diff --git a/src/compiletest/common.rs b/src/compiletest/common.rs
index bbe8026030f..f1d89b88316 100644
--- a/src/compiletest/common.rs
+++ b/src/compiletest/common.rs
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ pub struct config {
     // Run tests using the JIT
     jit: bool,
 
-    // Run tests using the new runtime
-    newrt: bool,
-
     // Target system to be tested
     target: ~str,
 
diff --git a/src/compiletest/compiletest.rs b/src/compiletest/compiletest.rs
index a186714fd70..d4d80eba5c9 100644
--- a/src/compiletest/compiletest.rs
+++ b/src/compiletest/compiletest.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ pub fn parse_config(args: ~[~str]) -> config {
           optopt("", "ratchet-noise-percent",
                  "percent change in metrics to consider noise", "N"),
           optflag("", "jit", "run tests under the JIT"),
-          optflag("", "newrt", "run tests on the new runtime / scheduler"),
           optopt("", "target", "the target to build for", "TARGET"),
           optopt("", "adb-path", "path to the android debugger", "PATH"),
           optopt("", "adb-test-dir", "path to tests for the android debugger", "PATH"),
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ pub fn parse_config(args: ~[~str]) -> config {
         runtool: getopts::opt_maybe_str(matches, "runtool"),
         rustcflags: getopts::opt_maybe_str(matches, "rustcflags"),
         jit: getopts::opt_present(matches, "jit"),
-        newrt: getopts::opt_present(matches, "newrt"),
         target: opt_str2(getopts::opt_maybe_str(matches, "target")).to_str(),
         adb_path: opt_str2(getopts::opt_maybe_str(matches, "adb-path")).to_str(),
         adb_test_dir:
@@ -171,7 +169,6 @@ pub fn log_config(config: &config) {
     logv(c, fmt!("runtool: %s", opt_str(&config.runtool)));
     logv(c, fmt!("rustcflags: %s", opt_str(&config.rustcflags)));
     logv(c, fmt!("jit: %b", config.jit));
-    logv(c, fmt!("newrt: %b", config.newrt));
     logv(c, fmt!("target: %s", config.target));
     logv(c, fmt!("adb_path: %s", config.adb_path));
     logv(c, fmt!("adb_test_dir: %s", config.adb_test_dir));
diff --git a/src/compiletest/runtest.rs b/src/compiletest/runtest.rs
index 05fd621e597..ea94ce662ac 100644
--- a/src/compiletest/runtest.rs
+++ b/src/compiletest/runtest.rs
@@ -547,15 +547,13 @@ fn compile_test_(config: &config, props: &TestProps,
 fn exec_compiled_test(config: &config, props: &TestProps,
                       testfile: &Path) -> ProcRes {
 
-    // If testing the new runtime then set the RUST_NEWRT env var
     let env = props.exec_env.clone();
-    let env = if config.newrt { env + &[(~"RUST_NEWRT", ~"1")] } else { env };
 
     match config.target {
 
         ~"arm-linux-androideabi" => {
             if (config.adb_device_status) {
-                _arm_exec_compiled_test(config, props, testfile)
+                _arm_exec_compiled_test(config, props, testfile, env)
             } else {
                 _dummy_exec_compiled_test(config, props, testfile)
             }
@@ -781,7 +779,7 @@ stderr:\n\
 }
 
 fn _arm_exec_compiled_test(config: &config, props: &TestProps,
-                      testfile: &Path) -> ProcRes {
+                      testfile: &Path, env: ~[(~str, ~str)]) -> ProcRes {
 
     let args = make_run_args(config, props, testfile);
     let cmdline = make_cmdline("", args.prog, args.args);
@@ -807,6 +805,9 @@ fn _arm_exec_compiled_test(config: &config, props: &TestProps,
 
     // run test via adb_run_wrapper
     runargs.push(~"shell");
+    for (key, val) in env.move_iter() {
+        runargs.push(fmt!("%s=%s", key, val));
+    }
     runargs.push(fmt!("%s/adb_run_wrapper.sh", config.adb_test_dir));
     runargs.push(fmt!("%s", config.adb_test_dir));
     runargs.push(fmt!("%s", prog_short));