diff --git a/src/librustc/metadata/tydecode.rs b/src/librustc/metadata/tydecode.rs
index 64da6e5cabd..33a5aa65143 100644
--- a/src/librustc/metadata/tydecode.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/metadata/tydecode.rs
@@ -299,16 +299,6 @@ fn parse_ty(st: @mut PState, conv: conv_did) -> ty::t {
         let v = parse_vstore(st);
         return ty::mk_estr(st.tcx, v);
       }
-      'R' => {
-        assert (next(st) == '[');
-        let mut fields: ~[ty::field] = ~[];
-        while peek(st) != ']' {
-            let name = st.tcx.sess.ident_of(parse_str(st, '='));
-            fields.push(ty::field { ident: name, mt: parse_mt(st, conv) });
-        }
-        st.pos = st.pos + 1u;
-        return ty::mk_rec(st.tcx, fields);
-      }
       'T' => {
         assert (next(st) == '[');
         let mut params = ~[];
diff --git a/src/librustc/metadata/tyencode.rs b/src/librustc/metadata/tyencode.rs
index 8fd1d176b65..caad6335ce5 100644
--- a/src/librustc/metadata/tyencode.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/metadata/tyencode.rs
@@ -283,15 +283,6 @@ fn enc_sty(w: io::Writer, cx: @ctxt, +st: ty::sty) {
         enc_vstore(w, cx, v);
       }
       ty::ty_unboxed_vec(mt) => { w.write_char('U'); enc_mt(w, cx, mt); }
-      ty::ty_rec(fields) => {
-        w.write_str(&"R[");
-        for fields.each |field| {
-            w.write_str(*cx.tcx.sess.str_of(field.ident));
-            w.write_char('=');
-            enc_mt(w, cx, field.mt);
-        }
-        w.write_char(']');
-      }
       ty::ty_closure(ref f) => {
         w.write_char('f');
         enc_closure_ty(w, cx, f);
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/check_match.rs b/src/librustc/middle/check_match.rs
index f9f655d5021..60e08e7dc98 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/check_match.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/check_match.rs
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ pub fn missing_ctor(cx: @MatchCheckCtxt,
                  -> Option<ctor> {
     match ty::get(left_ty).sty {
       ty::ty_box(_) | ty::ty_uniq(_) | ty::ty_rptr(*) | ty::ty_tup(_) |
-      ty::ty_rec(_) | ty::ty_struct(*) => {
+      ty::ty_struct(*) => {
         for m.each |r| {
             if !is_wild(cx, r[0]) { return None; }
         }
@@ -449,7 +449,6 @@ pub fn missing_ctor(cx: @MatchCheckCtxt,
 pub fn ctor_arity(cx: @MatchCheckCtxt, ctor: ctor, ty: ty::t) -> uint {
     match /*bad*/copy ty::get(ty).sty {
       ty::ty_tup(fs) => fs.len(),
-      ty::ty_rec(fs) => fs.len(),
       ty::ty_box(_) | ty::ty_uniq(_) | ty::ty_rptr(*) => 1u,
       ty::ty_enum(eid, _) => {
           let id = match ctor { variant(id) => id,
@@ -548,19 +547,7 @@ pub fn specialize(cx: @MatchCheckCtxt,
                     _ => None
                 }
             }
-            pat_rec(ref flds, _) => {
-                let ty_flds = match /*bad*/copy ty::get(left_ty).sty {
-                    ty::ty_rec(flds) => flds,
-                    _ => fail!(~"bad type for pat_rec")
-                };
-                let args = vec::map(ty_flds, |ty_fld| {
-                    match flds.find(|f| f.ident == ty_fld.ident) {
-                        Some(f) => f.pat,
-                        _ => wild()
-                    }
-                });
-                Some(vec::append(args, vec::from_slice(r.tail())))
-            }
+            pat_rec(ref flds, _) => fail!(),
             pat_struct(_, ref flds, _) => {
                 // Is this a struct or an enum variant?
                 match cx.tcx.def_map.get(&pat_id) {
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs b/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs
index 2fd74e006a7..3590840d50f 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs
@@ -1114,15 +1114,8 @@ pub fn field_mutbl(tcx: ty::ctxt,
                    f_name: ast::ident,
                    node_id: ast::node_id)
                 -> Option<ast::mutability> {
-    // Need to refactor so that records/class fields can be treated uniformly.
+    // Need to refactor so that struct/enum fields can be treated uniformly.
     match /*bad*/copy ty::get(base_ty).sty {
-      ty::ty_rec(fields) => {
-        for fields.each |f| {
-            if f.ident == f_name {
-                return Some(f.mt.mutbl);
-            }
-        }
-      }
       ty::ty_struct(did, _) => {
         for ty::lookup_struct_fields(tcx, did).each |fld| {
             if fld.ident == f_name {
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/moves.rs b/src/librustc/middle/moves.rs
index c360b3a23e7..c3f8f94d4d4 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/moves.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/moves.rs
@@ -480,7 +480,6 @@ pub impl VisitContext {
                     // then `with` is consumed, otherwise it is only read
                     let with_ty = ty::expr_ty(self.tcx, *with_expr);
                     let with_fields = match ty::get(with_ty).sty {
-                        ty::ty_rec(ref f) => copy *f,
                         ty::ty_struct(did, ref substs) => {
                             ty::struct_fields(self.tcx, did, substs)
                         }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/region.rs b/src/librustc/middle/region.rs
index 9fc104f9400..38a8a118e4e 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/region.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/region.rs
@@ -729,12 +729,6 @@ pub fn determine_rp_in_ty(ty: @ast::Ty,
         visit_mt(mt, cx, visitor);
       }
 
