diff --git a/src/rustdoc/rustdoc.rs b/src/rustdoc/rustdoc.rs
index 2afd944ad3e..ef1e96eaefc 100755
--- a/src/rustdoc/rustdoc.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc/rustdoc.rs
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ fn doc_item(rd: rustdoc, item: @ast::item) {
         ast::item_mod(_mod) { }
         ast::item_ty(ty, typarams) { }
         ast::item_tag(variant, typarams) { }
-        ast::item_obj(_obj, typarams, node_id) { }
         ast::item_res(_, _, _, _, _) { }
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/test/bench/shootout-fasta.rs b/src/test/bench/shootout-fasta.rs
index a47c0548a27..7145c0fc105 100644
--- a/src/test/bench/shootout-fasta.rs
+++ b/src/test/bench/shootout-fasta.rs
@@ -13,12 +13,11 @@ import str;
 
 fn LINE_LENGTH() -> uint { ret 60u; }
 
-obj myrandom(mutable last: u32) {
-    fn next(mx: u32) -> u32 {
-        last = (last * 3877u32 + 29573u32) % 139968u32;
-        let ans = mx * last / 139968u32;
-        ret ans;
-    }
+type myrandom = @{mutable last: u32};
+
+fn myrandom_next(r: myrandom, mx: u32) -> u32 {
+    r.last = (r.last * 3877u32 + 29573u32) % 139968u32;
+    mx * r.last / 139968u32
 }
 
 type aminoacids = {ch: char, prob: u32};
@@ -45,10 +44,11 @@ fn select_random(r: u32, genelist: [aminoacids]) -> char {
 
 fn make_random_fasta(id: str, desc: str, genelist: [aminoacids], n: int) {
     log(debug, ">" + id + " " + desc);
-    let rng = myrandom(std::rand::mk_rng().next());
+    let rng = @{mutable last: std::rand::mk_rng().next()};
     let op: str = "";
-    uint::range(0u, n as uint) {|i|
-        str::push_byte(op, select_random(rng.next(100u32), genelist) as u8);
+    uint::range(0u, n as uint) {|_i|
+        str::push_byte(op, select_random(myrandom_next(rng, 100u32),
+                                         genelist) as u8);
         if str::byte_len(op) >= LINE_LENGTH() {
             log(debug, op);
             op = "";
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ fn make_repeat_fasta(id: str, desc: str, s: str, n: int) {
 
 fn acid(ch: char, prob: u32) -> aminoacids { ret {ch: ch, prob: prob}; }
 
-fn main(args: [str]) {
+fn main() {
     let iub: [aminoacids] =
         make_cumulative([acid('a', 27u32), acid('c', 12u32), acid('g', 12u32),
                          acid('t', 27u32), acid('B', 2u32), acid('D', 2u32),
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/anon-obj-overriding-wrong-type.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/anon-obj-overriding-wrong-type.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 764cb7bdb41..00000000000
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/anon-obj-overriding-wrong-type.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-//error-pattern: with one of a different type
-use std;
-
-fn main() {
-
-    obj a() {
-        fn foo() -> int { ret 2; }
-        fn bar() -> int { ret self.foo(); }
-    }
-
-    let my_a = a();
-
-    // Attempting to override a method with one of a different type.
-    let my_b =
-        obj () {
-            fn foo() -> str { ret "hello"; }
-            with
-            my_a
-        };
-
-    log(error, my_b.foo());
-}
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/bad-env-capture3.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/bad-env-capture3.rs
index 673a22ce11a..67a6221df01 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/bad-env-capture3.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/bad-env-capture3.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // error-pattern: attempted dynamic environment-capture
-obj foo(x: int) {
+fn foo(x: int) {
     fn mth() {
         fn bar() { log(debug, x); }
     }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/bad-type-env-capture.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/bad-type-env-capture.rs
index 712d1466230..2a59af3fe80 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/bad-type-env-capture.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/bad-type-env-capture.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // xfail-test
 // error-pattern: attempted dynamic environment-capture
 fn foo<T>() {
-    obj bar(b: T) { }
+    fn bar(b: T) { }
 }
 fn main() { }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/binop-sub-obj.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/binop-sub-obj.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 630cd288a49..00000000000
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/binop-sub-obj.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-// error-pattern:- cannot be applied to type `obj
-
-fn main() { let x = obj () { } - obj () { }; }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/constructor-as-cast.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/constructor-as-cast.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 85d8c7850cf..00000000000
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/constructor-as-cast.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-// error-pattern: unresolved name: base
-type base =
-    obj {
-        fn foo();
-    };
-obj derived() {
-    fn foo() { }
-    fn bar() { }
-}
-fn main() { let d: derived = derived(); let b: base = base(d); }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/direct-obj-fn-call.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/direct-obj-fn-call.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index fc893dea438..00000000000
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/direct-obj-fn-call.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-// error-pattern: attempted access of field hello
-
-obj x() {
-    fn hello() { #debug("hello"); }
-}
-
-fn main() { x.hello(); }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/extend-non-object.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/extend-non-object.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 0857ac990c0..00000000000
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/extend-non-object.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-//error-pattern:x does not have object type
-use std;
-
-fn main() {
-    let x = 3;
-
-    let anon_obj =
-        obj () {
-            fn foo() -> int { ret 3; }
-            with
-            x
-        };
-}
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/no-self-dispatch.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/no-self-dispatch.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 876c668e8c6..00000000000
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/no-self-dispatch.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-// error-pattern: unresolved name
-obj oT() {
-    fn get() -> int { ret 3; }
-    fn foo() { let c = get(); }
-}
-fn main() { }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/not-a-pred-3.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/not-a-pred-3.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ca98a5c1ce..00000000000
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/not-a-pred-3.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-// -*- rust -*-
-
-// error-pattern: expected the constraint name
-
-obj f() {
-    fn g(q: int) -> bool { ret true; }
-}
-
-fn main() {
-    let z = f();
-    // should fail to typecheck, as z.g isn't an explicit name
-    check (z.g(42));
-}
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/not-a-pred.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/not-a-pred.rs
index 80e227ffb16..a7ccb475114 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/not-a-pred.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/not-a-pred.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 
 fn f(a: int, b: int) : lt(a, b) { }
 
