diff --git a/src/pkg/gob/decode.go b/src/pkg/gob/decode.go
index 1de74e260a..991b6f03f9 100644
--- a/src/pkg/gob/decode.go
+++ b/src/pkg/gob/decode.go
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ func decode(b *bytes.Buffer, wireId TypeId, e interface{}) os.Error {
 	}
 	engine := *enginePtr;
 	if engine.numInstr == 0 && st.NumField() > 0 && len(wireId.gobType().(*structType).field) > 0 {
-		path, name := rt.Name();
+		name := rt.Name();
 		return os.ErrorString("gob: type mismatch: no fields matched compiling decoder for " + name)
 	}
 	return decodeStruct(engine, rt.(*reflect.StructType), b, uintptr(v.Addr()), 0);
diff --git a/src/pkg/gob/type.go b/src/pkg/gob/type.go
index 1c8bf61bc5..006a0e442b 100644
--- a/src/pkg/gob/type.go
+++ b/src/pkg/gob/type.go
@@ -241,8 +241,7 @@ func newTypeObject(name string, rt reflect.Type) gobType {
 		if _, ok := t.Elem().(*reflect.Uint8Type); ok {
 			return tBytes.gobType()
 		}
-		_, elemName := t.Elem().Name();
-		return newSliceType(name, newType(elemName, t.Elem()));
+		return newSliceType(name, newType(t.Elem().Name(), t.Elem()));
 
 	case *reflect.StructType:
 		// Install the struct type itself before the fields so recursive
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@ func newTypeObject(name string, rt reflect.Type) gobType {
 		for i := 0; i < t.NumField(); i++ {
 			f := t.Field(i);
 			typ, _indir := indirect(f.Type);
-			_pkg, tname := typ.Name();
+			tname := typ.Name();
 			if tname == "" {
 				tname = f.Type.String();
 			}
@@ -346,7 +345,7 @@ func getTypeInfo(rt reflect.Type) *typeInfo {
 	info, ok := typeInfoMap[rt];
 	if !ok {
 		info = new(typeInfo);
-		path, name := rt.Name();
+		name := rt.Name();
 		info.typeId = getType(name, rt).id();
 		// assume it's a struct type
 		info.wire = &wireType{info.typeId.gobType().(*structType)};
diff --git a/src/pkg/reflect/type.go b/src/pkg/reflect/type.go
index 6a0b70a7a7..7e4914cc25 100644
--- a/src/pkg/reflect/type.go
+++ b/src/pkg/reflect/type.go
@@ -246,9 +246,12 @@ type Method struct {
 // Each type in a program has a unique Type, so == on Types
 // corresponds to Go's type equality.
 type Type interface {
-	// Name returns the type's package and name.
-	// The package is a full package import path like "container/vector".
-	Name()	(pkgPath string, name string);
+	// PkgPath returns the type's package path.
+	// The package path is a full package import path like "container/vector".
+	PkgPath()	string;
+
+	// Name returns the type's name within its package.
+	Name()	string;
 
 	// String returns a string representation of the type.
 	// The string representation may use shortened package names
@@ -284,17 +287,18 @@ func (t *uncommonType) uncommon() *uncommonType {
 	return t;
 }
 
-func (t *uncommonType) Name() (pkgPath string, name string) {
-	if t == nil {
-		return;
+func (t *uncommonType) PkgPath() string {
+	if t == nil || t.pkgPath == nil {
+		return ""
 	}
-	if t.pkgPath != nil {
-		pkgPath = *t.pkgPath;
+	return *t.pkgPath;
+}
+
+func (t *uncommonType) Name() string {
+	if t == nil || t.name == nil {
+		return "";
 	}
-	if t.name != nil {
-		name = *t.name;
-	}
-	return;
+	return *t.name;
 }
 
 func (t *commonType) String() string {
@@ -348,7 +352,11 @@ func (t *commonType) Method(i int) (m Method) {
 	return t.uncommonType.Method(i);
 }
 
-func (t *commonType) Name() (pkgPath string, name string) {
+func (t *commonType) PkgPath() string {
+	return t.uncommonType.PkgPath();
+}
+
+func (t *commonType) Name() string {
 	return t.uncommonType.Name();
 }
 
@@ -469,8 +477,7 @@ func (t *StructType) Field(i int) (f StructField) {
 	if p.name != nil {
 		f.Name = *p.name;
 	} else {
-		nam, pkg := f.Type.Name();
-		f.Name = nam;
+		f.Name = f.Type.Name();
 		f.Anonymous = true;
 	}
 	if p.pkgPath != nil {
diff --git a/src/pkg/rpc/server.go b/src/pkg/rpc/server.go
index dadfae0c94..78458e40bd 100644
--- a/src/pkg/rpc/server.go
+++ b/src/pkg/rpc/server.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (server *serverType) add(rcvr interface{}) os.Error {
 	s := new(service);
 	s.typ = reflect.Typeof(rcvr);
 	s.rcvr = reflect.NewValue(rcvr);
-	path_, sname := reflect.Indirect(s.rcvr).Type().Name();
+	sname := reflect.Indirect(s.rcvr).Type().Name();
 	if sname == "" {
 		log.Exit("rpc: no service name for type", s.typ.String())
 	}