-      ast::ty_rec(ref fields) => {
-        for (*fields).each |field| {
-            visit_mt(field.node.mt, cx, visitor);
-        }
-      }
-
       ast::ty_path(path, _) => {
         // type parameters are---for now, anyway---always invariant
         do cx.with_ambient_variance(rv_invariant) {
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/adt.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/adt.rs
index 3d3b40e4ff2..4ad61c190a9 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/adt.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/adt.rs
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 /*!
  * # Representation of Algebraic Data Types
  *
- * This module determines how to represent enums, structs, tuples, and
- * (deprecated) structural records based on their monomorphized types;
- * it is responsible both for choosing a representation and
- * translating basic operations on values of those types.
+ * This module determines how to represent enums, structs, and tuples
+ * based on their monomorphized types; it is responsible both for
+ * choosing a representation and translating basic operations on
+ * values of those types.
  *
  * Note that the interface treats everything as a general case of an
  * enum, so structs/tuples/etc. have one pseudo-variant with
@@ -131,11 +131,6 @@ pub fn represent_type(cx: @CrateContext, t: ty::t) -> @Repr {
         ty::ty_tup(ref elems) => {
             Univariant(mk_struct(cx, *elems), NonStruct)
         }
-        ty::ty_rec(ref fields) => {
-            // XXX: Are these in the right order?
-            Univariant(mk_struct(cx, fields.map(|f| f.mt.ty)),
-                       StructWithoutDtor)
-        }
         ty::ty_struct(def_id, ref substs) => {
             let fields = ty::lookup_struct_fields(cx.tcx, def_id);
             let dt = ty::ty_dtor(cx.tcx, def_id).is_present();
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/base.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/base.rs
index 8280243455d..445818be940 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/base.rs
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ pub fn iter_structural_ty(cx: block, av: ValueRef, t: ty::t,
 
     let mut cx = cx;
     match /*bad*/copy ty::get(t).sty {
-      ty::ty_rec(*) | ty::ty_struct(*) => {
+      ty::ty_struct(*) => {
           let repr = adt::represent_type(cx.ccx(), t);
           do expr::with_field_tys(cx.tcx(), t, None) |discr, field_tys| {
               for vec::eachi(field_tys) |i, field_ty| {
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/debuginfo.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/debuginfo.rs
index 61d0594d227..02b68afff4a 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/debuginfo.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/debuginfo.rs
@@ -473,33 +473,6 @@ fn add_member(cx: @mut StructCtxt,
     cx.total_size += size * 8;
 }
 
-fn create_record(cx: @CrateContext, t: ty::t, fields: ~[ast::ty_field],
-                 span: span) -> @Metadata<TyDescMetadata> {
-    let fname = filename_from_span(cx, span);
-    let file_node = create_file(cx, fname);
-    let scx = create_structure(file_node,
-                               cx.sess.str_of(
-                                   ((/*bad*/copy cx.dbg_cx).get().names)
-                                   (~"rec")),
-                               line_from_span(cx.sess.codemap,
-                                              span) as int);
-    for fields.each |field| {
-        let field_t = ty::get_field(cx.tcx, t, field.node.ident).mt.ty;
-        let ty_md = create_ty(cx, field_t, field.node.mt.ty);
-        let (size, align) = size_and_align_of(cx, field_t);
-        add_member(scx, *cx.sess.str_of(field.node.ident),
-                   line_from_span(cx.sess.codemap, field.span) as int,
-                   size as int, align as int, ty_md.node);
-    }
-    let mdval = @Metadata {
-        node: finish_structure(scx),
-        data: TyDescMetadata {
-            hash: ty::type_id(t)
-        }
-    };
-    return mdval;
-}
-
 fn create_boxed_type(cx: @CrateContext, outer: ty::t, _inner: ty::t,
                      span: span, boxed: @Metadata<TyDescMetadata>)
     -> @Metadata<TyDescMetadata> {
@@ -628,16 +601,6 @@ fn create_ty(_cx: @CrateContext, _t: ty::t, _ty: @ast::Ty)
                                         mutbl: mt.mutbl}) }
           ty::ty_uniq(mt) { ast::ty_uniq({ty: t_to_ty(cx, mt.ty, span),
                                           mutbl: mt.mutbl}) }
-          ty::ty_rec(fields) {
-            let fs = ~[];
-            for field in fields {
-                fs.push({node: {ident: field.ident,
-                               mt: {ty: t_to_ty(cx, field.mt.ty, span),
-                                    mutbl: field.mt.mutbl}},
-                        span: span});
-            }
-            ast::ty_rec(fs)
-          }
           ty::ty_vec(mt) { ast::ty_vec({ty: t_to_ty(cx, mt.ty, span),
                                         mutbl: mt.mutbl}) }
           _ {
@@ -673,10 +636,6 @@ fn create_ty(_cx: @CrateContext, _t: ty::t, _ty: @ast::Ty)
         return create_ty(cx, t, inferred);
       }
 
