diff --git a/src/comp/middle/trans.rs b/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
index 6decfda3f8a..09b0a8a77f2 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
@@ -2112,7 +2112,6 @@ fn move_val(cx: @block_ctxt, action: copy_action, dst: ValueRef,
                              ty_to_str(tcx, t));
 }
 
-// FIXME[DPS] rename to store_temp_expr
 fn move_val_if_temp(cx: @block_ctxt, action: copy_action, dst: ValueRef,
                     src: lval_result, t: ty::t) -> @block_ctxt {
     // Lvals in memory are not temporaries. Copy them.
@@ -2214,7 +2213,7 @@ fn trans_unary(bcx: @block_ctxt, op: ast::unop, e: @ast::expr,
             let llety = T_ptr(type_of(ccx, e_sp, e_ty));
             body = PointerCast(bcx, body, llety);
         }
-        bcx = trans_expr_save_in(bcx, e, body);
+        bcx = trans_expr_save_in(bcx, e, body, INIT);
         revoke_clean(bcx, box);
         ret store_in_dest(bcx, box, dest);
       }
@@ -2256,7 +2255,8 @@ fn trans_expr_fn(bcx: @block_ctxt, f: ast::_fn, sp: span,
         trans_closure(sub_cx, sp, f, llfn, none, [], id, {|_fcx|});
       }
     };
-    fill_fn_pair(bcx, get_dest_addr(dest), llfn, env);
+    let {bcx, val: addr} = get_dest_addr(bcx, dest);
+    fill_fn_pair(bcx, addr, llfn, env);
     ret bcx;
 }
 
@@ -2357,18 +2357,19 @@ fn trans_assign_op(bcx: @block_ctxt, op: ast::binop, dst: @ast::expr,
       }
       _ { }
     }
-    let {bcx, val: rhs_val} = trans_expr(lhs_res.bcx, src);
+    let rhs_res = trans_expr(lhs_res.bcx, src);
     if ty::type_is_sequence(tcx, t) {
         alt op {
           ast::add. {
-            ret tvec::trans_append(bcx, t, lhs_res.val, rhs_val);
+            ret tvec::trans_append(rhs_res.bcx, t, lhs_res.val,
+                                   rhs_res.val);
           }
           _ { }
         }
     }
-    
-    ret trans_eager_binop(bcx, op, Load(bcx, lhs_res.val), t, rhs_val, t,
-                          save_in(lhs_res.val));
+    let lhs_val = load_if_immediate(rhs_res.bcx, lhs_res.val, t);
+    ret trans_eager_binop(rhs_res.bcx, op, lhs_val, t, rhs_res.val, t,
+                          overwrite(lhs_res.val, t));
 }
 
 fn autoderef(cx: @block_ctxt, v: ValueRef, t: ty::t) -> result_t {
@@ -2484,6 +2485,7 @@ tag dest {
     by_val(@mutable ValueRef);
     by_ref(@mutable ValueRef);
     save_in(ValueRef);
+    overwrite(ValueRef, ty::t);
     ignore;
 }
 
@@ -2536,12 +2538,19 @@ fn store_in_dest(bcx: @block_ctxt, val: ValueRef, dest: dest) -> @block_ctxt {
       ignore. {}
       by_val(cell) { *cell = val; }
       save_in(addr) { Store(bcx, val, addr); }
+      overwrite(addr, tp) {
+        bcx = drop_ty(bcx, addr, tp);
+        Store(bcx, val, addr);
+      }
     }
     ret bcx;
 }
 
-fn get_dest_addr(dest: dest) -> ValueRef {
-    alt dest { save_in(a) { a } }
+fn get_dest_addr(bcx: @block_ctxt, dest: dest) -> result {
+    alt dest {
+      save_in(a) { rslt(bcx, a) }
+      overwrite(a, t) { rslt(drop_ty(bcx, a, t), a) }
+    }
 }
 
