src/virtualenv/activation/nushell/activate.nu
index 5e5ee26a5..6357c8d6f 100644
--- a/src/virtualenv/activation/nushell/activate.nu
+++ b/src/virtualenv/activation/nushell/activate.nu
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export-env {
     }
 
     def has-env [name: string] {
-        $name in (env).name
+        $name in $env
     }
 
     # Emulates a `test -z`, but btter as it handles e.g 'false'