diff --git a/lexor.lex b/lexor.lex
index 01a891437..7a432361e 100644
--- a/lexor.lex
+++ b/lexor.lex
@@ -325,7 +325,15 @@ TU [munpf]
 
 \\[^ \t\b\f\r\n]+         {
       yylval.text = strdupnew(yytext+1);
-      return IDENTIFIER; }
+      if (gn_system_verilog()) {
+	    if (data_type_t*type = pform_test_type_identifier(yylval.text)) {
+		  delete[]yylval.text;
+		  yylval.data_type = type;
+		  return TYPE_IDENTIFIER;
+	    }
+      }
+      return IDENTIFIER;
+  }
 
 \$([a-zA-Z0-9$_]+)        {
 	/* The 1364-1995 timing checks. */
diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index fe6ba14c1..1c88baa17 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -3938,6 +3938,9 @@ module_item
       { yyerror(@5, "error: Errors in net variable list.");
       }
 
+  | attribute_list_opt net_type TYPE_IDENTIFIER net_variable_list ';'
+      { yyerror(@2, "sorry: Nets of named types not supported."); }
+
   /* This form doesn't have the range, but does have strengths. This
      gives strength to the assignment drivers. */
 
diff --git a/pform.h b/pform.h
index 9fd2a3d80..0bde0e30c 100644
--- a/pform.h
+++ b/pform.h
@@ -255,12 +255,6 @@ extern void pform_makewire(const struct vlltype&li,
 			   list<named_pexpr_t>*attr,
 			   PWSRType rt = SR_NET);
 
-extern void pform_makewire(const struct vlltype&li,
-			   struct_type_t*struct_type,
-			   list<perm_string>*names,
-			   NetNet::PortType,
-			   list<named_pexpr_t>*attr);
-
 /* This form handles assignment declarations. */
 extern void pform_makewire(const struct vlltype&li,
 			   list<pform_range_t>*range,