diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/expr.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/expr.go
index 3fded144dc..b99f5a4cdd 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/expr.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/expr.go
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func (g *irgen) selectorExpr(pos src.XPos, typ types2.Type, expr *syntax.Selecto
 
 				// selinfo.Targs() are the types used to
 				// instantiate the type of receiver
-				targs2 := selinfo.TArgs()
+				targs2 := getTargs(selinfo)
 				targs := make([]ir.Node, len(targs2))
 				for i, targ2 := range targs2 {
 					targs[i] = ir.TypeNode(g.typ(targ2))
@@ -279,6 +279,19 @@ func (g *irgen) selectorExpr(pos src.XPos, typ types2.Type, expr *syntax.Selecto
 	return n
 }
 
+// getTargs gets the targs associated with the receiver of a selected method
+func getTargs(selinfo *types2.Selection) []types2.Type {
+	r := selinfo.Recv()
+	if p := types2.AsPointer(r); p != nil {
+		r = p.Elem()
+	}
+	n := types2.AsNamed(r)
+	if n == nil {
+		base.Fatalf("Incorrect type for selinfo %v", selinfo)
+	}
+	return n.TArgs()
+}
+
 func (g *irgen) exprList(expr syntax.Expr) []ir.Node {
 	switch expr := expr.(type) {
 	case nil:
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/selection.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/selection.go
index 02c0fc6902..8128aeee2e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/selection.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/selection.go
@@ -51,22 +51,6 @@ func (s *Selection) Kind() SelectionKind { return s.kind }
 // Recv returns the type of x in x.f.
 func (s *Selection) Recv() Type { return s.recv }
 
-// Work-around for a compiler issue where an (*instance) escapes.
-// TODO(gri): Is this still needed?
-func (s *Selection) TArgs() []Type {
-	r := s.recv
-	if p := asPointer(r); p != nil {
-		r = p.Elem()
-	}
-	if n := asNamed(r); n != nil {
-		return n.TArgs()
-	}
-	// The base type (after skipping any pointer) must be a Named type. The
-	// bug is that sometimes it can be an instance type (which is supposed to
-	// be an internal type only).
-	return r.(*instance).targs
-}
-
 // Obj returns the object denoted by x.f; a *Var for
 // a field selection, and a *Func in all other cases.
 func (s *Selection) Obj() Object { return s.obj }