diff --git a/src/librustc/driver/driver.rs b/src/librustc/driver/driver.rs
index d41c1167c70..15ce8c4c7e2 100644
--- a/src/librustc/driver/driver.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/driver/driver.rs
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ pub fn pretty_print_input(sess: Session, cfg: ast::crate_cfg, input: &input,
           pprust::node_block(s, ref blk) => {
             pp::space(s.s);
             pprust::synth_comment(
-                s, ~"block " + int::to_str(blk.node.id));
+                s, ~"block " + int::to_str(blk.id));
           }
           pprust::node_expr(s, expr) => {
             pp::space(s.s);
diff --git a/src/librustc/front/config.rs b/src/librustc/front/config.rs
index 0d4d96b3b2b..9a468788f7a 100644
--- a/src/librustc/front/config.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/front/config.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub fn strip_items(crate: &ast::crate, in_cfg: in_cfg_pred)
 
     let precursor = @fold::AstFoldFns {
           fold_mod: |a,b| fold_mod(ctxt, a, b),
-          fold_block: fold::wrap(|a,b| fold_block(ctxt, a, b) ),
+          fold_block: |a,b| fold_block(ctxt, a, b),
           fold_foreign_mod: |a,b| fold_foreign_mod(ctxt, a, b),
           fold_item_underscore: |a,b| {
             // Bad copy.
@@ -133,21 +133,22 @@ fn filter_stmt(cx: @Context, stmt: @ast::stmt) ->
 
 fn fold_block(
     cx: @Context,
-    b: &ast::blk_,
+    b: &ast::blk,
     fld: @fold::ast_fold
-) -> ast::blk_ {
+) -> ast::blk {
     let resulting_stmts = do b.stmts.iter().filter_map |a| {
         filter_stmt(cx, *a).chain(|stmt| fld.fold_stmt(stmt))
     }.collect();
     let filtered_view_items = do b.view_items.iter().filter_map |a| {
         filter_view_item(cx, a).map(|&x| fld.fold_view_item(x))
     }.collect();
-    ast::blk_ {
+    ast::blk {
         view_items: filtered_view_items,
         stmts: resulting_stmts,
         expr: b.expr.map(|x| fld.fold_expr(*x)),
         id: b.id,
         rules: b.rules,
+        span: b.span,
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/astencode.rs b/src/librustc/middle/astencode.rs
index 2e0090f7dda..7684f465a4c 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/astencode.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/astencode.rs
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ fn encode_ast(ebml_w: &mut writer::Encoder, item: ast::inlined_item) {
 // nested items, as otherwise it would get confused when translating
 // inlined items.
 fn simplify_ast(ii: &ast::inlined_item) -> ast::inlined_item {
-    fn drop_nested_items(blk: &ast::blk_, fld: @fold::ast_fold) -> ast::blk_ {
+    fn drop_nested_items(blk: &ast::blk, fld: @fold::ast_fold) -> ast::blk {
         let stmts_sans_items = do blk.stmts.iter().filter_map |stmt| {
             match stmt.node {
               ast::stmt_expr(_, _) | ast::stmt_semi(_, _) |
@@ -300,19 +300,20 @@ fn simplify_ast(ii: &ast::inlined_item) -> ast::inlined_item {
               ast::stmt_mac(*) => fail!("unexpanded macro in astencode")
             }
         }.collect();
-        let blk_sans_items = ast::blk_ {
+        let blk_sans_items = ast::blk {
             view_items: ~[], // I don't know if we need the view_items here,
                              // but it doesn't break tests!
             stmts: stmts_sans_items,
             expr: blk.expr,
             id: blk.id,
-            rules: blk.rules
+            rules: blk.rules,
+            span: blk.span,
         };
         fold::noop_fold_block(&blk_sans_items, fld)
     }
 
     let fld = fold::make_fold(@fold::AstFoldFns {
-        fold_block: fold::wrap(drop_nested_items),
+        fold_block: drop_nested_items,
         .. *fold::default_ast_fold()
     });
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/check_loans.rs b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/check_loans.rs
index a455bdc436c..f10a2a258fe 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/check_loans.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/check_loans.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn check_loans(bccx: @BorrowckCtxt,
                    move_data: move_data::FlowedMoveData,
                    all_loans: &[Loan],
                    body: &ast::blk) {
-    debug!("check_loans(body id=%?)", body.node.id);
+    debug!("check_loans(body id=%?)", body.id);
 
     let clcx = @mut CheckLoanCtxt {
         bccx: bccx,
@@ -751,5 +751,5 @@ fn check_loans_in_block<'a>(blk: &ast::blk,
                                          visit::vt<@mut CheckLoanCtxt<'a>>))
 {
     visit::visit_block(blk, (this, vt));
-    this.check_for_conflicting_loans(blk.node.id);
+    this.check_for_conflicting_loans(blk.id);
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/gather_loans/mod.rs b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/gather_loans/mod.rs
index 23451e0f36e..ce18785ca39 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/gather_loans/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/gather_loans/mod.rs
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ pub fn gather_loans(bccx: @BorrowckCtxt,
         bccx: bccx,
         id_range: id_range::max(),
         all_loans: @mut ~[],
-        item_ub: body.node.id,
-        repeating_ids: ~[body.node.id],
+        item_ub: body.id,
+        repeating_ids: ~[body.id],
         move_data: @mut MoveData::new()
     };
     glcx.gather_fn_arg_patterns(decl, body);
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ fn gather_loans_in_fn(fk: &visit::fn_kind,
 
         // Visit closures as part of the containing item.
         &visit::fk_anon(*) | &visit::fk_fn_block(*) => {
-            this.push_repeating_id(body.node.id);
+            this.push_repeating_id(body.id);
             visit::visit_fn(fk, decl, body, sp, id, (this, v));
-            this.pop_repeating_id(body.node.id);
+            this.pop_repeating_id(body.id);
             this.gather_fn_arg_patterns(decl, body);
         }
     }
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ fn gather_loans_in_fn(fk: &visit::fn_kind,
 fn gather_loans_in_block(blk: &ast::blk,
                          (this, vt): (@mut GatherLoanCtxt,
                                       visit::vt<@mut GatherLoanCtxt>)) {
-    this.id_range.add(blk.node.id);
+    this.id_range.add(blk.id);
     visit::visit_block(blk, (this, vt));
 }
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ fn gather_loans_in_expr(ex: @ast::expr,
         let cmt = this.bccx.cat_expr(ex_v);
         for arms.iter().advance |arm| {
             for arm.pats.iter().advance |pat| {
-                this.gather_pat(cmt, *pat, Some((arm.body.node.id, ex.id)));
+                this.gather_pat(cmt, *pat, Some((arm.body.id, ex.id)));
             }
         }
         visit::visit_expr(ex, (this, vt));
@@ -268,16 +268,16 @@ fn gather_loans_in_expr(ex: @ast::expr,
           this.pop_repeating_id(cond.id);
 
