diff --git a/src/libextra/dlist.rs b/src/libextra/dlist.rs
index 9eacddd9002..35600df4f9d 100644
--- a/src/libextra/dlist.rs
+++ b/src/libextra/dlist.rs
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ impl<T> Deque<T> for DList<T> {
                 let tail_own = match tail.prev.resolve() {
                     None => {
                         self.list_tail = Rawlink::none();
-                        self.list_head.swap_unwrap()
+                        self.list_head.take_unwrap()
                     },
                     Some(tail_prev) => {
                         self.list_tail = tail.prev;
-                        tail_prev.next.swap_unwrap()
+                        tail_prev.next.take_unwrap()
                     }
                 };
                 Some(tail_own.value)
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ impl<'self, A> ListInsertion<A> for MutDListIterator<'self, A> {
                     Some(prev) => prev,
                 };
                 let mut ins_node = ~Node{value: elt, next: None, prev: Rawlink::none()};
-                let node_own = prev_node.next.swap_unwrap();
+                let node_own = prev_node.next.take_unwrap();
                 ins_node.next = link_with_prev(node_own, Rawlink::some(ins_node));
                 prev_node.next = link_with_prev(ins_node, Rawlink::some(prev_node));
                 self.list.length += 1;
diff --git a/src/libextra/net/ip.rs b/src/libextra/net/ip.rs
index 6876b3510b6..11e3106e4b5 100644
--- a/src/libextra/net/ip.rs
+++ b/src/libextra/net/ip.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ pub fn get_addr(node: &str, iotask: &iotask)
     let (output_po, output_ch) = stream();
     let mut output_ch = Some(SharedChan::new(output_ch));
     do str::as_buf(node) |node_ptr, len| {
-        let output_ch = output_ch.swap_unwrap();
+        let output_ch = output_ch.take_unwrap();
         debug!("slice len %?", len);
         let handle = create_uv_getaddrinfo_t();
         let handle_ptr: *uv_getaddrinfo_t = &handle;
diff --git a/src/libextra/sync.rs b/src/libextra/sync.rs
index b9d25451a8a..632f5d7827d 100644
--- a/src/libextra/sync.rs
+++ b/src/libextra/sync.rs
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ impl<'self> Condvar<'self> {
                             signal_waitqueue(&state.waiters);
                         }
                         // Enqueue ourself to be woken up by a signaller.
-                        let SignalEnd = SignalEnd.swap_unwrap();
+                        let SignalEnd = SignalEnd.take_unwrap();
                         state.blocked[condvar_id].tail.send(SignalEnd);
                     } else {
                         out_of_bounds = Some(state.blocked.len());
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ impl<'self> Condvar<'self> {
             // Unconditionally "block". (Might not actually block if a
             // signaller already sent -- I mean 'unconditionally' in contrast
             // with acquire().)
-            let _ = comm::recv_one(WaitEnd.swap_unwrap());
+            let _ = comm::recv_one(WaitEnd.take_unwrap());
         }
 
