diff --git a/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/mod.rs b/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/mod.rs
index 1a1e9e69e71..6ce94592c95 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/mod.rs
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ fn inner_unsafe<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a UnsafeCell<Flavor<T>> {
 /// println!("{:?}", rx.recv().unwrap());
 /// ```
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-pub fn channel<T: Send>() -> (Sender<T>, Receiver<T>) {
+pub fn channel<T>() -> (Sender<T>, Receiver<T>) {
     let a = Arc::new(UnsafeCell::new(oneshot::Packet::new()));
     (Sender::new(Flavor::Oneshot(a.clone())), Receiver::new(Flavor::Oneshot(a)))
 }
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ pub fn channel<T: Send>() -> (Sender<T>, Receiver<T>) {
 /// assert_eq!(rx.recv().unwrap(), 2);
 /// ```
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-pub fn sync_channel<T: Send>(bound: usize) -> (SyncSender<T>, Receiver<T>) {
+pub fn sync_channel<T>(bound: usize) -> (SyncSender<T>, Receiver<T>) {
     let a = Arc::new(UnsafeCell::new(sync::Packet::new(bound)));
     (SyncSender::new(a.clone()), Receiver::new(Flavor::Sync(a)))
 }
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ pub fn sync_channel<T: Send>(bound: usize) -> (SyncSender<T>, Receiver<T>) {
 // Sender
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-impl<T: Send> Sender<T> {
+impl<T> Sender<T> {
     fn new(inner: Flavor<T>) -> Sender<T> {
         Sender {
             inner: UnsafeCell::new(inner),
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ pub fn send(&self, t: T) -> Result<(), SendError<T>> {
 }
 
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<T: Send> Clone for Sender<T> {
+impl<T> Clone for Sender<T> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Sender<T> {
         let (packet, sleeper, guard) = match *unsafe { self.inner() } {
             Flavor::Oneshot(ref p) => {
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ fn clone(&self) -> Sender<T> {
 
 #[unsafe_destructor]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<T: Send> Drop for Sender<T> {
+impl<T> Drop for Sender<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         match *unsafe { self.inner_mut() } {
             Flavor::Oneshot(ref mut p) => unsafe { (*p.get()).drop_chan(); },
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ fn drop(&mut self) {
 // SyncSender
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-impl<T: Send> SyncSender<T> {
+impl<T> SyncSender<T> {
     fn new(inner: Arc<UnsafeCell<sync::Packet<T>>>) -> SyncSender<T> {
         SyncSender { inner: inner }
     }
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ pub fn try_send(&self, t: T) -> Result<(), TrySendError<T>> {
 }
 
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<T: Send> Clone for SyncSender<T> {
+impl<T> Clone for SyncSender<T> {
     fn clone(&self) -> SyncSender<T> {
         unsafe { (*self.inner.get()).clone_chan(); }
         return SyncSender::new(self.inner.clone());
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ fn clone(&self) -> SyncSender<T> {
 
 #[unsafe_destructor]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<T: Send> Drop for SyncSender<T> {
+impl<T> Drop for SyncSender<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe { (*self.inner.get()).drop_chan(); }
     }
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ fn drop(&mut self) {
 // Receiver
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-impl<T: Send> Receiver<T> {
+impl<T> Receiver<T> {
     fn new(inner: Flavor<T>) -> Receiver<T> {
         Receiver { inner: UnsafeCell::new(inner) }
     }
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ pub fn iter(&self) -> Iter<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Send> select::Packet for Receiver<T> {
+impl<T> select::Packet for Receiver<T> {
     fn can_recv(&self) -> bool {
         loop {
             let new_port = match *unsafe { self.inner() } {
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ fn abort_selection(&self) -> bool {
 }
 
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<'a, T: Send> Iterator for Iter<'a, T> {
+impl<'a, T> Iterator for Iter<'a, T> {
     type Item = T;
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<T> { self.rx.recv().ok() }
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ fn next(&mut self) -> Option<T> { self.rx.recv().ok() }
 
 #[unsafe_destructor]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<T: Send> Drop for Receiver<T> {
+impl<T> Drop for Receiver<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         match *unsafe { self.inner_mut() } {
             Flavor::Oneshot(ref mut p) => unsafe { (*p.get()).drop_port(); },
diff --git a/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/mpsc_queue.rs b/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/mpsc_queue.rs
index 14ed253d8e2..8b6672e0c27 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/mpsc_queue.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/mpsc_queue.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ unsafe fn new(v: Option<T>) -> *mut Node<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Send> Queue<T> {
+impl<T> Queue<T> {
     /// Creates a new queue that is safe to share among multiple producers and
     /// one consumer.
     pub fn new() -> Queue<T> {
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ pub fn pop(&self) -> PopResult<T> {
 