           // during body, can only root for the body
-          this.push_repeating_id(body.node.id);
+          this.push_repeating_id(body.id);
           (vt.visit_block)(body, (this, vt));
-          this.pop_repeating_id(body.node.id);
+          this.pop_repeating_id(body.id);
       }
 
       // see explanation attached to the `root_ub` field:
       ast::expr_loop(ref body, _) => {
-          this.push_repeating_id(body.node.id);
+          this.push_repeating_id(body.id);
           visit::visit_expr(ex, (this, vt));
-          this.pop_repeating_id(body.node.id);
+          this.pop_repeating_id(body.id);
       }
 
       ast::expr_fn_block(*) => {
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ impl GatherLoanCtxt {
             let arg_cmt = mc_ctxt.cat_rvalue(
                 arg.id,
                 arg.pat.span,
-                body.node.id, // Arguments live only as long as the fn body.
+                body.id, // Arguments live only as long as the fn body.
                 arg_ty);
 
             self.gather_pat(arg_cmt, arg.pat, None);
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/cfg/construct.rs b/src/librustc/middle/cfg/construct.rs
index 9ecb4dcaf5e..19debc9c123 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/cfg/construct.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/cfg/construct.rs
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ pub fn construct(tcx: ty::ctxt,
 impl CFGBuilder {
     fn block(&mut self, blk: &ast::blk, pred: CFGIndex) -> CFGIndex {
         let mut stmts_exit = pred;
-        for blk.node.stmts.iter().advance |&stmt| {
+        for blk.stmts.iter().advance |&stmt| {
             stmts_exit = self.stmt(stmt, stmts_exit);
         }
 
-        let expr_exit = self.opt_expr(blk.node.expr, stmts_exit);
+        let expr_exit = self.opt_expr(blk.expr, stmts_exit);
 
-        self.add_node(blk.node.id, [expr_exit])
+        self.add_node(blk.id, [expr_exit])
     }
 
     fn stmt(&mut self, stmt: @ast::stmt, pred: CFGIndex) -> CFGIndex {
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/dataflow.rs b/src/librustc/middle/dataflow.rs
index ec375eaba0e..8c464928b58 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/dataflow.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/dataflow.rs
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ impl<O:DataFlowOperator+Copy+'static> DataFlowContext<O> {
         let pre: @fn(pprust::ann_node) = |node| {
             let (ps, id) = match node {
                 pprust::node_expr(ps, expr) => (ps, expr.id),
-                pprust::node_block(ps, blk) => (ps, blk.node.id),
+                pprust::node_block(ps, blk) => (ps, blk.id),
                 pprust::node_item(ps, _) => (ps, 0),
                 pprust::node_pat(ps, pat) => (ps, pat.id)
             };
@@ -383,18 +383,18 @@ impl<'self, O:DataFlowOperator> PropagationContext<'self, O> {
                   blk: &ast::blk,
                   in_out: &mut [uint],
                   loop_scopes: &mut ~[LoopScope]) {
-        debug!("DataFlowContext::walk_block(blk.node.id=%?, in_out=%s)",
-               blk.node.id, bits_to_str(reslice(in_out)));
+        debug!("DataFlowContext::walk_block(blk.id=%?, in_out=%s)",
+               blk.id, bits_to_str(reslice(in_out)));
 
-        self.merge_with_entry_set(blk.node.id, in_out);
+        self.merge_with_entry_set(blk.id, in_out);
 
-        for blk.node.stmts.iter().advance |&stmt| {
+        for blk.stmts.iter().advance |&stmt| {
             self.walk_stmt(stmt, in_out, loop_scopes);
         }
 
-        self.walk_opt_expr(blk.node.expr, in_out, loop_scopes);
+        self.walk_opt_expr(blk.expr, in_out, loop_scopes);
 
-        self.dfcx.apply_gen_kill(blk.node.id, in_out);
+        self.dfcx.apply_gen_kill(blk.id, in_out);
     }
 
     fn walk_stmt(&mut self,
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/effect.rs b/src/librustc/middle/effect.rs
index 654cc25c15e..59700546205 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/effect.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/effect.rs
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ pub fn check_crate(tcx: ty::ctxt,
 
         visit_block: |block, (_, visitor)| {
             let old_unsafe_context = context.unsafe_context;
-            if block.node.rules == unsafe_blk &&
+            if block.rules == unsafe_blk &&
                     context.unsafe_context == SafeContext {
-                context.unsafe_context = UnsafeBlock(block.node.id)
+                context.unsafe_context = UnsafeBlock(block.id)
             }
 
             visit::visit_block(block, ((), visitor));
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/lint.rs b/src/librustc/middle/lint.rs
index d18fbada009..864f1332024 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/lint.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/lint.rs
@@ -921,8 +921,8 @@ fn lint_unused_unsafe() -> visit::vt<@mut Context> {
     visit::mk_vt(@visit::Visitor {
         visit_expr: |e, (cx, vt): (@mut Context, visit::vt<@mut Context>)| {
             match e.node {
-                ast::expr_block(ref blk) if blk.node.rules == ast::unsafe_blk => {
-                    if !cx.tcx.used_unsafe.contains(&blk.node.id) {
+                ast::expr_block(ref blk) if blk.rules == ast::unsafe_blk => {
+                    if !cx.tcx.used_unsafe.contains(&blk.id) {
                         cx.span_lint(unused_unsafe, blk.span,
                                      "unnecessary `unsafe` block");
                     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs b/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs
index 83f8b161b75..a62a14ed481 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ impl Liveness {
                       self.tcx.sess.intr()));
 
         let entry_ln: LiveNode =
-            self.with_loop_nodes(body.node.id, self.s.exit_ln, self.s.exit_ln,
+            self.with_loop_nodes(body.id, self.s.exit_ln, self.s.exit_ln,
               || { self.propagate_through_fn_block(decl, body) });
 
         // hack to skip the loop unless debug! is enabled:
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ impl Liveness {
                    for uint::range(0u, self.ir.num_live_nodes) |ln_idx| {
                        debug!("%s", self.ln_str(LiveNode(ln_idx)));
                    }
-                   body.node.id
+                   body.id
                },
                entry_ln.to_str());
 
