diff --git a/dwio/nimble/encodings/EncodingUtils.h b/dwio/nimble/encodings/EncodingUtils.h
index 86388302..630f26fe 100644
--- a/dwio/nimble/encodings/EncodingUtils.h
+++ b/dwio/nimble/encodings/EncodingUtils.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "dwio/nimble/encodings/ConstantEncoding.h"
 #include "dwio/nimble/encodings/DictionaryEncoding.h"
+#include "dwio/nimble/encodings/EncodingFactory.h"
 #include "dwio/nimble/encodings/FixedBitWidthEncoding.h"
 #include "dwio/nimble/encodings/MainlyConstantEncoding.h"
 #include "dwio/nimble/encodings/NullableEncoding.h"
@@ -166,9 +167,18 @@ void callReadWithVisitor(
   }
 }
 
-/// Encoding trait for non-legacy encodings. Dispatches to the standard
-/// callReadWithVisitor which casts to non-legacy concrete encoding types.
+/// Encoding trait for non-legacy encodings. Decodes using the standard
+/// EncodingFactory and dispatches callReadWithVisitor to non-legacy concrete
+/// encoding types.
 struct DefaultEncodingTrait {
+  static std::unique_ptr<Encoding> decode(
+      velox::memory::MemoryPool& pool,
+      std::string_view data,
+      std::function<void*(uint32_t)> stringBufferFactory) {
+    return EncodingFactory::decode(
+        pool, data, std::move(stringBufferFactory));
+  }
+
   template <typename V>
   static void callReadWithVisitor(
       Encoding& encoding,
diff --git a/dwio/nimble/encodings/legacy/EncodingTrait.h b/dwio/nimble/encodings/legacy/EncodingTrait.h
index 933f1c08..fbe0a38c 100644
--- a/dwio/nimble/encodings/legacy/EncodingTrait.h
+++ b/dwio/nimble/encodings/legacy/EncodingTrait.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "dwio/nimble/encodings/Encoding.h"
+#include "dwio/nimble/encodings/legacy/EncodingFactory.h"
 
 namespace facebook::nimble::legacy {
 
@@ -29,9 +30,18 @@ void callReadWithVisitor(
     DecoderVisitor& visitor,
     ReadWithVisitorParams& params);
 