 #[unsafe_destructor]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<T: Send> Drop for Queue<T> {
+impl<T> Drop for Queue<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
             let mut cur = *self.tail.get();
diff --git a/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/oneshot.rs b/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/oneshot.rs
index f287712d9d4..c6e8d87a22e 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/oneshot.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/oneshot.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ enum MyUpgrade<T> {
     GoUp(Receiver<T>),
 }
 
-impl<T: Send> Packet<T> {
+impl<T> Packet<T> {
     pub fn new() -> Packet<T> {
         Packet {
             data: None,
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ pub fn abort_selection(&mut self) -> Result<bool, Receiver<T>> {
 }
 
 #[unsafe_destructor]
-impl<T: Send> Drop for Packet<T> {
+impl<T> Drop for Packet<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         assert_eq!(self.state.load(Ordering::SeqCst), DISCONNECTED);
     }
diff --git a/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/shared.rs b/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/shared.rs
index 8d14824d37f..b611ad3c35d 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/shared.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/shared.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub enum Failure {
     Disconnected,
 }
 
-impl<T: Send> Packet<T> {
+impl<T> Packet<T> {
     // Creation of a packet *must* be followed by a call to postinit_lock
     // and later by inherit_blocker
     pub fn new() -> Packet<T> {
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ pub fn abort_selection(&mut self, _was_upgrade: bool) -> bool {
 }
 
 #[unsafe_destructor]
-impl<T: Send> Drop for Packet<T> {
+impl<T> Drop for Packet<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         // Note that this load is not only an assert for correctness about
         // disconnection, but also a proper fence before the read of
diff --git a/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/spsc_queue.rs b/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/spsc_queue.rs
index 3fb13739aa7..c75ac130808 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/spsc_queue.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/spsc_queue.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ unsafe impl<T: Send> Send for Queue<T> { }
 
 unsafe impl<T: Send> Sync for Queue<T> { }
 
-impl<T: Send> Node<T> {
+impl<T> Node<T> {
     fn new() -> *mut Node<T> {
         unsafe {
             boxed::into_raw(box Node {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ fn new() -> *mut Node<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Send> Queue<T> {
+impl<T> Queue<T> {
     /// Creates a new queue.
     ///
     /// This is unsafe as the type system doesn't enforce a single
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ pub fn peek<'a>(&'a self) -> Option<&'a mut T> {
 }
 
 #[unsafe_destructor]
-impl<T: Send> Drop for Queue<T> {
+impl<T> Drop for Queue<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
             let mut cur = *self.first.get();
diff --git a/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/stream.rs b/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/stream.rs
index 5a1e05f9c15..f0363fae84f 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/stream.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/stream.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ enum Message<T> {
     GoUp(Receiver<T>),
 }
 
-impl<T: Send> Packet<T> {
+impl<T> Packet<T> {
     pub fn new() -> Packet<T> {
         Packet {
             queue: unsafe { spsc::Queue::new(128) },
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ pub fn abort_selection(&mut self,
 }
 
 #[unsafe_destructor]
-impl<T: Send> Drop for Packet<T> {
+impl<T> Drop for Packet<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         // Note that this load is not only an assert for correctness about
         // disconnection, but also a proper fence before the read of
diff --git a/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/sync.rs b/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/sync.rs
index 33c1614e1b2..6221ca59b54 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/sync.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/sync.rs
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ pub enum Failure {
 
 /// Atomically blocks the current thread, placing it into `slot`, unlocking `lock`
 /// in the meantime. This re-locks the mutex upon returning.
-fn wait<'a, 'b, T: Send>(lock: &'a Mutex<State<T>>,
-                         mut guard: MutexGuard<'b, State<T>>,
-                         f: fn(SignalToken) -> Blocker)
-                         -> MutexGuard<'a, State<T>>
+fn wait<'a, 'b, T>(lock: &'a Mutex<State<T>>,
+                   mut guard: MutexGuard<'b, State<T>>,
+                   f: fn(SignalToken) -> Blocker)
+                   -> MutexGuard<'a, State<T>>
 {
     let (wait_token, signal_token) = blocking::tokens();
     match mem::replace(&mut guard.blocker, f(signal_token)) {
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ fn wakeup<T>(token: SignalToken, guard: MutexGuard<State<T>>) {
     token.signal();
 }
 
-impl<T: Send> Packet<T> {
+impl<T> Packet<T> {
     pub fn new(cap: usize) -> Packet<T> {
         Packet {
             channels: AtomicUsize::new(1),
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ pub fn abort_selection(&self) -> bool {
 }
 
 #[unsafe_destructor]
-impl<T: Send> Drop for Packet<T> {
+impl<T> Drop for Packet<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         assert_eq!(self.channels.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 0);
         let mut guard = self.lock.lock().unwrap();