use display_type defined as an astng method

2 files changed, 2 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/checkers/typecheck.py b/checkers/typecheck.py
index ab0484323..49e595d7a 100644
--- a/checkers/typecheck.py
+++ b/checkers/typecheck.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from logilab.astng.infutils import YES, Instance
 
 from pylint.interfaces import IASTNGChecker
 from pylint.checkers import BaseChecker
-from pylint.checkers.utils import safe_infer, is_super, display_type
+from pylint.checkers.utils import safe_infer, is_super
 
 MSGS = {
     'E1101': ('%s %r has no %r member',
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ accessed.'}
                 else:
                     msgid = 'E1101'
                 self.add_message(msgid, node=node,
-                                 args=(display_type(owner), name,
+                                 args=(owner.display_type(), name,
                                        node.attrname))
 
 
diff --git a/checkers/utils.py b/checkers/utils.py
index ba371a53f..508fb0604 100644
--- a/checkers/utils.py
+++ b/checkers/utils.py
@@ -182,14 +182,6 @@ def overrides_a_method(class_node, name):
             return True
     return False
 
-def display_type(node):
-    """return the type of this node for screen display"""
-    if isinstance(node, astng.Instance):
-        return 'Instance of'
-    elif isinstance(node, astng.Module):
-        return 'Module'
-    return 'Class'
-
 PYMETHODS = set(('__new__', '__init__', '__del__', '__hash__',
                  '__str__', '__repr__',
                  '__len__', '__iter__',