-/// Encoding trait for legacy encodings. Dispatches to
-/// legacy::callReadWithVisitor which casts to legacy concrete encoding types.
+/// Encoding trait for legacy encodings. Decodes using the legacy
+/// EncodingFactory and dispatches callReadWithVisitor to legacy concrete
+/// encoding types.
 struct LegacyEncodingTrait {
+  static std::unique_ptr<Encoding> decode(
+      velox::memory::MemoryPool& pool,
+      std::string_view data,
+      std::function<void*(uint32_t)> stringBufferFactory) {
+    return EncodingFactory::decode(
+        pool, data, std::move(stringBufferFactory));
+  }
+
   template <typename V>
   static void callReadWithVisitor(
       Encoding& encoding,
diff --git a/dwio/nimble/encodings/legacy/EncodingUtils.h b/dwio/nimble/encodings/legacy/EncodingUtils.h
index ed11eec5..a91b0603 100644
--- a/dwio/nimble/encodings/legacy/EncodingUtils.h
+++ b/dwio/nimble/encodings/legacy/EncodingUtils.h
@@ -141,5 +141,4 @@ void callReadWithVisitor(
         });
   }
 }
-
 } // namespace facebook::nimble::legacy
diff --git a/dwio/nimble/encodings/tests/ReadWithVisitorTest.cpp b/dwio/nimble/encodings/tests/ReadWithVisitorTest.cpp
index 4306c5b1..d5ec50b8 100644
--- a/dwio/nimble/encodings/tests/ReadWithVisitorTest.cpp
+++ b/dwio/nimble/encodings/tests/ReadWithVisitorTest.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "dwio/nimble/common/Buffer.h"
 #include "dwio/nimble/common/tests/NimbleFileWriter.h"
-#include "dwio/nimble/encodings/EncodingFactory.h"
 #include "dwio/nimble/encodings/EncodingUtils.h"
-#include "dwio/nimble/encodings/legacy/EncodingFactory.h"
 #include "dwio/nimble/encodings/legacy/EncodingUtils.h"
 #include "dwio/nimble/encodings/tests/EncodingLayoutTestHelper.h"
 #include "dwio/nimble/velox/selective/ByteColumnReader.h"
@@ -125,31 +123,12 @@ class ReadWithVisitorTest : public ::testing::TestWithParam<bool>,
       FileContext& ctx,
       const RowTypePtr& rowType,
       common::ScanSpec& scanSpec) {
-    using Factory = std::function<std::unique_ptr<Encoding>(
-        memory::MemoryPool&, std::string_view, std::function<void*(uint32_t)>)>;
-    Factory factory = useNonLegacy()
-        ? Factory(
-              [](memory::MemoryPool& pool,
-                 std::string_view data,
-                 std::function<void*(uint32_t)> sbf)
-                  -> std::unique_ptr<Encoding> {
-                return EncodingFactory::decode(pool, data, std::move(sbf));
-              })
-        : Factory(
-              [](memory::MemoryPool& pool,
-                 std::string_view data,
-                 std::function<void*(uint32_t)> sbf)
-                  -> std::unique_ptr<Encoding> {
-                return legacy::EncodingFactory::decode(
-                    pool, data, std::move(sbf));
-              });
     NimbleParams params(
         *pool(),
         ctx.stats,
         ctx.readerBase->nimbleSchema(),
         *ctx.streams,
         ctx.rowSizeTracker.get(),
-        std::move(factory),
         /*getStringBuffersFromDecoder=*/useNonLegacy());
 
     auto reader = buildColumnReader(
@@ -168,9 +147,9 @@ class ReadWithVisitorTest : public ::testing::TestWithParam<bool>,
       std::string_view encoded,
       velox::memory::MemoryPool& memPool) {
     if (useNonLegacy()) {
-      return EncodingFactory::decode(memPool, encoded, nullptr);
+      return DefaultEncodingTrait::decode(memPool, encoded, nullptr);
     }
-    return legacy::EncodingFactory::decode(memPool, encoded, nullptr);
+    return legacy::LegacyEncodingTrait::decode(memPool, encoded, nullptr);
   }
 
   // Dispatch callReadWithVisitor to the appropriate family.
@@ -180,9 +159,10 @@ class ReadWithVisitorTest : public ::testing::TestWithParam<bool>,
       V& visitor,
       ReadWithVisitorParams& params) {
     if (useNonLegacy()) {
-      nimble::callReadWithVisitor(encoding, visitor, params);
+      DefaultEncodingTrait::callReadWithVisitor(encoding, visitor, params);
     } else {
-      legacy::callReadWithVisitor(encoding, visitor, params);
+      legacy::LegacyEncodingTrait::callReadWithVisitor(
+          encoding, visitor, params);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/ChunkedDecoder.cpp b/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/ChunkedDecoder.cpp
index ba63cfc2..c310bba6 100644
--- a/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/ChunkedDecoder.cpp
+++ b/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/ChunkedDecoder.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 #include "dwio/nimble/common/ChunkHeader.h"
 #include "dwio/nimble/common/Types.h"
-#include "dwio/nimble/encodings/EncodingFactory.h"
 #include "velox/common/testutil/TestValue.h"
 