-obj lt(a: int, b: int) { }
+fn lt(a: int, b: int) { }
 
 fn main() { let a: int = 10; let b: int = 23; check (lt(a, b)); f(a, b); }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/self-call-non-obj.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/self-call-non-obj.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 8de59268482..00000000000
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/self-call-non-obj.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-// error-pattern:unresolved name: self
-
-// Fix for issue #707.
-fn main() {
-
-    fn foo() -> int { ret 3(); }
-
-    self.foo();
-
-}
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/self-missing-method.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/self-missing-method.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 21069a4832e..00000000000
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/self-missing-method.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// error-pattern:attempted access of field m on type fn
-fn main() {
-
-  obj foo() {
-      fn m() {
-          self();
-      }
-  }
-
-  let a = foo;
-  a.m();
-}
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/writing-to-immutable-obj.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/writing-to-immutable-obj.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 559e69275c7..00000000000
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/writing-to-immutable-obj.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-// error-pattern:assigning to immutable object field
-obj objy(x: int) {
-    fn foo() { x = 5; }
-}
-fn main() { }
diff --git a/src/test/pretty/anon-obj.rs b/src/test/pretty/anon-obj.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index d6454759ad5..00000000000
--- a/src/test/pretty/anon-obj.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-// pp-exact
-
-fn main() {
-    let my_obj =
-        obj () {
-            fn foo() { }
-        };
-    let my_ext_obj =
-        obj () {
-            fn foo() { }
-            with
-            my_obj
-        };
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-backwarding-2.rs b/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-backwarding-2.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 039d25be381..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-backwarding-2.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-use std;
-
-fn main() {
-
-    obj a() {
-        fn foo() -> int { ret 2; }
-        fn bar() -> int { ret self.foo(); }
-    }
-
-    let my_a = a();
-
-    let my_b =
-        obj () {
-            fn baz() -> int { ret self.foo(); }
-            with
-            my_a
-        };
-
-    assert (my_a.foo() == 2);
-    assert (my_a.bar() == 2);
-    assert (my_b.foo() == 2);
-    assert (my_b.baz() == 2);
-    assert (my_b.bar() == 2);
-
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-backwarding.rs b/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-backwarding.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b8664eed93..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-backwarding.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-use std;
-
-fn main() {
-
-    obj inner() {
-        fn a() -> int { ret 2; }
-        fn m() -> uint { ret 3u; }
-        fn z() -> uint { ret self.m(); }
-    }
-
-    let my_inner = inner();
-
-    let my_outer =
-        obj () {
-            fn b() -> uint { ret 5u; }
-            fn n() -> str { ret "world!"; }
-            with
-            my_inner
-        };
-
-    assert (my_inner.z() == 3u);
-    assert (my_outer.z() == 3u);
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-cats.rs b/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-cats.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index c1024afc6ec..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-cats.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-fn main() {
-
-    // The Internet made me do it.
-
-    obj cat() {
-        fn ack() -> str { ret "ack"; }
-        fn meow() -> str { ret "meow"; }
-        fn zzz() -> str { ret self.meow(); }
-    }
-
-    let shortcat = cat();
-
-    let longcat =
-        obj () {
-            fn lol() -> str { ret "lol"; }
-            fn nyan() -> str { ret "nyan"; }
-            with
-            shortcat
-        };
-
-    let longercat =
-        obj () {
-            fn meow() -> str { ret "zzz"; }
-            with
-            shortcat
-        };
-
-    let evenlongercat =
-        obj () {
-            fn meow() -> str { ret "zzzzzz"; }
-            with
-            longercat
-        };
-
-    // Tests self-call.
-    assert (shortcat.zzz() == "meow");
-
-    // Tests forwarding/backwarding + self-call.