-      ast::ty_rec(fields) {
-        return create_record(cx, t, fields, ty.span);
-      }
-
       ast::ty_vec(mt) {
         let inner_t = ty::sequence_element_type(cx.tcx, t);
         let inner_ast_t = t_to_ty(cx, inner_t, mt.ty.span);
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/expr.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/expr.rs
index 5fb07d6e7d8..5278496277a 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/expr.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/expr.rs
@@ -1141,10 +1141,6 @@ pub fn with_field_tys<R>(tcx: ty::ctxt,
                          node_id_opt: Option<ast::node_id>,
                          op: fn(int, (&[ty::field])) -> R) -> R {
     match ty::get(ty).sty {
-        ty::ty_rec(ref fields) => {
-            op(0, *fields)
-        }
-
         ty::ty_struct(did, ref substs) => {
             op(0, struct_mutable_fields(tcx, did, substs))
         }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/reflect.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/reflect.rs
index ac6cda3096c..4b9aad2558c 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/reflect.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/reflect.rs
@@ -200,20 +200,6 @@ pub impl Reflector {
               self.visit(~"rptr", extra)
           }
 
-          ty::ty_rec(fields) => {
-              let extra = ~[self.c_uint(vec::len(fields))]
-                  + self.c_size_and_align(t);
-              do self.bracketed(~"rec", extra) |this| {
-                for fields.eachi |i, field| {
-                    let extra = ~[this.c_uint(i),
-                                  this.c_slice(
-                                      bcx.ccx().sess.str_of(field.ident))]
-                        + this.c_mt(field.mt);
-                    this.visit(~"rec_field", extra);
-                }
-            }
-          }
-
           ty::ty_tup(tys) => {
               let extra = ~[self.c_uint(vec::len(tys))]
                   + self.c_size_and_align(t);
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/type_of.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/type_of.rs
index 8dac607bd52..8aabfdfa638 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/type_of.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/type_of.rs
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ pub fn sizing_type_of(cx: @CrateContext, t: ty::t) -> TypeRef {
 
         ty::ty_unboxed_vec(mt) => T_vec(cx, sizing_type_of(cx, mt.ty)),
 
-        ty::ty_tup(*) | ty::ty_rec(*) | ty::ty_struct(*)
-        | ty::ty_enum(*) => {
+        ty::ty_tup(*) | ty::ty_struct(*) | ty::ty_enum(*) => {
             let repr = adt::represent_type(cx, t);
             T_struct(adt::sizing_fields_of(cx, repr))
         }
@@ -240,7 +239,7 @@ pub fn type_of(cx: @CrateContext, t: ty::t) -> TypeRef {
       ty::ty_closure(_) => T_fn_pair(cx, type_of_fn_from_ty(cx, t)),
       ty::ty_trait(_, _, vstore) => T_opaque_trait(cx, vstore),
       ty::ty_type => T_ptr(cx.tydesc_type),
-      ty::ty_tup(*) | ty::ty_rec(*) => {
+      ty::ty_tup(*) => {
           let repr = adt::represent_type(cx, t);
           T_struct(adt::fields_of(cx, repr))
       }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs b/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs
index aaa637fc2d5..213e244593a 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs
@@ -506,7 +506,6 @@ pub enum sty {
     ty_evec(mt, vstore),
     ty_ptr(mt),
     ty_rptr(Region, mt),
-    ty_rec(~[field]),
     ty_bare_fn(BareFnTy),
     ty_closure(ClosureTy),
     ty_trait(def_id, substs, vstore),
@@ -899,7 +898,6 @@ fn mk_t_with_id(cx: ctxt, +st: sty, o_def_id: Option<ast::def_id>) -> t {
         flags |= rflags(r);
         flags |= get(m.ty).flags;
       }
-      &ty_rec(ref flds) => for flds.each |f| { flags |= get(f.mt.ty).flags; },
       &ty_tup(ref ts) => for ts.each |tt| { flags |= get(*tt).flags; },
       &ty_bare_fn(ref f) => {
         for f.sig.inputs.each |a| { flags |= get(a.ty).flags; }
@@ -1028,8 +1026,6 @@ pub fn mk_mut_unboxed_vec(cx: ctxt, ty: t) -> t {
     mk_t(cx, ty_unboxed_vec(mt {ty: ty, mutbl: ast::m_imm}))
 }
 