 #include <cstddef>
@@ -49,14 +48,18 @@ void ChunkedDecoder::loadNextChunk() {
   inputData_ += length;
   inputSize_ -= length;
   currentStringBuffers_.clear();
-  encoding_ = encodingFactory_(
-      *pool_,
-      std::string_view(chunkData, chunkSize),
-      [&](uint32_t totalLength) {
-        auto& buffer = currentStringBuffers_.emplace_back(
-            velox::AlignedBuffer::allocate<char>(totalLength, pool_));
-        return buffer->asMutable<void>();
-      });
+  auto stringBufferFactory = [&](uint32_t totalLength) -> void* {
+    auto& buffer = currentStringBuffers_.emplace_back(
+        velox::AlignedBuffer::allocate<char>(totalLength, pool_));
+    return buffer->asMutable<void>();
+  };
+  auto data = std::string_view(chunkData, chunkSize);
+  if (getStringBuffersFromDecoder_) {
+    encoding_ = DefaultEncodingTrait::decode(*pool_, data, stringBufferFactory);
+  } else {
+    encoding_ =
+        legacy::LegacyEncodingTrait::decode(*pool_, data, stringBufferFactory);
+  }
   remainingValues_ = encoding_->rowCount();
   NIMBLE_CHECK_GT(remainingValues_, 0);
   VLOG(1) << encoding_->debugString();
diff --git a/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/ChunkedDecoder.h b/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/ChunkedDecoder.h
index 78bea999..0968d81e 100644
--- a/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/ChunkedDecoder.h
+++ b/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/ChunkedDecoder.h
@@ -33,21 +33,10 @@ class ChunkedDecoder {
       bool decodeValuesWithNulls,
       std::shared_ptr<index::StreamIndex> streamIndex,
       velox::memory::MemoryPool* pool,
-      std::function<std::unique_ptr<Encoding>(
-          velox::memory::MemoryPool&,
-          std::string_view,
-          std::function<void*(uint32_t)>)> encodingFactory =
-          [](velox::memory::MemoryPool& pool,
-             std::string_view data,
-             std::function<void*(uint32_t)> stringBufferFactory)
-          -> std::unique_ptr<Encoding> {
-        return EncodingFactory::decode(pool, data, stringBufferFactory);
-      },
       bool getStringBuffersFromDecoder = false)
       : input_{std::move(input)},
         pool_{pool},
         decodeValuesWithNulls_{decodeValuesWithNulls},
-        encodingFactory_{std::move(encodingFactory)},
         getStringBuffersFromDecoder_{getStringBuffersFromDecoder},
         streamIndex_{std::move(streamIndex)},
         streamRowCount_{
@@ -437,11 +426,6 @@ class ChunkedDecoder {
   // encode nulls alongside values). When false, decode values without nulls
   // (standard case for scalar types).
   const bool decodeValuesWithNulls_;
-  const std::function<std::unique_ptr<Encoding>(
-      velox::memory::MemoryPool&,
-      std::string_view,
-      std::function<void*(uint32_t)>)>
-      encodingFactory_;
   const bool getStringBuffersFromDecoder_{false};
   // Optional stream index for accelerating skip operations
   const std::shared_ptr<index::StreamIndex> streamIndex_;
diff --git a/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/NimbleData.cpp b/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/NimbleData.cpp
index 78f3096a..fbf4b210 100644
--- a/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/NimbleData.cpp
+++ b/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/NimbleData.cpp
@@ -28,16 +28,11 @@ NimbleData::NimbleData(
     StripeStreams& streams,
     memory::MemoryPool& memoryPool,
     ChunkedDecoder* inMapDecoder,
-    std::function<std::unique_ptr<Encoding>(
-        velox::memory::MemoryPool&,
-        std::string_view,
-        std::function<void*(uint32_t)>)> encodingFactory,
     bool getStringBuffersFromDecoder)
     : nimbleType_(nimbleType),
       streams_(&streams),
       pool_(&memoryPool),
-      inMapDecoder_(inMapDecoder),
-      encodingFactory_{encodingFactory} {
+      inMapDecoder_(inMapDecoder) {
   switch (nimbleType->kind()) {
     case Kind::Scalar:
       // Nulls in scalar types will be decoded along with values.
@@ -166,7 +161,6 @@ ChunkedDecoder NimbleData::makeScalarDecoder() {
       /*decodeValuesWithNulls=*/false,
       streams_->streamIndex(streamId),
       pool_,
-      encodingFactory_,
       getStringBuffersFromDecoder_);
 }
 