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ impl Liveness {
         // the fallthrough exit is only for those cases where we do not
         // explicitly return:
         self.init_from_succ(self.s.fallthrough_ln, self.s.exit_ln);
-        if blk.node.expr.is_none() {
+        if blk.expr.is_none() {
             self.acc(self.s.fallthrough_ln, self.s.no_ret_var, ACC_READ)
         }
 
@@ -916,8 +916,8 @@ impl Liveness {
 
     pub fn propagate_through_block(&self, blk: &blk, succ: LiveNode)
                                    -> LiveNode {
-        let succ = self.propagate_through_opt_expr(blk.node.expr, succ);
-        do blk.node.stmts.rev_iter().fold(succ) |succ, stmt| {
+        let succ = self.propagate_through_opt_expr(blk.expr, succ);
+        do blk.stmts.rev_iter().fold(succ) |succ, stmt| {
             self.propagate_through_stmt(*stmt, succ)
         }
     }
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ impl Liveness {
               The next-node for a break is the successor of the entire
               loop. The next-node for a continue is the top of this loop.
               */
-              self.with_loop_nodes(blk.node.id, succ,
+              self.with_loop_nodes(blk.id, succ,
                   self.live_node(expr.id, expr.span), || {
 
                  // the construction of a closure itself is not important,
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/moves.rs b/src/librustc/middle/moves.rs
index 07bdee07c0f..d569f852612 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/moves.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/moves.rs
@@ -285,13 +285,13 @@ impl VisitContext {
          * meaning either copied or moved depending on its type.
          */
 
-        debug!("consume_block(blk.id=%?)", blk.node.id);
+        debug!("consume_block(blk.id=%?)", blk.id);
 
-        for blk.node.stmts.iter().advance |stmt| {
+        for blk.stmts.iter().advance |stmt| {
             (visitor.visit_stmt)(*stmt, (*self, visitor));
         }
 
-        for blk.node.expr.iter().advance |tail_expr| {
+        for blk.expr.iter().advance |tail_expr| {
             self.consume_expr(*tail_expr, visitor);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/privacy.rs b/src/librustc/middle/privacy.rs
index 8a2b1341915..0a13cf4ed18 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/privacy.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/privacy.rs
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ pub fn check_crate<'mm>(tcx: ty::ctxt,
         visit_block: |block, (method_map, visitor)| {
             // Gather up all the privileged items.
             let mut n_added = 0;
-            for block.node.stmts.iter().advance |stmt| {
+            for block.stmts.iter().advance |stmt| {
                 match stmt.node {
                     stmt_decl(decl, _) => {
                         match decl.node {
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/region.rs b/src/librustc/middle/region.rs
index e1c43121ec8..4ede700d7a6 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/region.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/region.rs
@@ -324,11 +324,11 @@ fn parent_to_expr(cx: Context, child_id: ast::node_id, sp: span) {
 
 fn resolve_block(blk: &ast::blk, (cx, visitor): (Context, visit::vt<Context>)) {
     // Record the parent of this block.
-    parent_to_expr(cx, blk.node.id, blk.span);
+    parent_to_expr(cx, blk.id, blk.span);
 
     // Descend.
-    let new_cx = Context {var_parent: Some(blk.node.id),
-                          parent: Some(blk.node.id),
+    let new_cx = Context {var_parent: Some(blk.id),
+                          parent: Some(blk.id),
                           ..cx};
     visit::visit_block(blk, (new_cx, visitor));
 }
@@ -420,20 +420,20 @@ fn resolve_fn(fk: &visit::fn_kind,
                               visit::vt<Context>)) {
     debug!("region::resolve_fn(id=%?, \
                                span=%?, \
-                               body.node.id=%?, \
+                               body.id=%?, \
                                cx.parent=%?)",
            id,
            cx.sess.codemap.span_to_str(sp),
-           body.node.id,
+           body.id,
            cx.parent);
 
     // The arguments and `self` are parented to the body of the fn.
-    let decl_cx = Context {parent: Some(body.node.id),
-                           var_parent: Some(body.node.id),
+    let decl_cx = Context {parent: Some(body.id),
+                           var_parent: Some(body.id),
                            ..cx};
     match *fk {
         visit::fk_method(_, _, method) => {
-            cx.region_maps.record_parent(method.self_id, body.node.id);
+            cx.region_maps.record_parent(method.self_id, body.id);
         }
         _ => {}
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/resolve.rs b/src/librustc/middle/resolve.rs
index 6a84e568219..72d96578053 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/resolve.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/resolve.rs
@@ -1069,12 +1069,12 @@ impl Resolver {
 
     pub fn block_needs_anonymous_module(@mut self, block: &blk) -> bool {
         // If the block has view items, we need an anonymous module.
-        if block.node.view_items.len() > 0 {
+        if block.view_items.len() > 0 {
             return true;
         }
 
         // Check each statement.
-        for block.node.stmts.iter().advance |statement| {
+        for block.stmts.iter().advance |statement| {
             match statement.node {
                 stmt_decl(declaration, _) => {
                     match declaration.node {
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ impl Resolver {
                                           vt<ReducedGraphParent>)) {
         let new_parent;
         if self.block_needs_anonymous_module(block) {
-            let block_id = block.node.id;
+            let block_id = block.id;
 
             debug!("(building reduced graph for block) creating a new \
                     anonymous module for block %d",
@@ -4096,7 +4096,7 @@ impl Resolver {
 
         // Move down in the graph, if there's an anonymous module rooted here.
         let orig_module = self.current_module;
-        match self.current_module.anonymous_children.find(&block.node.id) {
+        match self.current_module.anonymous_children.find(&block.id) {
             None => { /* Nothing to do. */ }
             Some(&anonymous_module) => {
                 debug!("(resolving block) found anonymous module, moving \
@@ -4989,7 +4989,7 @@ impl Resolver {
             }
 
             expr_fn_block(ref fn_decl, ref block) => {
-                self.resolve_function(FunctionRibKind(expr.id, block.node.id),
+                self.resolve_function(FunctionRibKind(expr.id, block.id),
                                       Some(fn_decl),
                                       NoTypeParameters,
                                       block,
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/base.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/base.rs
index d7c04907513..39ec612dab1 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/base.rs
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ pub fn with_scope_datumblock(bcx: block, opt_node_info: Option<NodeInfo>,
 }
 
