diff --git a/compiler/can/src/def.rs b/compiler/can/src/def.rs
index 9235cd32ca..3d18978806 100644
--- a/compiler/can/src/def.rs
+++ b/compiler/can/src/def.rs
@@ -1594,8 +1594,7 @@ pub fn can_defs_with_return<'a>(
     // Now that we've collected all the references, check to see if any of the new idents
     // we defined went unused by the return expression. If any were unused, report it.
     for (symbol, region) in symbols_introduced {
-        if !output.references.has_value_lookup(symbol)
-            && !output.references.has_type_lookup(symbol)
+        if !output.references.has_type_or_value_lookup(symbol)
             && !scope.abilities_store.is_specialization_name(symbol)
         {
             env.problem(Problem::UnusedDef(symbol, region));
diff --git a/compiler/can/src/expr.rs b/compiler/can/src/expr.rs
index e8db25e794..be8dd26648 100644
--- a/compiler/can/src/expr.rs
+++ b/compiler/can/src/expr.rs
@@ -1072,10 +1072,8 @@ fn canonicalize_when_branch<'a>(
     for (symbol, region) in scope.symbols() {
         let symbol = *symbol;
 
-        if !output.references.has_value_lookup(symbol)
-            && !output.references.has_type_lookup(symbol)
-            && !branch_output.references.has_value_lookup(symbol)
-            && !branch_output.references.has_type_lookup(symbol)
+        if !output.references.has_type_or_value_lookup(symbol)
+            && !branch_output.references.has_type_or_value_lookup(symbol)
             && !original_scope.contains_symbol(symbol)
             && !scope.abilities_store.is_specialization_name(symbol)
         {
diff --git a/compiler/can/src/module.rs b/compiler/can/src/module.rs
index fa901a6cec..b34aba4fc5 100644
--- a/compiler/can/src/module.rs
+++ b/compiler/can/src/module.rs
@@ -302,8 +302,7 @@ pub fn canonicalize_module_defs<'a>(
     // See if any of the new idents we defined went unused.
     // If any were unused and also not exposed, report it.
     for (symbol, region) in symbols_introduced {
-        if !output.references.has_value_lookup(symbol)
-            && !output.references.has_type_lookup(symbol)
+        if !output.references.has_type_or_value_lookup(symbol)
             && !exposed_symbols.contains(&symbol)
             && !scope.abilities_store.is_specialization_name(symbol)
         {
diff --git a/compiler/can/src/procedure.rs b/compiler/can/src/procedure.rs
index 97cf8f762b..778688d74f 100644
--- a/compiler/can/src/procedure.rs
+++ b/compiler/can/src/procedure.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ impl References {
         false
     }
 
-    pub fn has_type_lookup(&self, symbol: Symbol) -> bool {
+    fn has_type_lookup(&self, symbol: Symbol) -> bool {
         let it = self.symbols.iter().zip(self.bitflags.iter());
 
         for (a, b) in it {