diff --git a/jedi/api/classes.py b/jedi/api/classes.py
index 695b6aee..293d2b34 100644
--- a/jedi/api/classes.py
+++ b/jedi/api/classes.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class BaseDefinition(object):
             stripped = stripped.var
 
         if isinstance(stripped, compiled.CompiledObject):
-            return stripped.type()
+            return stripped.api_type()
         elif isinstance(stripped, iterable.Array):
             return 'instance'
         elif isinstance(stripped, pr.Import):
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ class Definition(use_metaclass(CachedMetaClass, BaseDefinition)):
             d = d.var
 
         if isinstance(d, compiled.CompiledObject):
-            typ = d.type()
+            typ = d.api_type()
             if typ == 'instance':
                 typ = 'class'  # The description should be similar to Py objects.
             d = typ + ' ' + d.name.get_code()
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py b/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py
index a1f8b2c6..77ed844e 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class CompiledObject(Base):
 
         return _parse_function_doc(self.doc)
 
-    def type(self):
+    def api_type(self):
         if fake.is_class_instance(self.obj):
             return 'instance'
 
@@ -123,6 +123,18 @@ class CompiledObject(Base):
                 or inspect.ismethoddescriptor(cls):
             return 'function'
 
+    @property
+    def type(self):
+        """Imitate the tree.Node.type values."""
+        cls = self._cls().obj
+        if inspect.isclass(cls):
+            return 'classdef'
+        elif inspect.ismodule(cls):
+            return 'file_input'
+        elif inspect.isbuiltin(cls) or inspect.ismethod(cls) \
+                or inspect.ismethoddescriptor(cls):
+            return 'funcdef'
+
     @underscore_memoization
     def _cls(self):
         # Ensures that a CompiledObject is returned that is not an instance (like list)
@@ -195,7 +207,7 @@ class CompiledObject(Base):
         return FakeName(self._cls().obj.__name__, self)
 
     def _execute_function(self, evaluator, params):
-        if self.type() != 'function':
+        if self.type != 'funcdef':
             return
 
         for name in self._parse_function_doc()[1].split():
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/finder.py b/jedi/evaluate/finder.py
index 1d380447..af5e2fcd 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/finder.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/finder.py
@@ -467,8 +467,7 @@ def global_names_dict_generator(evaluator, scope, position):
     """
     in_func = False
     while scope is not None:
-        if not((scope.type == 'classdef' or isinstance(scope,
-                compiled.CompiledObject) and scope.type() == 'class') and in_func):
+        if not (scope.type == 'classdef' and in_func):
             # Names in methods cannot be resolved within the class.
 
             for names_dict in scope.names_dicts(True):
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/imports.py b/jedi/evaluate/imports.py
index c1e13002..78acc98c 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/imports.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/imports.py
@@ -432,8 +432,7 @@ class _Importer(object):
 
             for scope in self.follow(evaluator):
                 # Non-modules are not completable.
-                if not isinstance(scope, er.ModuleWrapper) and not (isinstance(scope,
-                    compiled.CompiledObject) and scope.type() == 'module'):
+                if not scope.type == 'file_input':  # not a module
                     continue
 
                 # namespace packages
diff --git a/test/test_regression.py b/test/test_regression.py
index 21e35636..fa81c8af 100644
--- a/test/test_regression.py
+++ b/test/test_regression.py
@@ -169,4 +169,4 @@ def test_loading_unicode_files_with_bad_global_charset(monkeypatch, tmpdir):
         f.write(data)
     s = Script("from test1 import foo\nfoo.",
                line=2, column=4, path=filename2)
-    s.complete()
+    s.completions()