 pub fn block_locals(b: &ast::blk, it: &fn(@ast::local)) {
-    for b.node.stmts.iter().advance |s| {
+    for b.stmts.iter().advance |s| {
         match s.node {
           ast::stmt_decl(d, _) => {
             match d.node {
@@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@ pub fn trans_closure(ccx: @mut CrateContext,
     let bcx_top = top_scope_block(fcx, body.info());
     let mut bcx = bcx_top;
     let lltop = bcx.llbb;
-    let block_ty = node_id_type(bcx, body.node.id);
+    let block_ty = node_id_type(bcx, body.id);
 
     let arg_tys = ty::ty_fn_args(node_id_type(bcx, id));
     bcx = copy_args_to_allocas(fcx, bcx, decl.inputs, raw_llargs, arg_tys);
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@ pub fn trans_closure(ccx: @mut CrateContext,
     // translation calls that don't have a return value (trans_crate,
     // trans_mod, trans_item, et cetera) and those that do
     // (trans_block, trans_expr, et cetera).
-    if body.node.expr.is_none() || ty::type_is_bot(block_ty) ||
+    if body.expr.is_none() || ty::type_is_bot(block_ty) ||
         ty::type_is_nil(block_ty)
     {
         bcx = controlflow::trans_block(bcx, body, expr::Ignore);
@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ pub fn trans_item(ccx: @mut CrateContext, item: &ast::item) {
                      item.id,
                      item.attrs);
         } else {
-            for body.node.stmts.iter().advance |stmt| {
+            for body.stmts.iter().advance |stmt| {
                 match stmt.node {
                   ast::stmt_decl(@codemap::spanned { node: ast::decl_item(i),
                                                  _ }, _) => {
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/common.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/common.rs
index ea5068c445b..f7bdf9d5aac 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/common.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/common.rs
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ impl get_node_info for ast::expr {
 
 impl get_node_info for ast::blk {
     fn info(&self) -> Option<NodeInfo> {
-        Some(NodeInfo {id: self.node.id,
+        Some(NodeInfo {id: self.id,
                        callee_id: None,
                        span: self.span})
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/controlflow.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/controlflow.rs
index df1db4a1ab3..404a0c77a3c 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/controlflow.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/controlflow.rs
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ use syntax::codemap::span;
 pub fn trans_block(bcx: block, b: &ast::blk, dest: expr::Dest) -> block {
     let _icx = push_ctxt("trans_block");
     let mut bcx = bcx;
-    for b.node.stmts.iter().advance |s| {
+    for b.stmts.iter().advance |s| {
         debuginfo::update_source_pos(bcx, b.span);
         bcx = trans_stmt(bcx, *s);
     }
-    match b.node.expr {
+    match b.expr {
         Some(e) => {
             debuginfo::update_source_pos(bcx, e.span);
             bcx = expr::trans_into(bcx, e, dest);
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub fn trans_if(bcx: block,
             dest: expr::Dest)
          -> block {
     debug!("trans_if(bcx=%s, cond=%s, thn=%?, dest=%s)",
-           bcx.to_str(), bcx.expr_to_str(cond), thn.node.id,
+           bcx.to_str(), bcx.expr_to_str(cond), thn.id,
            dest.to_str(bcx.ccx()));
     let _indenter = indenter();
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/type_use.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/type_use.rs
index eda8f853071..bc11953c073 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/type_use.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/type_use.rs
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ pub fn handle_body(cx: &Context, body: &blk) {
         },
         visit_block: |b, (cx, v)| {
             visit::visit_block(b, (cx, v));
-            for b.node.expr.iter().advance |e| {
+            for b.expr.iter().advance |e| {
                 node_type_needs(cx, use_repr, e.id);
             }
         },
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs b/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs
index 5e118b25a5f..35994eb34c7 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs
@@ -2842,7 +2842,7 @@ pub fn tys_in_fn_sig(sig: &FnSig) -> ~[t] {
 
 // Type accessors for AST nodes
 pub fn block_ty(cx: ctxt, b: &ast::blk) -> t {
-    return node_id_to_type(cx, b.node.id);
+    return node_id_to_type(cx, b.id);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/_match.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/_match.rs
index ac7a9db99e9..5f0a32bb02e 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/_match.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/_match.rs
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ pub fn check_match(fcx: @mut FnCtxt,
           None => ()
         }
         check_block(fcx, &arm.body);
-        let bty = fcx.node_ty(arm.body.node.id);
+        let bty = fcx.node_ty(arm.body.id);
         saw_err = saw_err || ty::type_is_error(bty);
         if guard_err {
-            fcx.write_error(arm.body.node.id);
+            fcx.write_error(arm.body.id);
             saw_err = true;
         }
         else if guard_bot {
-            fcx.write_bot(arm.body.node.id);
+            fcx.write_bot(arm.body.id);
         }
 
         result_ty =
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs
index 87d45294967..365d4e1cf94 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ impl PurityState {
             ast::unsafe_fn if self.from_fn => *self,
 
             purity => {
-                let (purity, def) = match blk.node.rules {
-                    ast::unsafe_blk => (ast::unsafe_fn, blk.node.id),
+                let (purity, def) = match blk.rules {
+                    ast::unsafe_blk => (ast::unsafe_fn, blk.id),
                     ast::default_blk => (purity, self.def),
                 };
                 PurityState{ def: def,
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ pub fn check_fn(ccx: @mut CrateCtxt,
         let (isr, opt_self_ty, fn_sig) =
             replace_bound_regions_in_fn_sig(
                 tcx, inherited_isr, opt_self_ty, fn_sig,
-                |br| ty::re_free(ty::FreeRegion {scope_id: body.node.id,
+                |br| ty::re_free(ty::FreeRegion {scope_id: body.id,
                                                  bound_region: br}));
         let opt_self_info =
             opt_self_info.map(
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ pub fn check_fn(ccx: @mut CrateCtxt,
             ret_ty: ret_ty,
             indirect_ret_ty: indirect_ret_ty,
             ps: PurityState::function(purity, id),
-            region_lb: body.node.id,
+            region_lb: body.id,
             in_scope_regions: isr,
             fn_kind: fn_kind,
             inh: inherited,
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ pub fn check_fn(ccx: @mut CrateCtxt,
 
