diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/writing-to-immutable-rec.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/writing-to-immutable-rec.rs
index 3755c549ff5..c98d4b5ca0e 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/writing-to-immutable-rec.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/writing-to-immutable-rec.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-// xfail-stage0
-// xfail-stage1
-// xfail-stage2
-// error-pattern: writing to immutable type
+// error-pattern: assignment to immutable field
 fn main() {
   let rec(int x) r = rec(x=1);
   r.x = 6;
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/writing-to-immutable-tup.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/writing-to-immutable-tup.rs
index 68c9e7cd091..b60007a4263 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/writing-to-immutable-tup.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/writing-to-immutable-tup.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-// xfail-stage0
-// xfail-stage1
-// xfail-stage2
-// error-pattern: writing to immutable type
+// error-pattern: assignment to immutable field
 fn main() {
   let tup(int) t = tup(1);
   t._0 = 5;
diff --git a/src/test/run-fail/linked-failure.rs b/src/test/run-fail/linked-failure.rs
index 7903001d1f0..f2f880e225c 100644
--- a/src/test/run-fail/linked-failure.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-fail/linked-failure.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-// xfail-stage0
-// xfail-stage1
-// xfail-stage2
 // -*- rust -*-
 
 // error-pattern:1 == 2
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/basic-1.rs b/src/test/run-pass/basic-1.rs
index 2b72f2a8567..f1425edf8be 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/basic-1.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/basic-1.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 // xfail-stage0
-// xfail-stage1
-// xfail-stage2
 // -*- rust -*-
 
 fn a(chan[int] c) {
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/basic-2.rs b/src/test/run-pass/basic-2.rs
index 1bbbb6d425f..44fb0a59973 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/basic-2.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/basic-2.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 // xfail-stage0
-// xfail-stage1
-// xfail-stage2
 // -*- rust -*-
 
 fn a(chan[int] c) {
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/basic.rs b/src/test/run-pass/basic.rs
index 4c542b532bb..c4100d850f1 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/basic.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/basic.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 // xfail-stage0
-// xfail-stage1
-// xfail-stage2
 // -*- rust -*-
 
 fn a(chan[int] c) {
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/child-outlives-parent.rs b/src/test/run-pass/child-outlives-parent.rs
index 9cd3b67821b..988172ba6ad 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/child-outlives-parent.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/child-outlives-parent.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 
 // xfail-stage0
-// xfail-stage1
-// xfail-stage2
 // Reported as issue #126, child leaks the string.
 fn child2(str s) { }
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/comm.rs b/src/test/run-pass/comm.rs
index 5b249e03041..1e2dd5ac04c 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/comm.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/comm.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 // xfail-stage0
-// xfail-stage1
-// xfail-stage2
 // -*- rust -*-
 
 fn main() {
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/lazychan.rs b/src/test/run-pass/lazychan.rs
index 60486694c04..96a00a66f2a 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/lazychan.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/lazychan.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 // xfail-stage0
-// xfail-stage1
-// xfail-stage2
 // -*- rust -*-
 
 fn main() {
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/spawn-types.rs b/src/test/run-pass/spawn-types.rs
index 45052ffabcc..4bbeb3c064f 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/spawn-types.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/spawn-types.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
  */
 
 // xfail-stage0
-// xfail-stage1
-// xfail-stage2
-// xfail-stage3
 
 use std;
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-0.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-0.rs
index 2adc449165e..33365bf60bd 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-0.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-comm-0.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 // xfail-stage0
-// xfail-stage1
-// xfail-stage2
 fn main() -> () {
     test05();
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/task-life-0.rs b/src/test/run-pass/task-life-0.rs
index 726dfa261e0..324572344a4 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/task-life-0.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/task-life-0.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 // xfail-stage0
-// xfail-stage1
-// xfail-stage2
 fn main() -> () {
     spawn child("Hello");
 }