-    assert (longcat.zzz() == "meow");
-
-    // Tests forwarding/backwarding + self-call + override.
-    assert (longercat.zzz() == "zzz");
-
-    // Tests two-level forwarding/backwarding + self-call + override.
-    assert (evenlongercat.zzz() == "zzzzzz");
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-degenerate.rs b/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-degenerate.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index c9c47e29008..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-degenerate.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-use std;
-
-fn main() {
-
-    obj a() {
-        fn foo() -> int { ret 2; }
-        fn bar() -> int { ret self.foo(); }
-    }
-
-    let my_a = a();
-
-    // Degenerate anonymous object: one that doesn't add any new
-    // methods or fields.
-
-    let my_d = obj () { with my_a };
-
-    assert (my_d.foo() == 2);
-    assert (my_d.bar() == 2);
-
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-no-inner-obj-simple.rs b/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-no-inner-obj-simple.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e782ce56de..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-no-inner-obj-simple.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-use std;
-
-fn main() {
-
-    // Anonymous object that doesn't extend an existing one.
-    let my_obj =
-        obj () {
-            fn foo() -> int { ret 2; }
-            fn bar() -> int { ret 3; }
-            fn baz() -> str { "hello!" }
-        };
-
-    assert (my_obj.foo() == 2);
-    assert (my_obj.bar() == 3);
-    assert (my_obj.baz() == "hello!");
-
-    // Make sure the result is extendable.
-    let my_ext_obj =
-        obj () {
-            fn foo() -> int { ret 3; }
-            fn quux() -> str { ret self.baz(); }
-            with
-            my_obj
-        };
-
-    assert (my_ext_obj.foo() == 3);
-    assert (my_ext_obj.bar() == 3);
-    assert (my_ext_obj.baz() == "hello!");
-    assert (my_ext_obj.quux() == "hello!");
-
-    // And again.
-    let my_ext_ext_obj =
-        obj () {
-            fn baz() -> str { "world!" }
-            with
-            my_ext_obj
-        };
-
-    assert (my_ext_ext_obj.foo() == 3);
-    assert (my_ext_ext_obj.bar() == 3);
-    assert (my_ext_ext_obj.baz() == "world!");
-    assert (my_ext_ext_obj.quux() == "world!");
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-no-inner-obj.rs b/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-no-inner-obj.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 7326144d18a..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-no-inner-obj.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-//xfail-test
-use std;
-
-// This is failing not because it's an anonymous object from nothing
-// -- that park seems to work fine -- but, rather, because methods
-// that are added to an object at the same time can't refer to each
-// other (issue #822).
-
-fn main() {
-
-    // Anonymous object that doesn't extend an existing one.
-    let my_obj = obj () {
-        fn foo() -> int { ret 2; }
-        fn bar() -> int { ret self.foo(); }
-    };
-
-    assert (my_obj.foo() == 2);
-    assert (my_obj.bar() == 2);
-
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-overriding-reduced.rs b/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-overriding-reduced.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3eb7c72d864..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-overriding-reduced.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-// Reduced test case for issue #543.
-fn main() {
-
-    obj a() {
-        fn foo() -> int { ret 2; }
-    }
-
-    let my_a = a();
-
-    let my_b =
-        obj () {
-            fn foo() -> int { ret 3; }
-            with
-            my_a
-        };
-
-    assert (my_b.foo() == 3);
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-overriding.rs b/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-overriding.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index e9551900b26..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-overriding.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-use std;
-
-fn main() {
-
-    obj a() {
-        fn foo() -> int { ret 2; }
-        fn bar() -> int { ret self.foo(); }
-    }
-
-    let my_a = a();
-
-    // An anonymous object that overloads the 'foo' method.
-    let my_b =
-        obj () {
-            fn foo() -> int { ret 3; }
-            with
-            my_a
-        };
-
-    assert (my_b.foo() == 3);
-    assert (my_b.bar() == 3);
-
-    let my_c =
-        obj () {
-            fn baz(x: int, y: int) -> int { ret x + y + self.foo(); }
-            with
-            my_b
