diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 8c383368df2..2d377350c65 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -6609,11 +6609,11 @@ module ts {
             // and the right operand to be of type Any or a subtype of the 'Function' interface type. 
             // The result is always of the Boolean primitive type.
             // NOTE: do not raise error if leftType is unknown as related error was already reported
-            if (leftType !== unknownType && !isStructuredType(leftType)) {
+            if (!(leftType.flags & TypeFlags.Any || isStructuredType(leftType))) {
                 error(node.left, Diagnostics.The_left_hand_side_of_an_instanceof_expression_must_be_of_type_any_an_object_type_or_a_type_parameter);
             }
             // NOTE: do not raise error if right is unknown as related error was already reported
-            if (rightType !== unknownType && rightType !== anyType && !isTypeSubtypeOf(rightType, globalFunctionType)) {
+            if (!(rightType.flags & TypeFlags.Any || isTypeSubtypeOf(rightType, globalFunctionType))) {
                 error(node.right, Diagnostics.The_right_hand_side_of_an_instanceof_expression_must_be_of_type_any_or_of_a_type_assignable_to_the_Function_interface_type);
             }
             return booleanType;
@@ -6627,7 +6627,7 @@ module ts {
             if (leftType !== anyType && leftType !== stringType && leftType !== numberType) {
                 error(node.left, Diagnostics.The_left_hand_side_of_an_in_expression_must_be_of_types_any_string_or_number);
             }
-            if (!isStructuredType(rightType)) {
+            if (!(rightType.flags & TypeFlags.Any || isStructuredType(rightType))) {
                 error(node.right, Diagnostics.The_right_hand_side_of_an_in_expression_must_be_of_type_any_an_object_type_or_a_type_parameter);
             }
             return booleanType;
@@ -7975,7 +7975,7 @@ module ts {
             var exprType = checkExpression(node.expression);
             // unknownType is returned i.e. if node.expression is identifier whose name cannot be resolved
             // in this case error about missing name is already reported - do not report extra one
-            if (!isStructuredType(exprType) && exprType !== unknownType) {
+            if (!(exprType.flags & TypeFlags.Any || isStructuredType(exprType))) {
                 error(node.expression, Diagnostics.The_right_hand_side_of_a_for_in_statement_must_be_of_type_any_an_object_type_or_a_type_parameter);
             }
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/types.ts b/src/compiler/types.ts
index 19baf052406..844f097e250 100644
--- a/src/compiler/types.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/types.ts
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ module ts {
         StringLike = String | StringLiteral,
         NumberLike = Number | Enum,
         ObjectType = Class | Interface | Reference | Tuple | Anonymous,
-        Structured = Any | ObjectType | Union | TypeParameter
+        Structured = ObjectType | Union | TypeParameter
     }
 
     // Properties common to all types