diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
index 0574c4be1..4aff4af89 100644
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-erlang 26.1.2
-elixir 1.16.0-rc.0-otp-26
+erlang 24.0
+elixir 1.12.1-otp-24
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/readability/nested_function_calls.ex b/lib/credo/check/readability/nested_function_calls.ex
index 63bc24a6c..9bcc6318a 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/readability/nested_function_calls.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/readability/nested_function_calls.ex
@@ -59,8 +59,13 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCalls do
   end
 
   # A fully qualified call with no arguments
-  defp traverse({{:., _meta, _call}, _meta2, []} = ast, accumulator, _issue) do
-    {ast, accumulator}
+  defp traverse({{:., _meta, _call}, _meta2, []} = ast, acc, _issue) do
+    {ast, acc}
+  end
+
+  # We don't look into interpolations in strings/binaries
+  defp traverse({:<<>>, _meta, _args}, acc, _issue) do
+    {nil, acc}
   end
 
   # Any call
@@ -252,13 +257,6 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCalls do
         ),
         do: true
 
-    # Kernel.to_string() in a string interpolation
-    def cannot_be_in_pipeline?(
-          {{:., _, [Kernel, :to_string]}, meta, _} = ast,
-          _excluded_functions,
-          _excluded_argument_types
-        ), do: meta[:from_interpolation]
-
     # Elixir <= 1.8.0
     # '__#{val}__' are compiled to String.to_charlist("__#{val}__")
     # we want to consider these charlists a valid pipe chain start