diff --git a/internal/lsp/source/symbols.go b/internal/lsp/source/symbols.go
index 989492cc73..2f964e4fe4 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/source/symbols.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/source/symbols.go
@@ -129,40 +129,12 @@ func funcSymbol(ctx context.Context, view View, pkg Package, decl *ast.FuncDecl,
 	return s, nil
 }
 
-func setKind(s *protocol.DocumentSymbol, typ types.Type, q types.Qualifier) {
-	switch typ := typ.Underlying().(type) {
-	case *types.Interface:
-		s.Kind = protocol.Interface
-	case *types.Struct:
-		s.Kind = protocol.Struct
-	case *types.Signature:
-		s.Kind = protocol.Function
-		if typ.Recv() != nil {
-			s.Kind = protocol.Method
-		}
-	case *types.Named:
-		setKind(s, typ.Underlying(), q)
-	case *types.Basic:
-		i := typ.Info()
-		switch {
-		case i&types.IsNumeric != 0:
-			s.Kind = protocol.Number
-		case i&types.IsBoolean != 0:
-			s.Kind = protocol.Boolean
-		case i&types.IsString != 0:
-			s.Kind = protocol.String
-		}
-	default:
-		s.Kind = protocol.Variable
-	}
-}
-
 func typeSymbol(ctx context.Context, view View, pkg Package, info *types.Info, spec *ast.TypeSpec, obj types.Object, q types.Qualifier) (protocol.DocumentSymbol, error) {
 	s := protocol.DocumentSymbol{
 		Name: obj.Name(),
 	}
 	s.Detail, _ = formatType(obj.Type(), q)
-	setKind(&s, obj.Type(), q)
+	s.Kind = typeToKind(obj.Type())
 
 	var err error
 	s.Range, err = nodeToProtocolRange(view, pkg, spec)
@@ -236,7 +208,7 @@ func typeSymbol(ctx context.Context, view View, pkg Package, info *types.Info, s
 			child := protocol.DocumentSymbol{
 				Name: types.TypeString(embedded, q),
 			}
-			setKind(&child, embedded, q)
+			child.Kind = typeToKind(embedded)
 			var spanNode, selectionNode ast.Node
 		Embeddeds:
 			for _, f := range ai.Methods.List {