diff --git a/src/cursor.cc b/src/cursor.cc
index 2ed307e..f1dea65 100644
--- a/src/cursor.cc
+++ b/src/cursor.cc
@@ -217,39 +217,18 @@ bool clangmm::Cursor::is_valid_kind() const {
 }
 
 std::string clangmm::Cursor::get_type_description() const {
-  std::string spelling;
+  auto type = clang_getCursorType(cx_cursor);
+  if(type.kind != CXTypeKind::CXType_Invalid)
+    return to_string(clang_getTypeSpelling(type));
+
   auto referenced = clang_getCursorReferenced(cx_cursor);
   if(!clang_Cursor_isNull(referenced)) {
     auto type = clang_getCursorType(referenced);
-    spelling = to_string(clang_getTypeSpelling(type));
-
-#if CINDEX_VERSION_MAJOR == 0 && CINDEX_VERSION_MINOR < 32
-    const std::string auto_str = "auto";
-    if(spelling.size() >= 4 && std::equal(auto_str.begin(), auto_str.end(), spelling.begin())) {
-      auto canonical_type = clang_getCanonicalType(clang_getCursorType(cx_cursor));
-      auto canonical_spelling = to_string(clang_getTypeSpelling(canonical_type));
-      if(spelling.size() > 5 && spelling[4] == ' ' && spelling[5] == '&' && spelling != canonical_spelling)
-        return canonical_spelling + " &";
-      else
-        return canonical_spelling;
-    }
-
-    const std::string const_auto_str = "const auto";
-    if(spelling.size() >= 10 && std::equal(const_auto_str.begin(), const_auto_str.end(), spelling.begin())) {
-      auto canonical_type = clang_getCanonicalType(clang_getCursorType(cx_cursor));
-      auto canonical_spelling = to_string(clang_getTypeSpelling(canonical_type));
-      if(spelling.size() > 11 && spelling[10] == ' ' && spelling[11] == '&' && spelling != canonical_spelling)
-        return canonical_spelling + " &";
-      else
-        return canonical_spelling;
-    }
-#endif
+    if(type.kind != CXTypeKind::CXType_Invalid)
+      return to_string(clang_getTypeSpelling(type));
   }
 
-  if(spelling.empty())
-    return get_spelling();
-
-  return spelling;
+  return get_spelling();
 }
 
 std::string clangmm::Cursor::get_brief_comments() const {