diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode2.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode2.go
index 2e9f8e11697..915ad1d9440 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode2.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode2.go
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func (d *deadcodePass2) decodeMethodSig2(ldr *loader.Loader, arch *sys.Arch, sym
 			if i > 0 {
 				buf.WriteString(", ")
 			}
-			a := d.decodetypeFuncInType2(ldr, arch, mtypSym, d.rtmp, i)
+			a := decodetypeFuncInType2(ldr, arch, mtypSym, d.rtmp, i)
 			buf.WriteString(ldr.SymName(a))
 		}
 		buf.WriteString(") (")
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func (d *deadcodePass2) decodeMethodSig2(ldr *loader.Loader, arch *sys.Arch, sym
 			if i > 0 {
 				buf.WriteString(", ")
 			}
-			a := d.decodetypeFuncOutType2(ldr, arch, mtypSym, d.rtmp, i)
+			a := decodetypeFuncOutType2(ldr, arch, mtypSym, d.rtmp, i)
 			buf.WriteString(ldr.SymName(a))
 		}
 		buf.WriteRune(')')
@@ -391,47 +391,6 @@ func (d *deadcodePass2) decodetypeMethods2(ldr *loader.Loader, arch *sys.Arch, s
 	return d.decodeMethodSig2(ldr, arch, symIdx, symRelocs, off, sizeofMethod, mcount)
 }
 
-func decodeReloc2(ldr *loader.Loader, symIdx loader.Sym, symRelocs []loader.Reloc, off int32) loader.Reloc {
-	for j := 0; j < len(symRelocs); j++ {
-		rel := symRelocs[j]
-		if rel.Off == off {
-			return rel
-		}
-	}
-	return loader.Reloc{}
-}
-
-func decodeRelocSym2(ldr *loader.Loader, symIdx loader.Sym, symRelocs []loader.Reloc, off int32) loader.Sym {
-	return decodeReloc2(ldr, symIdx, symRelocs, off).Sym
-}
-
-// decodetypeName2 decodes the name from a reflect.name.
-func decodetypeName2(ldr *loader.Loader, symIdx loader.Sym, symRelocs []loader.Reloc, off int) string {
-	r := decodeRelocSym2(ldr, symIdx, symRelocs, int32(off))
-	if r == 0 {
-		return ""
-	}
-
-	data := ldr.Data(r)
-	namelen := int(uint16(data[1])<<8 | uint16(data[2]))
-	return string(data[3 : 3+namelen])
-}
-
-func (d *deadcodePass2) decodetypeFuncInType2(ldr *loader.Loader, arch *sys.Arch, symIdx loader.Sym, symRelocs []loader.Reloc, i int) loader.Sym {
-	uadd := commonsize(arch) + 4
-	if arch.PtrSize == 8 {
-		uadd += 4
-	}
-	if decodetypeHasUncommon(arch, ldr.Data(symIdx)) {
-		uadd += uncommonSize()
-	}
-	return decodeRelocSym2(ldr, symIdx, symRelocs, int32(uadd+i*arch.PtrSize))
-}
-
-func (d *deadcodePass2) decodetypeFuncOutType2(ldr *loader.Loader, arch *sys.Arch, symIdx loader.Sym, symRelocs []loader.Reloc, i int) loader.Sym {
-	return d.decodetypeFuncInType2(ldr, arch, symIdx, symRelocs, i+decodetypeFuncInCount(arch, ldr.Data(symIdx)))
-}
-
 // readRelocs reads the relocations for the specified symbol into the
 // deadcode relocs work array. Use with care, since the work array
 // is a singleton.
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/decodesym2.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/decodesym2.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..113c09fded8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/decodesym2.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package ld
+
+import (
+	"cmd/internal/sys"
+	"cmd/link/internal/loader"
+)
+
+// This file contains utilities to decode type.* symbols, for
+// loader.Sym symbols (uses new loader interfaces).
+
+// At some point we'll want to migrate the contents of this file
+// to decodesym.go once the rouetines there have been decprecated + removed.
+
+func decodeReloc2(ldr *loader.Loader, symIdx loader.Sym, symRelocs []loader.Reloc, off int32) loader.Reloc {
+	for j := 0; j < len(symRelocs); j++ {
+		rel := symRelocs[j]
+		if rel.Off == off {
+			return rel
+		}
+	}
+	return loader.Reloc{}
+}
+
+func decodeRelocSym2(ldr *loader.Loader, symIdx loader.Sym, symRelocs []loader.Reloc, off int32) loader.Sym {
+	return decodeReloc2(ldr, symIdx, symRelocs, off).Sym
+}
+
+// decodetypeName2 decodes the name from a reflect.name.
+func decodetypeName2(ldr *loader.Loader, symIdx loader.Sym, symRelocs []loader.Reloc, off int) string {
+	r := decodeRelocSym2(ldr, symIdx, symRelocs, int32(off))
+	if r == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	data := ldr.Data(r)
+	namelen := int(uint16(data[1])<<8 | uint16(data[2]))
+	return string(data[3 : 3+namelen])
+}
+
+func decodetypeFuncInType2(ldr *loader.Loader, arch *sys.Arch, symIdx loader.Sym, symRelocs []loader.Reloc, i int) loader.Sym {
+	uadd := commonsize(arch) + 4
+	if arch.PtrSize == 8 {
+		uadd += 4
+	}
+	if decodetypeHasUncommon(arch, ldr.Data(symIdx)) {
+		uadd += uncommonSize()
+	}
+	return decodeRelocSym2(ldr, symIdx, symRelocs, int32(uadd+i*arch.PtrSize))
+}
+
+func decodetypeFuncOutType2(ldr *loader.Loader, arch *sys.Arch, symIdx loader.Sym, symRelocs []loader.Reloc, i int) loader.Sym {
+	return decodetypeFuncInType2(ldr, arch, symIdx, symRelocs, i+decodetypeFuncInCount(arch, ldr.Data(symIdx)))
+}