diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/estr-subtyping.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/estr-subtyping.rs
index 7e3e29f2b8f..626e7eff3f7 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/estr-subtyping.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/estr-subtyping.rs
@@ -1,29 +1,23 @@
 fn wants_box(x: @str) { }
 fn wants_uniq(x: ~str) { }
-fn wants_three(x: str/3) { }
+fn wants_slice(x: &str) { }
 
 fn has_box(x: @str) {
    wants_box(x);
    wants_uniq(x); //~ ERROR str storage differs: expected ~ but found @
-   wants_three(x); //~ ERROR str storage differs: expected 3 but found @
+   wants_slice(x);
 }
 
 fn has_uniq(x: ~str) {
    wants_box(x); //~ ERROR str storage differs: expected @ but found ~
    wants_uniq(x);
-   wants_three(x); //~ ERROR str storage differs: expected 3 but found ~
+   wants_slice(x);
 }
 
-fn has_three(x: str/3) {
-   wants_box(x); //~ ERROR str storage differs: expected @ but found 3
-   wants_uniq(x); //~ ERROR str storage differs: expected ~ but found 3
-   wants_three(x);
-}
-
-fn has_four(x: str/4) {
-   wants_box(x); //~ ERROR str storage differs: expected @ but found 4
-   wants_uniq(x); //~ ERROR str storage differs: expected ~ but found 4
-   wants_three(x); //~ ERROR str storage differs: expected 3 but found 4
+fn has_slice(x: &str) {
+   wants_box(x); //~ ERROR str storage differs: expected @ but found &
+   wants_uniq(x); //~ ERROR str storage differs: expected ~ but found &
+   wants_slice(x);
 }
 
 fn main() {