diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go
index cfd695097f..471746ed7d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/go.go
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ var asmhdr string
 var simtype [NTYPE]types.EType
 
 var (
-	isforw    [NTYPE]bool
 	isInt     [NTYPE]bool
 	isFloat   [NTYPE]bool
 	isComplex [NTYPE]bool
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/reflect.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/reflect.go
index e4008bd7e7..415d3cd594 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/reflect.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/reflect.go
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ func dtypesym(t *types.Type) *obj.LSym {
 			return lsym
 		}
 		// TODO(mdempsky): Investigate whether this can happen.
-		if isforw[tbase.Etype] {
+		if tbase.Etype == TFORW {
 			return lsym
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/universe.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/universe.go
index 96980ad500..760a8e40b0 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/universe.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/universe.go
@@ -200,8 +200,6 @@ func typeinit() {
 	isComplex[TCOMPLEX64] = true
 	isComplex[TCOMPLEX128] = true
 
-	isforw[TFORW] = true
-
 	// initialize okfor
 	for et := types.EType(0); et < NTYPE; et++ {
 		if isInt[et] || et == TIDEAL {