diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index fafcf32d32..7f41800367 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -449,15 +449,11 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) infix_expr(mut infix_expr ast.InfixExpr) table.Type {
 	}
 	c.expected_type = table.void_type
 	mut left_type := c.expr(infix_expr.left)
-	// if false && left_type == table.t_type {
-	// left_type = c.cur_generic_type
-	// }
+	// left_type = c.unwrap_genric(c.expr(infix_expr.left))
 	infix_expr.left_type = left_type
 	c.expected_type = left_type
-	mut right_type := c.expr(infix_expr.right)
-	if false && right_type == table.t_type {
-		right_type = c.cur_generic_type
-	}
+	right_type := c.expr(infix_expr.right)
+	// right_type = c.unwrap_genric(c.expr(infix_expr.right))
 	infix_expr.right_type = right_type
 	right := c.table.get_type_symbol(right_type)
 	left := c.table.get_type_symbol(left_type)
@@ -1887,6 +1883,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) stmts(stmts []ast.Stmt) {
 	c.expected_type = table.void_type
 }
 
+[inline]
 pub fn (c &Checker) unwrap_generic(typ table.Type) table.Type {
 	if typ.idx() == table.t_type_idx {
 		// return c.cur_generic_type
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 4e9920a33a..b2ea9e1d9d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -310,11 +310,7 @@ pub fn (mut g Gen) write_typeof_functions() {
 
 // V type to C type
 fn (g &Gen) typ(t table.Type) string {
-	mut styp := g.base_type(t)
-	if styp.len == 1 && t == table.t_type && g.cur_generic_type != 0 {
-		// T => int etc
-		return g.typ(g.cur_generic_type)
-	}
+	styp := g.base_type(t)
 	if t.has_flag(.optional) {
 		// Register an optional if it's not registered yet
 		return g.register_optional(t)
@@ -388,7 +384,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) register_optional(t table.Type) string {
 // cc_type returns the Cleaned Concrete Type name, *without ptr*,
 // i.e. it's always just Cat, not Cat_ptr:
 fn (g &Gen) cc_type(t table.Type) string {
-	sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(t)
+	sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(g.unwrap_generic(t))
 	mut styp := sym.name.replace('.', '__')
 	if styp.starts_with('C__') {
 		styp = styp[3..]
@@ -1696,7 +1692,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 	// }
 	// string + string, string == string etc
 	// g.infix_op = node.op
-	left_type := if node.left_type == table.t_type { g.cur_generic_type } else { node.left_type }
+	left_type := g.unwrap_generic(node.left_type)
 	left_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(left_type)
 	unaliased_left := if left_sym.kind == .alias { (left_sym.info as table.Alias).parent_type } else { left_type }
 	if node.op in [.key_is, .not_is] {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
index 8656411958..61aeb14432 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) call_expr(node ast.CallExpr) {
 	}
 }
 
+[inline]
 pub fn (g &Gen) unwrap_generic(typ table.Type) table.Type {
 	if typ.idx() == table.t_type_idx {
 		// return g.cur_generic_type