diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 46f1c353dd7..7462e381f23 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ namespace ts {
             getGlobalDiagnostics,
             getTypeOfSymbolAtLocation,
             getSymbolsOfParameterPropertyDeclaration,
-            getTypeOfSymbol,
             getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol,
             getPropertiesOfType,
             getPropertyOfType,
diff --git a/src/compiler/types.ts b/src/compiler/types.ts
index 7bd2db13ba2..2db59acbaae 100644
--- a/src/compiler/types.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/types.ts
@@ -2258,7 +2258,6 @@ namespace ts {
 
     export interface TypeChecker {
         getTypeOfSymbolAtLocation(symbol: Symbol, node: Node): Type;
-        getTypeOfSymbol(symbol: Symbol): Type;
         getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(symbol: Symbol): Type;
         getPropertiesOfType(type: Type): Symbol[];
         getPropertyOfType(type: Type, propertyName: string): Symbol;
diff --git a/src/services/utilities.ts b/src/services/utilities.ts
index 98cf5e0adb8..a727d271022 100644
--- a/src/services/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/services/utilities.ts
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
     function getInsertionForMemberSymbol(symbol: Symbol, enclosingDeclaration: ClassDeclaration, checker: TypeChecker, newlineChar: string): string {
         const name = symbol.getName();
-        const type = checker.getTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
+        const type = checker.getTypeOfSymbolAtLocation(symbol, enclosingDeclaration);
         const declarations = symbol.getDeclarations();
         if (!(declarations && declarations.length)) {
             return "";