Remove remaining uses of `[]`. This time I tried to use deref coercions where possible.

121 files changed, 730 insertions, 731 deletions

diff --git a/src/libgetopts/lib.rs b/src/libgetopts/lib.rs
index fdd7f7395c2..4e329897e1a 100644
--- a/src/libgetopts/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libgetopts/lib.rs
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ pub fn usage(brief: &str, opts: &[OptGroup]) -> String {
 
         // FIXME: #5516 should be graphemes not codepoints
         // wrapped description
-        row.push_str(&desc_rows.connect(&desc_sep[..])[]);
+        row.push_str(&desc_rows.connect(&desc_sep[..]));
 
         row
     });
diff --git a/src/librustc/lint/builtin.rs b/src/librustc/lint/builtin.rs
index dc81e89902b..16cd27e0ce6 100644
--- a/src/librustc/lint/builtin.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/lint/builtin.rs
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ impl LintPass for RawPointerDerive {
     }
 
     fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &Context, item: &ast::Item) {
-        if !attr::contains_name(&item.attrs[], "automatically_derived") {
+        if !attr::contains_name(&item.attrs, "automatically_derived") {
             return
         }
         let did = match item.node {
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ impl LintPass for UnusedAttributes {
 
         if !attr::is_used(attr) {
             cx.span_lint(UNUSED_ATTRIBUTES, attr.span, "unused attribute");
-            if KNOWN_ATTRIBUTES.contains(&(&attr.name()[], AttributeType::CrateLevel)) {
+            if KNOWN_ATTRIBUTES.contains(&(&attr.name(), AttributeType::CrateLevel)) {
                 let msg = match attr.node.style {
                     ast::AttrOuter => "crate-level attribute should be an inner \
                                        attribute: add an exclamation mark: #![foo]",
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ impl LintPass for UnusedResults {
             ty::ty_enum(did, _) => {
                 if ast_util::is_local(did) {
                     if let ast_map::NodeItem(it) = cx.tcx.map.get(did.node) {
-                        warned |= check_must_use(cx, &it.attrs[], s.span);
+                        warned |= check_must_use(cx, &it.attrs, s.span);
                     }
                 } else {
                     let attrs = csearch::get_item_attrs(&cx.sess().cstore, did);
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ impl UnusedParens {
             if !necessary {
                 cx.span_lint(UNUSED_PARENS, value.span,
                              &format!("unnecessary parentheses around {}",
-                                     msg)[])
+                                     msg))
             }
         }
 
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ impl LintPass for NonShorthandFieldPatterns {
                     if ident.node.as_str() == fieldpat.node.ident.as_str() {
                         cx.span_lint(NON_SHORTHAND_FIELD_PATTERNS, fieldpat.span,
                                      &format!("the `{}:` in this pattern is redundant and can \
-                                              be removed", ident.node.as_str())[])
+                                              be removed", ident.node.as_str()))
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ impl LintPass for UnusedMut {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &Context, e: &ast::Expr) {
         if let ast::ExprMatch(_, ref arms, _) = e.node {
             for a in arms {
-                self.check_unused_mut_pat(cx, &a.pats[])
+                self.check_unused_mut_pat(cx, &a.pats)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1460,7 +1460,7 @@ impl MissingDoc {
         });
         if !has_doc {
             cx.span_lint(MISSING_DOCS, sp,
-                &format!("missing documentation for {}", desc)[]);
+                &format!("missing documentation for {}", desc));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ impl LintPass for MissingDoc {
     }
 
     fn check_crate(&mut self, cx: &Context, krate: &ast::Crate) {
-        self.check_missing_docs_attrs(cx, None, &krate.attrs[],
+        self.check_missing_docs_attrs(cx, None, &krate.attrs,
                                      krate.span, "crate");
     }
 
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ impl LintPass for MissingDoc {
             ast::ItemTy(..) => "a type alias",
             _ => return
         };
-        self.check_missing_docs_attrs(cx, Some(it.id), &it.attrs[],
+        self.check_missing_docs_attrs(cx, Some(it.id), &it.attrs,
                                      it.span, desc);
     }
 
@@ -1523,13 +1523,13 @@ impl LintPass for MissingDoc {
 
             // Otherwise, doc according to privacy. This will also check
             // doc for default methods defined on traits.
-            self.check_missing_docs_attrs(cx, Some(m.id), &m.attrs[],
+            self.check_missing_docs_attrs(cx, Some(m.id), &m.attrs,
                                           m.span, "a method");
         }
     }
 
     fn check_ty_method(&mut self, cx: &Context, tm: &ast::TypeMethod) {
-        self.check_missing_docs_attrs(cx, Some(tm.id), &tm.attrs[],
+        self.check_missing_docs_attrs(cx, Some(tm.id), &tm.attrs,
                                      tm.span, "a type method");
     }
 
@@ -1539,14 +1539,14 @@ impl LintPass for MissingDoc {
                 let cur_struct_def = *self.struct_def_stack.last()
                     .expect("empty struct_def_stack");
                 self.check_missing_docs_attrs(cx, Some(cur_struct_def),
-                                              &sf.node.attrs[], sf.span,
+                                              &sf.node.attrs, sf.span,
                                               "a struct field")
             }
         }
     }
 
     fn check_variant(&mut self, cx: &Context, v: &ast::Variant, _: &ast::Generics) {
-        self.check_missing_docs_attrs(cx, Some(v.node.id), &v.node.attrs[],
+        self.check_missing_docs_attrs(cx, Some(v.node.id), &v.node.attrs,
                                      v.span, "a variant");
         assert!(!self.in_variant);
         self.in_variant = true;
diff --git a/src/librustc/lint/context.rs b/src/librustc/lint/context.rs
index 068c179d343..65e699ac102 100644
--- a/src/librustc/lint/context.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/lint/context.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ impl LintStore {
     }
 
     pub fn get_lints<'t>(&'t self) -> &'t [(&'static Lint, bool)] {
-        &self.lints[]
+        &self.lints
     }
 
     pub fn get_lint_groups<'t>(&'t self) -> Vec<(&'static str, Vec<LintId>, bool)> {
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ impl LintStore {
                              .collect::<Vec<()>>();
                         }
                         None => sess.err(&format!("unknown {} flag: {}",
-                                                 level.as_str(), lint_name)[]),
+                                                 level.as_str(), lint_name)),
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Context<'a, 'tcx> {
                     self.tcx.sess.span_err(span,
                                            &format!("{}({}) overruled by outer forbid({})",
                                                    level.as_str(), lint_name,
-                                                   lint_name)[]);
+                                                   lint_name));
                 } else if now != level {
                     let src = self.lints.get_level_source(lint_id).1;
                     self.level_stack.push((lint_id, (now, src)));
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Context<'a, 'tcx> {
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for Context<'a, 'tcx> {
     fn visit_item(&mut self, it: &ast::Item) {
-        self.with_lint_attrs(&it.attrs[], |cx| {
+        self.with_lint_attrs(&it.attrs, |cx| {
             run_lints!(cx, check_item, it);
             cx.visit_ids(|v| v.visit_item(it));
             visit::walk_item(cx, it);
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for Context<'a, 'tcx> {
     }
 
     fn visit_foreign_item(&mut self, it: &ast::ForeignItem) {
-        self.with_lint_attrs(&it.attrs[], |cx| {
+        self.with_lint_attrs(&it.attrs, |cx| {
             run_lints!(cx, check_foreign_item, it);
             visit::walk_foreign_item(cx, it);
         })
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for Context<'a, 'tcx> {
                 body: &'v ast::Block, span: Span, id: ast::NodeId) {
         match fk {
             visit::FkMethod(_, _, m) => {
-                self.with_lint_attrs(&m.attrs[], |cx| {
+                self.with_lint_attrs(&m.attrs, |cx| {
                     run_lints!(cx, check_fn, fk, decl, body, span, id);
                     cx.visit_ids(|v| {
                         v.visit_fn(fk, decl, body, span, id);
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for Context<'a, 'tcx> {
     }
 
     fn visit_ty_method(&mut self, t: &ast::TypeMethod) {
-        self.with_lint_attrs(&t.attrs[], |cx| {
+        self.with_lint_attrs(&t.attrs, |cx| {
             run_lints!(cx, check_ty_method, t);
             visit::walk_ty_method(cx, t);
         })
@@ -628,14 +628,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for Context<'a, 'tcx> {
     }
 
     fn visit_struct_field(&mut self, s: &ast::StructField) {
-        self.with_lint_attrs(&s.node.attrs[], |cx| {
+        self.with_lint_attrs(&s.node.attrs, |cx| {
             run_lints!(cx, check_struct_field, s);
             visit::walk_struct_field(cx, s);
         })
     }
 
     fn visit_variant(&mut self, v: &ast::Variant, g: &ast::Generics) {
-        self.with_lint_attrs(&v.node.attrs[], |cx| {
+        self.with_lint_attrs(&v.node.attrs, |cx| {
             run_lints!(cx, check_variant, v, g);
             visit::walk_variant(cx, v, g);
             run_lints!(cx, check_variant_post, v, g);
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ pub fn check_crate(tcx: &ty::ctxt,
     let mut cx = Context::new(tcx, krate, exported_items);
 
     // Visit the whole crate.
-    cx.with_lint_attrs(&krate.attrs[], |cx| {
+    cx.with_lint_attrs(&krate.attrs, |cx| {
         cx.visit_id(ast::CRATE_NODE_ID);
         cx.visit_ids(|v| {
             v.visited_outermost = true;
diff --git a/src/librustc/metadata/creader.rs b/src/librustc/metadata/creader.rs
index d48a404176a..4c123b55e8e 100644
--- a/src/librustc/metadata/creader.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/metadata/creader.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ fn dump_crates(cstore: &CStore) {
 }
 
 fn should_link(i: &ast::Item) -> bool {
-    !attr::contains_name(&i.attrs[], "no_link")
+    !attr::contains_name(&i.attrs, "no_link")
 }
 
 struct CrateInfo {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pub fn validate_crate_name(sess: Option<&Session>, s: &str, sp: Option<Span>) {
     for c in s.chars() {
         if c.is_alphanumeric() { continue }
         if c == '_' || c == '-' { continue }
-        err(&format!("invalid character `{}` in crate name: `{}`", c, s)[]);
+        err(&format!("invalid character `{}` in crate name: `{}`", c, s));
     }
     match sess {
         Some(sess) => sess.abort_if_errors(),
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ impl<'a> CrateReader<'a> {
                 match self.extract_crate_info(i) {
                     Some(info) => {
                         let (cnum, _, _) = self.resolve_crate(&None,
-                                                              &info.ident[],
-                                                              &info.name[],
+                                                              &info.ident,
+                                                              &info.name,
                                                               None,
                                                               i.span,
                                                               PathKind::Crate);
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ impl<'a> CrateReader<'a> {
                                     } else {
                                         self.sess.span_err(m.span,
                                             &format!("unknown kind: `{}`",
-                                                    k)[]);
+                                                    k));
                                         cstore::NativeUnknown
                                     }
                                 }
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ impl<'a> CrateReader<'a> {
                     hash: hash.map(|a| &*a),
                     filesearch: self.sess.target_filesearch(kind),
                     target: &self.sess.target.target,
-                    triple: &self.sess.opts.target_triple[],
+                    triple: &self.sess.opts.target_triple,
                     root: root,
                     rejected_via_hash: vec!(),
                     rejected_via_triple: vec!(),
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ impl<'a> CrateReader<'a> {
         decoder::get_crate_deps(cdata).iter().map(|dep| {
             debug!("resolving dep crate {} hash: `{}`", dep.name, dep.hash);
             let (local_cnum, _, _) = self.resolve_crate(root,
-                                                   &dep.name[],
-                                                   &dep.name[],
+                                                   &dep.name,
+                                                   &dep.name,
                                                    Some(&dep.hash),
                                                    span,
                                                    PathKind::Dependency);
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ impl<'a> CrateReader<'a> {
     }
 
     fn read_extension_crate(&mut self, span: Span, info: &CrateInfo) -> ExtensionCrate {
-        let target_triple = &self.sess.opts.target_triple[];
+        let target_triple = &self.sess.opts.target_triple[..];
         let is_cross = target_triple != config::host_triple();
         let mut should_link = info.should_link && !is_cross;
         let mut target_only = false;
@@ -493,8 +493,8 @@ impl<'a> CrateReader<'a> {
                                                           PathKind::Crate).is_none();
         let metadata = if register {
             // Register crate now to avoid double-reading metadata
-            let (_, cmd, _) = self.register_crate(&None, &info.ident[],
-                                &info.name[], span, library);
+            let (_, cmd, _) = self.register_crate(&None, &info.ident,
+                                &info.name, span, library);
             PMDSource::Registered(cmd)
         } else {
             // Not registering the crate; just hold on to the metadata
diff --git a/src/librustc/metadata/csearch.rs b/src/librustc/metadata/csearch.rs
index 7eeb0589118..38e15af2056 100644
--- a/src/librustc/metadata/csearch.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/metadata/csearch.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ pub fn get_item_path(tcx: &ty::ctxt, def: ast::DefId) -> Vec<ast_map::PathElem>
 
     // FIXME #1920: This path is not always correct if the crate is not linked
     // into the root namespace.
-    let mut r = vec![ast_map::PathMod(token::intern(&cdata.name[]))];
+    let mut r = vec![ast_map::PathMod(token::intern(&cdata.name))];
     r.push_all(&path);
     r
 }
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ pub fn is_staged_api(cstore: &cstore::CStore, def: ast::DefId) -> bool {
     let cdata = cstore.get_crate_data(def.krate);
     let attrs = decoder::get_crate_attributes(cdata.data());
     for attr in &attrs {
-        if &attr.name()[] == "staged_api" {
+        if &attr.name()[..] == "staged_api" {
             match attr.node.value.node { ast::MetaWord(_) => return true, _ => (/*pass*/) }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/metadata/decoder.rs b/src/librustc/metadata/decoder.rs
index e5576de6e84..f883c8a1bb9 100644
--- a/src/librustc/metadata/decoder.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/metadata/decoder.rs
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ pub fn get_crate_deps(data: &[u8]) -> Vec<CrateDep> {
     }
     reader::tagged_docs(depsdoc, tag_crate_dep, |depdoc| {
         let name = docstr(depdoc, tag_crate_dep_crate_name);
-        let hash = Svh::new(&docstr(depdoc, tag_crate_dep_hash)[]);
+        let hash = Svh::new(&docstr(depdoc, tag_crate_dep_hash));
         deps.push(CrateDep {
             cnum: crate_num,
             name: name,
diff --git a/src/librustc/metadata/encoder.rs b/src/librustc/metadata/encoder.rs
index 42a70cec5df..0ee29bc61f8 100644
--- a/src/librustc/metadata/encoder.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/metadata/encoder.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ fn encode_impl_type_basename(rbml_w: &mut Encoder, name: ast::Ident) {
 }
 
 pub fn encode_def_id(rbml_w: &mut Encoder, id: DefId) {
-    rbml_w.wr_tagged_str(tag_def_id, &def_to_string(id)[]);
+    rbml_w.wr_tagged_str(tag_def_id, &def_to_string(id));
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ fn encode_symbol(ecx: &EncodeContext,
         }
         None => {
             ecx.diag.handler().bug(
-                &format!("encode_symbol: id not found {}", id)[]);
+                &format!("encode_symbol: id not found {}", id));
         }
     }
     rbml_w.end_tag();
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ fn encode_enum_variant_info(ecx: &EncodeContext,
         encode_name(rbml_w, variant.node.name.name);
         encode_parent_item(rbml_w, local_def(id));
         encode_visibility(rbml_w, variant.node.vis);
-        encode_attributes(rbml_w, &variant.node.attrs[]);
-        encode_repr_attrs(rbml_w, ecx, &variant.node.attrs[]);
+        encode_attributes(rbml_w, &variant.node.attrs);
+        encode_repr_attrs(rbml_w, ecx, &variant.node.attrs);
 
         let stab = stability::lookup(ecx.tcx, ast_util::local_def(variant.node.id));
         encode_stability(rbml_w, stab);
@@ -394,12 +394,12 @@ fn encode_reexported_static_method(rbml_w: &mut Encoder,
             exp.name, token::get_name(method_name));
     rbml_w.start_tag(tag_items_data_item_reexport);
     rbml_w.start_tag(tag_items_data_item_reexport_def_id);
-    rbml_w.wr_str(&def_to_string(method_def_id)[]);
+    rbml_w.wr_str(&def_to_string(method_def_id));
     rbml_w.end_tag();
     rbml_w.start_tag(tag_items_data_item_reexport_name);
     rbml_w.wr_str(&format!("{}::{}",
                           exp.name,
-                          token::get_name(method_name))[]);
+                          token::get_name(method_name)));
     rbml_w.end_tag();
     rbml_w.end_tag();
 }
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ fn encode_reexports(ecx: &EncodeContext,
                        id);
                 rbml_w.start_tag(tag_items_data_item_reexport);
                 rbml_w.start_tag(tag_items_data_item_reexport_def_id);
-                rbml_w.wr_str(&def_to_string(exp.def_id)[]);
+                rbml_w.wr_str(&def_to_string(exp.def_id));
                 rbml_w.end_tag();
                 rbml_w.start_tag(tag_items_data_item_reexport_name);
                 rbml_w.wr_str(exp.name.as_str());
@@ -570,13 +570,13 @@ fn encode_info_for_mod(ecx: &EncodeContext,
     // Encode info about all the module children.
     for item in &md.items {
         rbml_w.start_tag(tag_mod_child);
-        rbml_w.wr_str(&def_to_string(local_def(item.id))[]);
+        rbml_w.wr_str(&def_to_string(local_def(item.id)));
         rbml_w.end_tag();
 
         each_auxiliary_node_id(&**item, |auxiliary_node_id| {
             rbml_w.start_tag(tag_mod_child);
             rbml_w.wr_str(&def_to_string(local_def(
-                        auxiliary_node_id))[]);
+                        auxiliary_node_id)));
             rbml_w.end_tag();
             true
         });
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ fn encode_info_for_mod(ecx: &EncodeContext,
                    did, ecx.tcx.map.node_to_string(did));
 
             rbml_w.start_tag(tag_mod_impl);
-            rbml_w.wr_str(&def_to_string(local_def(did))[]);
+            rbml_w.wr_str(&def_to_string(local_def(did)));
             rbml_w.end_tag();
         }
     }
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ fn encode_visibility(rbml_w: &mut Encoder, visibility: ast::Visibility) {
         ast::Public => 'y',
         ast::Inherited => 'i',
     };
-    rbml_w.wr_str(&ch.to_string()[]);
+    rbml_w.wr_str(&ch.to_string());
     rbml_w.end_tag();
 }
 