-pub fn mk_rec(cx: ctxt, +fs: ~[field]) -> t { mk_t(cx, ty_rec(fs)) }
-
 pub fn mk_tup(cx: ctxt, +ts: ~[t]) -> t { mk_t(cx, ty_tup(ts)) }
 
 pub fn mk_closure(cx: ctxt, +fty: ClosureTy) -> t {
@@ -1163,9 +1159,6 @@ pub fn maybe_walk_ty(ty: t, f: fn(t) -> bool) {
       ty_trait(_, ref substs, _) => {
         for (*substs).tps.each |subty| { maybe_walk_ty(*subty, f); }
       }
-      ty_rec(fields) => {
-        for fields.each |fl| { maybe_walk_ty(fl.mt.ty, f); }
-      }
       ty_tup(ts) => { for ts.each |tt| { maybe_walk_ty(*tt, f); } }
       ty_bare_fn(ref ft) => {
         for ft.sig.inputs.each |a| { maybe_walk_ty(a.ty, f); }
@@ -1223,14 +1216,6 @@ fn fold_sty(sty: &sty, fldop: fn(t) -> t) -> sty {
         ty_trait(did, ref substs, vst) => {
             ty_trait(did, fold_substs(substs, fldop), vst)
         }
-        ty_rec(fields) => {
-            let new_fields = do vec::map(fields) |fl| {
-                let new_ty = fldop(fl.mt.ty);
-                let new_mt = mt { ty: new_ty, mutbl: fl.mt.mutbl };
-                field { ident: fl.ident, mt: new_mt }
-            };
-            ty_rec(new_fields)
-        }
         ty_tup(ts) => {
             let new_ts = vec::map(ts, |tt| fldop(*tt));
             ty_tup(new_ts)
@@ -1478,9 +1463,7 @@ pub fn type_is_bool(ty: t) -> bool { get(ty).sty == ty_bool }
 
 pub fn type_is_structural(ty: t) -> bool {
     match get(ty).sty {
-      ty_rec(_) | ty_struct(*) | ty_tup(_) | ty_enum(*) |
-      ty_closure(_) |
-      ty_trait(*) |
+      ty_struct(*) | ty_tup(_) | ty_enum(*) | ty_closure(_) | ty_trait(*) |
       ty_evec(_, vstore_fixed(_)) | ty_estr(vstore_fixed(_)) |
       ty_evec(_, vstore_slice(_)) | ty_estr(vstore_slice(_))
       => true,
@@ -1513,7 +1496,6 @@ pub fn sequence_element_type(cx: ctxt, ty: t) -> t {
 
 pub fn get_element_type(ty: t, i: uint) -> t {
     match /*bad*/copy get(ty).sty {
-      ty_rec(flds) => return flds[i].mt.ty,
       ty_tup(ts) => return ts[i],
       _ => fail!(~"get_element_type called on invalid type")
     }
@@ -1639,9 +1621,8 @@ fn type_needs_unwind_cleanup_(cx: ctxt, ty: t,
             encountered_box = true;
             true
           }
-          ty_nil | ty_bot | ty_bool |
-          ty_int(_) | ty_uint(_) | ty_float(_) |
-          ty_rec(_) | ty_tup(_) | ty_ptr(_) => {
+          ty_nil | ty_bot | ty_bool | ty_int(_) | ty_uint(_) | ty_float(_) |
+          ty_tup(_) | ty_ptr(_) => {
             true
           }
           ty_enum(did, ref substs) => {
@@ -1962,12 +1943,6 @@ pub fn type_contents(cx: ctxt, ty: t) -> TypeContents {
                 TC_NONE
             }
 
-            ty_rec(ref flds) => {
-                flds.foldl(
-                    TC_NONE,
-                    |tc, f| tc + tc_mt(cx, f.mt, cache))
-            }
-
             ty_struct(did, ref substs) => {
                 let flds = struct_fields(cx, did, substs);
                 let flds_tc = flds.foldl(
@@ -2151,10 +2126,6 @@ pub fn type_contents(cx: ctxt, ty: t) -> TypeContents {
             n
           }
 
-          ty_rec(flds) => {
-            flds.foldl(0, |s, f| *s + type_size(cx, f.mt.ty))
-          }
-
           ty_struct(did, ref substs) => {
             let flds = struct_fields(cx, did, substs);
             flds.foldl(0, |s, f| *s + type_size(cx, f.mt.ty))
@@ -2253,12 +2224,6 @@ pub fn is_instantiable(cx: ctxt, r_ty: t) -> bool {
             false           // unsafe ptrs can always be NULL
           }
 