         // This is needed for a failing condition variable to reacquire the
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ impl<'self> Condvar<'self> {
                 }
             }
             do check_cvar_bounds(out_of_bounds, condvar_id, "cond.signal_on()") {
-                let queue = queue.swap_unwrap();
+                let queue = queue.take_unwrap();
                 broadcast_waitqueue(&queue)
             }
         }
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ mod tests {
         do x.write_downgrade |xwrite| {
             let mut xopt = Some(xwrite);
             do y.write_downgrade |_ywrite| {
-                y.downgrade(xopt.swap_unwrap());
+                y.downgrade(xopt.take_unwrap());
                 error!("oops, y.downgrade(x) should have failed!");
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/libextra/treemap.rs b/src/libextra/treemap.rs
index f1fe7acb00f..bd13c8619be 100644
--- a/src/libextra/treemap.rs
+++ b/src/libextra/treemap.rs
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ fn mutate_values<'r, K: TotalOrd, V>(node: &'r mut Option<~TreeNode<K, V>>,
 // Remove left horizontal link by rotating right
 fn skew<K: TotalOrd, V>(node: &mut ~TreeNode<K, V>) {
     if node.left.map_default(false, |x| x.level == node.level) {
-        let mut save = node.left.swap_unwrap();
+        let mut save = node.left.take_unwrap();
         swap(&mut node.left, &mut save.right); // save.right now None
         swap(node, &mut save);
         node.right = Some(save);
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ fn skew<K: TotalOrd, V>(node: &mut ~TreeNode<K, V>) {
 fn split<K: TotalOrd, V>(node: &mut ~TreeNode<K, V>) {
     if node.right.map_default(false,
       |x| x.right.map_default(false, |y| y.level == node.level)) {
-        let mut save = node.right.swap_unwrap();
+        let mut save = node.right.take_unwrap();
         swap(&mut node.right, &mut save.left); // save.left now None
         save.level += 1;
         swap(node, &mut save);
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ fn remove<K: TotalOrd, V>(node: &mut Option<~TreeNode<K, V>>,
           Equal => {
             if save.left.is_some() {
                 if save.right.is_some() {
-                    let mut left = save.left.swap_unwrap();
+                    let mut left = save.left.take_unwrap();
                     if left.right.is_some() {
                         heir_swap(save, &mut left.right);
                     } else {
@@ -653,13 +653,13 @@ fn remove<K: TotalOrd, V>(node: &mut Option<~TreeNode<K, V>>,
                     save.left = Some(left);
                     (remove(&mut save.left, key), true)
                 } else {
-                    let new = save.left.swap_unwrap();
+                    let new = save.left.take_unwrap();
                     let ~TreeNode{value, _} = replace(save, new);
-                    *save = save.left.swap_unwrap();
+                    *save = save.left.take_unwrap();
                     (Some(value), true)
                 }
             } else if save.right.is_some() {
-                let new = save.right.swap_unwrap();
+                let new = save.right.take_unwrap();
                 let ~TreeNode{value, _} = replace(save, new);
                 (Some(value), true)
             } else {
diff --git a/src/libstd/option.rs b/src/libstd/option.rs
index 222952a6dc1..b0811674a7b 100644
--- a/src/libstd/option.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/option.rs
@@ -203,14 +203,14 @@ impl<T> Option<T> {
     /// Apply a function to the contained value or do nothing
     pub fn mutate(&mut self, f: &fn(T) -> T) {
         if self.is_some() {
-            *self = Some(f(self.swap_unwrap()));
+            *self = Some(f(self.take_unwrap()));
         }
     }
 
     /// Apply a function to the contained value or set it to a default
     pub fn mutate_default(&mut self, def: T, f: &fn(T) -> T) {
         if self.is_some() {
-            *self = Some(f(self.swap_unwrap()));
+            *self = Some(f(self.take_unwrap()));
         } else {
             *self = Some(def);
         }
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ impl<T> Option<T> {
      * Fails if the value equals `None`.
      */
     #[inline]
-    pub fn swap_unwrap(&mut self) -> T {
-        if self.is_none() { fail!("option::swap_unwrap none") }
+    pub fn take_unwrap(&mut self) -> T {
+        if self.is_none() { fail!("option::take_unwrap none") }
         util::replace(self, None).unwrap()
     }
 
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ fn test_option_dance() {
     let mut y = Some(5);
     let mut y2 = 0;
     for x.iter().advance |_x| {
-        y2 = y.swap_unwrap();
+        y2 = y.take_unwrap();
     }
     assert_eq!(y2, 5);
     assert!(y.is_none());
@@ -468,8 +468,8 @@ fn test_option_dance() {
 #[test] #[should_fail] #[ignore(cfg(windows))]
 fn test_option_too_much_dance() {
     let mut y = Some(util::NonCopyable);
-    let _y2 = y.swap_unwrap();
-    let _y3 = y.swap_unwrap();
+    let _y2 = y.take_unwrap();
+    let _y3 = y.take_unwrap();
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/sched.rs b/src/libstd/rt/sched.rs
index 6e9aef77730..4e4145ddc16 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/sched.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/sched.rs
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ impl Scheduler {
     /// Given an input Coroutine sends it back to its home scheduler.
     fn send_task_home(task: ~Task) {
         let mut task = task;
-        let mut home = task.home.swap_unwrap();
+        let mut home = task.home.take_unwrap();
         match home {
             Sched(ref mut home_handle) => {
                 home_handle.send(PinnedTask(task));
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ impl Scheduler {
 
         do self.deschedule_running_task_and_then |sched, dead_task| {
             let mut dead_task = dead_task;
-            let coroutine = dead_task.coroutine.swap_unwrap();
+            let coroutine = dead_task.coroutine.take_unwrap();
             coroutine.recycle(&mut sched.stack_pool);
         }
 
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ impl Scheduler {
         this.metrics.context_switches_task_to_sched += 1;
 
         unsafe {
-            let blocked_task = this.current_task.swap_unwrap();
+            let blocked_task = this.current_task.take_unwrap();
             let f_fake_region = transmute::<&fn(&mut Scheduler, ~Task),
                                             &fn(&mut Scheduler, ~Task)>(f);
             let f_opaque = ClosureConverter::from_fn(f_fake_region);
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ impl Scheduler {
         rtdebug!("switching tasks");
         this.metrics.context_switches_task_to_task += 1;
 
