diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/align.c b/src/cmd/gc/align.c
index 0ea7e8e971e..34f3e9c84a5 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/align.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/align.c
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ dowidth(Type *t)
 		w = 2*widthptr;
 		break;
 	case TINTER:		// implemented as 2 pointers
-	case TFORWINTER:
 		offmod(t);
 		w = 2*widthptr;
 		break;
@@ -179,10 +178,6 @@ dowidth(Type *t)
 		w = widthptr;
 		break;
 	case TFORW:		// should have been filled in
-	case TFORWSTRUCT:
-		yyerror("undefined type %T", t);
-		w = widthptr;
-		break;
 	case TANY:
 		// dummy type; should be replaced before use.
 		fatal("dowidth any");
@@ -262,8 +257,6 @@ typeinit(void)
 	isptr[TPTR64] = 1;
 
 	isforw[TFORW] = 1;
-	isforw[TFORWSTRUCT] = 1;
-	isforw[TFORWINTER] = 1;
 
 	issigned[TINT] = 1;
 	issigned[TINT8] = 1;
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/dcl.c b/src/cmd/gc/dcl.c
index d19c0a4d2ed..ef7cd3e9250 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/dcl.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/dcl.c
@@ -239,28 +239,7 @@ addtyp(Type *n, int ctxt)
 Type*
 dodcltype(Type *n)
 {
-	Sym *s;
-
-	// if n has been forward declared,
-	// use the Type* created then
-	s = n->sym;
-	if((funcdepth == 0 || s->block == block) && s->def != N && s->def->op == OTYPE) {
-		switch(s->def->type->etype) {
-		case TFORWSTRUCT:
-		case TFORWINTER:
-			n = s->def->type;
-			if(s->block != block) {
-				// completing forward struct from other file
-				externdcl = list(externdcl, typenod(n));
-			}
-			goto found;
-		}
-	}
-
-	// otherwise declare a new type
 	addtyp(n, dclcontext);
-
-found:
 	n->local = 1;
 	autoexport(typenod(n), dclcontext);
 	return n;
@@ -288,21 +267,6 @@ updatetype(Type *n, Type *t)
 	case TFORW:
 		break;
 
-	case TFORWSTRUCT:
-		if(t->etype != TSTRUCT) {
-			yyerror("%T forward declared as struct", n);
-			return;
-		}
-		n->local = 1;
-		break;
-
-	case TFORWINTER:
-		if(t->etype != TINTER) {
-			yyerror("%T forward declared as interface", n);
-			return;
-		}
-		break;
-
 	default:
 		fatal("updatetype %T / %T", n, t);
 	}
@@ -323,14 +287,7 @@ updatetype(Type *n, Type *t)
 	n->vargen = vargen;
 	n->nod = N;
 
-	// catch declaration of incomplete type
-	switch(n->etype) {
-	case TFORWSTRUCT:
-	case TFORWINTER:
-		break;
-	default:
-		checkwidth(n);
-	}
+	checkwidth(n);
 
 	// double-check use of type as map key
 	if(maplineno) {
@@ -646,7 +603,6 @@ colas(NodeList *left, NodeList *right)
 void
 funchdr(Node *n)
 {
-	Node *nt;
 
 	if(n->nname != N) {
 		n->nname->op = ONAME;
@@ -735,47 +691,14 @@ funcbody(Node *n)
 		dclcontext = PEXTERN;
 }
 
-/*
- * forward declarations of types
- * TODO(rsc): delete!
- */
-
 /*
  * new type being defined with name s.
  */
 Node*
 typedcl0(Sym *s)
 {
-	Node *o, *ot, *n;
-	int et;
+	Node *n;
 