-          ty_rec(fields) => {
-            do vec::any(fields) |field| {
-                type_requires(cx, seen, r_ty, field.mt.ty)
-            }
-          }
-
           ty_trait(_, _, _) => {
             false
           }
@@ -2327,14 +2292,6 @@ pub fn type_structurally_contains(cx: ctxt,
         }
         return false;
       }
-      ty_rec(fields) => {
-        for fields.each |field| {
-            if type_structurally_contains(cx, field.mt.ty, test) {
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-        return false;
-      }
       ty_struct(did, ref substs) => {
         for lookup_struct_fields(cx, did).each |field| {
             let ft = lookup_field_type(cx, did, field.id, substs);
@@ -2423,11 +2380,6 @@ pub fn type_is_pod(cx: ctxt, ty: t) -> bool {
             if !type_is_pod(cx, tup_ty) { result = false; }
         }
       }
-      ty_rec(flds) => {
-        for flds.each |f| {
-            if !type_is_pod(cx, f.mt.ty) { result = false; }
-        }
-      }
       ty_tup(elts) => {
         for elts.each |elt| { if !type_is_pod(cx, *elt) { result = false; } }
       }
@@ -2675,9 +2627,6 @@ impl to_bytes::IterBytes for sty {
           ty_tup(ref ts) =>
           to_bytes::iter_bytes_2(&10u8, ts, lsb0, f),
 
-          ty_rec(ref fs) =>
-          to_bytes::iter_bytes_2(&11u8, fs, lsb0, f),
-
           ty_bare_fn(ref ft) =>
           to_bytes::iter_bytes_2(&12u8, ft, lsb0, f),
 
@@ -3220,23 +3169,6 @@ pub fn field_idx_strict(tcx: ty::ctxt, id: ast::ident, fields: &[field])
         fields.map(|f| tcx.sess.str_of(f.ident))));
 }
 
-pub fn get_field(tcx: ctxt, rec_ty: t, id: ast::ident) -> field {
-    match vec::find(get_fields(rec_ty), |f| f.ident == id) {
-      Some(f) => f,
-      // Do we only call this when we know the field is legit?
-      None => fail!(fmt!("get_field: ty doesn't have a field %s",
-                         *tcx.sess.str_of(id)))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn get_fields(rec_ty:t) -> ~[field] {
-    match /*bad*/copy get(rec_ty).sty {
-      ty_rec(fields) => fields,
-      // Can we check at the caller?
-      _ => fail!(~"get_fields: not a record type")
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn method_idx(id: ast::ident, meths: &[method]) -> Option<uint> {
     let mut i = 0u;
     for meths.each |m| { if m.ident == id { return Some(i); } i += 1u; }
@@ -3376,7 +3308,6 @@ pub fn ty_sort_str(cx: ctxt, t: t) -> ~str {
       ty_unboxed_vec(_) => ~"unboxed vector",
       ty_ptr(_) => ~"*-ptr",
       ty_rptr(_, _) => ~"&-ptr",
-      ty_rec(_) => ~"record",
       ty_bare_fn(_) => ~"extern fn",
       ty_closure(_) => ~"fn",
       ty_trait(id, _, _) => fmt!("trait %s", item_path_str(cx, id)),
@@ -4141,7 +4072,7 @@ pub fn is_binopable(_cx: ctxt, ty: t, op: ast::binop) -> bool {
           ty_bool => tycat_bool,
           ty_int(_) | ty_uint(_) | ty_infer(IntVar(_)) => tycat_int,
           ty_float(_) | ty_infer(FloatVar(_)) => tycat_float,
-          ty_rec(_) | ty_tup(_) | ty_enum(_, _) => tycat_struct,
+          ty_tup(_) | ty_enum(_, _) => tycat_struct,
           ty_bot => tycat_bot,
           _ => tycat_other
         }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/astconv.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/astconv.rs
index 606ba59fbf6..0b6c07832f6 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/astconv.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/astconv.rs
@@ -336,13 +336,6 @@ pub fn ast_ty_to_ty<AC:AstConv, RS:region_scope + Copy + Durable>(
         let flds = vec::map(fields, |t| ast_ty_to_ty(self, rscope, *t));
         ty::mk_tup(tcx, flds)
       }
-      ast::ty_rec(ref fields) => {
-        let flds = do (*fields).map |f| {
-            let tm = ast_mt_to_mt(self, rscope, f.node.mt);
-            field {ident: f.node.ident, mt: tm}
-        };
-        ty::mk_rec(tcx, flds)
-      }
       ast::ty_bare_fn(ref bf) => {
           ty::mk_bare_fn(tcx, ty_of_bare_fn(self, rscope, bf.purity,
                                             bf.abi, &bf.decl))
