diff --git a/src/rustdoc/doc.rs b/src/rustdoc/doc.rs
index ebd0896f782..896d1a9dfa8 100644
--- a/src/rustdoc/doc.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc/doc.rs
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ type argdoc = {
 };
 
 type retdoc = {
-    desc: option<str>,
-    ty: option<str>
+    desc: option<str>
 };
 
 type enumdoc = {
diff --git a/src/rustdoc/extract.rs b/src/rustdoc/extract.rs
index 2ba3a397c26..f52ac727c02 100644
--- a/src/rustdoc/extract.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc/extract.rs
@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ fn fndoc_from_fn(
         item: itemdoc,
         args: argdocs_from_args(decl.inputs),
         return: {
-            desc: none,
-            ty: none
+            desc: none
         },
         failure: none,
         sig: none
@@ -253,8 +252,7 @@ fn ifacedoc_from_iface(
                 desc: none,
                 args: argdocs_from_args(method.decl.inputs),
                 return: {
-                    desc: none,
-                    ty: none
+                    desc: none
                 },
                 failure: none,
                 sig: none
@@ -296,8 +294,7 @@ fn impldoc_from_impl(
                 desc: none,
                 args: argdocs_from_args(method.decl.inputs),
                 return: {
-                    desc: none,
-                    ty: none
+                    desc: none
                 },
                 failure: none,
                 sig: none
diff --git a/src/rustdoc/markdown_pass.rs b/src/rustdoc/markdown_pass.rs
index a4d9c1fecf8..32c178de00b 100644
--- a/src/rustdoc/markdown_pass.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc/markdown_pass.rs
@@ -531,19 +531,10 @@ fn write_return(
     ctxt: ctxt,
     doc: doc::retdoc
 ) {
-    alt doc.ty {
-      some(ty) {
-        ctxt.w.write_str(#fmt("Returns `%s`", ty));
-        alt doc.desc {
-          some(d) {
-            ctxt.w.write_line(#fmt(" - %s", d));
-            ctxt.w.write_line("");
-          }
-          none {
-            ctxt.w.write_line("");
-            ctxt.w.write_line("");
-          }
-        }
+    alt doc.desc {
+      some(d) {
+        ctxt.w.write_line(#fmt("Returns - %s", d));
+        ctxt.w.write_line("");
       }
       none { }
     }
@@ -551,17 +542,18 @@ fn write_return(
 
 #[test]
 fn should_write_return_type_on_new_line() {
-    let markdown = test::render("fn a() -> int { }");
-    assert str::contains(markdown, "\nReturns `int`");
+    let markdown = test::render(
+        "#[doc(return = \"test\")] fn a() -> int { }");
+    assert str::contains(markdown, "\nReturns - test");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn should_write_blank_line_between_return_type_and_next_header() {
     let markdown = test::render(
-        "fn a() -> int { } \
+        "#[doc(return = \"test\")] fn a() -> int { } \
          fn b() -> int { }"
     );
-    assert str::contains(markdown, "Returns `int`\n\n##");
+    assert str::contains(markdown, "Returns - test\n\n##");
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -578,14 +570,6 @@ fn should_write_blank_line_after_return_description() {
     assert str::contains(markdown, "blorp\n\n");
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn should_write_return_description_on_same_line_as_type() {
-    let markdown = test::render(
-        "#[doc(return = \"blorp\")] fn a() -> int { }"
-    );
-    assert str::contains(markdown, "Returns `int` - blorp");
-}
-
 fn write_failure(ctxt: ctxt, str: option<str>) {
     alt str {
       some(str) {
@@ -823,8 +807,8 @@ fn should_not_write_iface_method_arguments_if_none() {
 #[test]
 fn should_write_iface_method_return_info() {
     let markdown = test::render(
-        "iface a { fn a() -> int; }");
-    assert str::contains(markdown, "Returns `int`");
+        "iface a { #[doc(return = \"test\")] fn a() -> int; }");
+    assert str::contains(markdown, "Returns - test");
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -905,8 +889,8 @@ fn should_not_write_impl_method_arguments_if_none() {
 #[test]
 fn should_write_impl_method_return_info() {
     let markdown = test::render(
-        "impl a for int { fn a() -> int { } }");
-    assert str::contains(markdown, "Returns `int`");
+        "impl a for int { #[doc(return = \"test\")] fn a() -> int { } }");
+    assert str::contains(markdown, "Returns - test");
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/rustdoc/prune_undoc_details_pass.rs b/src/rustdoc/prune_undoc_details_pass.rs
index 24855db7872..dc4194e0fc7 100644
--- a/src/rustdoc/prune_undoc_details_pass.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc/prune_undoc_details_pass.rs
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ fn fold_fn(
     let doc = fold::default_seq_fold_fn(fold, doc);
 
