diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/lazy-and-or.rs b/src/test/run-pass/lazy-and-or.rs
index 81f09843826..fe0ffe6b21b 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/lazy-and-or.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/lazy-and-or.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-fn incr(mutable &int x) -> bool {
+fn incr(& mutable int x) -> bool {
   x += 1;
   check (false);
   ret false;
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/writealias.rs b/src/test/run-pass/writealias.rs
index 96b2a9d7f33..061b1b5779a 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/writealias.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/writealias.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 type point = rec(int x, int y, mutable int z);
 
-fn f(mutable &point p) {
+fn f(& mutable point p) {
   p.z = 13;
 }