diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/resolve.rs b/src/librustc/middle/resolve.rs
index 1adb991c96e..af8cd758fc5 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/resolve.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/resolve.rs
@@ -1226,11 +1226,25 @@ impl Resolver {
                 // the same module that declared the type.
 
                 // Bail out early if there are no static methods.
+                let mut methods_seen = HashMap::new();
                 let mut has_static_methods = false;
                 for methods.each |method| {
                     match method.explicit_self.node {
                         sty_static => has_static_methods = true,
-                        _ => {}
+                        _ => {
+                            // Make sure you can't define duplicate methods
+                            let ident = method.ident;
+                            let span = method.span;
+                            let old_sp = methods_seen.find_or_insert(ident, span);
+                            if *old_sp != span {
+                                self.session.span_err(span,
+                                                      fmt!("duplicate definition of method `%s`",
+                                                           *self.session.str_of(ident)));
+                                self.session.span_note(*old_sp,
+                                                       fmt!("first definition of method `%s` here",
+                                                            *self.session.str_of(ident)));
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -1333,7 +1347,7 @@ impl Resolver {
                 }
 
                 // Add the names of all the methods to the trait info.
-                let mut method_names = HashSet::new();
+                let mut method_names = HashMap::new();
                 for methods.each |method| {
                     let ty_m = trait_method_to_ty_method(method);
 
@@ -1357,13 +1371,22 @@ impl Resolver {
                                                               ty_m.span);
                         }
                         _ => {
-                            method_names.insert(ident);
+                            // Make sure you can't define duplicate methods
+                            let old_sp = method_names.find_or_insert(ident, ty_m.span);
+                            if *old_sp != ty_m.span {
+                                self.session.span_err(ty_m.span,
+                                                      fmt!("duplicate definition of method `%s`",
+                                                           *self.session.str_of(ident)));
+                                self.session.span_note(*old_sp,
+                                                       fmt!("first definition of method `%s` here",
+                                                            *self.session.str_of(ident)));
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
 
                 let def_id = local_def(item.id);
-                for method_names.each |name| {
+                for method_names.each |name, _| {
                     if !self.method_map.contains_key(name) {
                         self.method_map.insert(*name, HashSet::new());
                     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs
index a75c1decd0d..2c3cdd2b684 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs
@@ -722,11 +722,6 @@ impl FnCtxt {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn expr_to_str(&self, expr: @ast::expr) -> ~str {
-        fmt!("expr(%?:%s)", expr.id,
-             pprust::expr_to_str(expr, self.tcx().sess.intr()))
-    }
-
     pub fn block_region(&self) -> ty::Region {
         ty::re_scope(self.region_lb)
     }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 03b4c0c5ca1..8dd80be4f9c 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -1063,13 +1063,6 @@ impl Parser {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn token_is_lifetime(&self, tok: &token::Token) -> bool {
-        match *tok {
-            token::LIFETIME(_) => true,
-            _ => false
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Parses a single lifetime
     // matches lifetime = ( LIFETIME ) | ( IDENT / )
     pub fn parse_lifetime(&self) -> ast::Lifetime {
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/impl-duplicate-methods.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/impl-duplicate-methods.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec766e5ce9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/impl-duplicate-methods.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright 2013 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+struct Foo;
+impl Foo {
+    fn orange(&self){}
+    fn orange(&self){}   //~ ERROR error: duplicate definition of method `orange`
+}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/trait-duplicate-methods.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/trait-duplicate-methods.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2ba5267eba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/trait-duplicate-methods.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright 2013 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+trait Foo {
+    fn orange(&self);
+    fn orange(&self);   //~ ERROR error: duplicate definition of method `orange`
+}
+
+fn main() {}