diff --git a/go/types/typemap/typemap_test.go b/go/types/typemap/typemap_test.go
index 70fcd48e..3eea5b58 100644
--- a/go/types/typemap/typemap_test.go
+++ b/go/types/typemap/typemap_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package typemap_test
 //   (e.g. all types generated by type-checking some body of real code).
 
 import (
-	"go/ast"
 	"testing"
 
 	"code.google.com/p/go.tools/go/types"
@@ -14,12 +13,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	tStr      = types.Typ[types.String]       // string
-	tPStr1    = types.NewPointer(tStr)        // *string
-	tPStr2    = types.NewPointer(tStr)        // *string, again
-	tInt      = types.Typ[types.Int]          // int
-	tChanInt1 = types.NewChan(ast.RECV, tInt) // <-chan int
-	tChanInt2 = types.NewChan(ast.RECV, tInt) // <-chan int, again
+	tStr      = types.Typ[types.String]             // string
+	tPStr1    = types.NewPointer(tStr)              // *string
+	tPStr2    = types.NewPointer(tStr)              // *string, again
+	tInt      = types.Typ[types.Int]                // int
+	tChanInt1 = types.NewChan(types.RecvOnly, tInt) // <-chan int
+	tChanInt2 = types.NewChan(types.RecvOnly, tInt) // <-chan int, again
 )
 
 func checkEqualButNotIdentical(t *testing.T, x, y types.Type, comment string) {
diff --git a/ssa/interp/interp.go b/ssa/interp/interp.go
index 61d05030..b9be370b 100644
--- a/ssa/interp/interp.go
+++ b/ssa/interp/interp.go
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ package interp
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"go/ast"
 	"go/token"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
@@ -369,7 +368,7 @@ func visitInstr(fr *frame, instr ssa.Instruction) continuation {
 		}
 		for _, state := range instr.States {
 			var dir reflect.SelectDir
-			if state.Dir == ast.RECV {
+			if state.Dir == types.RecvOnly {
 				dir = reflect.SelectRecv
 			} else {
 				dir = reflect.SelectSend
@@ -390,7 +389,7 @@ func visitInstr(fr *frame, instr ssa.Instruction) continuation {
 		}
 		r := tuple{chosen, recvOk}
 		for i, st := range instr.States {
-			if st.Dir == ast.RECV {
+			if st.Dir == types.RecvOnly {
 				var v value
 				if i == chosen && recvOk {
 					// No need to copy since send makes an unaliased copy.