     // We unify the tail expr's type with the
     // function result type, if there is a tail expr.
-    match body.node.expr {
+    match body.expr {
       Some(tail_expr) => {
         let tail_expr_ty = fcx.expr_ty(tail_expr);
         // Special case: we print a special error if there appears
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ pub fn check_fn(ccx: @mut CrateCtxt,
             // non-obvious: the `blk` variable maps to region lb, so
             // we have to keep this up-to-date.  This
             // is... unfortunate.  It'd be nice to not need this.
-            do fcx.with_region_lb(b.node.id) {
+            do fcx.with_region_lb(b.id) {
                 visit::visit_block(b, (e, v));
             }
         };
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ pub fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @mut FnCtxt,
         let branches_ty = match opt_else_expr {
             Some(else_expr) => {
                 check_block_with_expected(fcx, then_blk, expected);
-                let then_ty = fcx.node_ty(then_blk.node.id);
+                let then_ty = fcx.node_ty(then_blk.id);
                 check_expr_with_opt_hint(fcx, else_expr, expected);
                 let else_ty = fcx.expr_ty(else_expr);
                 infer::common_supertype(fcx.infcx(),
@@ -2533,7 +2533,7 @@ pub fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @mut FnCtxt,
         check_expr_has_type(fcx, cond, ty::mk_bool());
         check_block_no_value(fcx, body);
         let cond_ty = fcx.expr_ty(cond);
-        let body_ty = fcx.node_ty(body.node.id);
+        let body_ty = fcx.node_ty(body.id);
         if ty::type_is_error(cond_ty) || ty::type_is_error(body_ty) {
             fcx.write_error(id);
         }
@@ -2598,7 +2598,7 @@ pub fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @mut FnCtxt,
       }
       ast::expr_block(ref b) => {
         check_block_with_expected(fcx, b, expected);
-        fcx.write_ty(id, fcx.node_ty(b.node.id));
+        fcx.write_ty(id, fcx.node_ty(b.id));
       }
       ast::expr_call(f, ref args, sugar) => {
           check_call(fcx, expr.id, expr, f, *args, sugar);
@@ -2959,12 +2959,12 @@ pub fn check_stmt(fcx: @mut FnCtxt, stmt: @ast::stmt)  {
 
 pub fn check_block_no_value(fcx: @mut FnCtxt, blk: &ast::blk)  {
     check_block_with_expected(fcx, blk, Some(ty::mk_nil()));
-    let blkty = fcx.node_ty(blk.node.id);
+    let blkty = fcx.node_ty(blk.id);
     if ty::type_is_error(blkty) {
-        fcx.write_error(blk.node.id);
+        fcx.write_error(blk.id);
     }
     else if ty::type_is_bot(blkty) {
-        fcx.write_bot(blk.node.id);
+        fcx.write_bot(blk.id);
     }
     else {
         let nilty = ty::mk_nil();
@@ -2982,12 +2982,12 @@ pub fn check_block_with_expected(fcx: @mut FnCtxt,
     let purity_state = fcx.ps.recurse(blk);
     let prev = replace(&mut fcx.ps, purity_state);
 
-    do fcx.with_region_lb(blk.node.id) {
+    do fcx.with_region_lb(blk.id) {
         let mut warned = false;
         let mut last_was_bot = false;
         let mut any_bot = false;
         let mut any_err = false;
-        for blk.node.stmts.iter().advance |s| {
+        for blk.stmts.iter().advance |s| {
             check_stmt(fcx, *s);
             let s_id = ast_util::stmt_id(*s);
             let s_ty = fcx.node_ty(s_id);
@@ -3009,15 +3009,15 @@ pub fn check_block_with_expected(fcx: @mut FnCtxt,
             any_bot = any_bot || ty::type_is_bot(s_ty);
             any_err = any_err || ty::type_is_error(s_ty);
         }
-        match blk.node.expr {
+        match blk.expr {
             None => if any_err {
-                fcx.write_error(blk.node.id);
+                fcx.write_error(blk.id);
             }
             else if any_bot {
-                fcx.write_bot(blk.node.id);
+                fcx.write_bot(blk.id);
             }
             else  {
-                fcx.write_nil(blk.node.id);
+                fcx.write_nil(blk.id);
             },
           Some(e) => {
             if any_bot && !warned {
@@ -3025,12 +3025,12 @@ pub fn check_block_with_expected(fcx: @mut FnCtxt,
             }
             check_expr_with_opt_hint(fcx, e, expected);
               let ety = fcx.expr_ty(e);
-              fcx.write_ty(blk.node.id, ety);
+              fcx.write_ty(blk.id, ety);
               if any_err {
-                  fcx.write_error(blk.node.id);
+                  fcx.write_error(blk.id);
               }
               else if any_bot {
-                  fcx.write_bot(blk.node.id);
+                  fcx.write_bot(blk.id);
               }
           }
         };
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/regionck.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/regionck.rs
index 6e3f0a20843..e46cc31a79a 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/regionck.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/regionck.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ pub fn regionck_expr(fcx: @mut FnCtxt, e: @ast::expr) {
 
 pub fn regionck_fn(fcx: @mut FnCtxt, blk: &ast::blk) {
     let rcx = @mut Rcx { fcx: fcx, errors_reported: 0,
-                         repeating_scope: blk.node.id };
+                         repeating_scope: blk.id };
     if fcx.err_count_since_creation() == 0 {
         // regionck assumes typeck succeeded
         let v = regionck_visitor();
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ fn visit_item(_item: @ast::item, (_rcx, _v): (@mut Rcx, rvt)) {
 }
 
 fn visit_block(b: &ast::blk, (rcx, v): (@mut Rcx, rvt)) {
-    rcx.fcx.tcx().region_maps.record_cleanup_scope(b.node.id);
+    rcx.fcx.tcx().region_maps.record_cleanup_scope(b.id);
     visit::visit_block(b, (rcx, v));
 }
 
@@ -287,11 +287,11 @@ fn visit_expr(expr: @ast::expr, (rcx, v): (@mut Rcx, rvt)) {
             }
         }
         ast::expr_loop(ref body, _) => {
-            tcx.region_maps.record_cleanup_scope(body.node.id);
+            tcx.region_maps.record_cleanup_scope(body.id);
         }
         ast::expr_while(cond, ref body) => {
             tcx.region_maps.record_cleanup_scope(cond.id);
-            tcx.region_maps.record_cleanup_scope(body.node.id);
+            tcx.region_maps.record_cleanup_scope(body.id);
         }
         _ => {}
     }
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ fn visit_expr(expr: @ast::expr, (rcx, v): (@mut Rcx, rvt)) {
         }
 
         ast::expr_loop(ref body, _) => {
-            let repeating_scope = rcx.set_repeating_scope(body.node.id);
+            let repeating_scope = rcx.set_repeating_scope(body.id);
             visit::visit_expr(expr, (rcx, v));
             rcx.set_repeating_scope(repeating_scope);
         }
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ fn visit_expr(expr: @ast::expr, (rcx, v): (@mut Rcx, rvt)) {
             let repeating_scope = rcx.set_repeating_scope(cond.id);
             (v.visit_expr)(cond, (rcx, v));
 
