4 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/cmd/fix/cftype.go b/src/cmd/fix/cftype.go
index d4fcc4485e..04ece9fe5b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/fix/cftype.go
+++ b/src/cmd/fix/cftype.go
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ func typefix(f *ast.File, badType func(string) bool) bool {
 				return
 			}
 			v := reflect.ValueOf(n)
-			if v.Type().Kind() != reflect.Pointer {
+			if v.Kind() != reflect.Pointer {
 				return
 			}
 			if v.IsNil() {
 				return
 			}
 			v = v.Elem()
-			if v.Type().Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+			if v.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
 				return
 			}
 			for i := 0; i < v.NumField(); i++ {
diff --git a/src/encoding/gob/decoder.go b/src/encoding/gob/decoder.go
index eae307838e..c35398d105 100644
--- a/src/encoding/gob/decoder.go
+++ b/src/encoding/gob/decoder.go
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func (dec *Decoder) Decode(e any) error {
 	value := reflect.ValueOf(e)
 	// If e represents a value as opposed to a pointer, the answer won't
 	// get back to the caller. Make sure it's a pointer.
-	if value.Type().Kind() != reflect.Pointer {
+	if value.Kind() != reflect.Pointer {
 		dec.err = errors.New("gob: attempt to decode into a non-pointer")
 		return dec.err
 	}
diff --git a/src/encoding/gob/encode.go b/src/encoding/gob/encode.go
index 5f4d2539fa..ed3494218c 100644
--- a/src/encoding/gob/encode.go
+++ b/src/encoding/gob/encode.go
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ func (enc *Encoder) encode(b *encBuffer, value reflect.Value, ut *userTypeInfo)
 	for i := 0; i < indir; i++ {
 		value = reflect.Indirect(value)
 	}
-	if ut.externalEnc == 0 && value.Type().Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+	if ut.externalEnc == 0 && value.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
 		enc.encodeStruct(b, engine, value)
 	} else {
 		enc.encodeSingle(b, engine, value)
diff --git a/src/encoding/xml/read.go b/src/encoding/xml/read.go
index 3cc4968c76..af25c20f06 100644
--- a/src/encoding/xml/read.go
+++ b/src/encoding/xml/read.go
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func (d *Decoder) unmarshalAttr(val reflect.Value, attr Attr) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if val.Type().Kind() == reflect.Slice && val.Type().Elem().Kind() != reflect.Uint8 {
+	if val.Kind() == reflect.Slice && val.Type().Elem().Kind() != reflect.Uint8 {
 		// Slice of element values.
 		// Grow slice.
 		n := val.Len()