     {
-        args: prune_args(doc.args),
-        return: prune_return(doc.return)
+        args: prune_args(doc.args)
         with doc
     }
 }
@@ -47,35 +46,12 @@ fn prune_args(docs: [doc::argdoc]) -> [doc::argdoc] {
     }
 }
 
-fn prune_return(doc: doc::retdoc) -> doc::retdoc {
-    {
-        ty: if option::is_some(doc.desc) {
-            doc.ty
-        } else {
-            none
-        }
-        with doc
-    }
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn should_elide_undocumented_arguments() {
     let doc = test::mk_doc("#[doc = \"hey\"] fn a(b: int) { }");
     assert vec::is_empty(doc.cratemod().fns()[0].args);
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn should_elide_undocumented_return_values() {
-    let source = "#[doc = \"fonz\"] fn a() -> int { }";
-    astsrv::from_str(source) {|srv|
-        let doc = extract::from_srv(srv, "");
-        let doc = tystr_pass::mk_pass().f(srv, doc);
-        let doc = attr_pass::mk_pass().f(srv, doc);
-        let doc = run(srv, doc);
-        assert doc.cratemod().fns()[0].return.ty == none;
-    }
-}
-
 fn fold_res(
     fold: fold::fold<()>,
     doc: doc::resdoc
@@ -110,8 +86,7 @@ fn fold_iface(
 fn prune_methods(docs: [doc::methoddoc]) -> [doc::methoddoc] {
     par::anymap(docs) {|doc|
         {
-            args: prune_args(doc.args),
-            return: prune_return(doc.return)
+            args: prune_args(doc.args)
             with doc
         }
     }
@@ -123,12 +98,6 @@ fn should_elide_undocumented_iface_method_args() {
     assert vec::is_empty(doc.cratemod().ifaces()[0].methods[0].args);
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn should_elide_undocumented_iface_method_return_values() {
-    let doc = test::mk_doc("#[doc = \"hey\"] iface i { fn a() -> int; }");
-    assert doc.cratemod().ifaces()[0].methods[0].return.ty == none;
-}
-
 fn fold_impl(
     fold: fold::fold<()>,
     doc: doc::impldoc
@@ -148,13 +117,6 @@ fn should_elide_undocumented_impl_method_args() {
     assert vec::is_empty(doc.cratemod().impls()[0].methods[0].args);
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn should_elide_undocumented_impl_method_return_values() {
-    let doc = test::mk_doc(
-        "#[doc = \"hey\"] impl i for int { fn a() -> int { } }");
-    assert doc.cratemod().impls()[0].methods[0].return.ty == none;
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     fn mk_doc(source: str) -> doc::doc {
diff --git a/src/rustdoc/tystr_pass.rs b/src/rustdoc/tystr_pass.rs
index 63b4d053abb..2188da77df1 100644
--- a/src/rustdoc/tystr_pass.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc/tystr_pass.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ fn fold_fn(
     let srv = fold.ctxt;
 
     {
-        return: merge_ret_ty(srv, doc.id(), doc.return),
         sig: get_fn_sig(srv, doc.id())
         with doc
     }
@@ -75,88 +74,6 @@ fn should_add_native_fn_sig() {
     assert doc.cratemod().nmods()[0].fns[0].sig == some("fn a() -> int");
 }
 