-        };
-
-    let my_d =
-        obj () {
-            fn baz(x: int, y: int) -> int { ret x + y + self.foo(); }
-            with
-            my_a
-        };
-
-    assert (my_c.baz(1, 2) == 6);
-    assert (my_d.baz(1, 2) == 5);
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-refer-to-parallel-method.rs b/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-refer-to-parallel-method.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6340b128554..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-refer-to-parallel-method.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-//xfail-test
-
-// Test case for issue #822.
-fn main() {
-    obj a() {
-        fn foo() -> int {
-            ret 2;
-        }
-    }
-
-    let my_a = a();
-
-    let my_b = obj() {
-        fn bar() -> int {
-            ret self.baz();
-        }
-        fn baz() -> int {
-            ret 3;
-        }
-        with my_a
-    };
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-with-self-call-2.rs b/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-with-self-call-2.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 807f1275d8a..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-with-self-call-2.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-// Reduced test case for issue #540.
-fn main() {
-    obj a() {
-        fn foo() -> int { ret 2; }
-    }
-
-    let my_a = a();
-    let my_b =
-        obj () {
-            fn baz() -> int { ret self.foo(); }
-            with
-            my_a
-        };
-
-    assert (my_b.baz() == 2);
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-with-self-call.rs b/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-with-self-call.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 76faa9decc4..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/anon-obj-with-self-call.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-use std;
-
-fn main() {
-
-    obj a() {
-        fn foo() -> int { ret 2; }
-        fn bar() -> int { ret self.foo(); }
-    }
-
-    let my_a = a();
-
-    let my_b =
-        obj () {
-            fn baz() -> int { ret self.foo(); }
-            with
-            my_a
-        };
-
-    assert (my_b.baz() == 2);
-
-    let my_c =
-        obj () {
-            fn foo() -> int { ret 3; }
-            fn baz() -> int { ret self.foo(); }
-            with
-            my_a
-        };
-
-    assert (my_c.baz() == 3);
-    assert (my_c.bar() == 3);
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/anon-objs-with-fields.rs b/src/test/run-pass/anon-objs-with-fields.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 226c2b9fd21..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/anon-objs-with-fields.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-//xfail-test
-use std;
-
-fn main() {
-
-    obj a() {
-        fn foo() -> int { ret 2; }
-        fn bar() -> int { ret self.foo(); }
-    }
-
-    let my_a = a();
-
-    // Extending an object with a new field.  Adding support for this
-    // is issue #538.
-
-    // Right now, this fails with "unresolved name: quux".
-    let my_c =
-        obj (quux: int = 3) {
-            fn baz() -> int { ret quux + 4; }
-            with
-            my_a
-        };
-
-    assert (my_c.baz() == 7);
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/autoderef-objfn.rs b/src/test/run-pass/autoderef-objfn.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 930fbe545b5..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/autoderef-objfn.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
-// -*- rust -*-
-obj clam() {
-    fn chowder() { #debug("in clam chowder"); }
-}
-
-fn foo(c: @clam) { c.chowder(); }
-
-fn main() { let c: clam = clam(); foo(@c); }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/bind-obj-ctor.rs b/src/test/run-pass/bind-obj-ctor.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index a76b17cc10a..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/bind-obj-ctor.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-
-
-fn main() {
-    // Testcase for issue #59.
-
-    obj simple(x: int, y: int) {
-        fn sum() -> int { ret x + y; }
-    }
-    let obj0 = simple(1, 2);
-    let ctor0 = bind simple(1, _);
-    let ctor1 = bind simple(_, 2);
-    let obj1 = ctor0(2);
-    let obj2 = ctor1(1);
-    assert (obj0.sum() == 3);
-    assert (obj1.sum() == 3);
-    assert (obj2.sum() == 3);
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/binops.rs b/src/test/run-pass/binops.rs
index e5345f8a79e..2f0430cda57 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/binops.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/binops.rs
@@ -132,29 +132,6 @@ fn test_native_fn() {
     */
 }
 
