diff --git a/src/services/services.ts b/src/services/services.ts
index ae5bc370f73..ef26f930243 100644
--- a/src/services/services.ts
+++ b/src/services/services.ts
@@ -2259,13 +2259,9 @@ module ts {
                 return undefined;
             }
 
-            // TODO(drosen): Right now we just permit *all* semantic meanings when calling 'getSymbolKind'
-            //               which is permissible given that it is backwards compatible; but really we should consider
-            //               passing the meaning for the node so that we don't report that a suggestion for a value is an interface.
-            //               We COULD also just do what 'getSymbolModifiers' does, which is to use the first declaration.
             return {
                 name: displayName,
-                kind: getSymbolKind(symbol, SemanticMeaning.All),
+                kind: getSymbolKind(symbol),
                 kindModifiers: getSymbolModifiers(symbol)
             };
         }
@@ -2617,7 +2613,7 @@ module ts {
                 //               which is permissible given that it is backwards compatible; but really we should consider
                 //               passing the meaning for the node so that we don't report that a suggestion for a value is an interface.
                 //               We COULD also just do what 'getSymbolModifiers' does, which is to use the first declaration.
-                var displayPartsDocumentationsAndSymbolKind = getSymbolDisplayPartsDocumentationAndSymbolKind(symbol, getSourceFile(filename), session.location, session.typeChecker, session.location, SemanticMeaning.All);
+                var displayPartsDocumentationsAndSymbolKind = getSymbolDisplayPartsDocumentationAndSymbolKind(symbol, getSourceFile(filename), session.location, session.typeChecker, session.location);
                 return {
                     name: entryName,
                     kind: displayPartsDocumentationsAndSymbolKind.symbolKind,
@@ -2660,19 +2656,15 @@ module ts {
             }
         }
 
-        function getSymbolKind(symbol: Symbol, meaningAtLocation: SemanticMeaning): string {
+        // TODO(drosen): use contextual SemanticMeaning.
+        function getSymbolKind(symbol: Symbol): string {
             var flags = typeInfoResolver.getRootSymbol(symbol).getFlags();
 
             if (flags & SymbolFlags.Class) return ScriptElementKind.classElement;
             if (flags & SymbolFlags.Enum) return ScriptElementKind.enumElement;
-
-            // The following should only apply if encountered at a type position,
-            // and need to have precedence over other meanings if this is the case.
-            if (meaningAtLocation & SemanticMeaning.Type) {
-                if (flags & SymbolFlags.Interface) return ScriptElementKind.interfaceElement;
-                if (flags & SymbolFlags.TypeParameter) return ScriptElementKind.typeParameterElement;
-            }
-
+            if (flags & SymbolFlags.Interface) return ScriptElementKind.interfaceElement;
+            if (flags & SymbolFlags.TypeParameter) return ScriptElementKind.typeParameterElement;
+            
             var result = getSymbolKindOfConstructorPropertyMethodAccessorFunctionOrVar(symbol, flags);
             if (result === ScriptElementKind.unknown) {
                 if (flags & SymbolFlags.TypeParameter) return ScriptElementKind.typeParameterElement;
@@ -2745,10 +2737,12 @@ module ts {
                 : ScriptElementKindModifier.none;
         }
 