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/_match.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/_match.rs
index 819918faff2..119a59a526c 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/_match.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/_match.rs
@@ -415,39 +415,10 @@ pub fn check_pat(pcx: pat_ctxt, pat: @ast::pat, expected: ty::t) {
         check_pat_variant(pcx, pat, path, subpats, expected);
       }
       ast::pat_rec(fields, etc) => {
-        let ex_fields = match structure_of(fcx, pat.span, expected) {
-          ty::ty_rec(fields) => fields,
-          _ => {
-            tcx.sess.span_fatal
-                (pat.span,
-                fmt!("mismatched types: expected `%s` but found record",
-                     fcx.infcx().ty_to_str(expected)));
-          }
-        };
-        let f_count = vec::len(fields);
-        let ex_f_count = vec::len(ex_fields);
-        if ex_f_count < f_count || !etc && ex_f_count > f_count {
-            tcx.sess.span_fatal
-                (pat.span, fmt!("mismatched types: expected a record \
-                      with %u fields, found one with %u \
-                      fields",
-                                ex_f_count, f_count));
-        }
-
-        for fields.each |f| {
-            match vec::find(ex_fields, |a| f.ident == a.ident) {
-              Some(field) => {
-                check_pat(pcx, f.pat, field.mt.ty);
-              }
-              None => {
-                tcx.sess.span_fatal(pat.span,
-                                    fmt!("mismatched types: did not \
-                                          expect a record with a field `%s`",
-                                          *tcx.sess.str_of(f.ident)));
-              }
-            }
-        }
-        fcx.write_ty(pat.id, expected);
+        tcx.sess.span_fatal
+            (pat.span,
+            fmt!("mismatched types: expected `%s` but found record",
+                 fcx.infcx().ty_to_str(expected)));
       }
       ast::pat_struct(path, fields, etc) => {
         // Grab the class data that we care about.
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/method.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/method.rs
index e437563647e..b7c4fff801f 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/method.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/method.rs
@@ -907,9 +907,8 @@ pub impl LookupContext/&self {
             ty_infer(FloatVar(_)) |
             ty_self | ty_param(*) | ty_nil | ty_bot | ty_bool |
             ty_int(*) | ty_uint(*) |
-            ty_float(*) | ty_enum(*) | ty_ptr(*) | ty_rec(*) |
-            ty_struct(*) | ty_tup(*) | ty_estr(*) | ty_evec(*) |
-            ty_trait(*) | ty_closure(*) => {
+            ty_float(*) | ty_enum(*) | ty_ptr(*) | ty_struct(*) | ty_tup(*) |
+            ty_estr(*) | ty_evec(*) | ty_trait(*) | ty_closure(*) => {
                 self.search_for_some_kind_of_autorefd_method(
                     AutoPtr, autoderefs, [m_const, m_imm, m_mutbl],
                     |m,r| ty::mk_rptr(tcx, r, ty::mt {ty:self_ty, mutbl:m}))
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs
index 80b13341e54..b5e744fabab 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs
@@ -606,14 +606,6 @@ pub fn check_item(ccx: @mut CrateCtxt, it: @ast::item) {
       ast::item_ty(t, ref generics) => {
         let tpt_ty = ty::node_id_to_type(ccx.tcx, it.id);
         check_bounds_are_used(ccx, t.span, &generics.ty_params, tpt_ty);
-        // If this is a record ty, check for duplicate fields
-        match t.node {
-            ast::ty_rec(ref fields) => {
-              check_no_duplicate_fields(ccx.tcx, (*fields).map(|f|
-                                              (f.node.ident, f.span)));
-            }
-            _ => ()
-        }
       }
       ast::item_foreign_mod(m) => {
         if syntax::attr::foreign_abi(it.attrs) ==
@@ -1698,22 +1690,6 @@ pub fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @mut FnCtxt,
         let n_tys = tys.len();
 