-fn test_obj() {
-    let o1 = obj () { };
-    let o2 = obj () { };
-
-    assert (o1 == o1);
-
-    // FIXME (#815): This doesn't work on linux only. Wierd.
-    //assert (o1 != o2);
-    //assert (!(o1 == o2));
-
-    obj constr1(i: int) { }
-    obj constr2(i: int) { }
-
-    let o5 = constr1(10);
-    let o6 = constr1(10);
-    let o7 = constr1(11);
-    let o8 = constr2(11);
-
-    assert (o5 != o6);
-    assert (o6 != o7);
-    assert (o7 != o8);
-}
-
 fn main() {
     test_nil();
     test_bool();
@@ -166,5 +143,4 @@ fn main() {
     test_task();
     test_fn();
     test_native_fn();
-    test_obj();
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/conditional-compile.rs b/src/test/run-pass/conditional-compile.rs
index 921f7a2fae7..46187c3b53b 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/conditional-compile.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/conditional-compile.rs
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@ tag tg { foo; }
 
 tag tg { bar; }
 
-#[cfg(bogus)]
-obj o() {
-    fn f() { ret bogus; }
-}
-
-obj o() { }
-
 #[cfg(bogus)]
 resource r(i: int) { }
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/cycle-collection5.rs b/src/test/run-pass/cycle-collection5.rs
index b7bd635c220..af01d9a35e7 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/cycle-collection5.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/cycle-collection5.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 type foo = { mutable z : fn@() };
 
 fn nop() { }
-fn nop_foo(_y: o, _x : @foo) { }
+fn nop_foo(_y: @int, _x : @foo) { }
 
-obj o() {
-}
+fn o() -> @int { @10 }
 
 fn main() {
     let w = @{ mutable z: bind nop() };
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/first-class-method.rs b/src/test/run-pass/first-class-method.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index e327c7a6cf0..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/first-class-method.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-// xfail-test
-
-// Test case for issue #758.
-obj foo() { fn f() { } }
-
-fn main() {
-    let my_foo = foo();
-    let f = my_foo.f;
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/foreach-unique-drop.rs b/src/test/run-pass/foreach-unique-drop.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c8f900b2e0..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/foreach-unique-drop.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-
-obj ob<K: copy>(k: K) {
-    fn foo(it: block(~{a: K})) { it(~{a: k}); }
-}
-
-fn x(o: ob<str>) { o.foo() {|_i|}; }
-
-fn main() { let o = ob::<str>("hi" + "there"); x(o); }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/generic-obj-with-derived-type.rs b/src/test/run-pass/generic-obj-with-derived-type.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c4e1804af5..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/generic-obj-with-derived-type.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-
-
-obj handle<T: copy>(data: T) {
-    fn get() -> T { ret data; }
-}
-
-fn main() {
-    type rgb = {x: u8, y: u8, z: u8};
-
-    let h: handle<rgb> = handle::<rgb>({x: 1 as u8, y: 2 as u8, z: 3 as u8});
-    #debug("constructed object");
-    log(debug, h.get().x);
-    log(debug, h.get().y);
-    log(debug, h.get().z);
-    assert (h.get().x == 1 as u8);
-    assert (h.get().y == 2 as u8);
-    assert (h.get().z == 3 as u8);
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/generic-obj.rs b/src/test/run-pass/generic-obj.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5eedeecb5bc..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/generic-obj.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-
-
-obj buf<T: copy>(data: {_0: T, _1: T, _2: T}) {
-    fn get(i: int) -> T {
-        if i == 0 {
-            ret data._0;
-        } else { if i == 1 { ret data._1; } else { ret data._2; } }
-    }
-    fn take(t: T) { }
-    fn take2(t: T) { }
-}
-
-fn main() {
-    let b: buf<int> = buf::<int>({_0: 1, _1: 2, _2: 3});
-    #debug("constructed object");
-    log(debug, b.get(0));
-    log(debug, b.get(1));
-    log(debug, b.get(2));
-    assert (b.get(0) == 1);
-    assert (b.get(1) == 2);
-    assert (b.get(2) == 3);
-    b.take2(0);
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/init-res-into-things.rs b/src/test/run-pass/init-res-into-things.rs
index 3ac3ad50a3c..71b5a7e9e42 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/init-res-into-things.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/init-res-into-things.rs
@@ -59,14 +59,6 @@ fn test_box_rec() {
     assert *i == 1;
 }
 
