diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 5ae101a567c..a6528160398 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -932,8 +932,8 @@ pub impl Parser {
         loop {
             match *self.token {
                 token::MOD_SEP => {
-                    match self.look_ahead(1u) {
-                        token::IDENT(id,_) => {
+                    match self.look_ahead(1) {
+                        token::IDENT(*) => {
                             self.bump();
                             ids.push(self.parse_ident());
                         }
@@ -3693,7 +3693,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
             items: _,
             foreign_items: foreign_items
         } = self.parse_foreign_items(first_item_attrs, true);
-        let mut initial_attrs = attrs_remaining;
+        let _initial_attrs = attrs_remaining;
         assert!(*self.token == token::RBRACE);
         ast::foreign_mod {
             sort: sort,
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/syntax.rc b/src/libsyntax/syntax.rc
index a401d9eb8ac..cea3b20e97e 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/syntax.rc
+++ b/src/libsyntax/syntax.rc
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 #[allow(vecs_implicitly_copyable)];
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)];
-#[deny(deprecated_mode)];
 #[deny(deprecated_pattern)];
 
 extern mod std(vers = "0.7-pre");