-        let old_running_task = this.current_task.swap_unwrap();
+        let old_running_task = this.current_task.take_unwrap();
         let f_fake_region = unsafe {
             transmute::<&fn(&mut Scheduler, ~Task),
                         &fn(&mut Scheduler, ~Task)>(f)
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ impl Scheduler {
 
         assert!(self.cleanup_job.is_some());
 
-        let cleanup_job = self.cleanup_job.swap_unwrap();
+        let cleanup_job = self.cleanup_job.take_unwrap();
         match cleanup_job {
             DoNothing => { }
             GiveTask(task, f) => (f.to_fn())(self, task)
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/task.rs b/src/libstd/rt/task.rs
index 17d0d59660f..449438b9205 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/task.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/task.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ impl Task {
 
         // Wait for children. Possibly report the exit status.
         let local_success = !self.unwinder.unwinding;
-        let join_latch = self.join_latch.swap_unwrap();
+        let join_latch = self.join_latch.take_unwrap();
         match self.on_exit {
             Some(ref on_exit) => {
                 let success = join_latch.wait(local_success);
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/tube.rs b/src/libstd/rt/tube.rs
index 013eb438c36..f61eee8859b 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/tube.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/tube.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl<T> Tube<T> {
             if (*state).blocked_task.is_some() {
                 // There's a waiting task. Wake it up
                 rtdebug!("waking blocked tube");
-                let task = (*state).blocked_task.swap_unwrap();
+                let task = (*state).blocked_task.take_unwrap();
                 let sched = Local::take::<Scheduler>();
                 sched.resume_task_immediately(task);
             }
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/uv/async.rs b/src/libstd/rt/uv/async.rs
index f3d1024024f..81428509e33 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/uv/async.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/uv/async.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl AsyncWatcher {
             let mut watcher: AsyncWatcher = NativeHandle::from_native_handle(handle);
             {
                 let data = watcher.get_watcher_data();
-                data.close_cb.swap_unwrap()();
+                data.close_cb.take_unwrap()();
             }
             watcher.drop_watcher_data();
             unsafe { uvll::free_handle(handle as *c_void); }
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/uv/idle.rs b/src/libstd/rt/uv/idle.rs
index a3630c9b9bf..28b101f686d 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/uv/idle.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/uv/idle.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl IdleWatcher {
                 let mut idle_watcher: IdleWatcher = NativeHandle::from_native_handle(handle);
                 {
                     let data = idle_watcher.get_watcher_data();
-                    data.close_cb.swap_unwrap()();
+                    data.close_cb.take_unwrap()();
                 }
                 idle_watcher.drop_watcher_data();
                 uvll::idle_delete(handle);
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/uv/net.rs b/src/libstd/rt/uv/net.rs
index 6d096f9885a..09c748ec047 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/uv/net.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/uv/net.rs
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ impl StreamWatcher {
             let write_request: WriteRequest = NativeHandle::from_native_handle(req);
             let mut stream_watcher = write_request.stream();
             write_request.delete();
-            let cb = stream_watcher.get_watcher_data().write_cb.swap_unwrap();
+            let cb = stream_watcher.get_watcher_data().write_cb.take_unwrap();
             let status = status_to_maybe_uv_error(stream_watcher.native_handle(), status);
             cb(stream_watcher, status);
         }
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ impl StreamWatcher {
 
         extern fn close_cb(handle: *uvll::uv_stream_t) {
             let mut stream_watcher: StreamWatcher = NativeHandle::from_native_handle(handle);
-            stream_watcher.get_watcher_data().close_cb.swap_unwrap()();
+            stream_watcher.get_watcher_data().close_cb.take_unwrap()();
             stream_watcher.drop_watcher_data();
             unsafe { free_handle(handle as *c_void) }
         }
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ impl TcpWatcher {
                 let connect_request: ConnectRequest = NativeHandle::from_native_handle(req);
                 let mut stream_watcher = connect_request.stream();
                 connect_request.delete();
-                let cb = stream_watcher.get_watcher_data().connect_cb.swap_unwrap();
+                let cb = stream_watcher.get_watcher_data().connect_cb.take_unwrap();
                 let status = status_to_maybe_uv_error(stream_watcher.native_handle(), status);
                 cb(stream_watcher, status);
             }
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ impl UdpWatcher {
             let send_request: UdpSendRequest = NativeHandle::from_native_handle(req);
             let mut udp_watcher = send_request.handle();
             send_request.delete();
-            let cb = udp_watcher.get_watcher_data().udp_send_cb.swap_unwrap();
+            let cb = udp_watcher.get_watcher_data().udp_send_cb.take_unwrap();
             let status = status_to_maybe_uv_error(udp_watcher.native_handle(), status);
             cb(udp_watcher, status);
         }
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ impl UdpWatcher {
 