-fn test_obj() {
-    obj o(_f: r) {}
-    let i = @mutable 0;
-    let rr = r(i);
-    { let _oo = o(rr); }
-    assert *i == 1;
-}
-
 fn main() {
     test_box();
     test_rec();
@@ -75,5 +67,4 @@ fn main() {
     test_tup();
     test_unique();
     test_box_rec();
-    test_obj();
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/interface-narrowing.rs b/src/test/run-pass/interface-narrowing.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index d5f07efc086..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/interface-narrowing.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-//xfail-test
-
-// Test case for issue #115.
-type base =
-  obj {
-    fn foo();
-  };
-
-obj derived() {
-  fn foo() {}
-  fn bar() {}
-}
-
-fn main() {
-  let d = derived();
-  let b:base = d as base;
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-718.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issue-718.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 31316f3d1ef..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/issue-718.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-fn main() {
-
-    obj a() {
-        fn foo() -> int { ret 2; }
-    }
-
-    let my_a = a();
-
-    let my_b = obj () { with my_a };
-
-    assert (my_b.foo() == 2);
-
-    let my_c = obj () { with my_b };
-
-    assert (my_c.foo() == 2);
-
-    // ...One more for good measure.
-    let my_d = obj () { with my_b };
-
-    assert (my_d.foo() == 2);
-}
-
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/item-attributes.rs b/src/test/run-pass/item-attributes.rs
index 87d583a2ce9..eba33e5e67f 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/item-attributes.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/item-attributes.rs
@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@ mod test_single_attr_outer {
     #[attr = "val"]
     #[abi = "cdecl"]
     native mod rustrt { }
-
-    #[attr = "val"]
-    type t = obj { };
-
-
-    #[attr = "val"]
-    obj o() { }
 }
 
 mod test_multi_attr_outer {
@@ -61,12 +54,7 @@ mod test_multi_attr_outer {
 
     #[attr1 = "val"]
     #[attr2 = "val"]
-    type t = obj { };
-
-
-    #[attr1 = "val"]
-    #[attr2 = "val"]
-    obj o() { }
+    type t = {x: int};
 }
 
 mod test_stmt_single_attr_outer {
@@ -89,13 +77,6 @@ mod test_stmt_single_attr_outer {
         native mod rustrt {
         }
         */
-
-        #[attr = "val"]
-        type t = obj { };
-
-        #[attr = "val"]
-        obj o() { }
-
     }
 }
 
