diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/noder.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/noder.go
index 1d7c1f44a4..f8f802936b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/noder.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/noder.go
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ func checkEmbed(decl *syntax.VarDecl, haveEmbed, withinFunc bool) error {
 		return errors.New("go:embed cannot apply to var without type")
 	case withinFunc:
 		return errors.New("go:embed cannot apply to var inside func")
-	case !types.AllowsGoVersion(types.LocalPkg, 1, 16):
+	case !types.AllowsGoVersion(1, 16):
 		return fmt.Errorf("go:embed requires go1.16 or later (-lang was set to %s; check go.mod)", base.Flag.Lang)
 
 	default:
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/goversion.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/goversion.go
index 1a324aa42f..ceb2ed366e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/goversion.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/goversion.go
@@ -24,19 +24,9 @@ type lang struct {
 // any language version is supported.
 var langWant lang
 
-// AllowsGoVersion reports whether a particular package
-// is allowed to use Go version major.minor.
-// We assume the imported packages have all been checked,
-// so we only have to check the local package against the -lang flag.
-func AllowsGoVersion(pkg *Pkg, major, minor int) bool {
-	if pkg == nil {
-		// TODO(mdempsky): Set Pkg for local types earlier.
-		pkg = LocalPkg
-	}
-	if pkg != LocalPkg {
-		// Assume imported packages passed type-checking.
-		return true
-	}
+// AllowsGoVersion reports whether local package is allowed
+// to use Go version major.minor.
+func AllowsGoVersion(major, minor int) bool {
 	if langWant.major == 0 && langWant.minor == 0 {
 		return true
 	}