diff --git a/compiler/ast/Scope.v b/compiler/ast/Scope.v
index 5907680e..27854c65 100644
--- a/compiler/ast/Scope.v
+++ b/compiler/ast/Scope.v
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub fn (sc &Scope) derive() &Scope {
 	}
 }
 
-pub fn (mut sc Scope) add_symbol(sym Symbol) ! {
+pub fn (mut sc Scope) add_symbol_with_lookup(sym Symbol) ! {
 	if other := sc.lookup(sym.name) {
 		m := if other is Variable && other.is_arg {
 			'${sym.type_of()} `${sym.name}` has the same name as an argument'
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub fn (mut sc Scope) add_symbol(sym Symbol) ! {
 	sc.syms << sym
 }
 
-pub fn (mut sc Scope) add_local_symbol(sym Symbol) ! {
+pub fn (mut sc Scope) add_symbol(sym Symbol) ! {
 	if other := sc.find(sym.name) {
 		m := if other.type_of() == sym.type_of() {
 			'duplicate ${sym.type_of()} `${sym.name}`'
diff --git a/compiler/context/mod.v b/compiler/context/mod.v
index 55491f9d..899ae159 100644
--- a/compiler/context/mod.v
+++ b/compiler/context/mod.v
@@ -72,62 +72,62 @@ pub fn (mut ctx CContext) load_builtin_symbols() {
 }
 
 pub fn (mut ctx CContext) load_universe() {
-	ctx.universe.add_local_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
+	ctx.universe.add_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
 		name: 'i8'
 		kind: .i8
 	}) or { ic_error(err.msg()) }
-	ctx.universe.add_local_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
+	ctx.universe.add_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
 		name: 'i16'
 		kind: .i16
 	}) or { ic_error(err.msg()) }
-	ctx.universe.add_local_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
+	ctx.universe.add_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
 		name: 'i32'
 		kind: .i32
 	}) or { ic_error(err.msg()) }
-	ctx.universe.add_local_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
+	ctx.universe.add_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
 		name: 'i64'
 		kind: .i64
 	}) or { ic_error(err.msg()) }
-	ctx.universe.add_local_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
+	ctx.universe.add_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
 		name: 'int'
 		kind: .int
 	}) or { ic_error(err.msg()) }
 
-	ctx.universe.add_local_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
+	ctx.universe.add_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
 		name: 'u8'
 		kind: .u8
 	}) or { ic_error(err.msg()) }
-	ctx.universe.add_local_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
+	ctx.universe.add_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
 		name: 'u16'
 		kind: .u16
 	}) or { ic_error(err.msg()) }
-	ctx.universe.add_local_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
+	ctx.universe.add_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
 		name: 'u32'
 		kind: .u32
 	}) or { ic_error(err.msg()) }
-	ctx.universe.add_local_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
+	ctx.universe.add_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
 		name: 'u64'
 		kind: .u64
 	}) or { ic_error(err.msg()) }
-	ctx.universe.add_local_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
+	ctx.universe.add_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
 		name: 'uint'
 		kind: .uint
 	}) or { ic_error(err.msg()) }
 
-	ctx.universe.add_local_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
+	ctx.universe.add_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
 		name: 'f32'
 		kind: .f32
 	}) or { ic_error(err.msg()) }
-	ctx.universe.add_local_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
+	ctx.universe.add_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
 		name: 'f64'
 		kind: .f64
 	}) or { ic_error(err.msg()) }
 
-	ctx.universe.add_local_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
+	ctx.universe.add_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
 		name: 'bool'
 		kind: .bool
 	}) or { ic_error(err.msg()) }
-	ctx.universe.add_local_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
+	ctx.universe.add_symbol(ast.TypeSym{
 		name: 'rune'
 		kind: .rune
 	}) or { ic_error(err.msg()) }
diff --git a/compiler/sema/mod.v b/compiler/sema/mod.v
index 8a81ea56..14fcb96c 100644
--- a/compiler/sema/mod.v
+++ b/compiler/sema/mod.v
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fn (mut sema Sema) check_file(mut file ast.File) {
 		kind: .struct
 	}
 
-	sema.ctx.universe.add_local_symbol(sema.sym) or {
+	sema.ctx.universe.add_symbol(sema.sym) or {
 		context.ic_error('cannot load module `${file.mod_name}`, there is another symbol with the same name')
 	}
 
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ fn (mut sema Sema) fn_stmt(mut stmt ast.FnStmt) {
 			node: unsafe { stmt }
 		}
 		sema.sym = stmt.sym
-		stmt.scope = ast.Scope.new(sema.scope, ?ast.Symbol(stmt.sym))
-		sema.scope.add_local_symbol(stmt.sym) or { context.error(err.msg(), stmt.name_pos) }
+		stmt.scope = ast.Scope.new(sema.scope, ?ast.Symbol(sema.sym))
+		sema.scope.add_symbol(stmt.sym) or { context.error(err.msg(), stmt.name_pos) }
 		sema.scope = stmt.scope
 		for arg in stmt.args {
-			sema.scope.add_local_symbol(ast.Variable{
+			sema.scope.add_symbol(ast.Variable{
 				name:     arg.name
 				is_local: true
 				is_arg:   true
@@ -147,12 +147,12 @@ fn (mut sema Sema) let_stmt(mut stmt ast.LetStmt) {
 		for var in stmt.lefts {
 			if var.is_local {
 				// local variables
-				sema.scope.add_symbol(var) or {
+				sema.scope.add_symbol_with_lookup(var) or {
 					context.error(err.msg(), var.pos, context.note('inside ${sema.sym.type_of()} `${sema.sym.name}`'))
 				}
 			} else {
 				// variables declared at module scope
-				sema.scope.add_local_symbol(var) or {
+				sema.scope.add_symbol(var) or {
 					context.error(err.msg(), var.pos, context.note('inside ${sema.sym.type_of()} `${sema.sym.name}`'))
 				}
 			}