@@ -123,15 +104,6 @@ mod test_stmt_multi_attr_outer {
         native mod rustrt {
         }
         */
-
-        #[attr1 = "val"]
-        #[attr2 = "val"]
-        type t = obj { };
-
-        #[attr1 = "val"]
-        #[attr2 = "val"]
-        obj o() { }
-
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/nested-obj-self.rs b/src/test/run-pass/nested-obj-self.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index f664ef50ee2..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/nested-obj-self.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-
-
-fn main() {
-    obj foo() {
-        fn m1() -> str { ret "foo.m1"; }
-        fn m2() -> str { ret self.m1(); }
-        fn m3() -> str {
-            let s1: str = self.m2();
-            assert (s1 == "foo.m1");
-            obj bar() {
-                fn m1() -> str { ret "bar.m1"; }
-                fn m2() -> str { ret self.m1(); }
-            }
-            let b = bar();
-            let s3: str = b.m2();
-            let s4: str = self.m2();
-            assert (s4 == "foo.m1");
-            ret s3;
-        }
-    }
-    let a = foo();
-    let s1: str = a.m1();
-    assert (s1 == "foo.m1");
-    let s2: str = a.m2();
-    assert (s2 == "foo.m1");
-    let s3: str = a.m3();
-    assert (s3 == "bar.m1");
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/obj-as.rs b/src/test/run-pass/obj-as.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 26c27435ce1..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/obj-as.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-// xfail-test
-obj big() {
-    fn one() -> int { ret 1; }
-    fn two() -> int { ret 2; }
-    fn three() -> int { ret 3; }
-}
-
-type small =
-    obj {
-        fn one() -> int ;
-    };
-
-fn main() {
-    let b: big = big();
-    assert (b.one() == 1);
-    assert (b.two() == 2);
-    assert (b.three() == 3);
-    let s: small = b as small;
-    assert (s.one() == 1);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/obj-docs.rs b/src/test/run-pass/obj-docs.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3da7f5a29fa..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/obj-docs.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-// Sanity-check the code examples that appear in the object system
-// documentation.
-use std;
-import comm::chan;
-import comm::send;
-import comm::port;
-
-fn main() {
-
-    // Ref.Item.Obj
-    obj counter(state: @mutable int) {
-        fn incr() { *state += 1; }
-        fn get() -> int { ret *state; }
-    }
-
-    let c: counter = counter(@mutable 1);
-
-    c.incr();
-    c.incr();
-    assert (c.get() == 3);
-
-    obj my_obj() {
-        fn get() -> int { ret 3; }
-        fn foo() -> int {
-            let c = self.get();
-            ret c + 2; // returns 5
-        }
-    }
-
-    let o = my_obj();
-    assert (o.foo() == 5);
-
-    // Ref.Type.Obj
-    type taker =
-        obj {
-            fn take(int);
-        };
-
-    obj adder(x: @mutable int) {
-        fn take(y: int) { *x += y; }
-    }
-
-    obj sender(c: chan<int>) {
-        fn take(z: int) { send(c, copy z); }
-    }
-
-    fn give_ints(t: taker) { t.take(1); t.take(2); t.take(3); }
-
-    let p = port();
-
-    let t1: taker = adder(@mutable 0);
-    let t2: taker = sender(chan(p));
-
-    give_ints(t1);
-    give_ints(t2);
-}
-
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/obj-drop.rs b/src/test/run-pass/obj-drop.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index a823784e1b0..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/obj-drop.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-
-
-fn main() {
-    obj handle(i: @int) { }
-    // This just tests whether the obj leaks its box state members.
-
-    let ob = handle(@0xf00f00);
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/obj-recursion.rs b/src/test/run-pass/obj-recursion.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index f1f998b376f..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/obj-recursion.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-
-
-type adder =
-    obj {
-        fn add();
-    };
-
-obj leaf_adder(x: int) {
-    fn add() { #debug("leaf"); log(debug, x); }
-}
-
-obj delegate_adder(a: adder) {
-    fn add() { a.add(); }
-}
-
-fn main() {
-    let x = delegate_adder(delegate_adder(delegate_adder(leaf_adder(10))));
-    x.add();
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/obj-return-polytypes.rs b/src/test/run-pass/obj-return-polytypes.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c1f8d54ced..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/obj-return-polytypes.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
-// -*- rust -*-
-tag clam<T> { signed(int); unsigned(uint); }
-
-fn getclam<T>() -> clam<T> { ret signed::<T>(42); }
-
-obj impatience<T: copy>() {
-    fn moreclam() -> clam<T> { be getclam::<T>(); }
-}
-
-fn main() { }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/obj-self-2.rs b/src/test/run-pass/obj-self-2.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index cf321594586..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/obj-self-2.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-
-
-fn main() {
-    obj foo() {
-        fn m1(i: int) { let i = i + 1; #debug("hi!"); }
-        fn m2(i: int) { let i = i + 1; self.m1(i); }
-    }
-    let a = foo();
-    let i: int = 0;
-    a.m1(i);
-    a.m2(i);
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/obj-self-3.rs b/src/test/run-pass/obj-self-3.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 16aa3a60971..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/obj-self-3.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-
-
-fn main() {
-    obj foo() {
-        fn m1(i: int) -> int { let i = i + 1; ret i; }
-        fn m2(i: int) -> int { ret self.m1(i); }
