diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/Extras.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/Extras.kt
index dd777de84a7..8786a7cffb9 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/Extras.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/Extras.kt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ import java.io.Serializable
 interface Extras : Collection<Entry<out Any>> {
     /* Not implemented as data class to ensure more controllable binary compatibility */
     class Key<T : Any> @PublishedApi internal constructor(
-        internal val type: ReifiedTypeSignature<T>,
+        val type: Type<T>,
         val name: String? = null,
     ) : Serializable {
 
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ interface Extras : Collection<Entry<out Any>> {
             fun fromString(stableString: String): Key<*> {
                 @OptIn(UnsafeApi::class) return if (stableString.contains(';')) {
                     val split = stableString.split(';', limit = 2)
-                    Key(ReifiedTypeSignature(split[0]), split[1])
-                } else Key(ReifiedTypeSignature(stableString))
+                    Key(Type(split[0]), split[1])
+                } else Key(Type(stableString))
             }
 
             private const val serialVersionUID = 0L
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/ExtrasUtils.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/ExtrasUtils.kt
index 6324691ac1a..ec1a364096d 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/ExtrasUtils.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/ExtrasUtils.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core
  * ```
  */
 inline fun <reified T : Any> extrasKeyOf(name: String? = null): Extras.Key<T> =
-    Extras.Key(ReifiedTypeSignature(), name)
+    Extras.Key(Type(), name)
 
 fun emptyExtras(): Extras = EmptyExtras
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/ReifiedTypeSignature.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/Type.kt
similarity index 85%
rename from libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/ReifiedTypeSignature.kt
rename to libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/Type.kt
index f676996f341..9904cdf7d3f 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/ReifiedTypeSignature.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/Type.kt
@@ -13,20 +13,18 @@ import kotlin.reflect.KType
 import kotlin.reflect.KVariance
 import kotlin.reflect.typeOf
 
-@PublishedApi
-internal inline fun <reified T> ReifiedTypeSignature(): ReifiedTypeSignature<T> {
+inline fun <reified T> Type(): Type<T> {
     @OptIn(UnsafeApi::class, ExperimentalStdlibApi::class)
-    return ReifiedTypeSignature(renderReifiedTypeSignatureString(typeOf<T>()))
+    return Type(renderReifiedTypeSignatureString(typeOf<T>()))
 }
 
-@PublishedApi
-internal class ReifiedTypeSignature<T>
-@UnsafeApi("Use 'reifiedTypeSignatureOf' instead")
-@PublishedApi internal constructor(val signature: String) : Serializable {
+class Type<T>
+@UnsafeApi("Use 'Type' instead")
+@PublishedApi internal constructor(internal val signature: String) : Serializable {
 
     override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
         if (this === other) return true
-        if (other !is ReifiedTypeSignature<*>) return false
+        if (other !is Type<*>) return false
         if (other.signature != this.signature) return false
         return true
     }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/ReifiedTypeSignatureTest.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/ReifiedTypeSignatureTest.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 86a8f202520..00000000000
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/ReifiedTypeSignatureTest.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2010-2022 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
- * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
- */
-
-package org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core
-
-import kotlin.test.Test
-import kotlin.test.assertEquals
-import kotlin.test.assertNotEquals
-
-class ReifiedTypeSignatureTest {
-
-    class Box<T>
-
-    class Outer {
-        inner class Inner
-    }
-
-    open class Recursive<T : Recursive<T>>
-
-    class AnyRecursive : Recursive<AnyRecursive>()
-
-    @Test
-    fun `test - sample 0`() {
-        assertEquals(
-            "kotlin.collections.List<kotlin.Int>", ReifiedTypeSignature<List<Int>>().signature
-        )
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun `test - sample 1`() {
-        assertEquals(
-            "kotlin.collections.List<*>", ReifiedTypeSignature<List<*>>().signature
-        )
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun `test - sample 2`() {
-        assertEquals(
-            "kotlin.String", ReifiedTypeSignature<String>().signature
-        )
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun `test - sample 3`() {
-        assertEquals(
-            "kotlin.collections.Map<kotlin.String, kotlin.collections.List<kotlin.Pair<kotlin.Int, kotlin.String>>>",
-            ReifiedTypeSignature<Map<String, List<Pair<Int, String>>>>().signature
-        )
-    }
-
-
-    @Test
-    fun `test - sample 5 - inner class`() {
-        assertEquals(
-            "org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.ReifiedTypeSignatureTest.Outer.Inner",
-            ReifiedTypeSignature<Outer.Inner>().signature
-        )