         match structure_of(fcx, expr.span, base_t) {
-            ty::ty_rec(fields) => {
-                match ty::field_idx(field, fields) {
-                    Some(ix) => {
-                        if n_tys > 0 {
-                            tcx.sess.span_err(
-                                expr.span,
-                                ~"can't provide type parameters \
-                                  to a field access");
-                        }
-                        fcx.write_ty(expr.id, fields[ix].mt.ty);
-                        fcx.write_autoderef_adjustment(base.id, derefs);
-                        return bot;
-                    }
-                    _ => ()
-                }
-            }
             ty::ty_struct(base_id, ref substs) => {
                 // This is just for fields -- the same code handles
                 // methods in both classes and traits
@@ -2533,71 +2509,7 @@ pub fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @mut FnCtxt,
         fcx.write_ty(id, typ);
       }
       ast::expr_rec(ref fields, base) => {
-        for base.each |b| { check_expr_with_opt_hint(fcx, *b, expected); }
-        let expected = option::or(expected,
-                                  base.map(|b| fcx.expr_ty(*b)));
-        let flds = unpack_expected(fcx, expected, |sty|
-            match *sty {
-                ty::ty_rec(ref flds) => Some(copy *flds),
-                _ => None
-            }
-        );
-        let fields_t = fields.map(|f| {
-            let hint_mt =
-                flds.chain_ref(
-                    |flds| vec::find(*flds, |tf| tf.ident == f.node.ident));
-            let hint = hint_mt.map(|tf| tf.mt.ty);
-            bot |= check_expr_with_opt_hint(fcx, f.node.expr, hint);
-            let expr_t = fcx.expr_ty(f.node.expr);
-            let expr_mt = ty::mt {ty: expr_t, mutbl: f.node.mutbl};
-            // for the most precise error message,
-            // should be f.node.expr.span, not f.span
-            respan(f.node.expr.span, field {ident: f.node.ident, mt: expr_mt})
-        });
-        match base {
-          None => {
-            fn get_node(f: &spanned<field>) -> field { f.node }
-            let typ = ty::mk_rec(tcx, vec::map(fields_t, get_node));
-            fcx.write_ty(id, typ);
-            /* Check for duplicate fields */
-            /* Only do this check if there's no base expr -- the reason is
-               that we're extending a record we know has no dup fields, and
-               it would be ill-typed anyway if we duplicated one of its
-               fields */
-            check_no_duplicate_fields(tcx, (*fields).map(|f|
-                                                    (f.node.ident, f.span)));
-          }
-          Some(bexpr) => {
-            let bexpr_t = fcx.expr_ty(bexpr);
-            let base_fields =  match structure_of(fcx, expr.span, bexpr_t) {
-              ty::ty_rec(flds) => flds,
-              _ => {
-                  fcx.type_error_message(expr.span, |_actual| {
-                      ~"record update has non-record base"
-                  }, bexpr_t, None);
-                fcx.write_ty(id, ty::mk_err(tcx));
-                return true;
-              }
-            };
-            fcx.write_ty(id, bexpr_t);
-            for fields_t.each |f| {
-                let mut found = false;
-                for base_fields.each |bf| {
-                    if f.node.ident == bf.ident {
-                        demand::suptype(fcx, f.span, bf.mt.ty, f.node.mt.ty);
-                        found = true;
-                    }
-                }
-                if !found {
-                    tcx.sess.span_err(f.span,
-                                        ~"unknown field in record update: " +
-                                        *tcx.sess.str_of(f.node.ident));
-                    fcx.write_ty(id, ty::mk_err(tcx));
-                    return true;
-                }
-            }
-          }
-        }
+        fail!()
       }
       ast::expr_struct(path, ref fields, base_expr) => {
         // Resolve the path.
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/coherence.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/coherence.rs
index 2d1fab5f6a9..f08cdbe1d41 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/coherence.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/coherence.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use middle::ty::{lookup_item_type, param_bounds, subst};
 use middle::ty::{substs, t, ty_bool, ty_bot, ty_box, ty_enum, ty_err};
 use middle::ty::{ty_estr, ty_evec, ty_float, ty_infer, ty_int, ty_nil};
 use middle::ty::{ty_opaque_box, ty_param, ty_param_bounds_and_ty, ty_ptr};
-use middle::ty::{ty_rec, ty_rptr, ty_self, ty_struct, ty_trait, ty_tup};
+use middle::ty::{ty_rptr, ty_self, ty_struct, ty_trait, ty_tup};
 use middle::ty::{ty_type, ty_uint, ty_uniq, ty_bare_fn, ty_closure};
 use middle::ty::{ty_opaque_closure_ptr, ty_unboxed_vec};
 use middle::ty::{type_is_ty_var};
@@ -103,9 +103,8 @@ pub fn get_base_type(inference_context: @mut InferCtxt,
         }
 