-        fn m3(i: int) -> int { let i = i + 1; ret self.m1(i); }
-    }
-    let a = foo();
-    let i: int = 0;
-    i = a.m1(i);
-    assert (i == 1);
-    i = a.m2(i);
-    assert (i == 2);
-    i = a.m3(i);
-    assert (i == 4);
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/obj-self-4.rs b/src/test/run-pass/obj-self-4.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index e13a39f0998..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/obj-self-4.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-fn main() {
-    obj foo(mutable i: int) {
-        fn inc_by(incr: int) -> int { i += incr; ret i; }
-        fn inc_by_5() -> int { ret self.inc_by(5); }
-
-        // A test case showing that issue #324 is resolved.  (It used to
-        // be that commenting out this (unused!) function produced a
-        // type error.)
-        // fn wrapper(int incr) -> int {
-        //     ret self.inc_by(incr);
-        // }
-        fn get() -> int { ret i; }
-    }
-    let rs: int;
-    let o = foo(5);
-    rs = o.get();
-    assert (rs == 5);
-    rs = o.inc_by(3);
-    assert (rs == 8);
-    rs = o.get();
-    assert (rs == 8);
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/obj-self.rs b/src/test/run-pass/obj-self.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 588135c9121..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/obj-self.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-
-
-fn main() {
-    obj foo() {
-        fn m1() { #debug("hi!"); }
-        fn m2() { self.m1(); }
-    }
-    let a = foo();
-    a.m1();
-    a.m2();
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/obj-with-vec.rs b/src/test/run-pass/obj-with-vec.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ceab392c2e..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/obj-with-vec.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-
-
-fn main() {
-    obj buf(data: [u8]) {
-        fn get(i: int) -> u8 { ret data[i]; }
-    }
-    let b = buf([1 as u8, 2 as u8, 3 as u8]);
-    log(debug, b.get(1));
-    assert (b.get(1) == 2 as u8);
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/simple-anon-objs.rs b/src/test/run-pass/simple-anon-objs.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c2315d67d0..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/simple-anon-objs.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-use std;
-
-fn main() {
-    obj normal() {
-        fn foo() -> int { ret 2; }
-    }
-    let my_normal_obj = normal();
-
-    // Extending an object with a new method
-    let my_anon_obj =
-        obj () {
-            fn bar() -> int { ret 3; }
-            with
-            my_normal_obj
-        };
-
-    assert (my_normal_obj.foo() == 2);
-    assert (my_anon_obj.bar() == 3);
-
-    let another_anon_obj =
-        obj () {
-            fn baz() -> int { ret 4; }
-            with
-            my_anon_obj
-        };
-
-    assert (another_anon_obj.baz() == 4);
-
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/simple-obj.rs b/src/test/run-pass/simple-obj.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index fe85e2852ba..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/simple-obj.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
-// -*- rust -*-
-obj x() {
-    fn hello() { #debug("hello, object world"); }
-}
-
-fn main() { let mx = x(); mx.hello(); }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/standalone-method.rs b/src/test/run-pass/standalone-method.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index a9d93917c4b..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/standalone-method.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-// xfail-test
-
-// Test case for issue #435.
-obj foo(x: int) {
-    fn add5(n: int) -> int { ret n + x; }
-}
-
-fn add5(n: int) -> int { ret n + 5; }
-
-fn main() {
-    let fiveplusseven = bind add5(7);
-    assert (add5(7) == 12);
-    assert (fiveplusseven() == 12);
-
-    let my_foo = foo(5);
-    let fiveplusseven_too = bind my_foo.add5(7);
-    assert (my_foo.add5(7) == 12);
-    assert (fiveplusseven_too() == 12);
-}
-
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/stateful-obj.rs b/src/test/run-pass/stateful-obj.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 102a226e298..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/stateful-obj.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
-// -*- rust -*-
-obj counter(mutable x: int) {
-    fn hello() -> int { ret 12345; }
-    fn incr() { x = x + 1; }
-    fn get() -> int { ret x; }
-}
-
-fn main() {
-    let y = counter(0);
-    assert (y.hello() == 12345);
-    log(debug, y.get());
-    y.incr();
-    y.incr();
-    log(debug, y.get());
-    assert (y.get() == 2);
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/tag-and-generic-obj.rs b/src/test/run-pass/tag-and-generic-obj.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 529bb14a9b6..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/tag-and-generic-obj.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-
-
-tag colour { red; green; }
-
-obj foo<T>() {
-    fn meth(x: T) { }
-}
-
-fn main() { foo::<colour>().meth(red); }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm.rs
index bd9d359383c..f029dcd61a2 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ fn main() {
     test00();
     // test01();
     test02();
-    test03();
     test04();
     test05();
     test06();
@@ -78,18 +77,6 @@ fn test02() {
     log(debug, value);
 }
 
-obj vector(mutable x: int, y: int) {
-    fn length() -> int { x = x + 2; ret x + y; }
-}
-
-fn test03() {
-    #debug("Creating object ...");
-    let v: vector = vector(1, 2);
-    #debug("created object ...");
-    let t: vector = v;
-    log(debug, v.length());
-}
-
 fn test04_start() {
     #debug("Started task");
     let i: int = 1024 * 1024;