diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/accessPath.ml b/infer/src/checkers/accessPath.ml
index 373a3d633..d2b83e5c7 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/accessPath.ml
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/accessPath.ml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ open! Utils
 
 module F = Format
 
-type base = Pvar.t * Typ.t
+type base = Var.t * Typ.t
 
 type access =
   | FieldAccess of Ident.fieldname * Typ.t
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ let base_compare ((var1, typ1) as base1) ((var2, typ2) as base2) =
   if base1 == base2
   then 0
   else
-    Pvar.compare var1 var2
+    Var.compare var1 var2
     |> next Typ.compare typ1 typ2
 
 let base_equal base1 base2 =
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ let equal ap1 ap2 =
   compare ap1 ap2 = 0
 
 let of_pvar pvar typ =
-  (pvar, typ), []
+  (Var.of_pvar pvar, typ), []
+
+let of_id id typ =
+  (Var.of_id id, typ), []
 
 let append (base, accesses) access =
   base, accesses @ [access]
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ let (<=) ~lhs ~rhs =
   | (Exact lhs_ap | Abstracted lhs_ap), Abstracted rhs_ap -> is_prefix rhs_ap lhs_ap
 
 let pp_base fmt (pvar, _) =
-  (Pvar.pp pe_text) fmt pvar
+  Var.pp fmt pvar
 
 let pp_access fmt = function
   | FieldAccess (field_name, _) -> F.fprintf fmt ".%a" Ident.pp_fieldname field_name
diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/accessPath.mli b/infer/src/checkers/accessPath.mli
index 2d8b72f32..53babd924 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/accessPath.mli
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/accessPath.mli
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 (** Module for naming heap locations via the path used to access them (e.g., x.f.g, y[a].b) *)
 
-type base = Pvar.t * Typ.t
+type base = Var.t * Typ.t
 
 type access =
   | FieldAccess of Ident.fieldname * Typ.t (* field name * field type *)
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ val access_equal : access -> access -> bool
 (** create an access path from a pvar *)
 val of_pvar : Pvar.t -> Typ.t -> raw
 
+(** create an access path from an ident *)
+val of_id : Ident.t -> Typ.t -> raw
+
 (** append a new access to an existing access path; e.g., `append_access g x.f` produces `x.f.g` *)
 val append : raw -> access -> raw
 
diff --git a/infer/src/unit/accessPathTests.ml b/infer/src/unit/accessPathTests.ml
index 109ad288f..9abb1a1cb 100644
--- a/infer/src/unit/accessPathTests.ml
+++ b/infer/src/unit/accessPathTests.ml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ open !Utils
 module F = Format
 
 let make_base base_str =
-  Pvar.mk (Mangled.from_string base_str) Procname.empty_block, Typ.Tvoid
+  Var.of_pvar (Pvar.mk (Mangled.from_string base_str) Procname.empty_block), Typ.Tvoid
 
 let make_field_access access_str =
   AccessPath.FieldAccess (Ident.create_fieldname (Mangled.from_string access_str) 0, Typ.Tvoid)
diff --git a/infer/src/unit/accessTreeTests.ml b/infer/src/unit/accessTreeTests.ml
index 3cf718db6..8aaf7f78f 100644
--- a/infer/src/unit/accessTreeTests.ml
+++ b/infer/src/unit/accessTreeTests.ml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module MockTraceDomain =
 module Domain = AccessTree.Make (MockTraceDomain)
 
 let make_base base_str =
-  Pvar.mk (Mangled.from_string base_str) Procname.empty_block, Typ.Tvoid
+  Var.of_pvar (Pvar.mk (Mangled.from_string base_str) Procname.empty_block), Typ.Tvoid
 
 let make_field_access access_str =
   AccessPath.FieldAccess (Ident.create_fieldname (Mangled.from_string access_str) 0, Typ.Tvoid)