@@ -179,7 +173,6 @@ ChunkedDecoder NimbleData::makeMicrosDecoder() {
       /*decodeValuesWithNulls=*/false,
       streams_->streamIndex(streamId),
       pool_,
-      encodingFactory_,
       getStringBuffersFromDecoder_);
 }
 
@@ -192,7 +185,6 @@ ChunkedDecoder NimbleData::makeNanosDecoder() {
       /*decodeValuesWithNulls=*/false,
       streams_->streamIndex(streamId),
       pool_,
-      encodingFactory_,
       getStringBuffersFromDecoder_);
 }
 
@@ -222,7 +214,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<ChunkedDecoder> NimbleData::makeDecoder(
       decodeValuesWithNulls,
       streams_->streamIndex(descriptor.offset()),
       pool_,
-      encodingFactory_,
       getStringBuffersFromDecoder_);
 }
 
@@ -234,7 +225,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<velox::dwio::common::FormatData> NimbleParams::toFormatData(
       *streams_,
       pool(),
       inMapDecoder_,
-      encodingFactory_,
       getStringBuffersFromDecoder_);
 }
 
diff --git a/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/NimbleData.h b/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/NimbleData.h
index 8c9a4cc5..6bc8cfc7 100644
--- a/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/NimbleData.h
+++ b/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/NimbleData.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "dwio/nimble/encodings/EncodingFactory.h"
 #include "dwio/nimble/velox/selective/ReaderBase.h"
 #include "dwio/nimble/velox/selective/RowSizeTracker.h"
 #include "velox/dwio/common/FormatData.h"
@@ -32,10 +31,6 @@ class NimbleData : public velox::dwio::common::FormatData {
       StripeStreams& streams,
       velox::memory::MemoryPool& memoryPool,
       ChunkedDecoder* inMapDecoder,
-      std::function<std::unique_ptr<Encoding>(
-          velox::memory::MemoryPool&,
-          std::string_view,
-          std::function<void*(uint32_t)>)> encodingFactory,
       bool getStringBuffersFromDecoder);
 
   /// Read internal node nulls. For leaf nodes, we only copy `incomingNulls' if
@@ -110,11 +105,6 @@ class NimbleData : public velox::dwio::common::FormatData {
   ChunkedDecoder* const inMapDecoder_;
   std::unique_ptr<ChunkedDecoder> nullsDecoder_;
   velox::BufferPtr inMap_;
-  std::function<std::unique_ptr<Encoding>(
-      velox::memory::MemoryPool&,
-      std::string_view,
-      std::function<void*(uint32_t)>)>
-      encodingFactory_;
 };
 
 class NimbleParams : public velox::dwio::common::FormatParams {
@@ -125,10 +115,6 @@ class NimbleParams : public velox::dwio::common::FormatParams {
       const std::shared_ptr<const Type>& nimbleType,
       StripeStreams& streams,
       RowSizeTracker* rowSizeTracker,
-      std::function<std::unique_ptr<Encoding>(
-          velox::memory::MemoryPool&,
-          std::string_view,
-          std::function<void*(uint32_t)>)> encodingFactory,
       bool getStringBuffersFromDecoder = false,
       bool preserveFlatMapsInMemory = false)
       : FormatParams(pool, stats),
@@ -136,7 +122,6 @@ class NimbleParams : public velox::dwio::common::FormatParams {
         streams_(&streams),
         rowSizeTracker_(rowSizeTracker),
         preserveFlatMapsInMemory_(preserveFlatMapsInMemory),
-        encodingFactory_(std::move(encodingFactory)),
         getStringBuffersFromDecoder_{getStringBuffersFromDecoder} {}
 