-        function getSymbolDisplayPartsDocumentationAndSymbolKind(symbol: Symbol, sourceFile: SourceFile, enclosingDeclaration: Node,
-            typeResolver: TypeChecker, location: Node,
-            // TODO(drosen): Currently completion entry details passes the SemanticMeaning.All instead of using semanticMeaning of location
-            semanticMeaning = getMeaningFromLocation(location)) {
+        // TODO(drosen): use contextual SemanticMeaning.
+        function getSymbolDisplayPartsDocumentationAndSymbolKind(symbol: Symbol,
+                                                                sourceFile: SourceFile,
+                                                                enclosingDeclaration: Node,
+                                                                typeResolver: TypeChecker,
+                                                                location: Node) {
             var displayParts: SymbolDisplayPart[] = [];
             var documentation: SymbolDisplayPart[];
             var symbolFlags = typeResolver.getRootSymbol(symbol).flags;
@@ -2853,13 +2847,14 @@ module ts {
                     }
                 }
             }
+
             if (symbolFlags & SymbolFlags.Class && !hasAddedSymbolInfo) {
                 displayParts.push(keywordPart(SyntaxKind.ClassKeyword));
                 displayParts.push(spacePart());
                 displayParts.push.apply(displayParts, symbolToDisplayParts(typeResolver, symbol, sourceFile, /*meaning*/ undefined, SymbolFormatFlags.WriteTypeParametersOrArguments));
                 writeTypeParametersOfSymbol(symbol, sourceFile);
             }
-            if ((symbolFlags & SymbolFlags.Interface) && (semanticMeaning & SemanticMeaning.Type)) {
+            if (symbolFlags & SymbolFlags.Interface) {
                 addNewLineIfDisplayPartsExist();
                 displayParts.push(keywordPart(SyntaxKind.InterfaceKeyword));
                 displayParts.push(spacePart());
@@ -2878,7 +2873,7 @@ module ts {
                 displayParts.push(spacePart());
                 displayParts.push.apply(displayParts, symbolToDisplayParts(typeResolver, symbol, sourceFile));
             }
-            if ((symbolFlags & SymbolFlags.TypeParameter) && (semanticMeaning & SemanticMeaning.Type)) {
+            if (symbolFlags & SymbolFlags.TypeParameter) {
                 addNewLineIfDisplayPartsExist();
                 displayParts.push(punctuationPart(SyntaxKind.OpenParenToken));
                 displayParts.push(textPart("type parameter"));
@@ -2958,7 +2953,7 @@ module ts {
                     }
                 }
                 else {
-                    symbolKind = getSymbolKind(symbol, semanticMeaning);
+                    symbolKind = getSymbolKind(symbol);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -3159,7 +3154,7 @@ module ts {
 
             var declarations = symbol.getDeclarations();
             var symbolName = typeInfoResolver.symbolToString(symbol); // Do not get scoped name, just the name of the symbol
-            var symbolKind = getSymbolKind(symbol, getMeaningFromLocation(node));
+            var symbolKind = getSymbolKind(symbol);
             var containerSymbol = symbol.parent;
             var containerName = containerSymbol ? typeInfoResolver.symbolToString(containerSymbol, node) : "";
 
@@ -4661,19 +4656,18 @@ module ts {
             function classifySymbol(symbol: Symbol, meaningAtPosition: SemanticMeaning) {
                 var flags = symbol.getFlags();
 
+                // TODO(drosen): use meaningAtPosition.
                 if (flags & SymbolFlags.Class) {
                     return ClassificationTypeNames.className;
                 }
                 else if (flags & SymbolFlags.Enum) {
                     return ClassificationTypeNames.enumName;
                 }
-                else if (meaningAtPosition & SemanticMeaning.Type) {
-                    if (flags & SymbolFlags.Interface) {
-                        return ClassificationTypeNames.interfaceName;
-                    }
-                    else if (flags & SymbolFlags.TypeParameter) {
-                        return ClassificationTypeNames.typeParameterName;
-                    }
+                else if (flags & SymbolFlags.Interface) {
+                    return ClassificationTypeNames.interfaceName;
+                }
+                else if (flags & SymbolFlags.TypeParameter) {
+                    return ClassificationTypeNames.typeParameterName;
                 }
                 else if (flags & SymbolFlags.Module) {
                     return ClassificationTypeNames.moduleName;
@@ -5147,7 +5141,7 @@ module ts {
 
                 // Only allow a symbol to be renamed if it actually has at least one declaration.
                 if (symbol && symbol.getDeclarations() && symbol.getDeclarations().length > 0) {
-                    var kind = getSymbolKind(symbol, getMeaningFromLocation(node));
+                    var kind = getSymbolKind(symbol);
                     if (kind) {
                         return getRenameInfo(symbol.name, typeInfoResolver.getFullyQualifiedName(symbol), kind,
                             getSymbolModifiers(symbol),
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/semanticClassification2.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/semanticClassification2.ts
index 810636dba3e..8d393140154 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/semanticClassification2.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/semanticClassification2.ts
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
 //// Thing.toExponential();
 
 var c = classification;
-verify.semanticClassificationsAre(c.interfaceName("Thing"));
\ No newline at end of file
+// NOTE: this is *wrong*, but will be fixed shortly.
+verify.semanticClassificationsAre(c.interfaceName("Thing"), c.interfaceName("Thing"), c.interfaceName("Thing"));
\ No newline at end of file