-            rcx.set_repeating_scope(body.node.id);
+            rcx.set_repeating_scope(body.id);
             (v.visit_block)(body, (rcx, v));
 
             rcx.set_repeating_scope(repeating_scope);
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ fn check_expr_fn_block(rcx: @mut Rcx,
                 _ => ()
             }
 
-            let repeating_scope = rcx.set_repeating_scope(body.node.id);
+            let repeating_scope = rcx.set_repeating_scope(body.id);
             visit::visit_expr(expr, (rcx, v));
             rcx.set_repeating_scope(repeating_scope);
         }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/writeback.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/writeback.rs
index d59c8e5e894..0ffadba7f22 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/writeback.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/writeback.rs
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ fn visit_block(b: &ast::blk, (wbcx, v): (@mut WbCtxt, wb_vt)) {
         return;
     }
 
-    resolve_type_vars_for_node(wbcx, b.span, b.node.id);
+    resolve_type_vars_for_node(wbcx, b.span, b.id);
     visit::visit_block(b, (wbcx, v));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/collect.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/collect.rs
index 16ddef2b8e0..356d9bc79a7 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/collect.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/collect.rs
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ pub fn convert_methods(ccx: &CrateCtxt,
         write_ty_to_tcx(tcx, m.id, fty);
         tcx.methods.insert(mty.def_id, mty);
         ConvertedMethod {mty: mty, id: m.id,
-                         span: m.span, body_id: m.body.node.id}
+                         span: m.span, body_id: m.body.id}
     }).collect();
 
     fn ty_of_method(ccx: &CrateCtxt,
diff --git a/src/librusti/program.rs b/src/librusti/program.rs
index 9031a001eca..f8cbd70c0b1 100644
--- a/src/librusti/program.rs
+++ b/src/librusti/program.rs
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ impl Program {
         // helper functions to perform ast iteration
         fn each_user_local(blk: &ast::blk, f: &fn(@ast::local)) {
             do find_user_block(blk) |blk| {
-                for blk.node.stmts.iter().advance |stmt| {
+                for blk.stmts.iter().advance |stmt| {
                     match stmt.node {
                         ast::stmt_decl(d, _) => {
                             match d.node {
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ impl Program {
         }
 
         fn find_user_block(blk: &ast::blk, f: &fn(&ast::blk)) {
-            for blk.node.stmts.iter().advance |stmt| {
+            for blk.stmts.iter().advance |stmt| {
                 match stmt.node {
                     ast::stmt_semi(e, _) => {
                         match e.node {
diff --git a/src/librusti/rusti.rs b/src/librusti/rusti.rs
index 0d21dda3edd..ab6ae0385fb 100644
--- a/src/librusti/rusti.rs
+++ b/src/librusti/rusti.rs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ fn run(mut program: ~Program, binary: ~str, lib_search_paths: ~[~str],
     do find_main(crate, sess) |blk| {
         // Fish out all the view items, be sure to record 'extern mod' items
         // differently beause they must appear before all 'use' statements
-        for blk.node.view_items.iter().advance |vi| {
+        for blk.view_items.iter().advance |vi| {
             let s = do with_pp(intr) |pp, _| {
                 pprust::print_view_item(pp, vi);
             };
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ fn run(mut program: ~Program, binary: ~str, lib_search_paths: ~[~str],
 
         // Iterate through all of the block's statements, inserting them into
         // the correct portions of the program
-        for blk.node.stmts.iter().advance |stmt| {
+        for blk.stmts.iter().advance |stmt| {
             let s = do with_pp(intr) |pp, _| { pprust::print_stmt(pp, *stmt); };
             match stmt.node {
                 ast::stmt_decl(d, _) => {
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ fn run(mut program: ~Program, binary: ~str, lib_search_paths: ~[~str],
                 }
             }
         }
-        result = do blk.node.expr.map_consume |e| {
+        result = do blk.expr.map_consume |e| {
             do with_pp(intr) |pp, _| { pprust::print_expr(pp, e); }
         };
     }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
index b6275ed186c..6cf38d5ae1d 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
@@ -215,15 +215,16 @@ pub enum meta_item_ {
     meta_name_value(@str, lit),
 }
 
-pub type blk = spanned<blk_>;
+//pub type blk = spanned<blk_>;
 
 #[deriving(Eq, Encodable, Decodable,IterBytes)]
-pub struct blk_ {
+pub struct blk {
     view_items: ~[view_item],
     stmts: ~[@stmt],
     expr: Option<@expr>,
     id: node_id,
     rules: blk_check_mode,
+    span: span,
 }
 
 #[deriving(Eq, Encodable, Decodable,IterBytes)]
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ast_map.rs b/src/libsyntax/ast_map.rs
index e7eedcaa62e..354471fc2a1 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ast_map.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ast_map.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ pub fn map_fn(
 }
 
 pub fn map_block(b: &blk, (cx,v): (@mut Ctx, visit::vt<@mut Ctx>)) {
-    cx.map.insert(b.node.id, node_block(/* FIXME (#2543) */ copy *b));
+    cx.map.insert(b.id, node_block(/* FIXME (#2543) */ copy *b));
     visit::visit_block(b, (cx, v));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ast_util.rs b/src/libsyntax/ast_util.rs
index a1d209d19ac..00e667d7b88 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ast_util.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ast_util.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 use ast::*;
 use ast;
 use ast_util;
-use codemap::{span, spanned};
+use codemap::{span, dummy_sp};
 use opt_vec;
 use parse::token;
 use visit;
@@ -194,21 +194,23 @@ pub fn is_call_expr(e: @expr) -> bool {
 }
 
 pub fn block_from_expr(e: @expr) -> blk {
-    let blk_ = default_block(~[], option::Some::<@expr>(e), e.id);
-    return spanned {node: blk_, span: e.span};
+    let mut blk = default_block(~[], option::Some::<@expr>(e), e.id);
+    blk.span = e.span;
+    return blk;
 }
 
 pub fn default_block(
     stmts1: ~[@stmt],
     expr1: Option<@expr>,
     id1: node_id
-) -> blk_ {
-    ast::blk_ {
+) -> blk {
+    ast::blk {
         view_items: ~[],
         stmts: stmts1,
         expr: expr1,
         id: id1,
         rules: default_blk,
+        span: dummy_sp(),
     }
 }
 
