diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 6a166591887..7d36216aa9b 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -1007,8 +1007,7 @@ class parser {
         } else if self.eat_keyword("break") {
             ex = expr_break;
             hi = self.span.hi;
-        } else if self.eat_keyword("cont") ||
-            self.eat_keyword("again") {
+        } else if self.eat_keyword("again") {
             ex = expr_again;
             hi = self.span.hi;
         } else if self.eat_keyword("copy") {
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
index b3fad7e9ffd..6416fafd6ad 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ fn restricted_keyword_table() -> hashmap<str, ()> {
     let keys = ~[
         "alt", "again", "assert",
         "break",
-        "check", "claim", "class", "const", "cont", "copy",
+        "check", "claim", "class", "const", "copy",
         "do", "drop",
         "else", "enum", "export", "extern",
         "fail", "false", "fn", "for",