diff --git a/base/compiler/typeinfer.jl b/base/compiler/typeinfer.jl
index 22b0afc9b03c1..d091fb8d2f5f8 100644
--- a/base/compiler/typeinfer.jl
+++ b/base/compiler/typeinfer.jl
@@ -204,9 +204,8 @@ If set to `true`, record per-method-instance timings within type inference in th
 __set_measure_typeinf(onoff::Bool) = __measure_typeinf__[] = onoff
 const __measure_typeinf__ = fill(false)
 
-# Wrapper around `_typeinf` that optionally records the exclusive time for
-# each inference performed by `NativeInterpreter`.
-function typeinf(interp::NativeInterpreter, frame::InferenceState)
+# Wrapper around `_typeinf` that optionally records the exclusive time for each invocation.
+function typeinf(interp::AbstractInterpreter, frame::InferenceState)
     if __measure_typeinf__[]
         Timings.enter_new_timer(frame)
         v = _typeinf(interp, frame)
@@ -216,7 +215,6 @@ function typeinf(interp::NativeInterpreter, frame::InferenceState)
         return _typeinf(interp, frame)
     end
 end
-typeinf(interp::AbstractInterpreter, frame::InferenceState) = _typeinf(interp, frame)
 
 function finish!(interp::AbstractInterpreter, caller::InferenceState)
     result = caller.result