 // Wrapper through which legacy non-DPS code can use DPS functions
@@ -2724,7 +2733,7 @@ fn build_environment(bcx: @block_ctxt, lltydescs: [ValueRef],
         bcx = bound.bcx;
         alt bv {
           env_expr(e) {
-            bcx = trans_expr_save_in(bcx, e, bound.val);
+            bcx = trans_expr_save_in(bcx, e, bound.val, INIT);
             add_clean_temp_mem(bcx, bound.val, bound_tys[i]);
             temp_cleanups += [bound.val];
           }
@@ -3689,7 +3698,8 @@ fn trans_bind_1(cx: @block_ctxt, outgoing_fty: ty::t,
         let lv = lval_maybe_callee_to_lval(f_res, pair_ty);
         bcx = lv.bcx;
         // FIXME[DPS] factor this out
-        ret memmove_ty(bcx, get_dest_addr(dest), lv.val, pair_ty);
+        let {bcx, val: addr} = get_dest_addr(bcx, dest);
+        ret memmove_ty(bcx, addr, lv.val, pair_ty);
     }
     let closure = alt f_res.env {
       null_env. { none }
@@ -3726,7 +3736,8 @@ fn trans_bind_1(cx: @block_ctxt, outgoing_fty: ty::t,
                          closure.ptrty, ty_param_count, target_res);
 
     // Fill the function pair
-    fill_fn_pair(bcx, get_dest_addr(dest), llthunk.val, closure.ptr);
+    let {bcx, val: addr} = get_dest_addr(bcx, dest);
+    fill_fn_pair(bcx, addr, llthunk.val, closure.ptr);
     ret bcx;
 }
 
@@ -3834,7 +3845,7 @@ fn trans_args(cx: @block_ctxt, outer_cx: @block_ctxt, llenv: ValueRef,
         } else { alloca(cx, llretty) }
       }
       save_in(dst) { dst }
-      by_val(_) { alloca(cx, llretty) }
+      overwrite(_, _) | by_val(_) { alloca(cx, llretty) }
       by_ref(_) { dest_ref = true; alloca(cx, T_ptr(llretty)) }
     };
     // FIXME[DSP] does this always hold?
@@ -3959,6 +3970,10 @@ fn trans_call(in_cx: @block_ctxt, f: @ast::expr,
         }
       }
       save_in(_) { } // Already saved by callee
+      overwrite(a, t) {
+        bcx = drop_ty(bcx, a, t);
+        bcx = memmove_ty(bcx, a, llretslot, ret_ty);
+      }
       by_ref(cell) | by_val(cell) {
         *cell = Load(bcx, llretslot);
       }
@@ -4152,23 +4167,34 @@ fn trans_landing_pad(bcx: @block_ctxt,
 fn trans_tup(bcx: @block_ctxt, elts: [@ast::expr], id: ast::node_id,
              dest: dest) -> @block_ctxt {
     let t = node_id_type(bcx.fcx.lcx.ccx, id);
-    let addr = alt dest {
+    let (addr, overwrite) = alt dest {
       ignore. {
         for ex in elts { bcx = trans_expr_dps(bcx, ex, ignore); }
         ret bcx;
       }
-      save_in(pos) { pos }
+      save_in(pos) { (pos, none) }
+      overwrite(pos, _) {
+        let scratch = alloca(bcx, llvm::LLVMGetElementType(val_ty(pos)));
+        (scratch, some(pos))
+      }
     };
     let temp_cleanups = [], i = 0;
     for e in elts {
         let dst = GEP_tup_like_1(bcx, t, addr, [0, i]);
         let e_ty = ty::expr_ty(bcx_tcx(bcx), e);
-        bcx = trans_expr_save_in(dst.bcx, e, dst.val);
+        bcx = trans_expr_save_in(dst.bcx, e, dst.val, INIT);
         add_clean_temp_mem(bcx, dst.val, e_ty);
         temp_cleanups += [dst.val];
         i += 1;
     }
     for cleanup in temp_cleanups { revoke_clean(bcx, cleanup); }
+    alt overwrite {
+      some(pos) {
+        bcx = drop_ty(bcx, pos, t);
+        bcx = memmove_ty(bcx, pos, addr, t);
+      }
+      none. {}
+    }
     ret bcx;
 }
 
