diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 63feb9a7ffe..bc5b1c2cc0a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ module ts {
             // If it is an instantiated symbol, then it is a value if the symbol it is an
             // instantiation of is a value.
             if (symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Instantiated) {
-                return (getSymbolLinks(symbol).target.flags & SymbolFlags.Value) !== 0;
+                return symbolIsValue(getSymbolLinks(symbol).target);
             }
 
             // If the symbol has the value flag, it is trivially a value.
diff --git a/src/services/services.ts b/src/services/services.ts
index 82abdb2b419..7a8d81f601c 100644
--- a/src/services/services.ts
+++ b/src/services/services.ts
@@ -2709,10 +2709,6 @@ module ts {
                     if (rootSymbolFlags & SymbolFlags.SetAccessor) return ScriptElementKind.memberVariableElement;
                     Debug.assert(rootSymbolFlags & SymbolFlags.Method);
                 }) || ScriptElementKind.memberFunctionElement;
-
-                
-                //? 
-                //: ScriptElementKind.memberFunctionElement
             }
 
             return ScriptElementKind.unknown;