-	// TODO(rsc): throw away once forward declarations are gone
-	if((o = s->def) != N && o != N && o->op == OTYPE && s->block == block) {
-		if((ot = o->ntype) != N && ot->op == OTYPE && ot->type != T)
-		if((et = ot->type->etype) == TFORWSTRUCT || et == TFORWINTER) {
-			// local forward declaration exists!
-			// use it instead of the node we just created.
-			if(ot->walkdef || ot->typecheck)
-				fatal("someone looked at the fwd decl");
-			return o;
-		}
-
-		if(o->type && ((et = o->type->etype) == TFORWSTRUCT || et == TFORWINTER)) {
-			// imported forward declaration exists.
-			// attach the fwd type to the node we just
-			// created, so that when we define the type in walkdef
-			// we will overwrite the fwd version.
-			o->nincr = nod(OXXX, N, N);
-			o->nincr->type = o->type;
-			o->type = T;
-			o->walkdef = 0;
-			o->typecheck = 0;
-			autoexport(o, PEXTERN);
-			return o;
-		}
-	}
-
-	// make a new one
 	n = dclname(s);
 	n->op = OTYPE;
 	declare(n, dclcontext);
@@ -784,9 +707,7 @@ typedcl0(Sym *s)
 
 /*
  * node n, which was returned by typedcl0
- * is being declared to have uncompiled type t.  if n was previously forward
- * declared, update the forward declaration and undo the dclname.
- * extra tricky because we have to deal with imported forward declarations.
+ * is being declared to have uncompiled type t.
  * return the ODCLTYPE node to use.
  */
 Node*
@@ -797,20 +718,6 @@ typedcl1(Node *n, Node *t, int local)
 	return nod(ODCLTYPE, n, N);
 }
 
-/*
- * node n, which was returned by dclname (newname for imports)
- * is being forward declared as et (TFORWSTRUCT or TFORWINTER).
- * if n was previously forward declared, scream.
- * return the ODCLTYPE node to use.
- */
-Node*
-fwdtype(Node *n, int et)
-{
-	n->op = OTYPE;
-	n->ntype = typenod(typ(et));
-	return nod(ODCLTYPE, n, N);
-}
-
 /*
  * typedcl1 but during imports
  */
@@ -821,14 +728,6 @@ typedcl2(Type *pt, Type *t)
 
 	if(pt->etype == TFORW)
 		goto ok;
-	if(pt->etype == TFORWSTRUCT && t->etype == TSTRUCT)
-		goto ok;
-	if(pt->etype == TFORWINTER && t->etype == TINTER)
-		goto ok;
-	if(pt->etype == TSTRUCT && t->etype == TFORWSTRUCT)
-		return;
-	if(pt->etype == TINTER && t->etype == TFORWINTER)
-		return;
 	if(!cvttype(pt, t)) {
 		yyerror("redeclaration of %T during imports", pt);
 		return;
@@ -843,17 +742,7 @@ ok:
 	pt->sym = n->sym;
 	declare(n, PEXTERN);
 
-	switch(pt->etype) {
-	case TFORWINTER:
-	case TFORWSTRUCT:
-		// allow re-export in case it gets defined
-		pt->sym->flags &= ~(SymExport|SymPackage);
-		pt->sym->flags &= ~SymImported;
-		break;
-	default:
-		checkwidth(pt);
-		break;
-	}
+	checkwidth(pt);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1292,8 +1181,6 @@ addmethod(Sym *sf, Type *t, int local)
 
 	if(local && !pa->local) {
 		// defining method on non-local type.
-		// method must have been forward declared
-		// elsewhere, i.e. where the type was.
 		yyerror("cannot define new methods on non-local type %T", pa);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/export.c b/src/cmd/gc/export.c
index b5abec3cca4..1d5253ff5f2 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/export.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/export.c
@@ -163,12 +163,6 @@ dumpexporttype(Sym *s)
 	case TFORW:
 		yyerror("export of incomplete type %T", t);
 		return;
-	case TFORWSTRUCT:
-		Bprint(bout, "type %#T struct\n", t);
-		return;
-	case TFORWINTER:
-		Bprint(bout, "type %#T interface\n", t);
-		return;
 	}
 	Bprint(bout, "type %#T %l#T\n",  t, t);
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/go.h b/src/cmd/gc/go.h
index e5cdadbb73b..5768a554617 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/go.h
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/go.h
@@ -2,13 +2,9 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-/*
-*/
-
 #include	<u.h>
 #include	<libc.h>
 #include	<bio.h>
-#include	"compat.h"
 