@@ -4176,14 +4202,20 @@ fn trans_rec(bcx: @block_ctxt, fields: [ast::field],
              base: option::t<@ast::expr>, id: ast::node_id,
              dest: dest) -> @block_ctxt {
     let t = node_id_type(bcx_ccx(bcx), id);
-    let addr = alt dest {
+    let (addr, overwrite) = alt dest {
       ignore. {
         for fld in fields {
             bcx = trans_expr_dps(bcx, fld.node.expr, ignore);
         }
         ret bcx;
       }
-      save_in(pos) { pos }
+      save_in(pos) { (pos, none) }
+      // The expressions that populate the fields might still use the old
+      // record, so we build the new on in a scratch area
+      overwrite(pos, _) {
+        let scratch = alloca(bcx, llvm::LLVMGetElementType(val_ty(pos)));
+        (scratch, some(pos))
+      }
     };
 
     let base_val = alt base {
@@ -4202,7 +4234,7 @@ fn trans_rec(bcx: @block_ctxt, fields: [ast::field],
         bcx = dst.bcx;
         alt vec::find({|f| str::eq(f.node.ident, tf.ident)}, fields) {
           some(f) {
-            bcx = trans_expr_save_in(bcx, f.node.expr, dst.val);
+            bcx = trans_expr_save_in(bcx, f.node.expr, dst.val, INIT);
           }
           none. {
             let base = GEP_tup_like_1(bcx, t, base_val, [0, i]);
@@ -4217,6 +4249,13 @@ fn trans_rec(bcx: @block_ctxt, fields: [ast::field],
     // Now revoke the cleanups as we pass responsibility for the data
     // structure on to the caller
     for cleanup in temp_cleanups { revoke_clean(bcx, cleanup); }
+    alt overwrite {
+      some(pos) {
+        bcx = drop_ty(bcx, pos, t);
+        bcx = memmove_ty(bcx, pos, addr, t);
+      }
+      none. {}
+    }
     ret bcx;
 }
 
@@ -4235,37 +4274,19 @@ fn trans_expr(cx: @block_ctxt, e: @ast::expr) -> result {
     }
 }
 
-fn trans_expr_save_in(bcx: @block_ctxt, e: @ast::expr, dest: ValueRef)
-    -> @block_ctxt {
+fn trans_expr_save_in(bcx: @block_ctxt, e: @ast::expr, dest: ValueRef,
+                      kind: copy_action) -> @block_ctxt {
     let tcx = bcx_tcx(bcx), t = ty::expr_ty(tcx, e);
     let dst = if ty::type_is_bot(tcx, t) || ty::type_is_nil(tcx, t) {
         ignore
-    } else { save_in(dest) };
+    } else if kind == INIT {
+        save_in(dest)
+    } else {
+        overwrite(dest, t)
+    };
     ret trans_expr_dps(bcx, e, dst);
 }
 
