diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-1896-2.rs b/src/test/run-pass/fn-assign-managed-to-bare-1.rs
similarity index 68%
rename from src/test/compile-fail/issue-1896-2.rs
rename to src/test/run-pass/fn-assign-managed-to-bare-1.rs
index af245dbeae8..5b03d443216 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-1896-2.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/fn-assign-managed-to-bare-1.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ fn add(n: int) -> fn@(int) -> int {
 fn main()
 {
       assert add(3)(4) == 7;
-      let add3 : fn(int)->int = add(3); //~ ERROR mismatched types
+      let add3 : fn(int)->int = add(3);
       assert add3(4) == 7;
 }
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diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-1896-3.rs b/src/test/run-pass/fn-assign-managed-to-bare-2.rs
similarity index 80%
rename from src/test/compile-fail/issue-1896-3.rs
rename to src/test/run-pass/fn-assign-managed-to-bare-2.rs
index 05aea8f0fca..7cc254d7c19 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-1896-3.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/fn-assign-managed-to-bare-2.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ fn main()
     let add2 : &(fn@(int)->int) = &add(2);
     assert (*add2)(5) == 7;
 
-    let add3 : fn(int)->int = add(3); //~ ERROR mismatched types
+    let add3 : fn(int)->int = add(3);
     assert add3(4) == 7;
 }