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ fn encode_generics<'a, 'tcx>(rbml_w: &mut Encoder,
         rbml_w.end_tag();
 
         rbml_w.wr_tagged_str(tag_region_param_def_def_id,
-                             &def_to_string(param.def_id)[]);
+                             &def_to_string(param.def_id));
 
         rbml_w.wr_tagged_u64(tag_region_param_def_space,
                              param.space.to_uint() as u64);
@@ -858,10 +858,10 @@ fn encode_info_for_method<'a, 'tcx>(ecx: &EncodeContext<'a, 'tcx>,
     encode_path(rbml_w, impl_path.chain(Some(elem).into_iter()));
     match ast_item_opt {
         Some(&ast::MethodImplItem(ref ast_method)) => {
-            encode_attributes(rbml_w, &ast_method.attrs[]);
+            encode_attributes(rbml_w, &ast_method.attrs);
             let scheme = ty::lookup_item_type(ecx.tcx, m.def_id);
             let any_types = !scheme.generics.types.is_empty();
-            if any_types || is_default_impl || should_inline(&ast_method.attrs[]) {
+            if any_types || is_default_impl || should_inline(&ast_method.attrs) {
                 encode_inlined_item(ecx, rbml_w, IIImplItemRef(local_def(parent_id),
                                                                ast_item_opt.unwrap()));
             }
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ fn encode_info_for_associated_type(ecx: &EncodeContext,
     match typedef_opt {
         None => {}
         Some(typedef) => {
-            encode_attributes(rbml_w, &typedef.attrs[]);
+            encode_attributes(rbml_w, &typedef.attrs);
             encode_type(ecx, rbml_w, ty::node_id_to_type(ecx.tcx,
                                                          typedef.id));
         }
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: &EncodeContext,
         encode_path(rbml_w, path);
         encode_visibility(rbml_w, vis);
         encode_stability(rbml_w, stab);
-        encode_attributes(rbml_w, &item.attrs[]);
+        encode_attributes(rbml_w, &item.attrs);
         rbml_w.end_tag();
       }
       ast::ItemConst(_, _) => {
@@ -1066,8 +1066,8 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: &EncodeContext,
         encode_bounds_and_type_for_item(rbml_w, ecx, item.id);
         encode_name(rbml_w, item.ident.name);
         encode_path(rbml_w, path);
-        encode_attributes(rbml_w, &item.attrs[]);
-        if tps_len > 0 || should_inline(&item.attrs[]) {
+        encode_attributes(rbml_w, &item.attrs);
+        if tps_len > 0 || should_inline(&item.attrs) {
             encode_inlined_item(ecx, rbml_w, IIItemRef(item));
         }
         if tps_len == 0 {
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: &EncodeContext,
         encode_info_for_mod(ecx,
                             rbml_w,
                             m,
-                            &item.attrs[],
+                            &item.attrs,
                             item.id,
                             path,
                             item.ident,
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: &EncodeContext,
         // Encode all the items in this module.
         for foreign_item in &fm.items {
             rbml_w.start_tag(tag_mod_child);
-            rbml_w.wr_str(&def_to_string(local_def(foreign_item.id))[]);
+            rbml_w.wr_str(&def_to_string(local_def(foreign_item.id)));
             rbml_w.end_tag();
         }
         encode_visibility(rbml_w, vis);
@@ -1128,8 +1128,8 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: &EncodeContext,
         encode_item_variances(rbml_w, ecx, item.id);
         encode_bounds_and_type_for_item(rbml_w, ecx, item.id);
         encode_name(rbml_w, item.ident.name);
-        encode_attributes(rbml_w, &item.attrs[]);
-        encode_repr_attrs(rbml_w, ecx, &item.attrs[]);
+        encode_attributes(rbml_w, &item.attrs);
+        encode_repr_attrs(rbml_w, ecx, &item.attrs);
         for v in &enum_definition.variants {
             encode_variant_id(rbml_w, local_def(v.node.id));
         }
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: &EncodeContext,
         encode_enum_variant_info(ecx,
                                  rbml_w,
                                  item.id,
-                                 &(*enum_definition).variants[],
+                                 &(*enum_definition).variants,
                                  index);
       }
       ast::ItemStruct(ref struct_def, _) => {
@@ -1172,11 +1172,11 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: &EncodeContext,
 
         encode_item_variances(rbml_w, ecx, item.id);
         encode_name(rbml_w, item.ident.name);
-        encode_attributes(rbml_w, &item.attrs[]);
+        encode_attributes(rbml_w, &item.attrs);
         encode_path(rbml_w, path.clone());
         encode_stability(rbml_w, stab);
         encode_visibility(rbml_w, vis);
-        encode_repr_attrs(rbml_w, ecx, &item.attrs[]);
+        encode_repr_attrs(rbml_w, ecx, &item.attrs);
 
         /* Encode def_ids for each field and method
          for methods, write all the stuff get_trait_method
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: &EncodeContext,
         encode_family(rbml_w, 'i');
         encode_bounds_and_type_for_item(rbml_w, ecx, item.id);
         encode_name(rbml_w, item.ident.name);
-        encode_attributes(rbml_w, &item.attrs[]);
+        encode_attributes(rbml_w, &item.attrs);
         encode_unsafety(rbml_w, unsafety);
         encode_polarity(rbml_w, polarity);
         match ty.node {
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: &EncodeContext,
         encode_generics(rbml_w, ecx, &trait_def.generics, &trait_predicates, tag_item_generics);
         encode_trait_ref(rbml_w, ecx, &*trait_def.trait_ref, tag_item_trait_ref);
         encode_name(rbml_w, item.ident.name);
-        encode_attributes(rbml_w, &item.attrs[]);
+        encode_attributes(rbml_w, &item.attrs);
         encode_visibility(rbml_w, vis);
         encode_stability(rbml_w, stab);
         for &method_def_id in &*ty::trait_item_def_ids(tcx, def_id) {
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: &EncodeContext,
             rbml_w.end_tag();
 
             rbml_w.start_tag(tag_mod_child);
-            rbml_w.wr_str(&def_to_string(method_def_id.def_id())[]);
+            rbml_w.wr_str(&def_to_string(method_def_id.def_id()));
             rbml_w.end_tag();
         }
         encode_path(rbml_w, path.clone());
@@ -1426,14 +1426,14 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: &EncodeContext,
             };
             match trait_item {
                 &ast::RequiredMethod(ref m) => {
-                    encode_attributes(rbml_w, &m.attrs[]);
+                    encode_attributes(rbml_w, &m.attrs);
                     encode_trait_item(rbml_w);
                     encode_item_sort(rbml_w, 'r');
                     encode_method_argument_names(rbml_w, &*m.decl);
                 }
 
                 &ast::ProvidedMethod(ref m) => {
-                    encode_attributes(rbml_w, &m.attrs[]);
+                    encode_attributes(rbml_w, &m.attrs);
                     encode_trait_item(rbml_w);
                     encode_item_sort(rbml_w, 'p');
                     encode_inlined_item(ecx, rbml_w, IITraitItemRef(def_id, trait_item));
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: &EncodeContext,
 
                 &ast::TypeTraitItem(ref associated_type) => {
                     encode_attributes(rbml_w,
-                                      &associated_type.attrs[]);
+                                      &associated_type.attrs);
                     encode_item_sort(rbml_w, 't');
                 }
             }
@@ -1867,10 +1867,10 @@ fn encode_macro_defs(rbml_w: &mut Encoder,
         rbml_w.start_tag(tag_macro_def);
 
         encode_name(rbml_w, def.ident.name);
-        encode_attributes(rbml_w, &def.attrs[]);
+        encode_attributes(rbml_w, &def.attrs);
 
         rbml_w.start_tag(tag_macro_def_body);
-        rbml_w.wr_str(&pprust::tts_to_string(&def.body[])[]);
+        rbml_w.wr_str(&pprust::tts_to_string(&def.body));
         rbml_w.end_tag();
 
         rbml_w.end_tag();
@@ -1887,7 +1887,7 @@ fn encode_struct_field_attrs(rbml_w: &mut Encoder, krate: &ast::Crate) {
         fn visit_struct_field(&mut self, field: &ast::StructField) {
             self.rbml_w.start_tag(tag_struct_field);
             self.rbml_w.wr_tagged_u32(tag_struct_field_id, field.node.id);
-            encode_attributes(self.rbml_w, &field.node.attrs[]);
+            encode_attributes(self.rbml_w, &field.node.attrs);
             self.rbml_w.end_tag();
         }
     }
@@ -1959,13 +1959,13 @@ fn encode_misc_info(ecx: &EncodeContext,
     rbml_w.start_tag(tag_misc_info_crate_items);
     for item in &krate.module.items {
         rbml_w.start_tag(tag_mod_child);
-        rbml_w.wr_str(&def_to_string(local_def(item.id))[]);
+        rbml_w.wr_str(&def_to_string(local_def(item.id)));
         rbml_w.end_tag();
 
         each_auxiliary_node_id(&**item, |auxiliary_node_id| {
             rbml_w.start_tag(tag_mod_child);
             rbml_w.wr_str(&def_to_string(local_def(
-                        auxiliary_node_id))[]);
+                        auxiliary_node_id)));
             rbml_w.end_tag();
             true
         });
@@ -2132,17 +2132,17 @@ fn encode_metadata_inner(wr: &mut SeekableMemWriter,
 
     let mut rbml_w = writer::Encoder::new(wr);
 
-    encode_crate_name(&mut rbml_w, &ecx.link_meta.crate_name[]);
+    encode_crate_name(&mut rbml_w, &ecx.link_meta.crate_name);
     encode_crate_triple(&mut rbml_w,
                         &tcx.sess
                            .opts
                            .target_triple
-                           []);
+                           );
     encode_hash(&mut rbml_w, &ecx.link_meta.crate_hash);
     encode_dylib_dependency_formats(&mut rbml_w, &ecx);
 
     let mut i = rbml_w.writer.tell().unwrap();
-    encode_attributes(&mut rbml_w, &krate.attrs[]);
+    encode_attributes(&mut rbml_w, &krate.attrs);
     stats.attr_bytes = rbml_w.writer.tell().unwrap() - i;
 
     i = rbml_w.writer.tell().unwrap();
diff --git a/src/librustc/metadata/loader.rs b/src/librustc/metadata/loader.rs
index 01d1f4e7011..fbc3e76cf93 100644
--- a/src/librustc/metadata/loader.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/metadata/loader.rs
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
             for (i, &CrateMismatch{ ref path, ref got }) in mismatches.enumerate() {
                 self.sess.fileline_note(self.span,
                     &format!("crate `{}`, path #{}, triple {}: {}",
-                            self.ident, i+1, got, path.display())[]);
+                            self.ident, i+1, got, path.display()));
             }
         }
         if self.rejected_via_hash.len() > 0 {
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
             for (i, &CrateMismatch{ ref path, .. }) in mismatches.enumerate() {
                 self.sess.fileline_note(self.span,
                     &format!("crate `{}` path #{}: {}",
-                            self.ident, i+1, path.display())[]);
+                            self.ident, i+1, path.display()));
             }
             match self.root {
                 &None => {}
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
                     for (i, path) in r.paths().iter().enumerate() {
                         self.sess.fileline_note(self.span,
                             &format!("crate `{}` path #{}: {}",
-                                    r.ident, i+1, path.display())[]);
+                                    r.ident, i+1, path.display()));
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
             for (i, &CrateMismatch { ref path, .. }) in mismatches.enumerate() {
                 self.sess.fileline_note(self.span,
                                         &format!("crate `{}` path #{}: {}",
-                                                 self.ident, i+1, path.display())[]);
+                                                 self.ident, i+1, path.display()));
             }
         }
         self.sess.abort_if_errors();
@@ -472,26 +472,26 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
             _ => {
                 self.sess.span_err(self.span,
                     &format!("multiple matching crates for `{}`",
-                            self.crate_name)[]);
+                            self.crate_name));
                 self.sess.note("candidates:");
                 for lib in &libraries {
                     match lib.dylib {
                         Some((ref p, _)) => {
                             self.sess.note(&format!("path: {}",
-                                                   p.display())[]);
+                                                   p.display()));
                         }
                         None => {}
                     }
                     match lib.rlib {
                         Some((ref p, _)) => {
                             self.sess.note(&format!("path: {}",
-                                                    p.display())[]);
+                                                    p.display()));
                         }
                         None => {}
                     }
                     let data = lib.metadata.as_slice();
                     let name = decoder::get_crate_name(data);
-                    note_crate_name(self.sess.diagnostic(), &name[]);
+                    note_crate_name(self.sess.diagnostic(), &name);
                 }
                 None
             }
@@ -545,11 +545,11 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
                                    &format!("multiple {} candidates for `{}` \
                                             found",
                                            flavor,
-                                           self.crate_name)[]);
+                                           self.crate_name));
                 self.sess.span_note(self.span,
                                     &format!(r"candidate #1: {}",
                                             ret.as_ref().unwrap().0
-                                               .display())[]);
+                                               .display()));
                 error = 1;
                 ret = None;
             }
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
                 error += 1;
                 self.sess.span_note(self.span,
                                     &format!(r"candidate #{}: {}", error,
-                                            lib.display())[]);
+                                            lib.display()));
                 continue
             }
             *slot = Some(metadata);
@@ -630,14 +630,14 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
             let locs = locs.iter().map(|l| Path::new(&l[..])).filter(|loc| {
                 if !loc.exists() {
                     sess.err(&format!("extern location for {} does not exist: {}",
-                                     self.crate_name, loc.display())[]);
+                                     self.crate_name, loc.display()));
                     return false;
                 }
                 let file = match loc.filename_str() {
                     Some(file) => file,
                     None => {
                         sess.err(&format!("extern location for {} is not a file: {}",
-                                         self.crate_name, loc.display())[]);
+                                         self.crate_name, loc.display()));
                         return false;
                     }
                 };
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
                     }
                 }
                 sess.err(&format!("extern location for {} is of an unknown type: {}",
-                                 self.crate_name, loc.display())[]);
+                                 self.crate_name, loc.display()));
                 false
             });
 