-fn trans_temp_expr(bcx: @block_ctxt, e: @ast::expr) -> lval_result {
-    if expr_is_lval(bcx_tcx(bcx), e) {
-        ret trans_lval(bcx, e);
-    } else {
-        let tcx = bcx_tcx(bcx);
-        let ty = ty::expr_ty(tcx, e);
-        if ty::type_is_nil(tcx, ty) || ty::type_is_bot(tcx, ty) {
-            bcx = trans_expr_dps(bcx, e, ignore);
-            ret {bcx: bcx, val: C_nil(), is_mem: false};
-        } else if type_is_immediate(bcx_ccx(bcx), ty) {
-            let cell = empty_dest_cell();
-            bcx = trans_expr_dps(bcx, e, by_val(cell));
-            ret {bcx: bcx, val: *cell, is_mem: false};
-        } else {
-            let {bcx, val: scratch} = alloc_ty(bcx, ty);
-            bcx = trans_expr_dps(bcx, e, save_in(scratch));
-            ret {bcx: bcx, val: scratch, is_mem: false};
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-// FIXME[DPS] supersede by trans_temp_expr, get rid of by_ref dests
 fn trans_expr_by_ref(bcx: @block_ctxt, e: @ast::expr) -> result {
     let cell = empty_dest_cell();
     bcx = trans_expr_dps(bcx, e, by_ref(cell));
@@ -4409,20 +4430,22 @@ fn trans_expr_dps(bcx: @block_ctxt, e: @ast::expr, dest: dest)
       }
       ast::expr_assign(dst, src) {
         assert dest == ignore;
-        let src_r = trans_temp_expr(bcx, src);
-        let {bcx, val: addr, is_mem} = trans_lval(src_r.bcx, dst);
+        let {bcx, val: lhs_addr, is_mem} = trans_lval(bcx, dst);
         assert is_mem;
-        ret move_val_if_temp(bcx, DROP_EXISTING, addr, src_r,
-                             ty::expr_ty(bcx_tcx(bcx), src));
+        ret trans_expr_save_in(bcx, src, lhs_addr, DROP_EXISTING);
       }
       ast::expr_move(dst, src) {
-        // FIXME: calculate copy init-ness in typestate.
         assert dest == ignore;
-        let src_r = trans_temp_expr(bcx, src);
-        let {bcx, val: addr, is_mem} = trans_lval(src_r.bcx, dst);
+        let {bcx, val: addr, is_mem} = trans_lval(bcx, dst);
         assert is_mem;
-        ret move_val(bcx, DROP_EXISTING, addr, src_r,
-                     ty::expr_ty(bcx_tcx(bcx), src));
+        // FIXME: calculate copy init-ness in typestate.
+        if expr_is_lval(tcx, src) {
+            ret trans_expr_save_in(bcx, src, addr, DROP_EXISTING);
+        } else {
+            let srclv = trans_lval(bcx, src);
+            let t = ty::expr_ty(tcx, src);
+            ret move_val(srclv.bcx, DROP_EXISTING, addr, srclv, t);
+        }
       }
       ast::expr_swap(dst, src) {
         assert dest == ignore;
@@ -4469,6 +4492,9 @@ fn lval_to_dps(bcx: @block_ctxt, e: @ast::expr, dest: dest) -> @block_ctxt {
         *cell = val;
       }
       save_in(loc) { bcx = move_val_if_temp(bcx, INIT, loc, lv, ty); }
+      overwrite(loc, _) {
+        bcx = move_val_if_temp(bcx, DROP_EXISTING, loc, lv, ty);
+      }
       ignore. {}
     }
     ret bcx;
@@ -4720,7 +4746,7 @@ fn trans_ret(bcx: @block_ctxt, e: option::t<@ast::expr>) -> @block_ctxt {
             Store(cx, val, bcx.fcx.llretptr);
             bcx = cx;
         } else {
-            bcx = trans_expr_save_in(bcx, x, bcx.fcx.llretptr);
+            bcx = trans_expr_save_in(bcx, x, bcx.fcx.llretptr, INIT);
         }
       }
       _ {}
@@ -4758,7 +4784,7 @@ fn init_local(bcx: @block_ctxt, local: @ast::local) -> @block_ctxt {
       some(init) {
         if init.op == ast::init_assign ||
            !expr_is_lval(bcx_tcx(bcx), init.expr) {
-            bcx = trans_expr_save_in(bcx, init.expr, llptr);
+            bcx = trans_expr_save_in(bcx, init.expr, llptr, INIT);
         } else { // This is a move from an lval, must perform an actual move
             let sub = trans_lval(bcx, init.expr);
             bcx = move_val(sub.bcx, INIT, llptr, sub, ty);
diff --git a/src/comp/middle/trans_objects.rs b/src/comp/middle/trans_objects.rs
index 710c43d6bd5..0e4b5292829 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/trans_objects.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/trans_objects.rs
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ fn trans_anon_obj(bcx: @block_ctxt, sp: span, anon_obj: ast::anon_obj,
         revoke_clean(bcx, box);
         box = PointerCast(bcx, box, llbox_ty);
     }
-    let pair = trans::get_dest_addr(dest);
+    let {bcx, val: pair} = trans::get_dest_addr(bcx, dest);
     let pair_vtbl = GEP(bcx, pair, [C_int(0), C_int(abi::obj_field_vtbl)]);
     Store(bcx, vtbl, pair_vtbl);
     let pair_box = GEP(bcx, pair, [C_int(0), C_int(abi::obj_field_box)]);
diff --git a/src/comp/middle/trans_uniq.rs b/src/comp/middle/trans_uniq.rs
index 619ae9b78ef..cf5b3a8504e 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/trans_uniq.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/trans_uniq.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fn trans_uniq(bcx: @block_ctxt, contents: @ast::expr,
     check type_is_unique_box(bcx, uniq_ty);
     let {bcx, val: llptr} = alloc_uniq(bcx, uniq_ty);
     add_clean_free(bcx, llptr, true);
-    bcx = trans::trans_expr_save_in(bcx, contents, llptr);
+    bcx = trans::trans_expr_save_in(bcx, contents, llptr, INIT);
     revoke_clean(bcx, llptr);
     ret trans::store_in_dest(bcx, llptr, dest);
 }
diff --git a/src/comp/middle/trans_vec.rs b/src/comp/middle/trans_vec.rs
index 8242a23489c..2439505242b 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/trans_vec.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/trans_vec.rs
@@ -124,13 +124,17 @@ fn trans_vec(bcx: @block_ctxt, args: [@ast::expr], id: ast::node_id,
         let lleltptr = if ty::type_has_dynamic_size(bcx_tcx(bcx), unit_ty) {
             InBoundsGEP(bcx, dataptr, [Mul(bcx, C_uint(i), llunitsz)])
         } else { InBoundsGEP(bcx, dataptr, [C_uint(i)]) };
-        bcx = trans::trans_expr_save_in(bcx, e, lleltptr);
+        bcx = trans::trans_expr_save_in(bcx, e, lleltptr, INIT);
         add_clean_temp_mem(bcx, lleltptr, unit_ty);
         temp_cleanups += [lleltptr];
         i += 1u;
     }
     for clean in temp_cleanups { revoke_clean(bcx, clean); }
-    Store(bcx, vptr, trans::get_dest_addr(dest));
+    let vptrptr = alt dest {
+      trans::save_in(a) { a }
+      trans::overwrite(a, t) { bcx = trans::drop_ty(bcx, a, t); a }
+    };
+    Store(bcx, vptr, vptrptr);
     ret bcx;
 }
 
