diff --git a/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index 3d2e7245b414b..dbf50e5415363 100644
--- a/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Diagnostics.SymbolStartAnalysisContext.FilterTree.get ->
 Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Diagnostics.SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext.FilterSpan.get -> Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Text.TextSpan?
 Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Diagnostics.SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext.FilterTree.get -> Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SyntaxTree!
 Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Diagnostics.SyntaxTreeAnalysisContext.FilterSpan.get -> Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Text.TextSpan?
-Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.RefKind.RefReadOnlyParameter = 5 -> Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.RefKind
+Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.RefKind.RefReadOnlyParameter = 4 -> Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.RefKind
 static Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SeparatedSyntaxList<TNode>.explicit operator Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SeparatedSyntaxList<TNode!>(Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SeparatedSyntaxList<Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SyntaxNode!> nodes) -> Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SeparatedSyntaxList<TNode!>
 static Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SeparatedSyntaxList<TNode>.op_Implicit(Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SeparatedSyntaxList<Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SyntaxNode!> nodes) -> Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SeparatedSyntaxList<TNode!>
 static Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SyntaxList<TNode>.explicit operator Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SyntaxList<TNode!>(Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SyntaxList<Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SyntaxNode!> nodes) -> Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SyntaxList<TNode!>
diff --git a/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/Symbols/RefKind.cs b/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/Symbols/RefKind.cs
index e1a41298596d9..f589e7252189e 100644
--- a/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/Symbols/RefKind.cs
+++ b/src/Compilers/Core/Portable/Symbols/RefKind.cs
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ public enum RefKind : byte
         /// </summary>
         RefReadOnly = 3,
 
-        // NOTE: There is an additional value of this enum type - RefKindExtensions.StrictIn == RefKind.In + 1
-        //       It is used internally during lowering. 
-        //       Consider that when adding values or changing this enum in some other way.
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Indicates a "ref readonly" parameter.
         /// </summary>
-        RefReadOnlyParameter = 5, // PROTOTYPE: Change to 4 to make public values sequential.
+        RefReadOnlyParameter = 4,
+
+        // NOTE: There is an additional value of this enum type - RefKindExtensions.StrictIn == RefKind.RefReadOnlyParameter + 1
+        //       It is used internally during lowering. 
+        //       Consider that when adding values or changing this enum in some other way.
     }
 
     internal static class RefKindExtensions
@@ -90,6 +90,6 @@ internal static string ToParameterPrefix(this RefKind kind)
         // There is at least one kind of analysis that cares about this distinction - hoisting
         // of variables to the frame for async rewriting: a variable that was passed without the
         // `In` modifier may be correctly captured by value or by reference.
-        internal const RefKind StrictIn = RefKind.In + 1;
+        internal const RefKind StrictIn = RefKind.RefReadOnlyParameter + 1;
     }
 }