diff --git a/src/internal/reflectlite/export_test.go b/src/internal/reflectlite/export_test.go
index ea937b8db7..0ad3d97c15 100644
--- a/src/internal/reflectlite/export_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/reflectlite/export_test.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func Zero(typ Type) Value {
 	}
 	t := typ.common()
 	fl := flag(t.Kind())
-	if ifaceIndir(t) {
+	if t.IfaceIndir() {
 		return Value{t, unsafe_New(t), fl | flagIndir}
 	}
 	return Value{t, nil, fl}
diff --git a/src/internal/reflectlite/type.go b/src/internal/reflectlite/type.go
index af581d3a71..88cc50db9e 100644
--- a/src/internal/reflectlite/type.go
+++ b/src/internal/reflectlite/type.go
@@ -641,8 +641,3 @@ func toType(t *abi.Type) Type {
 	}
 	return toRType(t)
 }
-
-// ifaceIndir reports whether t is stored indirectly in an interface value.
-func ifaceIndir(t *abi.Type) bool {
-	return abi.Kind(t.Kind_)&abi.KindDirectIface == 0
-}
diff --git a/src/internal/reflectlite/value.go b/src/internal/reflectlite/value.go
index f898b86108..c38b498ea7 100644
--- a/src/internal/reflectlite/value.go
+++ b/src/internal/reflectlite/value.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func packEface(v Value) any {
 	e := (*abi.EmptyInterface)(unsafe.Pointer(&i))
 	// First, fill in the data portion of the interface.
 	switch {
-	case ifaceIndir(t):
+	case t.IfaceIndir():
 		if v.flag&flagIndir == 0 {
 			panic("bad indir")
 		}
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func unpackEface(i any) Value {
 		return Value{}
 	}
 	f := flag(t.Kind())
-	if ifaceIndir(t) {
+	if t.IfaceIndir() {
 		f |= flagIndir
 	}
 	return Value{t, e.Data, f}