@@ -143,7 +147,11 @@ fn trans_str(bcx: @block_ctxt, s: str, dest: dest) -> @block_ctxt {
     let bcx =
         call_memmove(bcx, get_dataptr_simple(bcx, sptr, T_i8()), llcstr,
                      C_uint(veclen)).bcx;
-    Store(bcx, sptr, trans::get_dest_addr(dest));
+    let sptrptr = alt dest {
+      trans::save_in(a) { a }
+      trans::overwrite(a, t) { bcx = trans::drop_ty(bcx, a, t); a }
+    };
+    Store(bcx, sptr, sptrptr);
     ret bcx;
 }
 
@@ -258,7 +266,13 @@ fn trans_add(bcx: @block_ctxt, vec_ty: ty::t, lhsptr: ValueRef,
 
     let bcx = iter_vec_raw(bcx, lhsptr, vec_ty, lhs_fill, copy_fn);
     bcx = iter_vec_raw(bcx, rhsptr, vec_ty, rhs_fill, copy_fn);
-    Store(bcx, new_vec_ptr, trans::get_dest_addr(dest));
+    alt dest {
+      trans::save_in(a) { Store(bcx, new_vec_ptr, a); }
+      trans::overwrite(a, t) {
+        bcx = trans::drop_ty(bcx, a, t);
+        Store(bcx, new_vec_ptr, a);
+      }
+    }
     ret bcx;
 }