diff --git a/collects/typed-racket/typecheck/signatures.rkt b/collects/typed-racket/typecheck/signatures.rkt
index 3ab38ef9..269dc8aa 100644
--- a/collects/typed-racket/typecheck/signatures.rkt
+++ b/collects/typed-racket/typecheck/signatures.rkt
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 (define-signature tc-literal^
   ([cond-contracted tc-literal (->* (syntax?) ((or/c Type/c #f)) Type/c)]))
 
+(define-signature tc-send^
+  ([cond-contracted tc/send ((syntax? syntax? syntax? syntax?) ((or/c tc-results/c #f)) . ->* . tc-results/c)]))
+
 (define-signature tc-lambda^
   ([cond-contracted tc/lambda (syntax? syntax? syntax? . -> . tc-results/c)]
    [cond-contracted tc/lambda/check (syntax? syntax? syntax? tc-results/c . -> . tc-results/c)]
diff --git a/collects/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-expr-unit.rkt b/collects/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-expr-unit.rkt
index 99dac1b1..01fea347 100644
--- a/collects/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-expr-unit.rkt
+++ b/collects/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-expr-unit.rkt
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@
          (private-in parse-type type-annotation)
          (rep type-rep filter-rep object-rep)
          (only-in (infer infer) restrict)
-         (except-in (utils tc-utils stxclass-util))
+         (utils tc-utils stxclass-util)
          (env lexical-env type-env-structs tvar-env index-env)
          racket/private/class-internal
-         (except-in syntax/parse id)
+         syntax/parse
          unstable/function #;unstable/debug         
          (only-in srfi/1 split-at)
          (for-template "internal-forms.rkt" (only-in '#%paramz [parameterization-key pz:pk])))
 
 (require (for-template racket/base racket/private/class-internal))
 
-(import tc-if^ tc-lambda^ tc-app^ tc-let^ check-subforms^ tc-literal^)
+(import tc-if^ tc-lambda^ tc-app^ tc-let^ tc-send^ check-subforms^ tc-literal^)
 (export tc-expr^)
 
 ;; do-inst : syntax type -> type
@@ -414,20 +414,6 @@
               (add-typeof-expr form r)
               r)]))])))
 
-(define/cond-contract (tc/send form rcvr method args [expected #f])
-  (-->* (syntax? syntax? syntax? syntax?) ((-or/c tc-results/c #f)) tc-results/c)
-  (match (tc-expr rcvr)
-    [(tc-result1: (Instance: (and c (Class: _ _ methods))))
-     (match (tc-expr method)
-       [(tc-result1: (Value: (? symbol? s)))
-        (let* ([ftype (cond [(assq s methods) => cadr]
-                            [else (tc-error/expr "send: method ~a not understood by class ~a" s c)])]
-               [retval (tc/funapp rcvr args (ret ftype) (map tc-expr (syntax->list args)) expected)])
-          (add-typeof-expr form retval)
-          retval)]
-       [(tc-result1: t) (int-err "non-symbol methods not supported by Typed Racket: ~a" t)])]
-    [(tc-result1: t) (tc-error/expr #:return (or expected (ret (Un))) "send: expected a class instance, got ~a" t)]))
-
 (define (single-value form [expected #f])
   (define t (if expected (tc-expr/check form expected) (tc-expr form)))
   (match t
diff --git a/collects/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-send.rkt b/collects/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-send.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7ea1e709
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-send.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#lang racket/unit
+
+
+(require "../utils/utils.rkt"
+         racket/match 
+         (typecheck signatures tc-funapp)
+         (types base-abbrev utils type-table)
+         (rep type-rep) 
+         (utils tc-utils))
+
+(import tc-expr^)
+(export tc-send^)
+
+(define/cond-contract (tc/send form rcvr method args [expected #f])
+  (-->* (syntax? syntax? syntax? syntax?) ((-or/c tc-results/c #f)) tc-results/c)
+  (match (tc-expr rcvr)
+    [(tc-result1: (Instance: (and c (Class: _ _ methods))))
+     (match (tc-expr method)
+       [(tc-result1: (Value: (? symbol? s)))
+        (let* ([ftype (cond [(assq s methods) => cadr]
+                            [else (tc-error/expr "send: method ~a not understood by class ~a" s c)])]
+               [retval (tc/funapp rcvr args (ret ftype) (map tc-expr (syntax->list args)) expected)])
+          (add-typeof-expr form retval)
+          retval)]
+       [(tc-result1: t) (int-err "non-symbol methods not supported by Typed Racket: ~a" t)])]
+    [(tc-result1: t) (tc-error/expr #:return (or expected (ret -Bottom)) "send: expected a class instance, got ~a" t)]))
+
diff --git a/collects/typed-racket/typecheck/typechecker.rkt b/collects/typed-racket/typecheck/typechecker.rkt
index c2c7078e..61e31498 100644
--- a/collects/typed-racket/typecheck/typechecker.rkt
+++ b/collects/typed-racket/typecheck/typechecker.rkt
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
          "tc-if.rkt" "tc-lambda-unit.rkt"
          "tc-let-unit.rkt" "tc-apply.rkt"
          "tc-literal.rkt"
+         "tc-send.rkt"
          "tc-expr-unit.rkt" "check-subforms-unit.rkt")
 
 (provide-signature-elements tc-expr^ check-subforms^ tc-literal^)
 
 (define-values/invoke-unit/infer
   (link tc-if@ tc-lambda@ tc-app-combined@ tc-let@ tc-expr@
-        check-subforms@ tc-apply@ tc-literal@))
+        tc-send@ check-subforms@ tc-apply@ tc-literal@))