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
 }
 
 pub fn note_crate_name(diag: &SpanHandler, name: &str) {
-    diag.handler().note(&format!("crate name: {}", name)[]);
+    diag.handler().note(&format!("crate name: {}", name));
 }
 
 impl ArchiveMetadata {
diff --git a/src/librustc/metadata/macro_import.rs b/src/librustc/metadata/macro_import.rs
index 28c98d455f0..d25dc4f58a5 100644
--- a/src/librustc/metadata/macro_import.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/metadata/macro_import.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl<'a, 'v> Visitor<'v> for MacroLoader<'a> {
 
         for attr in &item.attrs {
             let mut used = true;
-            match &attr.name()[] {
+            match &attr.name()[..] {
                 "phase" => {
                     self.sess.span_err(attr.span, "#[phase] is deprecated");
                 }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ impl<'a, 'v> Visitor<'v> for MacroLoader<'a> {
                     self.sess.span_err(attr.span, "#[plugin] on `extern crate` is deprecated");
                     self.sess.span_help(attr.span, &format!("use a crate attribute instead, \
                                                             i.e. #![plugin({})]",
-                                                            item.ident.as_str())[]);
+                                                            item.ident.as_str()));
                 }
                 "macro_use" => {
                     let names = attr.meta_item_list();
diff --git a/src/librustc/metadata/tydecode.rs b/src/librustc/metadata/tydecode.rs
index 5805725a8fc..4a45b7fbfdc 100644
--- a/src/librustc/metadata/tydecode.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/metadata/tydecode.rs
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ fn parse_bound_region_<F>(st: &mut PState, conv: &mut F) -> ty::BoundRegion wher
         }
         '[' => {
             let def = parse_def_(st, RegionParameter, conv);
-            let ident = token::str_to_ident(&parse_str(st, ']')[]);
+            let ident = token::str_to_ident(&parse_str(st, ']'));
             ty::BrNamed(def, ident.name)
         }
         'f' => {
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ fn parse_region_<F>(st: &mut PState, conv: &mut F) -> ty::Region where
         assert_eq!(next(st), '|');
         let index = parse_u32(st);
         assert_eq!(next(st), '|');
-        let nm = token::str_to_ident(&parse_str(st, ']')[]);
+        let nm = token::str_to_ident(&parse_str(st, ']'));
         ty::ReEarlyBound(node_id, space, index, nm.name)
       }
       'f' => {
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ fn parse_ty_<'a, 'tcx, F>(st: &mut PState<'a, 'tcx>, conv: &mut F) -> Ty<'tcx> w
         assert_eq!(next(st), '|');
         let space = parse_param_space(st);
         assert_eq!(next(st), '|');
-        let name = token::intern(&parse_str(st, ']')[]);
+        let name = token::intern(&parse_str(st, ']'));
         return ty::mk_param(tcx, space, index, name);
       }
       '~' => return ty::mk_uniq(tcx, parse_ty_(st, conv)),
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/astconv_util.rs b/src/librustc/middle/astconv_util.rs
index 7143e3caac2..d699ba40e82 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/astconv_util.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/astconv_util.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn ast_ty_to_prim_ty<'tcx>(tcx: &ty::ctxt<'tcx>, ast_ty: &ast::Ty)
                 None => {
                     tcx.sess.span_bug(ast_ty.span,
                                       &format!("unbound path {}",
-                                              path.repr(tcx))[])
+                                              path.repr(tcx)))
                 }
                 Some(&d) => d
             };
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/astencode.rs b/src/librustc/middle/astencode.rs
index ae10eb686b0..eb723830d38 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/astencode.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/astencode.rs
@@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@ fn decode_side_tables(dcx: &DecodeContext,
             None => {
                 dcx.tcx.sess.bug(
                     &format!("unknown tag found in side tables: {:x}",
-                            tag)[]);
+                            tag));
             }
             Some(value) => {
                 let val_doc = entry_doc.get(c::tag_table_val as uint);
@@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@ fn decode_side_tables(dcx: &DecodeContext,
                     _ => {
                         dcx.tcx.sess.bug(
                             &format!("unknown tag found in side tables: {:x}",
-                                    tag)[]);
+                                    tag));
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/cfg/construct.rs b/src/librustc/middle/cfg/construct.rs
index d39b94a202e..d95dfb6feae 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/cfg/construct.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/cfg/construct.rs
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CFGBuilder<'a, 'tcx> {
                 let mut cond_exit = discr_exit;
                 for arm in arms {
                     cond_exit = self.add_dummy_node(&[cond_exit]);        // 2
-                    let pats_exit = self.pats_any(&arm.pats[],
+                    let pats_exit = self.pats_any(&arm.pats,
                                                   cond_exit);            // 3
                     let guard_exit = self.opt_expr(&arm.guard,
                                                    pats_exit);           // 4
@@ -582,14 +582,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CFGBuilder<'a, 'tcx> {
                         self.tcx.sess.span_bug(
                             expr.span,
                             &format!("no loop scope for id {}",
-                                    loop_id)[]);
+                                    loop_id));
                     }
 
                     r => {
                         self.tcx.sess.span_bug(
                             expr.span,
                             &format!("bad entry `{:?}` in def_map for label",
-                                    r)[]);
+                                    r));
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/cfg/graphviz.rs b/src/librustc/middle/cfg/graphviz.rs
index 46b4a51c9d6..14c6ff01e0e 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/cfg/graphviz.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/cfg/graphviz.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fn replace_newline_with_backslash_l(s: String) -> String {
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'ast> dot::Labeller<'a, Node<'a>, Edge<'a>> for LabelledCFG<'a, 'ast> {
-    fn graph_id(&'a self) -> dot::Id<'a> { dot::Id::new(&self.name[]).ok().unwrap() }
+    fn graph_id(&'a self) -> dot::Id<'a> { dot::Id::new(&self.name[..]).ok().unwrap() }
 
     fn node_id(&'a self, &(i,_): &Node<'a>) -> dot::Id<'a> {
         dot::Id::new(format!("N{}", i.node_id())).ok().unwrap()
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl<'a, 'ast> dot::Labeller<'a, Node<'a>, Edge<'a>> for LabelledCFG<'a, 'ast> {
             let s = replace_newline_with_backslash_l(s);
             label.push_str(&format!("exiting scope_{} {}",
                                    i,
-                                   &s[..])[]);
+                                   &s[..]));
         }
         dot::LabelText::EscStr(label.into_cow())
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/check_const.rs b/src/librustc/middle/check_const.rs
index 41d425cd2f6..f1c8ad94764 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/check_const.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/check_const.rs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CheckCrateVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
         };
 
         self.tcx.sess.span_err(e.span, &format!("mutable statics are not allowed \
-                                                 to have {}", suffix)[]);
+                                                 to have {}", suffix));
     }
 
     fn check_static_type(&self, e: &ast::Expr) {
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ fn check_expr<'a, 'tcx>(v: &mut CheckCrateVisitor<'a, 'tcx>,
             if v.mode != Mode::Var {
                 v.tcx.sess.span_err(e.span,
                                     &format!("{}s are not allowed to have destructors",
-                                             v.msg())[]);
+                                             v.msg()));
             }
         }
         _ => {}
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/check_match.rs b/src/librustc/middle/check_match.rs
index 86c59b24e3e..7bd64a4f487 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/check_match.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/check_match.rs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ fn check_expr(cx: &mut MatchCheckCtxt, ex: &ast::Expr) {
                 // First, check legality of move bindings.
                 check_legality_of_move_bindings(cx,
                                                 arm.guard.is_some(),
-                                                &arm.pats[]);
+                                                &arm.pats);
 
                 // Second, if there is a guard on each arm, make sure it isn't
                 // assigning or borrowing anything mutably.
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ fn check_legality_of_move_bindings(cx: &MatchCheckCtxt,
                             &format!("binding pattern {} is not an \
                                      identifier: {:?}",
                                     p.id,
-                                    p.node)[]);
+                                    p.node));
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/dataflow.rs b/src/librustc/middle/dataflow.rs
index 085d5cbc347..cf33cd71365 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/dataflow.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/dataflow.rs
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ fn bits_to_string(words: &[uint]) -> String {
         let mut v = word;
         for _ in 0..usize::BYTES {
             result.push(sep);
-            result.push_str(&format!("{:02x}", v & 0xFF)[]);
+            result.push_str(&format!("{:02x}", v & 0xFF));
             v >>= 8;
             sep = '-';
         }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/dependency_format.rs b/src/librustc/middle/dependency_format.rs
index ad9f4eade5c..40e7610582f 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/dependency_format.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/dependency_format.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ fn calculate_type(sess: &session::Session,
                 let src = sess.cstore.get_used_crate_source(cnum).unwrap();
                 if src.rlib.is_some() { return }
                 sess.err(&format!("dependency `{}` not found in rlib format",
-                                 data.name)[]);
+                                 data.name));
             });
             return Vec::new();
         }
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ fn calculate_type(sess: &session::Session,
                                  match kind {
                                      cstore::RequireStatic => "rlib",
                                      cstore::RequireDynamic => "dylib",
-                                 })[]);
+                                 }));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ fn add_library(sess: &session::Session,
                 let data = sess.cstore.get_crate_data(cnum);
                 sess.err(&format!("cannot satisfy dependencies so `{}` only \
                                   shows up once",
-                                 data.name)[]);
+                                 data.name));
                 sess.help("having upstream crates all available in one format \
                            will likely make this go away");
             }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/expr_use_visitor.rs b/src/librustc/middle/expr_use_visitor.rs
index e99d214742a..625093e3c5d 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/expr_use_visitor.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/expr_use_visitor.rs
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ impl<'d,'t,'tcx,TYPER:mc::Typer<'tcx>> ExprUseVisitor<'d,'t,'tcx,TYPER> {
                         ty::ty_rptr(r, ref m) => (m.mutbl, r),
                         _ => self.tcx().sess.span_bug(expr.span,
                                 &format!("bad overloaded deref type {}",
-                                    method_ty.repr(self.tcx()))[])
+                                    method_ty.repr(self.tcx())))
                     };
                     let bk = ty::BorrowKind::from_mutbl(m);
                     self.delegate.borrow(expr.id, expr.span, cmt,
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/infer/combine.rs b/src/librustc/middle/infer/combine.rs
index 0eeafb767d8..99cb2a0978e 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/infer/combine.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/infer/combine.rs
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ pub fn super_tys<'tcx, C: Combine<'tcx>>(this: &C,
             &format!("{}: bot and var types should have been handled ({},{})",
                     this.tag(),
                     a.repr(this.infcx().tcx),
-                    b.repr(this.infcx().tcx))[]);
+                    b.repr(this.infcx().tcx)));
       }
 
       (&ty::ty_err, _) | (_, &ty::ty_err) => {
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> ty_fold::TypeFolder<'tcx> for Generalizer<'cx, 'tcx> {
                 self.tcx().sess.span_bug(
                     self.span,
                     &format!("Encountered early bound region when generalizing: {}",
-                            r.repr(self.tcx()))[]);
+                            r.repr(self.tcx())));
             }
 
             // Always make a fresh region variable for skolemized regions;
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/infer/error_reporting.rs b/src/librustc/middle/infer/error_reporting.rs
index 53032f9b9ac..110c7bf41e5 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/infer/error_reporting.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/infer/error_reporting.rs
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ErrorReporting<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     &format!(
                         "consider adding an explicit lifetime bound `{}: {}`...",
                         bound_kind.user_string(self.tcx),
-                        sub.user_string(self.tcx))[]);
+                        sub.user_string(self.tcx)));
             }
 
             ty::ReStatic => {
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ErrorReporting<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     origin.span(),
                     &format!(
                         "consider adding an explicit lifetime bound `{}: 'static`...",
-                        bound_kind.user_string(self.tcx))[]);
+                        bound_kind.user_string(self.tcx)));
             }
 
             _ => {
@@ -472,10 +472,10 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ErrorReporting<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     origin.span(),
                     &format!(
                         "consider adding an explicit lifetime bound for `{}`",
-                        bound_kind.user_string(self.tcx))[]);
+                        bound_kind.user_string(self.tcx)));
                 note_and_explain_region(
                     self.tcx,
-                    &format!("{} must be valid for ", labeled_user_string)[],
+                    &format!("{} must be valid for ", labeled_user_string),
                     sub,
                     "...");
             }
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ErrorReporting<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     &format!("...but `{}` is only valid for ",
                             ty::local_var_name_str(self.tcx,
                                                    upvar_id.var_id)
-                                .to_string())[],
+                                .to_string()),
                     sup,
                     "");
             }
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ErrorReporting<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     &format!("captured variable `{}` does not \
                             outlive the enclosing closure",
                             ty::local_var_name_str(self.tcx,
-                                                   id).to_string())[]);
+                                                   id).to_string()));
                 note_and_explain_region(
                     self.tcx,
                     "captured variable is valid for ",
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ErrorReporting<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     span,
                     &format!("the type `{}` does not fulfill the \
                              required lifetime",
-                            self.ty_to_string(ty))[]);
+                            self.ty_to_string(ty)));
                 note_and_explain_region(self.tcx,
                                         "type must outlive ",
                                         sub,
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ErrorReporting<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     span,
                     &format!("the type `{}` (provided as the value of \
                              a type parameter) is not valid at this point",
-                            self.ty_to_string(ty))[]);
+                            self.ty_to_string(ty)));
                 note_and_explain_region(self.tcx,
                                         "type must outlive ",
                                         sub,
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ErrorReporting<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     span,
                     &format!("type of expression contains references \
                              that are not valid during the expression: `{}`",
-                            self.ty_to_string(t))[]);
+                            self.ty_to_string(t)));
                 note_and_explain_region(
                     self.tcx,
                     "type is only valid for ",
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ErrorReporting<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     span,
                     &format!("in type `{}`, reference has a longer lifetime \
                              than the data it references",
-                            self.ty_to_string(ty))[]);
+                            self.ty_to_string(ty)));
                 note_and_explain_region(
                     self.tcx,
                     "the pointer is valid for ",
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Rebuilder<'a, 'tcx> {
                 names.push(lt_name);
             }
             names.sort();
-            let name = token::str_to_ident(&names[0][]).name;
+            let name = token::str_to_ident(&names[0]).name;
             return (name_to_dummy_lifetime(name), Kept);
         }
         return (self.life_giver.give_lifetime(), Fresh);
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Rebuilder<'a, 'tcx> {
                                 .sess
                                 .fatal(&format!(
                                         "unbound path {}",
-                                        pprust::path_to_string(path))[])
+                                        pprust::path_to_string(path)))
                         }
                         Some(&d) => d
                     };
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ErrorReportingHelpers<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             var_origin.span(),
             &format!("cannot infer an appropriate lifetime{} \
                     due to conflicting requirements",
-                    var_description)[]);
+                    var_description));
     }
 
     fn note_region_origin(&self, origin: &SubregionOrigin<'tcx>) {
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ErrorReportingHelpers<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         self.tcx.sess.span_note(
                             trace.origin.span(),
                             &format!("...so that {} ({})",
-                                    desc, values_str)[]);
+                                    desc, values_str));
                     }
                     None => {
                         // Really should avoid printing this error at
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ErrorReportingHelpers<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         // doing right now. - nmatsakis
                         self.tcx.sess.span_note(
                             trace.origin.span(),
-                            &format!("...so that {}", desc)[]);
+                            &format!("...so that {}", desc));
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ErrorReportingHelpers<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     &format!(
                         "...so that closure can access `{}`",
                         ty::local_var_name_str(self.tcx, upvar_id.var_id)
-                            .to_string())[])
+                            .to_string()))
             }
             infer::InfStackClosure(span) => {
                 self.tcx.sess.span_note(
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ErrorReportingHelpers<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                             does not outlive the enclosing closure",
                             ty::local_var_name_str(
                                 self.tcx,
-                                id).to_string())[]);
+                                id).to_string()));
             }
             infer::IndexSlice(span) => {
                 self.tcx.sess.span_note(
@@ -1626,7 +1626,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ErrorReportingHelpers<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     span,
                     &format!("...so type `{}` of expression is valid during the \
                              expression",
-                            self.ty_to_string(t))[]);
+                            self.ty_to_string(t)));
             }
             infer::BindingTypeIsNotValidAtDecl(span) => {
                 self.tcx.sess.span_note(
@@ -1638,14 +1638,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ErrorReportingHelpers<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     span,
                     &format!("...so that the reference type `{}` \
                              does not outlive the data it points at",
-                            self.ty_to_string(ty))[]);
+                            self.ty_to_string(ty)));
             }
             infer::RelateParamBound(span, t) => {
                 self.tcx.sess.span_note(
                     span,
                     &format!("...so that the type `{}` \
                              will meet its required lifetime bounds",
-                            self.ty_to_string(t))[]);
+                            self.ty_to_string(t)));
             }
             infer::RelateDefaultParamBound(span, t) => {
                 self.tcx.sess.span_note(
@@ -1653,13 +1653,13 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ErrorReportingHelpers<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     &format!("...so that type parameter \
                              instantiated with `{}`, \
                              will meet its declared lifetime bounds",
-                            self.ty_to_string(t))[]);
+                            self.ty_to_string(t)));
             }
             infer::RelateRegionParamBound(span) => {
                 self.tcx.sess.span_note(
                     span,
                     &format!("...so that the declared lifetime parameter bounds \
-                                are satisfied")[]);
+                                are satisfied"));
             }
             infer::SafeDestructor(span) => {
                 self.tcx.sess.span_note(
@@ -1717,7 +1717,7 @@ fn lifetimes_in_scope(tcx: &ty::ctxt,
         Some(node) => match node {
             ast_map::NodeItem(item) => match item.node {
                 ast::ItemFn(_, _, _, ref gen, _) => {
-                    taken.push_all(&gen.lifetimes[]);
+                    taken.push_all(&gen.lifetimes);
                     None
                 },
                 _ => None
@@ -1725,7 +1725,7 @@ fn lifetimes_in_scope(tcx: &ty::ctxt,
             ast_map::NodeImplItem(ii) => {
                 match *ii {
                     ast::MethodImplItem(ref m) => {
-                        taken.push_all(&m.pe_generics().lifetimes[]);
+                        taken.push_all(&m.pe_generics().lifetimes);
                         Some(m.id)
                     }
                     ast::TypeImplItem(_) => None,
@@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@ impl LifeGiver {
         let mut lifetime;
         loop {
             let mut s = String::from_str("'");
-            s.push_str(&num_to_string(self.counter.get())[]);
+            s.push_str(&num_to_string(self.counter.get()));
             if !self.taken.contains(&s) {
                 lifetime = name_to_dummy_lifetime(
                                     token::str_to_ident(&s[..]).name);
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/infer/higher_ranked/mod.rs b/src/librustc/middle/infer/higher_ranked/mod.rs
index a729156c88b..b0b9a80589d 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/infer/higher_ranked/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/infer/higher_ranked/mod.rs
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ impl<'tcx,C> HigherRankedRelations<'tcx> for C
                 span,
                 &format!("region {:?} is not associated with \
                          any bound region from A!",
-                        r0)[])
+                        r0))
         }
     }
 