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun `test - sample 6 - recursive types`() {
-        assertEquals(
-            "org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.ReifiedTypeSignatureTest.Recursive<*>",
-            ReifiedTypeSignature<Recursive<*>>().signature
-        )
-
-        assertEquals(
-            "org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.ReifiedTypeSignatureTest.AnyRecursive",
-            ReifiedTypeSignature<AnyRecursive>().signature
-        )
-
-        assertEquals(
-            "org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.ReifiedTypeSignatureTest" +
-                    ".Recursive<org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.ReifiedTypeSignatureTest.AnyRecursive>",
-            ReifiedTypeSignature<Recursive<AnyRecursive>>().signature
-        )
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun `test sample 7 - nullable`() {
-        assertEquals("kotlin.collections.List<*>?", ReifiedTypeSignature<List<*>?>().signature)
-        assertEquals("kotlin.collections.List<kotlin.Int?>", ReifiedTypeSignature<List<Int?>>().signature)
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun `test sample 8 - variance`() {
-        assertEquals(
-            "org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.ReifiedTypeSignatureTest.Box<out kotlin.Int>",
-            ReifiedTypeSignature<Box<out Int>>().signature
-        )
-        assertEquals(
-            "org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.ReifiedTypeSignatureTest.Box<in kotlin.Int>",
-            ReifiedTypeSignature<Box<in Int>>().signature
-        )
-    }
-
-    @Suppress("RemoveExplicitTypeArguments", "TYPE_INFERENCE_ONLY_INPUT_TYPES_WARNING")
-    @Test
-    fun `test - equals`() {
-        assertEquals(ReifiedTypeSignature<List<Int>>(), ReifiedTypeSignature<List<Int>>())
-        assertNotEquals(ReifiedTypeSignature<List<Int?>>(), ReifiedTypeSignature<List<Int>>())
-    }
-}
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/TypeTest.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/TypeTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..18301340080
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-tooling-core/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tooling/core/TypeTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2022 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core
+
+import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+import kotlin.test.assertNotEquals
+
+class TypeTest {
+
+    class Box<T>
+
+    class Outer {
+        inner class Inner
+    }
+
+    open class Recursive<T : Recursive<T>>
+
+    class AnyRecursive : Recursive<AnyRecursive>()
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test - sample 0`() {
+        assertEquals(
+            "kotlin.collections.List<kotlin.Int>", Type<List<Int>>().signature
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test - sample 1`() {
+        assertEquals(
+            "kotlin.collections.List<*>", Type<List<*>>().signature
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test - sample 2`() {
+        assertEquals(
+            "kotlin.String", Type<String>().signature
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test - sample 3`() {
+        assertEquals(
+            "kotlin.collections.Map<kotlin.String, kotlin.collections.List<kotlin.Pair<kotlin.Int, kotlin.String>>>",
+            Type<Map<String, List<Pair<Int, String>>>>().signature
+        )
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test - sample 5 - inner class`() {
+        assertEquals(
+            "org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.TypeTest.Outer.Inner",
+            Type<Outer.Inner>().signature
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test - sample 6 - recursive types`() {
+        assertEquals(
+            "org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.TypeTest.Recursive<*>",
+            Type<Recursive<*>>().signature
+        )
+
+        assertEquals(
+            "org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.TypeTest.AnyRecursive",
+            Type<AnyRecursive>().signature
+        )
+
+        assertEquals(
+            "org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.TypeTest" +
+                    ".Recursive<org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.TypeTest.AnyRecursive>",
+            Type<Recursive<AnyRecursive>>().signature
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test sample 7 - nullable`() {
+        assertEquals("kotlin.collections.List<*>?", Type<List<*>?>().signature)
+        assertEquals("kotlin.collections.List<kotlin.Int?>", Type<List<Int?>>().signature)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test sample 8 - variance`() {
+        assertEquals(
+            "org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.TypeTest.Box<out kotlin.Int>",
+            Type<Box<out Int>>().signature
+        )
+        assertEquals(
+            "org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.TypeTest.Box<in kotlin.Int>",
+            Type<Box<in Int>>().signature
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Suppress("RemoveExplicitTypeArguments", "TYPE_INFERENCE_ONLY_INPUT_TYPES_WARNING")
+    @Test
+    fun `test - equals`() {
+        assertEquals(Type<List<Int>>(), Type<List<Int>>())
+        assertNotEquals(Type<List<Int?>>(), Type<List<Int>>())
+    }
+}