   std::unique_ptr<velox::dwio::common::FormatData> toFormatData(
@@ -150,7 +135,6 @@ class NimbleParams : public velox::dwio::common::FormatParams {
         type,
         *streams_,
         rowSizeTracker_,
-        encodingFactory_,
         getStringBuffersFromDecoder_,
         preserveFlatMapsInMemory_);
   }
@@ -181,11 +165,6 @@ class NimbleParams : public velox::dwio::common::FormatParams {
   RowSizeTracker* const rowSizeTracker_{nullptr};
   const bool preserveFlatMapsInMemory_{false};
   ChunkedDecoder* inMapDecoder_{nullptr};
-  std::function<std::unique_ptr<Encoding>(
-      velox::memory::MemoryPool&,
-      std::string_view,
-      std::function<void*(uint32_t)> stringBufferFactory)>
-      encodingFactory_;
   bool getStringBuffersFromDecoder_{false};
 };
 
diff --git a/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/SelectiveNimbleIndexReader.cpp b/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/SelectiveNimbleIndexReader.cpp
index ea15f3f7..73542436 100644
--- a/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/SelectiveNimbleIndexReader.cpp
+++ b/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/SelectiveNimbleIndexReader.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 
 #include <utility>
 
-#include "dwio/nimble/encodings/EncodingFactory.h"
-#include "dwio/nimble/encodings/legacy/EncodingFactory.h"
 #include "dwio/nimble/index/ClusterIndexReader.h"
 #include "dwio/nimble/velox/SchemaUtils.h"
 #include "dwio/nimble/velox/selective/ColumnReader.h"
@@ -571,19 +569,6 @@ void SelectiveNimbleIndexReader::loadStripeWithIndex(uint32_t stripeIndex) {
       readerBase_->nimbleSchema(),
       streams_,
       options_.trackRowSize() ? rowSizeTracker_.get() : nullptr,
-      options_.passStringBuffersFromDecoder()
-          ? [](velox::memory::MemoryPool& pool,
-               std::string_view data,
-               std::function<void*(uint32_t)> stringBufferFactory)
-                -> std::unique_ptr<Encoding> {
-        return EncodingFactory::decode(pool, data, std::move(stringBufferFactory));
-      }
-          : [](velox::memory::MemoryPool& pool,
-               std::string_view data,
-               std::function<void*(uint32_t)> stringBufferFactory)
-                -> std::unique_ptr<Encoding> {
-        return legacy::EncodingFactory::decode(pool, data, std::move(stringBufferFactory));
-      },
       options_.passStringBuffersFromDecoder(),
       options_.preserveFlatMapsInMemory());
 
diff --git a/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/SelectiveNimbleReader.cpp b/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/SelectiveNimbleReader.cpp
index 533f0f4f..dc840842 100644
--- a/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/SelectiveNimbleReader.cpp
+++ b/dwio/nimble/velox/selective/SelectiveNimbleReader.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "dwio/nimble/velox/selective/SelectiveNimbleReader.h"
-#include "dwio/nimble/encodings/EncodingFactory.h"
-#include "dwio/nimble/encodings/legacy/EncodingFactory.h"
 #include "dwio/nimble/index/ClusterIndexReader.h"
 #include "dwio/nimble/index/IndexConstants.h"
 #include "dwio/nimble/index/IndexFilter.h"
@@ -363,19 +361,6 @@ void SelectiveNimbleRowReader::loadCurrentStripe() {
       readerBase_->nimbleSchema(),
       streams_,
       options_.trackRowSize() ? rowSizeTracker_.get() : nullptr,
-      options_.passStringBuffersFromDecoder()
-          ? [](velox::memory::MemoryPool& pool,
-               std::string_view data,
-               std::function<void*(uint32_t)> stringBufferFactory)
-                -> std::unique_ptr<Encoding> {
-        return EncodingFactory::decode(pool, data, stringBufferFactory);
-      }
-          : [](velox::memory::MemoryPool& pool,
-               std::string_view data,
-               std::function<void*(uint32_t)> stringBufferFactory)
-                -> std::unique_ptr<Encoding> {
-        return legacy::EncodingFactory::decode(pool, data, stringBufferFactory);
-      },
       options_.passStringBuffersFromDecoder(),
       options_.preserveFlatMapsInMemory());