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ impl<'tcx,C> HigherRankedRelations<'tcx> for C
             }
             infcx.tcx.sess.span_bug(
                 span,
-                &format!("could not find original bound region for {:?}", r)[]);
+                &format!("could not find original bound region for {:?}", r));
         }
 
         fn fresh_bound_variable(infcx: &InferCtxt, debruijn: ty::DebruijnIndex) -> ty::Region {
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ fn var_ids<'tcx, T: Combine<'tcx>>(combiner: &T,
             r => {
                 combiner.infcx().tcx.sess.span_bug(
                     combiner.trace().origin.span(),
-                    &format!("found non-region-vid: {:?}", r)[]);
+                    &format!("found non-region-vid: {:?}", r));
             }
         }).collect()
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/infer/mod.rs b/src/librustc/middle/infer/mod.rs
index b0576ff55ff..835964828d4 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/infer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/infer/mod.rs
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
 
                 self.tcx.sess.span_err(sp, &format!("{}{}",
                     mk_msg(resolved_expected.map(|t| self.ty_to_string(t)), actual_ty),
-                    error_str)[]);
+                    error_str));
 
                 if let Some(err) = err {
                     ty::note_and_explain_type_err(self.tcx, err)
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/infer/region_inference/mod.rs b/src/librustc/middle/infer/region_inference/mod.rs
index b4fd34f206f..5959b4a7c50 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/infer/region_inference/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/infer/region_inference/mod.rs
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> RegionVarBindings<'a, 'tcx> {
                 origin.span(),
                 &format!("cannot relate bound region: {} <= {}",
                         sub.repr(self.tcx),
-                        sup.repr(self.tcx))[]);
+                        sup.repr(self.tcx)));
           }
           (_, ReStatic) => {
             // all regions are subregions of static, so we can ignore this
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> RegionVarBindings<'a, 'tcx> {
             self.tcx.sess.bug(
                 &format!("cannot relate bound region: LUB({}, {})",
                         a.repr(self.tcx),
-                        b.repr(self.tcx))[]);
+                        b.repr(self.tcx)));
           }
 
           (ReStatic, _) | (_, ReStatic) => {
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> RegionVarBindings<'a, 'tcx> {
                 &format!("lub_concrete_regions invoked with \
                          non-concrete regions: {:?}, {:?}",
                         a,
-                        b)[]);
+                        b));
           }
 
           (ReFree(ref fr), ReScope(s_id)) |
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> RegionVarBindings<'a, 'tcx> {
               self.tcx.sess.bug(
                   &format!("cannot relate bound region: GLB({}, {})",
                           a.repr(self.tcx),
-                          b.repr(self.tcx))[]);
+                          b.repr(self.tcx)));
             }
 
             (ReStatic, r) | (r, ReStatic) => {
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> RegionVarBindings<'a, 'tcx> {
                     &format!("glb_concrete_regions invoked with \
                              non-concrete regions: {:?}, {:?}",
                             a,
-                            b)[]);
+                            b));
             }
 
             (ReFree(ref fr), ReScope(s_id)) |
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> RegionVarBindings<'a, 'tcx> {
                     for var {:?}, lower_bounds={}, upper_bounds={}",
                     node_idx,
                     lower_bounds.repr(self.tcx),
-                    upper_bounds.repr(self.tcx))[]);
+                    upper_bounds.repr(self.tcx)));
     }
 
     fn collect_error_for_contracting_node(
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> RegionVarBindings<'a, 'tcx> {
             &format!("collect_error_for_contracting_node() could not find error \
                      for var {:?}, upper_bounds={}",
                     node_idx,
-                    upper_bounds.repr(self.tcx))[]);
+                    upper_bounds.repr(self.tcx)));
     }
 
     fn collect_concrete_regions(&self,
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/infer/resolve.rs b/src/librustc/middle/infer/resolve.rs
index 7bb3106b0ba..547696c0c4c 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/infer/resolve.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/infer/resolve.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ty_fold::TypeFolder<'tcx> for FullTypeResolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                 ty::ty_infer(_) => {
                     self.infcx.tcx.sess.bug(
                         &format!("Unexpected type in full type resolver: {}",
-                                t.repr(self.infcx.tcx))[]);
+                                t.repr(self.infcx.tcx)));
                 }
                 _ => {
                     ty_fold::super_fold_ty(self, t)
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs b/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs
index e58136fb3f4..145fccd7972 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/liveness.rs
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> IrMaps<'a, 'tcx> {
             self.tcx
                 .sess
                 .span_bug(span, &format!("no variable registered for id {}",
-                                        node_id)[]);
+                                        node_id));
           }
         }
     }
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Liveness<'a, 'tcx> {
             self.ir.tcx.sess.span_bug(
                 span,
                 &format!("no live node registered for node {}",
-                        node_id)[]);
+                        node_id));
           }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs b/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs
index 4be7bb9c365..d1fba421bbe 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/mem_categorization.rs
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ impl<'t,'tcx,TYPER:Typer<'tcx>> MemCategorizationContext<'t,TYPER> {
                           span,
                           &format!("Upvar of non-closure {} - {}",
                                   fn_node_id,
-                                  ty.repr(self.tcx()))[]);
+                                  ty.repr(self.tcx())));
                   }
               }
           }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/reachable.rs b/src/librustc/middle/reachable.rs
index 0af226de251..7774314b6e0 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/reachable.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/reachable.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fn generics_require_inlining(generics: &ast::Generics) -> bool {
 // monomorphized or it was marked with `#[inline]`. This will only return
 // true for functions.
 fn item_might_be_inlined(item: &ast::Item) -> bool {
-    if attributes_specify_inlining(&item.attrs[]) {
+    if attributes_specify_inlining(&item.attrs) {
         return true
     }
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ fn item_might_be_inlined(item: &ast::Item) -> bool {
 
 fn method_might_be_inlined(tcx: &ty::ctxt, method: &ast::Method,
                            impl_src: ast::DefId) -> bool {
-    if attributes_specify_inlining(&method.attrs[]) ||
+    if attributes_specify_inlining(&method.attrs) ||
         generics_require_inlining(method.pe_generics()) {
         return true
     }
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ReachableContext<'a, 'tcx> {
                     ast::MethodImplItem(ref method) => {
                         if generics_require_inlining(method.pe_generics()) ||
                                 attributes_specify_inlining(
-                                    &method.attrs[]) {
+                                    &method.attrs) {
                             true
                         } else {
                             let impl_did = self.tcx
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ReachableContext<'a, 'tcx> {
                 None => {
                     self.tcx.sess.bug(&format!("found unmapped ID in worklist: \
                                                {}",
-                                              search_item)[])
+                                              search_item))
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ReachableContext<'a, 'tcx> {
                     .bug(&format!("found unexpected thingy in worklist: {}",
                                  self.tcx
                                      .map
-                                     .node_to_string(search_item))[])
+                                     .node_to_string(search_item)))
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/stability.rs b/src/librustc/middle/stability.rs
index 0a0f555f977..cfa5e5fce38 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/stability.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/stability.rs
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ impl Index {
     pub fn new(krate: &Crate) -> Index {
         let mut staged_api = false;
         for attr in &krate.attrs {
-            if &attr.name()[] == "staged_api" {
+            if &attr.name()[..] == "staged_api" {
                 match attr.node.value.node {
                     ast::MetaWord(_) => {
                         attr::mark_used(attr);
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/subst.rs b/src/librustc/middle/subst.rs
index 04fd03ab342..684b28d0373 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/subst.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/subst.rs
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeFolder<'tcx> for SubstFolder<'a, 'tcx> {
                                      (space={:?}, index={})",
                                     region_name.as_str(),
                                     self.root_ty.repr(self.tcx()),
-                                    space, i)[]);
+                                    space, i));
                             }
                         }
                 }
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ impl<'a,'tcx> SubstFolder<'a,'tcx> {
                             p.space,
                             p.idx,
                             self.root_ty.repr(self.tcx()),
-                            self.substs.repr(self.tcx()))[]);
+                            self.substs.repr(self.tcx())));
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/traits/coherence.rs b/src/librustc/middle/traits/coherence.rs
index e199a60c370..6d3b910e720 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/traits/coherence.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/traits/coherence.rs
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ fn ty_is_local_constructor<'tcx>(tcx: &ty::ctxt<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
         ty::ty_err => {
             tcx.sess.bug(
                 &format!("ty_is_local invoked on unexpected type: {}",
-                        ty.repr(tcx))[])
+                        ty.repr(tcx)))
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/traits/error_reporting.rs b/src/librustc/middle/traits/error_reporting.rs
index 2197cbeb85d..d2b5b460d14 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/traits/error_reporting.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/traits/error_reporting.rs
@@ -422,5 +422,5 @@ pub fn suggest_new_overflow_limit(tcx: &ty::ctxt, span: Span) {
         span,
         &format!(
             "consider adding a `#![recursion_limit=\"{}\"]` attribute to your crate",
-            suggested_limit)[]);
+            suggested_limit));
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/traits/fulfill.rs b/src/librustc/middle/traits/fulfill.rs
index a9cac4be3e3..c1066aa899e 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/traits/fulfill.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/traits/fulfill.rs
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ impl<'tcx> FulfillmentContext<'tcx> {
     }
 
     pub fn pending_obligations(&self) -> &[PredicateObligation<'tcx>] {
-        &self.predicates[]
+        &self.predicates
     }
 
     /// Attempts to select obligations using `selcx`. If `only_new_obligations` is true, then it
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/traits/select.rs b/src/librustc/middle/traits/select.rs
index 0e298920841..085758b44b5 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/traits/select.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/traits/select.rs
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
                 self.tcx().sess.bug(
                     &format!(
                         "asked to assemble builtin bounds of unexpected type: {}",
-                        self_ty.repr(self.tcx()))[]);
+                        self_ty.repr(self.tcx())));
             }
         };
 
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
                 self.tcx().sess.span_bug(
                     obligation.cause.span,
                     &format!("builtin bound for {} was ambig",
-                            obligation.repr(self.tcx()))[]);
+                            obligation.repr(self.tcx())));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1995,7 +1995,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
                 self.tcx().sess.bug(
                     &format!("Impl {} was matchable against {} but now is not",
                             impl_def_id.repr(self.tcx()),
-                            obligation.repr(self.tcx()))[]);
+                            obligation.repr(self.tcx())));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs b/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs
index e9908397f97..0cdb8f828c1 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs
@@ -2295,7 +2295,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ParameterEnvironment<'a, 'tcx> {
             _ => {
                 cx.sess.bug(&format!("ParameterEnvironment::from_item(): \
                                      `{}` is not an item",
-                                    cx.map.node_to_string(id))[])
+                                    cx.map.node_to_string(id)))
             }
         }
     }
@@ -2737,7 +2737,7 @@ impl FlagComputation {
     fn add_fn_sig(&mut self, fn_sig: &PolyFnSig) {
         let mut computation = FlagComputation::new();
 
-        computation.add_tys(&fn_sig.0.inputs[]);
+        computation.add_tys(&fn_sig.0.inputs);
 
         if let ty::FnConverging(output) = fn_sig.0.output {
             computation.add_ty(output);
@@ -3177,7 +3177,7 @@ pub fn sequence_element_type<'tcx>(cx: &ctxt<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Ty<'tcx> {
         ty_str => mk_mach_uint(cx, ast::TyU8),
         ty_open(ty) => sequence_element_type(cx, ty),
         _ => cx.sess.bug(&format!("sequence_element_type called on non-sequence value: {}",
-                                 ty_to_string(cx, ty))[]),
+                                 ty_to_string(cx, ty))),
     }
 }
 
@@ -3538,7 +3538,7 @@ pub fn type_contents<'tcx>(cx: &ctxt<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> TypeContents {
                 let variants = substd_enum_variants(cx, did, substs);
                 let mut res =
                     TypeContents::union(&variants[..], |variant| {
-                        TypeContents::union(&variant.args[],
+                        TypeContents::union(&variant.args,
                                             |arg_ty| {
                             tc_ty(cx, *arg_ty, cache)
                         })
@@ -4121,7 +4121,7 @@ pub fn close_type<'tcx>(cx: &ctxt<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Ty<'tcx> {
     match ty.sty {
         ty_open(ty) => mk_rptr(cx, cx.mk_region(ReStatic), mt {ty: ty, mutbl:ast::MutImmutable}),
         _ => cx.sess.bug(&format!("Trying to close a non-open type {}",
-                                 ty_to_string(cx, ty))[])
+                                 ty_to_string(cx, ty)))
     }
 }
 
@@ -4222,7 +4222,7 @@ pub fn node_id_to_trait_ref<'tcx>(cx: &ctxt<'tcx>, id: ast::NodeId)
         Some(ty) => ty.clone(),
         None => cx.sess.bug(
             &format!("node_id_to_trait_ref: no trait ref for node `{}`",
-                    cx.map.node_to_string(id))[])
+                    cx.map.node_to_string(id)))
     }
 }
 
@@ -4231,7 +4231,7 @@ pub fn node_id_to_type<'tcx>(cx: &ctxt<'tcx>, id: ast::NodeId) -> Ty<'tcx> {
        Some(ty) => ty,
        None => cx.sess.bug(
            &format!("node_id_to_type: no type for node `{}`",
-                   cx.map.node_to_string(id))[])
+                   cx.map.node_to_string(id)))
     }
 }
 