-fn merge_ret_ty(
-    srv: astsrv::srv,
-    fn_id: doc::ast_id,
-    doc: doc::retdoc
-) -> doc::retdoc {
-    alt get_ret_ty(srv, fn_id) {
-      some(ty) {
-        {
-            ty: some(ty)
-            with doc
-        }
-      }
-      none { doc }
-    }
-}
-
-fn get_ret_ty(srv: astsrv::srv, fn_id: doc::ast_id) -> option<str> {
-    astsrv::exec(srv) {|ctxt|
-        alt check ctxt.ast_map.get(fn_id) {
-          ast_map::node_item(@{
-            node: ast::item_fn(decl, _, _), _
-          }, _) |
-          ast_map::node_native_item(@{
-            node: ast::native_item_fn(decl, _), _
-          }, _, _) {
-            ret_ty_to_str(decl)
-          }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-fn ret_ty_to_str(decl: ast::fn_decl) -> option<str> {
-    if decl.output.node != ast::ty_nil {
-        some(pprust::ty_to_str(decl.output))
-    } else {
-        // Nil-typed return values are not interesting
-        none
-    }
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn should_add_fn_ret_types() {
-    let doc = test::mk_doc("fn a() -> int { }");
-    assert doc.cratemod().fns()[0].return.ty == some("int");
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn should_not_add_nil_ret_type() {
-    let doc = test::mk_doc("fn a() { }");
-    assert doc.cratemod().fns()[0].return.ty == none;
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn should_add_native_fn_ret_types() {
-    let doc = test::mk_doc("native mod a { fn a() -> int; }");
-    assert doc.cratemod().nmods()[0].fns[0].return.ty == some("int");
-}
-
-fn get_arg_tys(srv: astsrv::srv, fn_id: doc::ast_id) -> [(str, str)] {
-    astsrv::exec(srv) {|ctxt|
-        alt check ctxt.ast_map.get(fn_id) {
-          ast_map::node_item(@{
-            node: ast::item_fn(decl, _, _), _
-          }, _) |
-          ast_map::node_item(@{
-            node: ast::item_res(decl, _, _, _, _), _
-          }, _) |
-          ast_map::node_native_item(@{
-            node: ast::native_item_fn(decl, _), _
-          }, _, _) {
-            decl_arg_tys(decl)
-          }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-fn decl_arg_tys(decl: ast::fn_decl) -> [(str, str)] {
-    par::seqmap(decl.inputs) {|arg|
-        (arg.ident, pprust::ty_to_str(arg.ty))
-    }
-}
-
 fn fold_const(
     fold: fold::fold<astsrv::srv>,
     doc: doc::constdoc
@@ -265,68 +182,12 @@ fn merge_methods(
 ) -> [doc::methoddoc] {
     par::anymap(docs) {|doc|
         {
-            return: merge_method_ret_ty(
-                srv,
-                item_id,
-                doc.return,
-                doc.name),
             sig: get_method_sig(srv, item_id, doc.name)
             with doc
         }
     }
 }
 
-fn merge_method_ret_ty(
-    srv: astsrv::srv,
-    item_id: doc::ast_id,
-    doc: doc::retdoc,
-    method_name: str
-) -> doc::retdoc {
-    alt get_method_ret_ty(srv, item_id, method_name) {
-      some(ty) {
-        {
-            ty: some(ty)
-            with doc
-        }
-      }
-      none { doc }
-    }
-}
-
-fn get_method_ret_ty(
-    srv: astsrv::srv,
-    item_id: doc::ast_id,
-    method_name: str
-) -> option<str> {
-    astsrv::exec(srv) {|ctxt|
-        alt ctxt.ast_map.get(item_id) {
-          ast_map::node_item(@{
-            node: ast::item_iface(_, methods), _
-          }, _) {
-            alt check vec::find(methods) {|method|
-                method.ident == method_name
-            } {
-                some(method) {
-                    ret_ty_to_str(method.decl)
-                }
-            }
-          }
-          ast_map::node_item(@{
-            node: ast::item_impl(_, _, _, methods), _
-          }, _) {
-            alt check vec::find(methods) {|method|
-                method.ident == method_name
-            } {
-                some(method) {
-                    ret_ty_to_str(method.decl)
-                }
-            }
-          }
-          _ { fail }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 fn get_method_sig(
     srv: astsrv::srv,
     item_id: doc::ast_id,
@@ -366,18 +227,6 @@ fn should_add_iface_method_sigs() {
     assert doc.cratemod().ifaces()[0].methods[0].sig == some("fn a() -> int");
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn should_add_iface_method_ret_types() {
-    let doc = test::mk_doc("iface i { fn a() -> int; }");
-    assert doc.cratemod().ifaces()[0].methods[0].return.ty == some("int");
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn should_not_add_iface_method_nil_ret_type() {
-    let doc = test::mk_doc("iface i { fn a(); }");
-    assert doc.cratemod().ifaces()[0].methods[0].return.ty == none;
-}
-
 fn fold_impl(
     fold: fold::fold<astsrv::srv>,
     doc: doc::impldoc
@@ -431,18 +280,6 @@ fn should_add_impl_method_sigs() {
     assert doc.cratemod().impls()[0].methods[0].sig == some("fn a() -> int");
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn should_add_impl_method_ret_types() {
-    let doc = test::mk_doc("impl i for int { fn a() -> int { fail } }");
-    assert doc.cratemod().impls()[0].methods[0].return.ty == some("int");
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn should_not_add_impl_method_nil_ret_type() {
-    let doc = test::mk_doc("impl i for int { fn a() { } }");
-    assert doc.cratemod().impls()[0].methods[0].return.ty == none;
-}
-
 fn fold_type(
     fold: fold::fold<astsrv::srv>,
     doc: doc::tydoc