diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/alt-type-simple.rs b/src/test/run-pass/alt-type-simple.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index dbe9ae7cba5..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/alt-type-simple.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-
-// xfail-test
-
-fn altsimple(any x) {
-  match type (f) {
-    case (int i) { print("int"); }
-    case (str s) { print("str"); }
-  }
-}
-
-pub fn main() {
-  altsimple(5);
-  altsimple("asdfasdfsDF");
-}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/clone-with-exterior.rs b/src/test/run-pass/clone-with-exterior.rs
index f0734e285b2..57c4f91142d 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/clone-with-exterior.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/clone-with-exterior.rs
@@ -8,17 +8,21 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-//xfail-test
-
 extern mod std;
+use core::task::spawn;
 
-fn f(x : @{a:int, b:int}) {
-    assert!((x.a == 10));
-    assert!((x.b == 12));
+struct Pair {
+    a: int,
+    b: int
 }
 
 pub fn main() {
-    let z : @{a:int, b:int} = @{ a : 10, b : 12};
-    let p = task::_spawn(bind f(z));
-    task::join_id(p);
+    let z = ~Pair { a : 10, b : 12};
+    
+    let f: ~fn() = || {
+        assert!((z.a == 10));
+        assert!((z.b == 12));
+    };
+
+    spawn(f);
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/infinite-loops.rs b/src/test/run-pass/infinite-loops.rs
index 62644fc678e..611a4b9ccab 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/infinite-loops.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/infinite-loops.rs
@@ -15,16 +15,15 @@
 // xfail-test
 
 extern mod std;
-use task::join;
-
-fn loop(n: int) {
-    let t1: task;
-    let t2: task;
-
-    if n > 0 { t1 = spawn loop(n - 1); t2 = spawn loop(n - 1); }
-
 
+fn loopy(n: int) {
+    if n > 0 { do spawn { loopy(n - 1) }; do spawn { loopy(n - 1) }; }
     loop { }
 }
 
-pub fn main() { let t: task = spawn loop(5); join(t); }
+pub fn main() { 
+    // Commenting this out, as this will hang forever otherwise.
+    // Even after seeing the comment above, I'm not sure what the
+    // intention of this test is.
+    // do spawn { loopy(5) }; 
+}