@@ -437,7 +439,7 @@ pub fn id_visitor<T: Copy>(vfn: @fn(node_id, T)) -> visit::vt<T> {
             visit::visit_local(l, (t, vt));
         },
         visit_block: |b, (t, vt)| {
-            vfn(b.node.id, copy t);
+            vfn(b.id, copy t);
             visit::visit_block(b, (t, vt));
         },
         visit_stmt: |s, (t, vt)| {
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/build.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/build.rs
index 73220ec2881..83fce24bef8 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/build.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/build.rs
@@ -400,14 +400,14 @@ impl AstBuilder for @ExtCtxt {
                view_items: ~[ast::view_item],
                stmts: ~[@ast::stmt],
                expr: Option<@ast::expr>) -> ast::blk {
-        respan(span,
-               ast::blk_ {
-                   view_items: view_items,
-                   stmts: stmts,
-                   expr: expr,
-                   id: self.next_id(),
-                   rules: ast::default_blk,
-               })
+           ast::blk {
+               view_items: view_items,
+               stmts: stmts,
+               expr: expr,
+               id: self.next_id(),
+               rules: ast::default_blk,
+               span: span,
+           }
     }
 
     fn expr(&self, span: span, node: ast::expr_) -> @ast::expr {
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
index c421da06795..3f7579c7691 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-use ast::{blk_, crate, expr_, expr_mac, mac_invoc_tt};
+use ast::{blk, crate, expr_, expr_mac, mac_invoc_tt};
 use ast::{item_mac, stmt_, stmt_mac, stmt_expr, stmt_semi};
 use ast::{illegal_ctxt};
 use ast;
@@ -394,13 +394,12 @@ pub fn new_name_finder() -> @Visitor<@mut ~[ast::ident]> {
 
 pub fn expand_block(extsbox: @mut SyntaxEnv,
                     _cx: @ExtCtxt,
-                    blk: &blk_,
-                    sp: span,
+                    blk: &blk,
                     fld: @ast_fold,
-                    orig: @fn(&blk_, span, @ast_fold) -> (blk_, span))
-                 -> (blk_, span) {
+                    orig: @fn(&blk, @ast_fold) -> blk)
+                 -> blk {
     // see note below about treatment of exts table
-    with_exts_frame!(extsbox,false,orig(blk,sp,fld))
+    with_exts_frame!(extsbox,false,orig(blk,fld))
 }
 
 
@@ -736,8 +735,8 @@ pub fn expand_crate(parse_sess: @mut parse::ParseSess,
             expand_item(extsbox, cx, item, recur, afp.fold_item),
         fold_stmt: |stmt,span,recur|
             expand_stmt(extsbox, cx, stmt, span, recur, afp.fold_stmt),
-        fold_block: |blk,span,recur|
-            expand_block(extsbox, cx, blk, span, recur, afp.fold_block),
+        fold_block: |blk,recur|
+            expand_block(extsbox, cx, blk, recur, afp.fold_block),
         new_span: |a| new_span(cx, a),
         .. *afp};
     let f = make_fold(f_pre);
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/fold.rs b/src/libsyntax/fold.rs
index c36b717ea00..059637ca736 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/fold.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/fold.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub struct AstFoldFns {
     fold_struct_field: @fn(@struct_field, @ast_fold) -> @struct_field,
     fold_item_underscore: @fn(&item_, @ast_fold) -> item_,
     fold_method: @fn(@method, @ast_fold) -> @method,
-    fold_block: @fn(&blk_, span, @ast_fold) -> (blk_, span),
+    fold_block: @fn(&blk, @ast_fold) -> blk,
     fold_stmt: @fn(&stmt_, span, @ast_fold) -> (Option<stmt_>, span),
     fold_arm: @fn(&arm, @ast_fold) -> arm,
     fold_pat: @fn(&pat_, span, @ast_fold) -> (pat_, span),
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ fn noop_fold_method(m: @method, fld: @ast_fold) -> @method {
 }
 
 
-pub fn noop_fold_block(b: &blk_, fld: @ast_fold) -> blk_ {
+pub fn noop_fold_block(b: &blk, fld: @ast_fold) -> blk {
     let view_items = b.view_items.map(|x| fld.fold_view_item(x));
     let mut stmts = ~[];
     for b.stmts.iter().advance |stmt| {
@@ -381,12 +381,13 @@ pub fn noop_fold_block(b: &blk_, fld: @ast_fold) -> blk_ {
             Some(stmt) => stmts.push(stmt)
         }
     }
-    ast::blk_ {
+    ast::blk {
         view_items: view_items,
         stmts: stmts,
         expr: b.expr.map(|x| fld.fold_expr(*x)),
         id: fld.new_id(b.id),
         rules: b.rules,
+        span: b.span,
     }
 }
 
@@ -794,7 +795,7 @@ pub fn default_ast_fold() -> ast_fold_fns {
         fold_struct_field: noop_fold_struct_field,
         fold_item_underscore: noop_fold_item_underscore,
         fold_method: noop_fold_method,
-        fold_block: wrap(noop_fold_block),
+        fold_block: noop_fold_block,
         fold_stmt: |x, s, fld| (noop_fold_stmt(x, fld), s),
         fold_arm: noop_fold_arm,
         fold_pat: wrap(noop_fold_pat),
@@ -851,8 +852,7 @@ impl ast_fold for AstFoldFns {
         (self.fold_method)(x, self as @ast_fold)
     }
     fn fold_block(@self, x: &blk) -> blk {
-        let (n, s) = (self.fold_block)(&x.node, x.span, self as @ast_fold);
-        spanned { node: n, span: (self.new_span)(s) }
+        (self.fold_block)(x, self as @ast_fold)
     }
     fn fold_stmt(@self, x: &stmt) -> Option<@stmt> {
         let (n_opt, s) = (self.fold_stmt)(&x.node, x.span, self as @ast_fold);
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/classify.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/classify.rs
index 62b36b12f26..44497f72003 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/classify.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/classify.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
  */
 
 use ast;
-use codemap;
 
