diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/browser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/browser/TypeInfo.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/browser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/browser/TypeInfo.java
index 6cc969397b1..d04cdaeeedb 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/browser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/browser/TypeInfo.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/browser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/browser/TypeInfo.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 package org.eclipse.cdt.core.browser;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICElement;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ITypeDef;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.browser.cache.ITypeCache;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.browser.util.ArrayUtil;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
@@ -66,10 +65,6 @@ public class TypeInfo implements ITypeInfo
 						//TODO should check fully qualified name
 						return elem;
 					}
-					if (elem instanceof ITypeDef && ((ITypeDef)elem).getTypeName().equals(getName())) {
-						//TODO should check fully qualified name
-						return elem;
-					}
 				}
 			} else if (elems.length == 1) {
 				return elems[0];