         ty_nil | ty_bot | ty_bool | ty_int(*) | ty_uint(*) | ty_float(*) |
-        ty_estr(*) | ty_evec(*) | ty_rec(*) |
-        ty_bare_fn(*) | ty_closure(*) | ty_tup(*) | ty_infer(*) |
-        ty_param(*) | ty_self | ty_type | ty_opaque_box |
+        ty_estr(*) | ty_evec(*) | ty_bare_fn(*) | ty_closure(*) | ty_tup(*) |
+        ty_infer(*) | ty_param(*) | ty_self | ty_type | ty_opaque_box |
         ty_opaque_closure_ptr(*) | ty_unboxed_vec(*) | ty_err => {
             debug!("(getting base type) no base type; found %?",
                    get(original_type).sty);
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/combine.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/combine.rs
index e140bcad11c..1f5e9707e2d 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/combine.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/infer/combine.rs
@@ -546,17 +546,6 @@ pub fn super_tys<C:Combine>(
         }
       }
 
-      (ty::ty_rec(as_), ty::ty_rec(bs)) => {
-        if vec::same_length(as_, bs) {
-            map_vec2(as_, bs, |a,b| {
-                self.flds(*a, *b)
-            }).chain(|flds| Ok(ty::mk_rec(tcx, flds)) )
-        } else {
-            Err(ty::terr_record_size(expected_found(self, as_.len(),
-                                                    bs.len())))
-        }
-      }
-
       (ty::ty_tup(as_), ty::ty_tup(bs)) => {
         if vec::same_length(as_, bs) {
             map_vec2(as_, bs, |a, b| self.tys(*a, *b) )
diff --git a/src/librustc/util/ppaux.rs b/src/librustc/util/ppaux.rs
index 6020aa52e32..7add8dd2dbe 100644
--- a/src/librustc/util/ppaux.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/util/ppaux.rs
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ use middle::ty::{ty_bool, ty_bot, ty_box, ty_struct, ty_enum};
 use middle::ty::{ty_err, ty_estr, ty_evec, ty_float, ty_bare_fn, ty_closure};
 use middle::ty::{ty_trait, ty_int};
 use middle::ty::{ty_nil, ty_opaque_box, ty_opaque_closure_ptr, ty_param};
-use middle::ty::{ty_ptr, ty_rec, ty_rptr, ty_self, ty_tup};
-use middle::ty::{ty_type, ty_uniq, ty_uint, ty_infer};
-use middle::ty::{ty_unboxed_vec};
+use middle::ty::{ty_ptr, ty_rptr, ty_self, ty_tup, ty_type, ty_uniq};
+use middle::ty::{ty_uint, ty_unboxed_vec, ty_infer};
 use metadata::encoder;
 use syntax::codemap::span;
 use syntax::print::pprust;
@@ -414,10 +413,6 @@ pub fn ty_to_str(cx: ctxt, typ: t) -> ~str {
       }
       ty_unboxed_vec(tm) => { ~"unboxed_vec<" + mt_to_str(cx, tm) + ~">" }
       ty_type => ~"type",
-      ty_rec(elems) => {
-        let strs = elems.map(|fld| field_to_str(cx, *fld));
-        ~"{" + str::connect(strs, ~",") + ~"}"
-      }
       ty_tup(elems) => {
         let strs = elems.map(|elem| ty_to_str(cx, *elem));
         ~"(" + str::connect(strs, ~",") + ~")"
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
index e75bff3fec2..256e48a69b3 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
@@ -935,7 +935,6 @@ pub enum ty_ {
     ty_fixed_length_vec(mt, uint),
     ty_ptr(mt),
     ty_rptr(@region, mt),
-    ty_rec(~[ty_field]),
     ty_closure(@TyClosure),
     ty_bare_fn(@TyBareFn),
     ty_tup(~[@Ty]),
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/fold.rs b/src/libsyntax/fold.rs
index 464bec505e3..3fbc1571c1b 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/fold.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/fold.rs
@@ -613,7 +613,6 @@ pub fn noop_fold_ty(t: &ty_, fld: @ast_fold) -> ty_ {
         ty_vec(ref mt) => ty_vec(fold_mt(mt, fld)),
         ty_ptr(ref mt) => ty_ptr(fold_mt(mt, fld)),
         ty_rptr(region, ref mt) => ty_rptr(region, fold_mt(mt, fld)),
-        ty_rec(ref fields) => ty_rec(fields.map(|f| fold_field(*f, fld))),
         ty_closure(ref f) => {
             ty_closure(@TyClosure {
                 sigil: f.sigil,
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index cb4a2ce6920..b159e79a09c 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ use ast::{token_tree, trait_method, trait_ref, tt_delim, tt_seq, tt_tok};
 use ast::{tt_nonterminal, tuple_variant_kind, Ty, ty_, ty_bot, ty_box};
 use ast::{ty_field, ty_fixed_length_vec, ty_closure, ty_bare_fn};
 use ast::{ty_infer, ty_mac, ty_method};
-use ast::{ty_nil, TyParam, TyParamBound, ty_path, ty_ptr, ty_rec, ty_rptr};
+use ast::{ty_nil, TyParam, TyParamBound, ty_path, ty_ptr, ty_rptr};
 use ast::{ty_tup, ty_u32, ty_uniq, ty_vec, type_value_ns, uniq};
 use ast::{unnamed_field, unsafe_blk, unsafe_fn, variant, view_item};
 use ast::{view_item_, view_item_extern_mod, view_item_use};
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                 self.unexpected_last(&token::RBRACE);
             }
             self.obsolete(*self.last_span, ObsoleteRecordType);
-            ty_rec(elems)
+            ty_nil
         } else if *self.token == token::LBRACKET {
             self.expect(&token::LBRACKET);
             let mt = self.parse_mt();
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
index 2b85a918364..1d7d4d0d65f 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
@@ -402,20 +402,6 @@ pub fn print_type_ex(s: @ps, &&ty: @ast::Ty, print_colons: bool) {
           print_region(s, ~"&", region, ~"/");
           print_mt(s, mt);
       }
-      ast::ty_rec(ref fields) => {
-        word(s.s, ~"{");
-        fn print_field(s: @ps, f: ast::ty_field) {
-            cbox(s, indent_unit);
-            print_mutability(s, f.node.mt.mutbl);
-            print_ident(s, f.node.ident);
-            word_space(s, ~":");
-            print_type(s, f.node.mt.ty);
-            end(s);
-        }
-        fn get_span(f: ast::ty_field) -> codemap::span { return f.span; }
-        commasep_cmnt(s, consistent, (*fields), print_field, get_span);
-        word(s.s, ~",}");
-      }
       ast::ty_tup(elts) => {
         popen(s);
         commasep(s, inconsistent, elts, print_type);
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/visit.rs b/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
index 5e97793b480..47fe1b5ba0b 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
@@ -232,11 +232,6 @@ pub fn visit_ty<E>(t: @Ty, e: E, v: vt<E>) {
         ty_vec(mt) | ty_ptr(mt) | ty_rptr(_, mt) => {
             (v.visit_ty)(mt.ty, e, v);
         },
-        ty_rec(ref flds) => {
-            for flds.each |f| {
-                (v.visit_ty)(f.node.mt.ty, e, v);
-            }
-        },
         ty_tup(ref ts) => {
             for ts.each |tt| {
                 (v.visit_ty)(*tt, e, v);