diff --git a/src/libcore/future.rs b/src/libcore/future.rs
index 10a13766140..7bc7789c9c3 100644
--- a/src/libcore/future.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/future.rs
@@ -64,17 +64,13 @@ fn from_value<A>(+val: A) -> Future<A> {
     })
 }
 
-macro_rules! move_it (
-    ($x:expr) => { unsafe { let y <- *ptr::addr_of($x); y } }
-)
-
 fn from_port<A:send>(+port: future_pipe::client::waiting<A>) -> Future<A> {
-    #[doc = "
-    Create a future from a port
-
-    The first time that the value is requested the task will block
-    waiting for the result to be received on the port.
-    "];
+    /*!
+     * Create a future from a port
+     *
+     * The first time that the value is requested the task will block
+     * waiting for the result to be received on the port.
+     */
 
     let port = ~mut some(port);
     do from_fn |move port| {
@@ -82,7 +78,7 @@ fn from_port<A:send>(+port: future_pipe::client::waiting<A>) -> Future<A> {
         port_ <-> *port;
         let port = option::unwrap(port_);
         match recv(port) {
-          future_pipe::completed(data) => move_it!(data)
+          future_pipe::completed(move data) => data
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libcore/pipes.rs b/src/libcore/pipes.rs
index ad058cb9b40..41542a5a830 100644
--- a/src/libcore/pipes.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/pipes.rs
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ unsafe fn get_buffer<T: send>(p: *packet_header) -> ~buffer<T> {
     transmute((*p).buf_header())
 }
 
+// This could probably be done with SharedMutableState to avoid move_it!().
 struct buffer_resource<T: send> {
     let buffer: ~buffer<T>;
     new(+b: ~buffer<T>) {
@@ -962,8 +963,8 @@ impl<T: send> chan<T>: channel<T> {
         let mut endp = none;
         endp <-> self.endp;
         match move streamp::client::try_data(unwrap(endp), x) {
-            some(next) => {
-                self.endp = some(move_it!(next));
+            some(move next) => {
+                self.endp = some(next);
                 true
             }
             none => false
@@ -984,9 +985,9 @@ impl<T: send> port<T>: recv<T> {
         let mut endp = none;
         endp <-> self.endp;
         match move pipes::try_recv(unwrap(endp)) {
-          some(streamp::data(x, endp)) => {
-            self.endp = some(move_it!(endp));
-            some(move_it!(x))
+          some(streamp::data(move x, move endp)) => {
+            self.endp = some(endp);
+            some(x)
           }
           none => none
         }
@@ -1029,12 +1030,8 @@ struct PortSet<T: send> : recv<T> {
         while result == none && ports.len() > 0 {
             let i = wait_many(ports);
             match move ports[i].try_recv() {
-                // FIXME (#2329): use this version once move from enum works.
-                //some(copy m) => {
-                //  result = some(move m);
-                //}
-                some(m) => {
-                  result = some(move_it!(m));
+                some(move m) => {
+                  result = some(m);
                 }
                 none => {
                     // Remove this port.
@@ -1047,12 +1044,7 @@ struct PortSet<T: send> : recv<T> {
     }
 
     fn recv() -> T {
-        match move self.try_recv() {
-            // FIXME (#2329): use this version once move from enum works.
-            //some(copy x) => move x,
-            some(x) => move_it!(x),
-            none => fail ~"port_set: endpoints closed"
-        }
+        option::unwrap_expect(self.try_recv(), "port_set: endpoints closed")
     }
 
     pure fn peek() -> bool {