diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/forgot-ret.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/forgot-ret.rs
index 1a6e8cddfca..3be3d0b7baf 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/forgot-ret.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/forgot-ret.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // -*- rust -*-
-// xfail-stage0
 // error-pattern: not all control paths return
 
 fn god_exists(int a) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/pattern-tyvar.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/pattern-tyvar.rs
index 70da34713c7..cb94ee5c173 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/pattern-tyvar.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/pattern-tyvar.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-// xfail-stage0
-// xfail-stage1
-// xfail-stage2
 // -*- rust -*-
 use std;
 import std::option;
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/slot-as-pred.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/slot-as-pred.rs
index 520650f8b75..fa105bfce44 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/slot-as-pred.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/slot-as-pred.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-// xfail-stage0
-// xfail-stage1
-// xfail-stage2
 // -*- rust -*-
-
-// error-pattern: mismatched types
+// xfail-stage0
+// error-pattern: unresolved name: lt
 
 fn f(int a, int b) : lt(a,b) {
 }