1 files changed, 5 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/reflect/type.go b/src/reflect/type.go
index 0e41a6db99..e5ee7f90d0 100644
--- a/src/reflect/type.go
+++ b/src/reflect/type.go
@@ -1303,6 +1303,11 @@ func TypeOf(i any) Type {
 	return toType(abi.TypeOf(i))
 }
 
+// TypeFor returns the [Type] that represents the type argument T.
+func TypeFor[T any]() Type {
+	return toType(abi.TypeFor[T]())
+}
+
 // rtypeOf directly extracts the *rtype of the provided value.
 func rtypeOf(i any) *abi.Type {
 	return abi.TypeOf(i)
@@ -2850,12 +2855,3 @@ func addTypeBits(bv *bitVector, offset uintptr, t *abi.Type) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-// TypeFor returns the [Type] that represents the type argument T.
-func TypeFor[T any]() Type {
-	var v T
-	if t := TypeOf(v); t != nil {
-		return t // optimize for T being a non-interface kind
-	}
-	return TypeOf((*T)(nil)).Elem() // only for an interface kind
-}