 #ifndef	EXTERN
 #define	EXTERN	extern
@@ -420,8 +416,6 @@ enum
 	TFIELD,
 	TANY,
 	TSTRING,
-	TFORWSTRUCT,
-	TFORWINTER,
 
 	// pseudo-types for literals
 	TIDEAL,
@@ -942,7 +936,6 @@ void	funccompile(Node*);
 
 Node*	typedcl0(Sym*);
 Node*	typedcl1(Node*, Node*, int);
-Node*	fwdtype(Node*, int);
 void	typedcl2(Type*, Type*);
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/go.y b/src/cmd/gc/go.y
index 439340caba3..722ca82db0c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/go.y
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/go.y
@@ -389,17 +389,6 @@ typedcl:
 		$$ = typedcl1($1, $2, 1);
 	}
 
-// TODO(rsc): delete
-|	typedclname LSTRUCT
-	{
-		$$ = fwdtype($1, TFORWSTRUCT);
-	}
-// TODO(rsc): delete
-|	typedclname LINTERFACE
-	{
-		$$ = fwdtype($1, TFORWINTER);
-	}
-
 simple_stmt:
 	expr
 	{
@@ -1566,15 +1555,6 @@ hidden_import:
 	{
 		importtype($2, $3);
 	}
-// TODO(rsc): delete
-|	LTYPE hidden_pkgtype LSTRUCT
-	{
-		importtype($2, typ(TFORWSTRUCT));
-	}
-|	LTYPE hidden_pkgtype LINTERFACE
-	{
-		importtype($2, typ(TFORWINTER));
-	}
 |	LFUNC hidden_pkg_importsym '(' ohidden_funarg_list ')' ohidden_funres
 	{
 		importvar($2, functype(N, $4, $6), PFUNC);
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/reflect.c b/src/cmd/gc/reflect.c
index 5c580771296..9a1ad088dd6 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/reflect.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/reflect.c
@@ -532,10 +532,6 @@ ok:
 		ot = duintptr(s, ot, t->chan);
 		break;
 
-	case TFORWSTRUCT:
-	case TFORWINTER:
-		return s;
-
 	case TFUNC:
 		for(t1=getthisx(t)->type; t1; t1=t1->down)
 			dtypesym(t1->type);
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/subr.c b/src/cmd/gc/subr.c
index 896f5f61d12..771e9c293db 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/subr.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/subr.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ algtype(Type *t)
 		a = ASTRING;	// string
 	else if(isnilinter(t))
 		a = ANILINTER;	// nil interface
-	else if(t->etype == TINTER || t->etype == TFORWINTER)
+	else if(t->etype == TINTER)
 		a = AINTER;	// interface
 	else
 		a = ANOEQ;	// just bytes, but no hash/eq
@@ -804,8 +804,6 @@ etnames[] =
 	[TSTRING]	= "STRING",
 	[TCHAN]		= "CHAN",
 	[TANY]		= "ANY",
-	[TFORWINTER]	= "FORWINTER",
-	[TFORWSTRUCT]	= "FORWSTRUCT",
 };
 
 int
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/typecheck.c b/src/cmd/gc/typecheck.c
index a7d5b8d40e5..2ff2af9307b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/typecheck.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/typecheck.c
@@ -948,8 +948,6 @@ ret:
 		case TFUNC:	// might have TANY; wait until its called
 		case TANY:
 		case TFORW:
-		case TFORWINTER:
-		case TFORWSTRUCT:
 		case TIDEAL:
 		case TNIL:
 			break;
diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/walk.c b/src/cmd/gc/walk.c
index fd1220f6186..2f5ff58325d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/walk.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/walk.c
@@ -195,10 +195,7 @@ walkdef(Node *n)
 
 	case OTYPE:
 		n->walkdef = 1;
-		if(n->nincr != N)	// fwd decl hack
-			n->type = n->nincr->type;
-		else
-			n->type = typ(TFORW);
+		n->type = typ(TFORW);
 		n->type->sym = n->sym;
 		n->typecheck = 1;
 		typecheck(&n->ntype, Etype);