@@ -4305,7 +4305,7 @@ pub fn ty_region(tcx: &ctxt,
             tcx.sess.span_bug(
                 span,
                 &format!("ty_region() invoked on an inappropriate ty: {:?}",
-                        s)[]);
+                        s));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -4370,11 +4370,11 @@ pub fn expr_span(cx: &ctxt, id: NodeId) -> Span {
         Some(f) => {
             cx.sess.bug(&format!("Node id {} is not an expr: {:?}",
                                 id,
-                                f)[]);
+                                f));
         }
         None => {
             cx.sess.bug(&format!("Node id {} is not present \
-                                in the node map", id)[]);
+                                in the node map", id));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -4390,14 +4390,14 @@ pub fn local_var_name_str(cx: &ctxt, id: NodeId) -> InternedString {
                     cx.sess.bug(
                         &format!("Variable id {} maps to {:?}, not local",
                                 id,
-                                pat)[]);
+                                pat));
                 }
             }
         }
         r => {
             cx.sess.bug(&format!("Variable id {} maps to {:?}, not local",
                                 id,
-                                r)[]);
+                                r));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -4428,7 +4428,7 @@ pub fn adjust_ty<'tcx, F>(cx: &ctxt<'tcx>,
                             cx.sess.bug(
                                 &format!("AdjustReifyFnPointer adjustment on non-fn-item: \
                                          {:?}",
-                                        b)[]);
+                                        b));
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -4459,7 +4459,7 @@ pub fn adjust_ty<'tcx, F>(cx: &ctxt<'tcx>,
                                                 {}",
                                                 i,
                                                 ty_to_string(cx, adjusted_ty))
-                                        []);
+                                        );
                                 }
                             }
                         }
@@ -4522,7 +4522,7 @@ pub fn unsize_ty<'tcx>(cx: &ctxt<'tcx>,
             }
             _ => cx.sess.span_bug(span,
                                   &format!("UnsizeLength with bad sty: {:?}",
-                                          ty_to_string(cx, ty))[])
+                                          ty_to_string(cx, ty)))
         },
         &UnsizeStruct(box ref k, tp_index) => match ty.sty {
             ty_struct(did, substs) => {
@@ -4534,7 +4534,7 @@ pub fn unsize_ty<'tcx>(cx: &ctxt<'tcx>,
             }
             _ => cx.sess.span_bug(span,
                                   &format!("UnsizeStruct with bad sty: {:?}",
-                                          ty_to_string(cx, ty))[])
+                                          ty_to_string(cx, ty)))
         },
         &UnsizeVtable(TyTrait { ref principal, ref bounds }, _) => {
             mk_trait(cx, principal.clone(), bounds.clone())
@@ -4547,7 +4547,7 @@ pub fn resolve_expr(tcx: &ctxt, expr: &ast::Expr) -> def::Def {
         Some(&def) => def,
         None => {
             tcx.sess.span_bug(expr.span, &format!(
-                "no def-map entry for expr {}", expr.id)[]);
+                "no def-map entry for expr {}", expr.id));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -4639,7 +4639,7 @@ pub fn expr_kind(tcx: &ctxt, expr: &ast::Expr) -> ExprKind {
                         expr.span,
                         &format!("uncategorized def for expr {}: {:?}",
                                 expr.id,
-                                def)[]);
+                                def));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -4767,7 +4767,7 @@ pub fn field_idx_strict(tcx: &ctxt, name: ast::Name, fields: &[field])
         token::get_name(name),
         fields.iter()
               .map(|f| token::get_name(f.name).to_string())
-              .collect::<Vec<String>>())[]);
+              .collect::<Vec<String>>()));
 }
 
 pub fn impl_or_trait_item_idx(id: ast::Name, trait_items: &[ImplOrTraitItem])
@@ -5019,14 +5019,14 @@ pub fn provided_trait_methods<'tcx>(cx: &ctxt<'tcx>, id: ast::DefId)
                     _ => {
                         cx.sess.bug(&format!("provided_trait_methods: `{:?}` is \
                                              not a trait",
-                                            id)[])
+                                            id))
                     }
                 }
             }
             _ => {
                 cx.sess.bug(&format!("provided_trait_methods: `{:?}` is not a \
                                      trait",
-                                    id)[])
+                                    id))
             }
         }
     } else {
@@ -5262,7 +5262,7 @@ impl<'tcx> VariantInfo<'tcx> {
                 };
             },
             ast::StructVariantKind(ref struct_def) => {
-                let fields: &[StructField] = &struct_def.fields[];
+                let fields: &[StructField] = &struct_def.fields;
 
                 assert!(fields.len() > 0);
 
@@ -5624,7 +5624,7 @@ pub fn get_attrs<'tcx>(tcx: &'tcx ctxt, did: DefId)
                        -> CowVec<'tcx, ast::Attribute> {
     if is_local(did) {
         let item = tcx.map.expect_item(did.node);
-        Cow::Borrowed(&item.attrs[])
+        Cow::Borrowed(&item.attrs)
     } else {
         Cow::Owned(csearch::get_item_attrs(&tcx.sess.cstore, did))
     }
@@ -5686,7 +5686,7 @@ pub fn lookup_struct_fields(cx: &ctxt, did: ast::DefId) -> Vec<field_ty> {
             _ => {
                 cx.sess.bug(
                     &format!("ID not mapped to struct fields: {}",
-                            cx.map.node_to_string(did.node))[]);
+                            cx.map.node_to_string(did.node)));
             }
         }
     } else {
@@ -5719,7 +5719,7 @@ pub fn struct_fields<'tcx>(cx: &ctxt<'tcx>, did: ast::DefId, substs: &Substs<'tc
 pub fn tup_fields<'tcx>(v: &[Ty<'tcx>]) -> Vec<field<'tcx>> {
     v.iter().enumerate().map(|(i, &f)| {
        field {
-            name: token::intern(&i.to_string()[]),
+            name: token::intern(&i.to_string()),
             mt: mt {
                 ty: f,
                 mutbl: MutImmutable
diff --git a/src/librustc/session/config.rs b/src/librustc/session/config.rs
index 93a25de0491..efc12d00b10 100644
--- a/src/librustc/session/config.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/session/config.rs
@@ -311,19 +311,19 @@ macro_rules! options {
                     match (value, opt_type_desc) {
                         (Some(..), None) => {
                             early_error(&format!("{} option `{}` takes no \
-                                                 value", $outputname, key)[])
+                                                 value", $outputname, key))
                         }
                         (None, Some(type_desc)) => {
                             early_error(&format!("{0} option `{1}` requires \
                                                  {2} ({3} {1}=<value>)",
                                                 $outputname, key,
-                                                type_desc, $prefix)[])
+                                                type_desc, $prefix))
                         }
                         (Some(value), Some(type_desc)) => {
                             early_error(&format!("incorrect value `{}` for {} \
                                                  option `{}` - {} was expected",
                                                  value, $outputname,
-                                                 key, type_desc)[])
+                                                 key, type_desc))
                         }
                         (None, None) => unreachable!()
                     }
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ macro_rules! options {
             }
             if !found {
                 early_error(&format!("unknown {} option: `{}`",
-                                    $outputname, key)[]);
+                                    $outputname, key));
             }
         }
         return op;
@@ -590,10 +590,10 @@ pub fn default_lib_output() -> CrateType {
 pub fn default_configuration(sess: &Session) -> ast::CrateConfig {
     use syntax::parse::token::intern_and_get_ident as intern;
 
-    let end = &sess.target.target.target_endian[];
-    let arch = &sess.target.target.arch[];
-    let wordsz = &sess.target.target.target_pointer_width[];
-    let os = &sess.target.target.target_os[];
+    let end = &sess.target.target.target_endian;
+    let arch = &sess.target.target.arch;
+    let wordsz = &sess.target.target.target_pointer_width;
+    let os = &sess.target.target.target_os;
 
     let fam = match sess.target.target.options.is_like_windows {
         true  => InternedString::new("windows"),
@@ -634,18 +634,18 @@ pub fn build_configuration(sess: &Session) -> ast::CrateConfig {
 }
 
 pub fn build_target_config(opts: &Options, sp: &SpanHandler) -> Config {
-    let target = match Target::search(&opts.target_triple[]) {
+    let target = match Target::search(&opts.target_triple) {
         Ok(t) => t,
         Err(e) => {
             sp.handler().fatal(&format!("Error loading target specification: {}", e));
     }
     };
 
-    let (int_type, uint_type) = match &target.target_pointer_width[] {
+    let (int_type, uint_type) = match &target.target_pointer_width[..] {
         "32" => (ast::TyI32, ast::TyU32),
         "64" => (ast::TyI64, ast::TyU64),
         w    => sp.handler().fatal(&format!("target specification was invalid: unrecognized \
-                                             target-pointer-width {}", w)[])
+                                             target-pointer-width {}", w))
     };
 
     Config {
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ pub fn build_session_options(matches: &getopts::Matches) -> Options {
                     "dep-info" => OutputTypeDepInfo,
                     _ => {
                         early_error(&format!("unknown emission type: `{}`",
-                                            part)[])
+                                            part))
                     }
                 };
                 output_types.push(output_type)
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ pub fn build_session_options(matches: &getopts::Matches) -> Options {
             (_, s) => {
                 early_error(&format!("unknown library kind `{}`, expected \
                                      one of dylib, framework, or static",
-                                    s)[]);
+                                    s));
             }
         };
         (name.to_string(), kind)
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ pub fn build_session_options(matches: &getopts::Matches) -> Options {
         Some(arg) => {
             early_error(&format!("argument for --color must be auto, always \
                                  or never (instead was `{}`)",
-                                arg)[])
+                                arg))
         }
     };
 
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn test_switch_implies_cfg_test() {
         let matches =
-            &match getopts(&["--test".to_string()], &optgroups()[]) {
+            &match getopts(&["--test".to_string()], &optgroups()) {
               Ok(m) => m,
               Err(f) => panic!("test_switch_implies_cfg_test: {}", f)
             };
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ mod test {
     fn test_switch_implies_cfg_test_unless_cfg_test() {
         let matches =
             &match getopts(&["--test".to_string(), "--cfg=test".to_string()],
-                           &optgroups()[]) {
+                           &optgroups()) {
               Ok(m) => m,
               Err(f) => {
                 panic!("test_switch_implies_cfg_test_unless_cfg_test: {}", f)
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ mod test {
         {
             let matches = getopts(&[
                 "-Awarnings".to_string()
-            ], &optgroups()[]).unwrap();
+            ], &optgroups()).unwrap();
             let registry = diagnostics::registry::Registry::new(&[]);
             let sessopts = build_session_options(&matches);
             let sess = build_session(sessopts, None, registry);
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ mod test {
             let matches = getopts(&[
                 "-Awarnings".to_string(),
                 "-Dwarnings".to_string()
-            ], &optgroups()[]).unwrap();
+            ], &optgroups()).unwrap();
             let registry = diagnostics::registry::Registry::new(&[]);
             let sessopts = build_session_options(&matches);
             let sess = build_session(sessopts, None, registry);
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ mod test {
         {
             let matches = getopts(&[
                 "-Adead_code".to_string()
-            ], &optgroups()[]).unwrap();
+            ], &optgroups()).unwrap();
             let registry = diagnostics::registry::Registry::new(&[]);
             let sessopts = build_session_options(&matches);
             let sess = build_session(sessopts, None, registry);
diff --git a/src/librustc/session/mod.rs b/src/librustc/session/mod.rs
index c1c55188875..932a96e9b9e 100644
--- a/src/librustc/session/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/session/mod.rs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ impl Session {
     // cases later on
     pub fn impossible_case(&self, sp: Span, msg: &str) -> ! {
         self.span_bug(sp,
-                      &format!("impossible case reached: {}", msg)[]);
+                      &format!("impossible case reached: {}", msg));
     }
     pub fn verbose(&self) -> bool { self.opts.debugging_opts.verbose }
     pub fn time_passes(&self) -> bool { self.opts.debugging_opts.time_passes }
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ impl Session {
     }
     pub fn target_filesearch(&self, kind: PathKind) -> filesearch::FileSearch {
         filesearch::FileSearch::new(self.sysroot(),
-                                    &self.opts.target_triple[],
+                                    &self.opts.target_triple,
                                     &self.opts.search_paths,
                                     kind)
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/util/ppaux.rs b/src/librustc/util/ppaux.rs
index 1d46c011bb3..1a7f32f5477 100644
--- a/src/librustc/util/ppaux.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/util/ppaux.rs
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ pub fn note_and_explain_region(cx: &ctxt,
       (ref str, Some(span)) => {
         cx.sess.span_note(
             span,
-            &format!("{}{}{}", prefix, *str, suffix)[]);
+            &format!("{}{}{}", prefix, *str, suffix));
         Some(span)
       }
       (ref str, None) => {
         cx.sess.note(
-            &format!("{}{}{}", prefix, *str, suffix)[]);
+            &format!("{}{}{}", prefix, *str, suffix));
         None
       }
     }
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ pub fn ty_to_string<'tcx>(cx: &ctxt<'tcx>, typ: &ty::TyS<'tcx>) -> String {
         };
 
         if abi != abi::Rust {
-            s.push_str(&format!("extern {} ", abi.to_string())[]);
+            s.push_str(&format!("extern {} ", abi.to_string()));
         };
 
         s.push_str("fn");
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ pub fn ty_to_string<'tcx>(cx: &ctxt<'tcx>, typ: &ty::TyS<'tcx>) -> String {
             ty::FnConverging(t) => {
                 if !ty::type_is_nil(t) {
                    s.push_str(" -> ");
-                   s.push_str(&ty_to_string(cx, t)[]);
+                   s.push_str(&ty_to_string(cx, t));
                 }
             }
             ty::FnDiverging => {
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ pub fn ty_to_string<'tcx>(cx: &ctxt<'tcx>, typ: &ty::TyS<'tcx>) -> String {
         }
         ty_rptr(r, ref tm) => {
             let mut buf = region_ptr_to_string(cx, *r);
-            buf.push_str(&mt_to_string(cx, tm)[]);
+            buf.push_str(&mt_to_string(cx, tm));
             buf
         }
         ty_open(typ) =>
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ pub fn parameterized<'tcx,GG>(cx: &ctxt<'tcx>,
                 } else if strs[0].starts_with("(") && strs[0].ends_with(")") {
                     &strs[0][1 .. strs[0].len() - 1] // Remove '(' and ')'
                 } else {
-                    &strs[0][]
+                    &strs[0][..]
                 },
                 tail)
     } else if strs.len() > 0 {
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/archive.rs b/src/librustc_back/archive.rs
index c45ee258342..6bf745315ea 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/archive.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/archive.rs
@@ -73,19 +73,19 @@ fn run_ar(handler: &ErrorHandler, maybe_ar_prog: &Option<String>,
         Ok(prog) => {
             let o = prog.wait_with_output().unwrap();
             if !o.status.success() {
-                handler.err(&format!("{:?} failed with: {}", cmd, o.status)[]);
+                handler.err(&format!("{:?} failed with: {}", cmd, o.status));
                 handler.note(&format!("stdout ---\n{}",
-                                  str::from_utf8(&o.output[]).unwrap())[]);
+                                  str::from_utf8(&o.output).unwrap()));
                 handler.note(&format!("stderr ---\n{}",
-                                  str::from_utf8(&o.error[]).unwrap())
-                             []);
+                                  str::from_utf8(&o.error).unwrap())
+                             );
                 handler.abort_if_errors();
             }
             o
         },
         Err(e) => {
             handler.err(&format!("could not exec `{}`: {}", &ar[..],
-                             e)[]);
+                             e));
             handler.abort_if_errors();
             panic!("rustc::back::archive::run_ar() should not reach this point");
         }
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ pub fn find_library(name: &str, osprefix: &str, ossuffix: &str,
     }
     handler.fatal(&format!("could not find native static library `{}`, \
                            perhaps an -L flag is missing?",
-                          name)[]);
+                          name));
 }
 
 impl<'a> Archive<'a> {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ impl<'a> Archive<'a> {
     /// Lists all files in an archive
     pub fn files(&self) -> Vec<String> {
         let output = run_ar(self.handler, &self.maybe_ar_prog, "t", None, &[&self.dst]);
-        let output = str::from_utf8(&output.output[]).unwrap();
+        let output = str::from_utf8(&output.output).unwrap();
         // use lines_any because windows delimits output with `\r\n` instead of
         // just `\n`
         output.lines_any().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect()
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ impl<'a> ArchiveBuilder<'a> {
     /// search in the relevant locations for a library named `name`.
     pub fn add_native_library(&mut self, name: &str) -> old_io::IoResult<()> {
         let location = find_library(name,
-                                    &self.archive.slib_prefix[],
-                                    &self.archive.slib_suffix[],
-                                    &self.archive.lib_search_paths[],
+                                    &self.archive.slib_prefix,
+                                    &self.archive.slib_suffix,
+                                    &self.archive.lib_search_paths,
                                     self.archive.handler);
         self.add_archive(&location, name, |_| false)
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/rpath.rs b/src/librustc_back/rpath.rs
index e7419d4bec3..dedb4c53b68 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/rpath.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/rpath.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub fn get_rpath_flags<F, G>(config: RPathConfig<F, G>) -> Vec<String> where
 fn rpaths_to_flags(rpaths: &[String]) -> Vec<String> {
     let mut ret = Vec::new();
     for rpath in rpaths {
-        ret.push(format!("-Wl,-rpath,{}", &(*rpath)[]));
+        ret.push(format!("-Wl,-rpath,{}", &(*rpath)));
     }
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/svh.rs b/src/librustc_back/svh.rs
index c33d10bfbab..2fc43ab26b5 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/svh.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/svh.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl Svh {
     }
 
     pub fn as_str<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a str {
-        &self.hash[]
+        &self.hash
     }
 
     pub fn calculate(metadata: &Vec<String>, krate: &ast::Crate) -> Svh {
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ mod svh_visitor {
             // macro invocations, namely macro_rules definitions,
             // *can* appear as items, even in the expanded crate AST.
 