         extern fn close_cb(handle: *uvll::uv_udp_t) {
             let mut udp_watcher: UdpWatcher = NativeHandle::from_native_handle(handle);
-            udp_watcher.get_watcher_data().close_cb.swap_unwrap()();
+            udp_watcher.get_watcher_data().close_cb.take_unwrap()();
             udp_watcher.drop_watcher_data();
             unsafe { free_handle(handle as *c_void) }
         }
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/uv/timer.rs b/src/libstd/rt/uv/timer.rs
index 14465eb7dfd..bc5399327a0 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/uv/timer.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/uv/timer.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl TimerWatcher {
             let mut watcher: TimerWatcher = NativeHandle::from_native_handle(handle);
             {
                 let data = watcher.get_watcher_data();
-                data.close_cb.swap_unwrap()();
+                data.close_cb.take_unwrap()();
             }
             watcher.drop_watcher_data();
             unsafe {
diff --git a/src/libstd/task/spawn.rs b/src/libstd/task/spawn.rs
index 206d19e175f..bf09a533ebe 100644
--- a/src/libstd/task/spawn.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/task/spawn.rs
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ fn each_ancestor(list:        &mut AncestorList,
         fn with_parent_tg<U>(parent_group: &mut Option<TaskGroupArc>,
                              blk: &fn(TaskGroupInner) -> U) -> U {
             // If this trips, more likely the problem is 'blk' failed inside.
-            let tmp_arc = parent_group.swap_unwrap();
+            let tmp_arc = parent_group.take_unwrap();
             let result = do access_group(&tmp_arc) |tg_opt| { blk(tg_opt) };
             *parent_group = Some(tmp_arc);
             result
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ fn spawn_raw_newsched(mut opts: TaskOpts, f: ~fn()) {
     };
 
     if opts.notify_chan.is_some() {
-        let notify_chan = opts.notify_chan.swap_unwrap();
+        let notify_chan = opts.notify_chan.take_unwrap();
         let notify_chan = Cell::new(notify_chan);
         let on_exit: ~fn(bool) = |success| {
             notify_chan.take().send(
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ fn spawn_raw_oldsched(mut opts: TaskOpts, f: ~fn()) {
             let notify_chan = if opts.notify_chan.is_none() {
                 None
             } else {
-                Some(opts.notify_chan.swap_unwrap())
+                Some(opts.notify_chan.take_unwrap())
             };
 
             let child_wrapper = make_child_wrapper(new_task, child_tg,
diff --git a/src/test/bench/msgsend-ring-mutex-arcs.rs b/src/test/bench/msgsend-ring-mutex-arcs.rs
index 2bd53f81b05..0bf492ae55f 100644
--- a/src/test/bench/msgsend-ring-mutex-arcs.rs
+++ b/src/test/bench/msgsend-ring-mutex-arcs.rs
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ fn thread_ring(i: uint, count: uint, num_chan: pipe, num_port: pipe) {
     // Send/Receive lots of messages.
     for uint::range(0u, count) |j| {
         //error!("task %?, iter %?", i, j);
-        let mut num_chan2 = num_chan.swap_unwrap();
-        let mut num_port2 = num_port.swap_unwrap();
+        let mut num_chan2 = num_chan.take_unwrap();
+        let mut num_port2 = num_port.take_unwrap();
         send(&num_chan2, i * j);
         num_chan = Some(num_chan2);
         let _n = recv(&num_port2);
diff --git a/src/test/bench/msgsend-ring-rw-arcs.rs b/src/test/bench/msgsend-ring-rw-arcs.rs
index b5b5b685d87..a5f96b35999 100644
--- a/src/test/bench/msgsend-ring-rw-arcs.rs
+++ b/src/test/bench/msgsend-ring-rw-arcs.rs
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ fn thread_ring(i: uint, count: uint, num_chan: pipe, num_port: pipe) {
     // Send/Receive lots of messages.
     for uint::range(0u, count) |j| {
         //error!("task %?, iter %?", i, j);
-        let mut num_chan2 = num_chan.swap_unwrap();
-        let mut num_port2 = num_port.swap_unwrap();
+        let mut num_chan2 = num_chan.take_unwrap();
+        let mut num_port2 = num_port.take_unwrap();
         send(&num_chan2, i * j);
         num_chan = Some(num_chan2);
         let _n = recv(&num_port2);