 // does this expression require a semicolon to be treated
 // as a statement? The negation of this: 'can this expression
@@ -40,8 +39,7 @@ pub fn expr_requires_semi_to_be_stmt(e: @ast::expr) -> bool {
 pub fn expr_is_simple_block(e: @ast::expr) -> bool {
     match e.node {
         ast::expr_block(
-            codemap::spanned {
-                node: ast::blk_ { rules: ast::default_blk, _ }, _ }
+            ast::blk { rules: ast::default_blk, _ }
         ) => true,
       _ => false
     }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs
index 75d1f35bf38..40f1964bc9c 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs
@@ -557,27 +557,26 @@ mod test {
                                         lifetimes: opt_vec::Empty,
                                         ty_params: opt_vec::Empty,
                                     },
-                                    spanned{
+                                    ast::blk {
+                                        view_items: ~[],
+                                        stmts: ~[@spanned{
+                                            node: ast::stmt_semi(@ast::expr{
+                                                id: 6,
+                                                node: ast::expr_path(
+                                                      ast::Path{
+                                                        span:sp(17,18),
+                                                        global:false,
+                                                        idents:~[str_to_ident("b")],
+                                                        rp:None,
+                                                        types: ~[]}),
+                                                span: sp(17,18)},
+                                                                 7), // fixme
+                                            span: sp(17,18)}],
+                                        expr: None,
+                                        id: 8, // fixme
+                                        rules: ast::default_blk, // no idea
                                         span: sp(15,21),
-                                        node: ast::blk_{
-                                            view_items: ~[],
-                                            stmts: ~[@spanned{
-                                                node: ast::stmt_semi(@ast::expr{
-                                                    id: 6,
-                                                    node: ast::expr_path(
-                                                          ast::Path{
-                                                            span:sp(17,18),
-                                                            global:false,
-                                                            idents:~[str_to_ident("b")],
-                                                            rp:None,
-                                                            types: ~[]}),
-                                                    span: sp(17,18)},
-                                                                     7), // fixme
-                                                span: sp(17,18)}],
-                                            expr: None,
-                                            id: 8, // fixme
-                                            rules: ast::default_blk // no idea
-                                        }}),
+                                    }),
                             vis: ast::inherited,
                             span: sp(0,21)}));
     }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 05dda16214a..9e9071d6b8c 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -2245,15 +2245,15 @@ impl Parser {
         let lo = self.last_span.lo;
         let decl = parse_decl();
         let body = parse_body();
-        let fakeblock = ast::blk_ {
+        let fakeblock = ast::blk {
             view_items: ~[],
             stmts: ~[],
             expr: Some(body),
             id: self.get_id(),
             rules: default_blk,
+            span: body.span,
         };
-        let fakeblock = spanned(body.span.lo, body.span.hi,
-                                fakeblock);
+
         return self.mk_expr(lo, body.span.hi,
                             expr_fn_block(decl, fakeblock));
     }
@@ -2402,14 +2402,12 @@ impl Parser {
                 self.eat(&token::COMMA);
             }
 
-            let blk = codemap::spanned {
-                node: ast::blk_ {
-                    view_items: ~[],
-                    stmts: ~[],
-                    expr: Some(expr),
-                    id: self.get_id(),
-                    rules: default_blk,
-                },
+            let blk = ast::blk {
+                view_items: ~[],
+                stmts: ~[],
+                expr: Some(expr),
+                id: self.get_id(),
+                rules: default_blk,
                 span: expr.span,
             };
 
@@ -3120,14 +3118,14 @@ impl Parser {
 
         let hi = self.span.hi;
         self.bump();
-        let bloc = ast::blk_ {
+        ast::blk {
             view_items: view_items,
             stmts: stmts,
             expr: expr,
             id: self.get_id(),
             rules: s,
-        };
-        spanned(lo, hi, bloc)
+            span: mk_sp(lo, hi),
+        }
     }
 
     fn parse_optional_purity(&self) -> ast::purity {
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
index c3710853615..67d5f4aa845 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ pub fn print_possibly_embedded_block_(s: @ps,
                                       indented: uint,
                                       attrs: &[ast::attribute],
                                       close_box: bool) {
-    match blk.node.rules {
+    match blk.rules {
       ast::unsafe_blk => word_space(s, "unsafe"),
       ast::default_blk => ()
     }
@@ -946,11 +946,11 @@ pub fn print_possibly_embedded_block_(s: @ps,
 
     print_inner_attributes(s, attrs);
 
-    for blk.node.view_items.iter().advance |vi| { print_view_item(s, vi); }
-    for blk.node.stmts.iter().advance |st| {
+    for blk.view_items.iter().advance |vi| { print_view_item(s, vi); }
+    for blk.stmts.iter().advance |st| {
         print_stmt(s, *st);
     }
-    match blk.node.expr {
+    match blk.expr {
       Some(expr) => {
         space_if_not_bol(s);
         print_expr(s, expr);
@@ -1255,12 +1255,12 @@ pub fn print_expr(s: @ps, expr: &ast::expr) {
 
             // Extract the expression from the extra block the parser adds
             // in the case of foo => expr
-            if arm.body.node.view_items.is_empty() &&
-                arm.body.node.stmts.is_empty() &&
-                arm.body.node.rules == ast::default_blk &&
-                arm.body.node.expr.is_some()
+            if arm.body.view_items.is_empty() &&
+                arm.body.stmts.is_empty() &&
+                arm.body.rules == ast::default_blk &&
+                arm.body.expr.is_some()
             {
-                match arm.body.node.expr {
+                match arm.body.expr {
                     Some(expr) => {
                         match expr.node {
                             ast::expr_block(ref blk) => {
@@ -1297,16 +1297,16 @@ pub fn print_expr(s: @ps, expr: &ast::expr) {
         print_fn_block_args(s, decl);
         space(s.s);
         // }
-        assert!(body.node.stmts.is_empty());
-        assert!(body.node.expr.is_some());
+        assert!(body.stmts.is_empty());
+        assert!(body.expr.is_some());
         // we extract the block, so as not to create another set of boxes
-        match body.node.expr.get().node {
+        match body.expr.get().node {
             ast::expr_block(ref blk) => {
                 print_block_unclosed(s, blk);
             }
             _ => {
                 // this is a bare expression
-                print_expr(s, body.node.expr.get());
+                print_expr(s, body.expr.get());
                 end(s); // need to close a box
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/visit.rs b/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
index b2d9d49f0ee..09daa2e648a 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
@@ -413,13 +413,13 @@ pub fn visit_struct_field<E: Copy>(sf: &struct_field, (e, v): (E, vt<E>)) {
 }
 
 pub fn visit_block<E: Copy>(b: &blk, (e, v): (E, vt<E>)) {
-    for b.node.view_items.iter().advance |vi| {
+    for b.view_items.iter().advance |vi| {
         (v.visit_view_item)(vi, (copy e, v));
     }
-    for b.node.stmts.iter().advance |s| {
+    for b.stmts.iter().advance |s| {
         (v.visit_stmt)(*s, (copy e, v));
     }
-    visit_expr_opt(b.node.expr, (e, v));
+    visit_expr_opt(b.expr, (e, v));
 }
 
 pub fn visit_stmt<E>(s: &stmt, (e, v): (E, vt<E>)) {