-            if &macro_name(mac)[] == "macro_rules" {
+            if &macro_name(mac)[..] == "macro_rules" {
                 // Pretty-printing definition to a string strips out
                 // surface artifacts (currently), such as the span
                 // information, yielding a content-based hash.
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ mod svh_visitor {
             fn macro_name(mac: &Mac) -> token::InternedString {
                 match &mac.node {
                     &MacInvocTT(ref path, ref _tts, ref _stx_ctxt) => {
-                        let s = &path.segments[];
+                        let s = &path.segments;
                         assert_eq!(s.len(), 1);
                         content(s[0].identifier)
                     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/mod.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/mod.rs
index 01a5f0d6e20..474b583222f 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/mod.rs
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ impl Target {
                      .and_then(|os| os.map(|s| s.to_string())) {
                 Some(val) => val,
                 None =>
-                    handler.fatal(&format!("Field {} in target specification is required", name)[])
+                    handler.fatal(&format!("Field {} in target specification is required", name))
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/check_loans.rs b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/check_loans.rs
index abe01d193b4..23ca5b63681 100644
--- a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/check_loans.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/check_loans.rs
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CheckLoanCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         new_loan.span,
                         &format!("cannot borrow `{}`{} as mutable \
                                 more than once at a time",
-                                nl, new_loan_msg)[])
+                                nl, new_loan_msg))
                 }
 
                 (ty::UniqueImmBorrow, _) => {
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CheckLoanCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         new_loan.span,
                         &format!("closure requires unique access to `{}` \
                                 but {} is already borrowed{}",
-                                nl, ol_pronoun, old_loan_msg)[]);
+                                nl, ol_pronoun, old_loan_msg));
                 }
 
                 (_, ty::UniqueImmBorrow) => {
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CheckLoanCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         new_loan.span,
                         &format!("cannot borrow `{}`{} as {} because \
                                 previous closure requires unique access",
-                                nl, new_loan_msg, new_loan.kind.to_user_str())[]);
+                                nl, new_loan_msg, new_loan.kind.to_user_str()));
                 }
 
                 (_, _) => {
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CheckLoanCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                                 new_loan.kind.to_user_str(),
                                 ol_pronoun,
                                 old_loan.kind.to_user_str(),
-                                old_loan_msg)[]);
+                                old_loan_msg));
                 }
             }
 
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CheckLoanCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     self.bccx.span_note(
                         span,
                         &format!("borrow occurs due to use of `{}` in closure",
-                                nl)[]);
+                                nl));
                 }
                 _ => { }
             }
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CheckLoanCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
 
             self.bccx.span_note(
                 old_loan.span,
-                &format!("{}; {}", borrow_summary, rule_summary)[]);
+                &format!("{}; {}", borrow_summary, rule_summary));
 
             let old_loan_span = self.tcx().map.span(old_loan.kill_scope.node_id());
             self.bccx.span_end_note(old_loan_span,
@@ -623,13 +623,13 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CheckLoanCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.bccx.span_err(
                     span,
                     &format!("cannot use `{}` because it was mutably borrowed",
-                            &self.bccx.loan_path_to_string(copy_path)[])
-                    []);
+                            &self.bccx.loan_path_to_string(copy_path))
+                    );
                 self.bccx.span_note(
                     loan_span,
                     &format!("borrow of `{}` occurs here",
-                            &self.bccx.loan_path_to_string(&*loan_path)[])
-                    []);
+                            &self.bccx.loan_path_to_string(&*loan_path))
+                    );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -648,20 +648,20 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CheckLoanCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 let err_message = match move_kind {
                     move_data::Captured =>
                         format!("cannot move `{}` into closure because it is borrowed",
-                                &self.bccx.loan_path_to_string(move_path)[]),
+                                &self.bccx.loan_path_to_string(move_path)),
                     move_data::Declared |
                     move_data::MoveExpr |
                     move_data::MovePat =>
                         format!("cannot move out of `{}` because it is borrowed",
-                                &self.bccx.loan_path_to_string(move_path)[])
+                                &self.bccx.loan_path_to_string(move_path))
                 };
 
                 self.bccx.span_err(span, &err_message[..]);
                 self.bccx.span_note(
                     loan_span,
                     &format!("borrow of `{}` occurs here",
-                            &self.bccx.loan_path_to_string(&*loan_path)[])
-                    []);
+                            &self.bccx.loan_path_to_string(&*loan_path))
+                    );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CheckLoanCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     self.bccx.span_err(
                         assignment_span,
                         &format!("cannot assign to {}",
-                                self.bccx.cmt_to_string(&*assignee_cmt))[]);
+                                self.bccx.cmt_to_string(&*assignee_cmt)));
                     self.bccx.span_help(
                         self.tcx().map.span(upvar_id.closure_expr_id),
                         "consider changing this closure to take self by mutable reference");
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CheckLoanCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         assignment_span,
                         &format!("cannot assign to {} {}",
                                 assignee_cmt.mutbl.to_user_str(),
-                                self.bccx.cmt_to_string(&*assignee_cmt))[]);
+                                self.bccx.cmt_to_string(&*assignee_cmt)));
                 }
             }
             _ => match opt_loan_path(&assignee_cmt) {
@@ -861,14 +861,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CheckLoanCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         &format!("cannot assign to {} {} `{}`",
                                 assignee_cmt.mutbl.to_user_str(),
                                 self.bccx.cmt_to_string(&*assignee_cmt),
-                                self.bccx.loan_path_to_string(&*lp))[]);
+                                self.bccx.loan_path_to_string(&*lp)));
                 }
                 None => {
                     self.bccx.span_err(
                         assignment_span,
                         &format!("cannot assign to {} {}",
                                 assignee_cmt.mutbl.to_user_str(),
-                                self.bccx.cmt_to_string(&*assignee_cmt))[]);
+                                self.bccx.cmt_to_string(&*assignee_cmt)));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -988,10 +988,10 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CheckLoanCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         self.bccx.span_err(
             span,
             &format!("cannot assign to `{}` because it is borrowed",
-                    self.bccx.loan_path_to_string(loan_path))[]);
+                    self.bccx.loan_path_to_string(loan_path)));
         self.bccx.span_note(
             loan.span,
             &format!("borrow of `{}` occurs here",
-                    self.bccx.loan_path_to_string(loan_path))[]);
+                    self.bccx.loan_path_to_string(loan_path)));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/fragments.rs b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/fragments.rs
index c873831cb0f..41ccee4f8fb 100644
--- a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/fragments.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/fragments.rs
@@ -123,12 +123,12 @@ pub fn instrument_move_fragments<'tcx>(this: &MoveData<'tcx>,
         let attrs : &[ast::Attribute];
         attrs = match tcx.map.find(id) {
             Some(ast_map::NodeItem(ref item)) =>
-                &item.attrs[],
+                &item.attrs,
             Some(ast_map::NodeImplItem(&ast::MethodImplItem(ref m))) =>
-                &m.attrs[],
+                &m.attrs,
             Some(ast_map::NodeTraitItem(&ast::ProvidedMethod(ref m))) =>
-                &m.attrs[],
-            _ => &[][],
+                &m.attrs,
+            _ => &[],
         };
 
         let span_err =
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ pub fn instrument_move_fragments<'tcx>(this: &MoveData<'tcx>,
         for (i, mpi) in vec_rc.iter().enumerate() {
             let render = || this.path_loan_path(*mpi).user_string(tcx);
             if span_err {
-                tcx.sess.span_err(sp, &format!("{}: `{}`", kind, render())[]);
+                tcx.sess.span_err(sp, &format!("{}: `{}`", kind, render()));
             }
             if print {
                 println!("id:{} {}[{}] `{}`", id, kind, i, render());
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ pub fn instrument_move_fragments<'tcx>(this: &MoveData<'tcx>,
         for (i, f) in vec_rc.iter().enumerate() {
             let render = || f.loan_path_user_string(this, tcx);
             if span_err {
-                tcx.sess.span_err(sp, &format!("{}: `{}`", kind, render())[]);
+                tcx.sess.span_err(sp, &format!("{}: `{}`", kind, render()));
             }
             if print {
                 println!("id:{} {}[{}] `{}`", id, kind, i, render());
diff --git a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/gather_loans/mod.rs b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/gather_loans/mod.rs
index 4e308c5809f..333aef81390 100644
--- a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/gather_loans/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/gather_loans/mod.rs
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> GatherLoanCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         self.tcx().sess.span_bug(
                             cmt.span,
                             &format!("invalid borrow lifetime: {:?}",
-                                    loan_region)[]);
+                                    loan_region));
                     }
                 };
                 debug!("loan_scope = {:?}", loan_scope);
diff --git a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/gather_loans/move_error.rs b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/gather_loans/move_error.rs
index da5c847a046..53761eb1471 100644
--- a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/gather_loans/move_error.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/gather_loans/move_error.rs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ fn report_cannot_move_out_of<'a, 'tcx>(bccx: &BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
         mc::cat_static_item => {
             bccx.span_err(move_from.span,
                           &format!("cannot move out of {}",
-                                  move_from.descriptive_string(bccx.tcx))[]);
+                                  move_from.descriptive_string(bccx.tcx)));
         }
 
         mc::cat_interior(ref b, mc::InteriorElement(Kind::Index, _)) => {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ fn report_cannot_move_out_of<'a, 'tcx>(bccx: &BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
                 bccx.span_err(move_from.span,
                               &format!("cannot move out of type `{}`, \
                                         a non-copy fixed-size array",
-                                       b.ty.user_string(bccx.tcx))[]);
+                                       b.ty.user_string(bccx.tcx)));
             }
         }
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ fn report_cannot_move_out_of<'a, 'tcx>(bccx: &BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
                         move_from.span,
                         &format!("cannot move out of type `{}`, \
                                  which defines the `Drop` trait",
-                                b.ty.user_string(bccx.tcx))[]);
+                                b.ty.user_string(bccx.tcx)));
                 },
                 _ => {
                     bccx.span_bug(move_from.span, "this path should not cause illegal move")
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ fn note_move_destination(bccx: &BorrowckCtxt,
             &format!("to prevent the move, \
                      use `ref {0}` or `ref mut {0}` to capture value by \
                      reference",
-                    pat_name)[]);
+                    pat_name));
     } else {
         bccx.span_note(move_to_span,
                        &format!("and here (use `ref {0}` or `ref mut {0}`)",
-                               pat_name)[]);
+                               pat_name));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/mod.rs b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/mod.rs
index 518e4bc472c..dfd98881ace 100644
--- a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/mod.rs
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
     pub fn report(&self, err: BckError<'tcx>) {
         self.span_err(
             err.span,
-            &self.bckerr_to_string(&err)[]);
+            &self.bckerr_to_string(&err));
         self.note_and_explain_bckerr(err);
     }
 
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     use_span,
                     &format!("{} of possibly uninitialized variable: `{}`",
                             verb,
-                            self.loan_path_to_string(lp))[]);
+                            self.loan_path_to_string(lp)));
                 (self.loan_path_to_string(moved_lp),
                  String::new())
             }
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     &format!("{} of {}moved value: `{}`",
                             verb,
                             msg,
-                            nl)[]);
+                            nl));
                 (ol, moved_lp_msg)
             }
         };
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         self.tcx.sess.bug(&format!("MoveExpr({}) maps to \
                                                    {:?}, not Expr",
                                                   the_move.id,
-                                                  r)[])
+                                                  r))
                     }
                 };
                 let (suggestion, _) =
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                             ol,
                             moved_lp_msg,
                             expr_ty.user_string(self.tcx),
-                            suggestion)[]);
+                            suggestion));
             }
 
             move_data::MovePat => {
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                              which is moved by default",
                             ol,
                             moved_lp_msg,
-                            pat_ty.user_string(self.tcx))[]);
+                            pat_ty.user_string(self.tcx)));
                 self.tcx.sess.span_help(span,
                     "use `ref` to override");
             }
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         self.tcx.sess.bug(&format!("Captured({}) maps to \
                                                    {:?}, not Expr",
                                                   the_move.id,
-                                                  r)[])
+                                                  r))
                     }
                 };
                 let (suggestion, help) =
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                             ol,
                             moved_lp_msg,
                             expr_ty.user_string(self.tcx),
-                            suggestion)[]);
+                            suggestion));
                 self.tcx.sess.span_help(expr_span, help);
             }
         }
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         self.tcx.sess.span_err(
             span,
             &format!("re-assignment of immutable variable `{}`",
-                    self.loan_path_to_string(lp))[]);
+                    self.loan_path_to_string(lp)));
         self.tcx.sess.span_note(assign.span, "prior assignment occurs here");
     }
 
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.tcx.sess.span_err(
                     span,
                     &format!("{} in an aliasable location",
-                             prefix)[]);
+                             prefix));
             }
             mc::AliasableClosure(id) => {
                 self.tcx.sess.span_err(span,
@@ -847,12 +847,12 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             mc::AliasableStaticMut(..) => {
                 self.tcx.sess.span_err(
                     span,
-                    &format!("{} in a static location", prefix)[]);
+                    &format!("{} in a static location", prefix));
             }
             mc::AliasableBorrowed => {
                 self.tcx.sess.span_err(
                     span,
-                    &format!("{} in a `&` reference", prefix)[]);
+                    &format!("{} in a `&` reference", prefix));
             }
         }
 
@@ -920,12 +920,12 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 note_and_explain_region(
                     self.tcx,
                     &format!("{} would have to be valid for ",
-                            descr)[],
+                            descr),
                     loan_scope,
                     "...");
                 note_and_explain_region(
                     self.tcx,
-                    &format!("...but {} is only valid for ", descr)[],
+                    &format!("...but {} is only valid for ", descr),
                     ptr_scope,
                     "");
             }
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 out.push('(');
                 self.append_loan_path_to_string(&**lp_base, out);
                 out.push_str(DOWNCAST_PRINTED_OPERATOR);
-                out.push_str(&ty::item_path_str(self.tcx, variant_def_id)[]);
+                out.push_str(&ty::item_path_str(self.tcx, variant_def_id));
                 out.push(')');
             }
 
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     }
                     mc::PositionalField(idx) => {
                         out.push('.');
-                        out.push_str(&idx.to_string()[]);
+                        out.push_str(&idx.to_string());
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 out.push('(');
                 self.append_autoderefd_loan_path_to_string(&**lp_base, out);
                 out.push(':');
-                out.push_str(&ty::item_path_str(self.tcx, variant_def_id)[]);
+                out.push_str(&ty::item_path_str(self.tcx, variant_def_id));
                 out.push(')');
             }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_borrowck/graphviz.rs b/src/librustc_borrowck/graphviz.rs
index 39c9d9ba6ad..4465000d8d8 100644
--- a/src/librustc_borrowck/graphviz.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_borrowck/graphviz.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> DataflowLabeller<'a, 'tcx> {
             if seen_one { sets.push_str(" "); } else { seen_one = true; }
             sets.push_str(variant.short_name());
             sets.push_str(": ");
-            sets.push_str(&self.dataflow_for_variant(e, n, variant)[]);
+            sets.push_str(&self.dataflow_for_variant(e, n, variant));
         }
         sets
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_driver/driver.rs b/src/librustc_driver/driver.rs
index a260997f605..2dd296e023c 100644
--- a/src/librustc_driver/driver.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_driver/driver.rs
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ pub fn compile_input(sess: Session,
             let outputs = build_output_filenames(input,
                                                  outdir,
                                                  output,
-                                                 &krate.attrs[],
+                                                 &krate.attrs,
                                                  &sess);
             let id = link::find_crate_name(Some(&sess),
-                                           &krate.attrs[],
+                                           &krate.attrs,
                                            input);
             let expanded_crate
                 = match phase_2_configure_and_expand(&sess,
@@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ pub fn phase_2_configure_and_expand(sess: &Session,
     let time_passes = sess.time_passes();
 
     *sess.crate_types.borrow_mut() =
-        collect_crate_types(sess, &krate.attrs[]);
+        collect_crate_types(sess, &krate.attrs);
     *sess.crate_metadata.borrow_mut() =
-        collect_crate_metadata(sess, &krate.attrs[]);
+        collect_crate_metadata(sess, &krate.attrs);
 
     time(time_passes, "recursion limit", (), |_| {
         middle::recursion_limit::update_recursion_limit(sess, &krate);
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ pub fn phase_5_run_llvm_passes(sess: &Session,
         time(sess.time_passes(), "LLVM passes", (), |_|
             write::run_passes(sess,
                               trans,
-                              &sess.opts.output_types[],
+                              &sess.opts.output_types,
                               outputs));
     }
 
