diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TreeUnpickler.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TreeUnpickler.scala
index b2fead727e88..2cf525f4e328 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TreeUnpickler.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TreeUnpickler.scala
@@ -251,9 +251,9 @@ class TreeUnpickler(reader: TastyReader,
               val space = readType()
               sname match {
                 case SignedName(name, sig) =>
-                  TermRef(prefix, name, space.decl(name).atSignature(sig))
+                  TermRef(prefix, name, space.decl(name).asSeenFrom(prefix).atSignature(sig))
                 case name =>
-                  TermRef(prefix, name, space.decl(name))
+                  TermRef(prefix, name, space.decl(name).asSeenFrom(prefix))
               }
             case TYPEREFin =>
               val name = readName().toTypeName
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class TreeUnpickler(reader: TastyReader,
               val space = readType()
               space.decl(name) match {
                 case symd: SymDenotation if prefix.isArgPrefixOf(symd.symbol) => TypeRef(prefix, symd.symbol)
-                case _ => TypeRef(prefix, name, space.decl(name))
+                case _ => TypeRef(prefix, name, space.decl(name).asSeenFrom(prefix))
               }
             case REFINEDtype =>
               var name: Name = readName()
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/unpickleScala2/Scala2Unpickler.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/unpickleScala2/Scala2Unpickler.scala
index d1019095edeb..f7dbda218e0e 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/unpickleScala2/Scala2Unpickler.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/unpickleScala2/Scala2Unpickler.scala
@@ -567,12 +567,6 @@ class Scala2Unpickler(bytes: Array[Byte], classRoot: ClassDenotation, moduleClas
                 // we need the checkNonCyclic call to insert LazyRefs for F-bounded cycles
               else if (!denot.is(Param)) tp1.underlyingIfRepeated(isJava = false)
               else tp1
-
-            if (!denot.isType) { // Only terms might have leaky aliases, see the documentation of `checkNoPrivateLeaks`
-              val sym = denot.symbol
-              denot.info = ctx.typeAssigner.avoidPrivateLeaks(sym, sym.pos)
-            }
-
             if (denot.isConstructor) addConstructorTypeParams(denot)
             if (atEnd) {
               assert(!denot.isSuperAccessor, denot)