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ pub fn phase_6_link_output(sess: &Session,
          link::link_binary(sess,
                            trans,
                            outputs,
-                           &trans.link.crate_name[]));
+                           &trans.link.crate_name));
 
     env::set_var("PATH", &old_path);
 }
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ fn write_out_deps(sess: &Session,
         // write Makefile-compatible dependency rules
         let files: Vec<String> = sess.codemap().files.borrow()
                                    .iter().filter(|fmap| fmap.is_real_file())
-                                   .map(|fmap| escape_dep_filename(&fmap.name[]))
+                                   .map(|fmap| escape_dep_filename(&fmap.name))
                                    .collect();
         let mut file = try!(old_io::File::create(&deps_filename));
         for path in &out_filenames {
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ fn write_out_deps(sess: &Session,
         Ok(()) => {}
         Err(e) => {
             sess.fatal(&format!("error writing dependencies to `{}`: {}",
-                               deps_filename.display(), e)[]);
+                               deps_filename.display(), e));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ pub fn collect_crate_types(session: &Session,
         if !res {
             session.warn(&format!("dropping unsupported crate type `{}` \
                                    for target `{}`",
-                                 *crate_type, session.opts.target_triple)[]);
+                                 *crate_type, session.opts.target_triple));
         }
 
         res
diff --git a/src/librustc_driver/lib.rs b/src/librustc_driver/lib.rs
index 2550432c810..2a812d84f21 100644
--- a/src/librustc_driver/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_driver/lib.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pub fn run_compiler<'a>(args: &[String],
     let sopts = config::build_session_options(&matches);
 
     let (odir, ofile) = make_output(&matches);
-    let (input, input_file_path) = match make_input(&matches.free[]) {
+    let (input, input_file_path) = match make_input(&matches.free) {
         Some((input, input_file_path)) => callbacks.some_input(input, input_file_path),
         None => match callbacks.no_input(&matches, &sopts, &odir, &ofile, &descriptions) {
             Some((input, input_file_path)) => (input, input_file_path),
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ fn make_output(matches: &getopts::Matches) -> (Option<Path>, Option<Path>) {
 // Extract input (string or file and optional path) from matches.
 fn make_input(free_matches: &[String]) -> Option<(Input, Option<Path>)> {
     if free_matches.len() == 1 {
-        let ifile = &free_matches[0][];
+        let ifile = &free_matches[0][..];
         if ifile == "-" {
             let contents = old_io::stdin().read_to_end().unwrap();
             let src = String::from_utf8(contents).unwrap();
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ impl<'a> CompilerCalls<'a> for RustcDefaultCalls {
                         println!("{}", description);
                     }
                     None => {
-                        early_error(&format!("no extended information for {}", code)[]);
+                        early_error(&format!("no extended information for {}", code));
                     }
                 }
                 return Compilation::Stop;
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ pub fn handle_options(mut args: Vec<String>) -> Option<getopts::Matches> {
     }
 
     let matches =
-        match getopts::getopts(&args[..], &config::optgroups()[]) {
+        match getopts::getopts(&args[..], &config::optgroups()) {
             Ok(m) => m,
             Err(f_stable_attempt) => {
                 // redo option parsing, including unstable options this time,
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ pub fn monitor<F:FnOnce()+Send+'static>(f: F) {
                     Err(e) => {
                         emitter.emit(None,
                                      &format!("failed to read internal \
-                                              stderr: {}", e)[],
+                                              stderr: {}", e),
                                      None,
                                      diagnostic::Error)
                     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_driver/pretty.rs b/src/librustc_driver/pretty.rs
index 0fbfa5fd89d..3f9fdd28e44 100644
--- a/src/librustc_driver/pretty.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_driver/pretty.rs
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ impl<'tcx> pprust::PpAnn for TypedAnnotation<'tcx> {
                 try!(pp::word(&mut s.s,
                               &ppaux::ty_to_string(
                                   tcx,
-                                  ty::expr_ty(tcx, expr))[]));
+                                  ty::expr_ty(tcx, expr))));
                 s.pclose()
             }
             _ => Ok(())
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ pub fn pretty_print_input(sess: Session,
             debug!("pretty printing flow graph for {:?}", opt_uii);
             let uii = opt_uii.unwrap_or_else(|| {
                 sess.fatal(&format!("`pretty flowgraph=..` needs NodeId (int) or
-                                     unique path suffix (b::c::d)")[])
+                                     unique path suffix (b::c::d)"))
 
             });
             let ast_map = ast_map.expect("--pretty flowgraph missing ast_map");
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ pub fn pretty_print_input(sess: Session,
 
             let node = ast_map.find(nodeid).unwrap_or_else(|| {
                 sess.fatal(&format!("--pretty flowgraph couldn't find id: {}",
-                                   nodeid)[])
+                                   nodeid))
             });
 
             let code = blocks::Code::from_node(node);
diff --git a/src/librustc_privacy/lib.rs b/src/librustc_privacy/lib.rs
index 5662a74a53d..eae02e0bf66 100644
--- a/src/librustc_privacy/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_privacy/lib.rs
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> PrivacyVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
                                              method_id,
                                              None,
                                              &format!("method `{}`",
-                                                     string)[]));
+                                                     string)));
     }
 
     // Checks that a path is in scope.
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> PrivacyVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.ensure_public(span,
                                    def,
                                    Some(origdid),
-                                   &format!("{} `{}`", tyname, name)[])
+                                   &format!("{} `{}`", tyname, name))
             };
 
             match self.last_private_map[path_id] {
diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs
index 2f25f34a92a..3b3106af818 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs
@@ -220,14 +220,14 @@ impl<'a, 'b:'a, 'tcx:'b> GraphBuilder<'a, 'b, 'tcx> {
                     self.resolve_error(sp,
                         &format!("duplicate definition of {} `{}`",
                              namespace_error_to_string(duplicate_type),
-                             token::get_name(name))[]);
+                             token::get_name(name)));
                     {
                         let r = child.span_for_namespace(ns);
                         if let Some(sp) = r {
                             self.session.span_note(sp,
                                  &format!("first definition of {} `{}` here",
                                       namespace_error_to_string(duplicate_type),
-                                      token::get_name(name))[]);
+                                      token::get_name(name)));
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -307,8 +307,8 @@ impl<'a, 'b:'a, 'tcx:'b> GraphBuilder<'a, 'b, 'tcx> {
                     ViewPathSimple(binding, ref full_path) => {
                         let source_name =
                             full_path.segments.last().unwrap().identifier.name;
-                        if &token::get_name(source_name)[] == "mod" ||
-                           &token::get_name(source_name)[] == "self" {
+                        if &token::get_name(source_name)[..] == "mod" ||
+                           &token::get_name(source_name)[..] == "self" {
                             self.resolve_error(view_path.span,
                                 "`self` imports are only allowed within a { } list");
                         }
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b:'a, 'tcx:'b> GraphBuilder<'a, 'b, 'tcx> {
                 debug!("(building import directive) building import \
                         directive: {}::{}",
                        self.names_to_string(&module_.imports.borrow().last().unwrap().
-                                                             module_path[]),
+                                                             module_path),
                        token::get_name(target));
 
                 let mut import_resolutions = module_.import_resolutions
diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
index 333d32d76b6..062ea885bf4 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                     };
                     let msg = format!("unresolved import `{}`{}",
                                       self.import_path_to_string(
-                                          &import_directive.module_path[],
+                                          &import_directive.module_path,
                                           import_directive.subclass),
                                       help);
                     self.resolve_error(span, &msg[..]);
@@ -2247,7 +2247,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                                               true) {
                 Failed(Some((span, msg))) =>
                     self.resolve_error(span, &format!("failed to resolve. {}",
-                                                     msg)[]),
+                                                     msg)),
                 Failed(None) => (), // Continue up the search chain.
                 Indeterminate => {
                     // We couldn't see through the higher scope because of an
@@ -2603,7 +2603,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
         match def_like {
             DlDef(d @ DefUpvar(..)) => {
                 self.session.span_bug(span,
-                    &format!("unexpected {:?} in bindings", d)[])
+                    &format!("unexpected {:?} in bindings", d))
             }
             DlDef(d @ DefLocal(_)) => {
                 let node_id = d.def_id().node;
@@ -2931,7 +2931,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
 
                 self.resolve_struct(item.id,
                                     generics,
-                                    &struct_def.fields[]);
+                                    &struct_def.fields);
             }
 
             ItemMod(ref module_) => {
@@ -3019,7 +3019,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                                                     parameter in this type \
                                                     parameter list",
                                                    token::get_name(
-                                                       name))[])
+                                                       name)))
                     }
                     seen_bindings.insert(name);
 
@@ -3204,14 +3204,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                         self.resolve_error(trait_reference.path.span,
                                            &format!("`{}` is not a trait",
                                                    self.path_names_to_string(
-                                                       &trait_reference.path))[]);
+                                                       &trait_reference.path)));
 
                         // If it's a typedef, give a note
                         if let DefTy(..) = def {
                             self.session.span_note(
                                 trait_reference.path.span,
                                 &format!("`type` aliases cannot be used for traits")
-                                []);
+                                );
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -3408,7 +3408,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.resolve_error(span,
                                     &format!("method `{}` is not a member of trait `{}`",
                                             token::get_name(name),
-                                            path_str)[]);
+                                            path_str));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -3477,7 +3477,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                         &format!("variable `{}` from pattern #1 is \
                                   not bound in pattern #{}",
                                 token::get_name(key),
-                                i + 1)[]);
+                                i + 1));
                   }
                   Some(binding_i) => {
                     if binding_0.binding_mode != binding_i.binding_mode {
@@ -3486,7 +3486,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                             &format!("variable `{}` is bound with different \
                                       mode in pattern #{} than in pattern #1",
                                     token::get_name(key),
-                                    i + 1)[]);
+                                    i + 1));
                     }
                   }
                 }
@@ -3499,7 +3499,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                         &format!("variable `{}` from pattern {}{} is \
                                   not bound in pattern {}1",
                                 token::get_name(key),
-                                "#", i + 1, "#")[]);
+                                "#", i + 1, "#"));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -3698,7 +3698,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                                 &format!("declaration of `{}` shadows an enum \
                                          variant or unit-like struct in \
                                          scope",
-                                        token::get_name(renamed))[]);
+                                        token::get_name(renamed)));
                         }
                         FoundConst(ref def, lp) if mode == RefutableMode => {
                             debug!("(resolving pattern) resolving `{}` to \
@@ -3750,7 +3750,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                                                             list",
                                                            token::get_ident(
                                                                ident))
-                                                   [])
+                                                   )
                             } else if bindings_list.get(&renamed) ==
                                     Some(&pat_id) {
                                 // Then this is a duplicate variable in the
@@ -3759,7 +3759,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                                     &format!("identifier `{}` is bound \
                                              more than once in the same \
                                              pattern",
-                                            token::get_ident(ident))[]);
+                                            token::get_ident(ident)));
                             }
                             // Else, not bound in the same pattern: do
                             // nothing.
@@ -3883,7 +3883,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                 match err {
                     Some((span, msg)) => {
                         self.resolve_error(span, &format!("failed to resolve: {}",
-                                                         msg)[]);
+                                                         msg));
                     }
                     None => ()
                 }
@@ -4093,7 +4093,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                 };
 
                 self.resolve_error(span, &format!("failed to resolve. {}",
-                                                 msg)[]);
+                                                 msg));
                 return None;
             }
             Indeterminate => panic!("indeterminate unexpected"),
@@ -4152,7 +4152,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                 };
 
                 self.resolve_error(span, &format!("failed to resolve. {}",
-                                                 msg)[]);
+                                                 msg));
                 return None;
             }
 
@@ -4193,7 +4193,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
             }
             TypeNS => {
                 let name = ident.name;
-                self.search_ribs(&self.type_ribs[], name, span)
+                self.search_ribs(&self.type_ribs, name, span)
             }
         };
 
@@ -4248,7 +4248,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                 match err {
                     Some((span, msg)) =>
                         self.resolve_error(span, &format!("failed to resolve. {}",
-                                                         msg)[]),
+                                                         msg)),
                     None => ()
                 }
 
@@ -4410,7 +4410,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
             values[smallest] != usize::MAX &&
             values[smallest] < name.len() + 2 &&
             values[smallest] <= max_distance &&
-            name != &maybes[smallest][] {
+            name != &maybes[smallest][..] {
 
             Some(maybes[smallest].to_string())
 
@@ -4502,7 +4502,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                                     false // Stop advancing
                                 });
 
-                                if method_scope && &token::get_name(self.self_name)[]
+                                if method_scope && &token::get_name(self.self_name)[..]
                                                                    == path_name {
                                         self.resolve_error(
                                             expr.span,
@@ -4592,7 +4592,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                         self.resolve_error(
                             expr.span,
                             &format!("use of undeclared label `{}`",
-                                    token::get_ident(label))[])
+                                    token::get_ident(label)))
                     }
                     Some(DlDef(def @ DefLabel(_))) => {
                         // Since this def is a label, it is never read.
@@ -4731,7 +4731,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                                   then {:?}",
                                  node_id,
                                  *entry.get(),
-                                 def)[]);
+                                 def));
             },
             Vacant(entry) => { entry.insert(def); },
         }
@@ -4747,7 +4747,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.resolve_error(pat.span,
                                    &format!("cannot use `ref` binding mode \
                                             with {}",
-                                           descr)[]);
+                                           descr));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -4783,7 +4783,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Resolver<'a, 'tcx> {
             return "???".to_string();
         }
         self.names_to_string(&names.into_iter().rev()
-                                  .collect::<Vec<ast::Name>>()[])
+                                  .collect::<Vec<ast::Name>>())
     }
 
     #[allow(dead_code)]   // useful for debugging
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/back/link.rs b/src/librustc_trans/back/link.rs
index ef849bb3dca..ea5001aa814 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/back/link.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/back/link.rs
@@ -191,17 +191,17 @@ fn symbol_hash<'tcx>(tcx: &ty::ctxt<'tcx>,
     // to be independent of one another in the crate.
 
     symbol_hasher.reset();
-    symbol_hasher.input_str(&link_meta.crate_name[]);
+    symbol_hasher.input_str(&link_meta.crate_name);
     symbol_hasher.input_str("-");
     symbol_hasher.input_str(link_meta.crate_hash.as_str());
     for meta in &*tcx.sess.crate_metadata.borrow() {
         symbol_hasher.input_str(&meta[..]);
     }
     symbol_hasher.input_str("-");
-    symbol_hasher.input_str(&encoder::encoded_ty(tcx, t)[]);
+    symbol_hasher.input_str(&encoder::encoded_ty(tcx, t));
     // Prefix with 'h' so that it never blends into adjacent digits
     let mut hash = String::from_str("h");
-    hash.push_str(&truncated_hash_result(symbol_hasher)[]);
+    hash.push_str(&truncated_hash_result(symbol_hasher));
     hash
 }
 
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ pub fn mangle<PI: Iterator<Item=PathElem>>(path: PI,
 
     fn push(n: &mut String, s: &str) {
         let sani = sanitize(s);
-        n.push_str(&format!("{}{}", sani.len(), sani)[]);
+        n.push_str(&format!("{}{}", sani.len(), sani));
     }
 
     // First, connect each component with <len, name> pairs.
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ pub fn remove(sess: &Session, path: &Path) {
         Err(e) => {
             sess.err(&format!("failed to remove {}: {}",
                              path.display(),
-                             e)[]);
+                             e));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ pub fn link_binary(sess: &Session,
     for &crate_type in &*sess.crate_types.borrow() {
         if invalid_output_for_target(sess, crate_type) {
             sess.bug(&format!("invalid output type `{:?}` for target os `{}`",
-                             crate_type, sess.opts.target_triple)[]);
+                             crate_type, sess.opts.target_triple));
         }
         let out_file = link_binary_output(sess, trans, crate_type, outputs,
                                           crate_name);
@@ -441,8 +441,8 @@ pub fn filename_for_input(sess: &Session,
             out_filename.with_filename(format!("lib{}.rlib", libname))
         }
         config::CrateTypeDylib => {
-            let (prefix, suffix) = (&sess.target.target.options.dll_prefix[],
-                                    &sess.target.target.options.dll_suffix[]);
+            let (prefix, suffix) = (&sess.target.target.options.dll_prefix,
+                                    &sess.target.target.options.dll_suffix);
             out_filename.with_filename(format!("{}{}{}",
                                                prefix,
                                                libname,
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ pub fn filename_for_input(sess: &Session,
             out_filename.with_filename(format!("lib{}.a", libname))
         }
         config::CrateTypeExecutable => {
-            let suffix = &sess.target.target.options.exe_suffix[];
+            let suffix = &sess.target.target.options.exe_suffix;
             out_filename.with_filename(format!("{}{}", libname, suffix))
         }
     }
@@ -481,12 +481,12 @@ fn link_binary_output(sess: &Session,
     if !out_is_writeable {
         sess.fatal(&format!("output file {} is not writeable -- check its \
                             permissions.",
-                           out_filename.display())[]);
+                           out_filename.display()));
     }
     else if !obj_is_writeable {
         sess.fatal(&format!("object file {} is not writeable -- check its \
                             permissions.",
-                           obj_filename.display())[]);
+                           obj_filename.display()));
     }
 
     match crate_type {
@@ -588,12 +588,12 @@ fn link_rlib<'a>(sess: &'a Session,
             // the same filename for metadata (stomping over one another)
             let tmpdir = TempDir::new("rustc").ok().expect("needs a temp dir");
             let metadata = tmpdir.path().join(METADATA_FILENAME);
-            match fs::File::create(&metadata).write_all(&trans.metadata[]) {
+            match fs::File::create(&metadata).write_all(&trans.metadata) {
                 Ok(..) => {}
                 Err(e) => {
                     sess.err(&format!("failed to write {}: {}",
                                      metadata.display(),
-                                     e)[]);
+                                     e));
                     sess.abort_if_errors();
                 }
             }
@@ -611,25 +611,25 @@ fn link_rlib<'a>(sess: &'a Session,
                 // was exactly 16 bytes.
                 let bc_filename = obj_filename.with_extension(&format!("{}.bc", i));
                 let bc_deflated_filename = obj_filename.with_extension(
-                    &format!("{}.bytecode.deflate", i)[]);
+                    &format!("{}.bytecode.deflate", i));
 
                 let bc_data = match fs::File::open(&bc_filename).read_to_end() {
                     Ok(buffer) => buffer,
                     Err(e) => sess.fatal(&format!("failed to read bytecode: {}",
-                                                 e)[])
+                                                 e))
                 };
 
                 let bc_data_deflated = match flate::deflate_bytes(&bc_data[..]) {
                     Some(compressed) => compressed,
                     None => sess.fatal(&format!("failed to compress bytecode from {}",
-                                               bc_filename.display())[])
+                                               bc_filename.display()))
                 };
 
                 let mut bc_file_deflated = match fs::File::create(&bc_deflated_filename) {
                     Ok(file) => file,
                     Err(e) => {
                         sess.fatal(&format!("failed to create compressed bytecode \
-                                            file: {}", e)[])
+                                            file: {}", e))
                     }
                 };
 
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ fn link_rlib<'a>(sess: &'a Session,
                     Ok(()) => {}
                     Err(e) => {
                         sess.err(&format!("failed to write compressed bytecode: \
-                                          {}", e)[]);
+                                          {}", e));
                         sess.abort_if_errors()
                     }
                 };
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ fn link_staticlib(sess: &Session, obj_filename: &Path, out_filename: &Path) {
         let p = match *path {
             Some(ref p) => p.clone(), None => {
                 sess.err(&format!("could not find rlib for: `{}`",
-                                 name)[]);
+                                 name));
                 continue
             }
         };
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ fn link_staticlib(sess: &Session, obj_filename: &Path, out_filename: &Path) {
             cstore::NativeUnknown => "library",
             cstore::NativeFramework => "framework",
         };
-        sess.note(&format!("{}: {}", name, *lib)[]);
+        sess.note(&format!("{}: {}", name, *lib));
     }
 }
 
@@ -771,10 +771,10 @@ fn link_natively(sess: &Session, trans: &CrateTranslation, dylib: bool,
     let pname = get_cc_prog(sess);
     let mut cmd = Command::new(&pname[..]);
 
-    cmd.args(&sess.target.target.options.pre_link_args[]);
+    cmd.args(&sess.target.target.options.pre_link_args);
     link_args(&mut cmd, sess, dylib, tmpdir.path(),
               trans, obj_filename, out_filename);
-    cmd.args(&sess.target.target.options.post_link_args[]);
+    cmd.args(&sess.target.target.options.post_link_args);
     if !sess.target.target.options.no_compiler_rt {
         cmd.arg("-lcompiler-rt");
     }
@@ -794,10 +794,10 @@ fn link_natively(sess: &Session, trans: &CrateTranslation, dylib: bool,
             if !prog.status.success() {
                 sess.err(&format!("linking with `{}` failed: {}",
                                  pname,
-                                 prog.status)[]);
-                sess.note(&format!("{:?}", &cmd)[]);
+                                 prog.status));
+                sess.note(&format!("{:?}", &cmd));
                 let mut output = prog.error.clone();
-                output.push_all(&prog.output[]);
+                output.push_all(&prog.output);
                 sess.note(str::from_utf8(&output[..]).unwrap());
                 sess.abort_if_errors();
             }
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ fn link_natively(sess: &Session, trans: &CrateTranslation, dylib: bool,
         Err(e) => {
             sess.err(&format!("could not exec the linker `{}`: {}",
                              pname,
-                             e)[]);
+                             e));
             sess.abort_if_errors();
         }
     }
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ fn link_natively(sess: &Session, trans: &CrateTranslation, dylib: bool,
         match Command::new("dsymutil").arg(out_filename).output() {
             Ok(..) => {}
             Err(e) => {
-                sess.err(&format!("failed to run dsymutil: {}", e)[]);
+                sess.err(&format!("failed to run dsymutil: {}", e));
                 sess.abort_if_errors();
             }
         }
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ fn link_args(cmd: &mut Command,
     // addl_lib_search_paths
     if sess.opts.cg.rpath {
         let sysroot = sess.sysroot();
-        let target_triple = &sess.opts.target_triple[];
+        let target_triple = &sess.opts.target_triple;
         let get_install_prefix_lib_path = || {
             let install_prefix = option_env!("CFG_PREFIX").expect("CFG_PREFIX");
             let tlib = filesearch::relative_target_lib_path(sysroot, target_triple);
@@ -1022,13 +1022,13 @@ fn link_args(cmd: &mut Command,
             get_install_prefix_lib_path: get_install_prefix_lib_path,
             realpath: ::util::fs::realpath
         };
-        cmd.args(&rpath::get_rpath_flags(rpath_config)[]);
+        cmd.args(&rpath::get_rpath_flags(rpath_config));
     }
 
     // Finally add all the linker arguments provided on the command line along
     // with any #[link_args] attributes found inside the crate
     let empty = Vec::new();
-    cmd.args(&sess.opts.cg.link_args.as_ref().unwrap_or(&empty)[]);
+    cmd.args(&sess.opts.cg.link_args.as_ref().unwrap_or(&empty));
     cmd.args(&used_link_args[..]);
 }
 
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ fn add_upstream_rust_crates(cmd: &mut Command, sess: &Session,
             let name = cratepath.filename_str().unwrap();
             let name = &name[3..name.len() - 5]; // chop off lib/.rlib
             time(sess.time_passes(),
-                 &format!("altering {}.rlib", name)[],
+                 &format!("altering {}.rlib", name),
                  (), |()| {
                 let dst = tmpdir.join(cratepath.filename().unwrap());
                 match fs::copy(&cratepath, &dst) {
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ fn add_upstream_rust_crates(cmd: &mut Command, sess: &Session,
                         sess.err(&format!("failed to copy {} to {}: {}",
                                          cratepath.display(),
                                          dst.display(),
-                                         e)[]);
+                                         e));
                         sess.abort_if_errors();
                     }
                 }
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ fn add_upstream_rust_crates(cmd: &mut Command, sess: &Session,
                     Err(e) => {
                         sess.err(&format!("failed to chmod {} when preparing \
                                           for LTO: {}", dst.display(),
-                                         e)[]);
+                                         e));
                         sess.abort_if_errors();
                     }
                 }
@@ -1224,9 +1224,9 @@ fn add_upstream_rust_crates(cmd: &mut Command, sess: &Session,
                     maybe_ar_prog: sess.opts.cg.ar.clone()
                 };
                 let mut archive = Archive::open(config);
-                archive.remove_file(&format!("{}.o", name)[]);
+                archive.remove_file(&format!("{}.o", name));
                 let files = archive.files();
-                if files.iter().any(|s| s[].ends_with(".o")) {
+                if files.iter().any(|s| s.ends_with(".o")) {
                     cmd.arg(dst);
                 }
             });
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/back/lto.rs b/src/librustc_trans/back/lto.rs
index 0a0f2a9c186..9507da2febb 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/back/lto.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/back/lto.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub fn run(sess: &session::Session, llmod: ModuleRef,
             Some(p) => p,
             None => {
                 sess.fatal(&format!("could not find rlib for: `{}`",
-                                   name)[]);
+                                   name));
             }
         };
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub fn run(sess: &session::Session, llmod: ModuleRef,
                                   (),
                                   |_| {
                                       archive.read(&format!("{}.{}.bytecode.deflate",
-                                                           file, i)[])
+                                                           file, i))
                                   });
             let bc_encoded = match bc_encoded {
                 Some(data) => data,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub fn run(sess: &session::Session, llmod: ModuleRef,
                     if i == 0 {
                         // No bitcode was found at all.
                         sess.fatal(&format!("missing compressed bytecode in {}",
-                                           path.display())[]);
+                                           path.display()));
                     }
                     // No more bitcode files to read.
                     break;
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ pub fn run(sess: &session::Session, llmod: ModuleRef,
                             Some(inflated) => inflated,
                             None => {
                                 sess.fatal(&format!("failed to decompress bc of `{}`",
-                                                   name)[])
+                                                   name))
                             }
                         }
                     } else {
                         sess.fatal(&format!("Unsupported bytecode format version {}",
-                                           version)[])
+                                           version))
                     }
                 })
             } else {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ pub fn run(sess: &session::Session, llmod: ModuleRef,
                         Some(bc) => bc,
                         None => {
                             sess.fatal(&format!("failed to decompress bc of `{}`",
-                                               name)[])
+                                               name))
                         }
                     }
                 })
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pub fn run(sess: &session::Session, llmod: ModuleRef,
             let ptr = bc_decoded.as_ptr();
             debug!("linking {}, part {}", name, i);
             time(sess.time_passes(),
-                 &format!("ll link {}.{}", name, i)[],
+                 &format!("ll link {}.{}", name, i),
                  (),
                  |()| unsafe {
                 if !llvm::LLVMRustLinkInExternalBitcode(llmod,
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/back/write.rs b/src/librustc_trans/back/write.rs
index 86b720d3fc1..a1fc63778ce 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/back/write.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/back/write.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub fn llvm_err(handler: &diagnostic::Handler, msg: String) -> ! {
             libc::free(cstr as *mut _);
             handler.fatal(&format!("{}: {}",
                                   &msg[..],
-                                  &err[..])[]);
+                                  &err[..]));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ impl SharedEmitter {
             match diag.code {
                 Some(ref code) => {
                     handler.emit_with_code(None,
-                                           &diag.msg[],
+                                           &diag.msg,
                                            &code[..],
                                            diag.lvl);
                 },
                 None => {
                     handler.emit(None,
-                                 &diag.msg[],
+                                 &diag.msg,
                                  diag.lvl);
                 },
             }
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ fn get_llvm_opt_level(optimize: config::OptLevel) -> llvm::CodeGenOptLevel {
 fn create_target_machine(sess: &Session) -> TargetMachineRef {
     let reloc_model_arg = match sess.opts.cg.relocation_model {
         Some(ref s) => &s[..],
-        None => &sess.target.target.options.relocation_model[]
+        None => &sess.target.target.options.relocation_model[..],
     };
     let reloc_model = match reloc_model_arg {
         "pic" => llvm::RelocPIC,
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ fn create_target_machine(sess: &Session) -> TargetMachineRef {
             sess.err(&format!("{:?} is not a valid relocation mode",
                              sess.opts
                                  .cg
-                                 .relocation_model)[]);
+                                 .relocation_model));
             sess.abort_if_errors();
             unreachable!();
         }
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ fn create_target_machine(sess: &Session) -> TargetMachineRef {
 
     let code_model_arg = match sess.opts.cg.code_model {
         Some(ref s) => &s[..],
-        None => &sess.target.target.options.code_model[]
+        None => &sess.target.target.options.code_model[..],
     };
 
     let code_model = match code_model_arg {
@@ -212,13 +212,13 @@ fn create_target_machine(sess: &Session) -> TargetMachineRef {
             sess.err(&format!("{:?} is not a valid code model",
                              sess.opts
                                  .cg
-                                 .code_model)[]);
+                                 .code_model));
             sess.abort_if_errors();
             unreachable!();
         }
     };
 
-    let triple = &sess.target.target.llvm_target[];
+    let triple = &sess.target.target.llvm_target;
 
     let tm = unsafe {
         let triple = CString::new(triple.as_bytes()).unwrap();
@@ -526,14 +526,14 @@ unsafe fn optimize_and_codegen(cgcx: &CodegenContext,
         }
 
         if config.emit_asm {
-            let path = output_names.with_extension(&format!("{}.s", name_extra)[]);
+            let path = output_names.with_extension(&format!("{}.s", name_extra));
             with_codegen(tm, llmod, config.no_builtins, |cpm| {
                 write_output_file(cgcx.handler, tm, cpm, llmod, &path, llvm::AssemblyFileType);
             });
         }
 
         if config.emit_obj {
-            let path = output_names.with_extension(&format!("{}.o", name_extra)[]);
+            let path = output_names.with_extension(&format!("{}.o", name_extra));
             with_codegen(tm, llmod, config.no_builtins, |cpm| {
                 write_output_file(cgcx.handler, tm, cpm, llmod, &path, llvm::ObjectFileType);
             });
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ pub fn run_passes(sess: &Session,
 
     // Process the work items, optionally using worker threads.
     if sess.opts.cg.codegen_units == 1 {
-        run_work_singlethreaded(sess, &trans.reachable[], work_items);
+        run_work_singlethreaded(sess, &trans.reachable, work_items);
     } else {
         run_work_multithreaded(sess, work_items, sess.opts.cg.codegen_units);
     }
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ pub fn run_passes(sess: &Session,
                 // 2) Multiple codegen units, with `-o some_name`.  We have
                 //    no good solution for this case, so warn the user.
                 sess.warn(&format!("ignoring -o because multiple .{} files were produced",
-                                  ext)[]);
+                                  ext));
             } else {
                 // 3) Multiple codegen units, but no `-o some_name`.  We
                 //    just leave the `foo.0.x` files in place.
@@ -713,18 +713,18 @@ pub fn run_passes(sess: &Session,
         let pname = get_cc_prog(sess);
         let mut cmd = Command::new(&pname[..]);
 
-        cmd.args(&sess.target.target.options.pre_link_args[]);
+        cmd.args(&sess.target.target.options.pre_link_args);
         cmd.arg("-nostdlib");
 
         for index in 0..trans.modules.len() {
-            cmd.arg(crate_output.with_extension(&format!("{}.o", index)[]));
+            cmd.arg(crate_output.with_extension(&format!("{}.o", index)));
         }
 
         cmd.arg("-r")
            .arg("-o")
            .arg(windows_output_path.as_ref().unwrap_or(output_path));
 
-        cmd.args(&sess.target.target.options.post_link_args[]);
+        cmd.args(&sess.target.target.options.post_link_args);
 
         if sess.opts.debugging_opts.print_link_args {
             println!("{:?}", &cmd);
@@ -737,14 +737,14 @@ pub fn run_passes(sess: &Session,
             Ok(status) => {
                 if !status.success() {
                     sess.err(&format!("linking of {} with `{:?}` failed",
-                                     output_path.display(), cmd)[]);
+                                     output_path.display(), cmd));
                     sess.abort_if_errors();
                 }
             },
             Err(e) => {
                 sess.err(&format!("could not exec the linker `{}`: {}",
                                  pname,
-                                 e)[]);
+                                 e));
                 sess.abort_if_errors();
             },
         }
@@ -971,10 +971,10 @@ pub fn run_assembler(sess: &Session, outputs: &OutputFilenames) {
             if !prog.status.success() {
                 sess.err(&format!("linking with `{}` failed: {}",
                                  pname,
-                                 prog.status)[]);
-                sess.note(&format!("{:?}", &cmd)[]);
+                                 prog.status));
+                sess.note(&format!("{:?}", &cmd));
                 let mut note = prog.error.clone();
-                note.push_all(&prog.output[]);
+                note.push_all(&prog.output);
                 sess.note(str::from_utf8(&note[..]).unwrap());
                 sess.abort_if_errors();
             }
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ pub fn run_assembler(sess: &Session, outputs: &OutputFilenames) {
         Err(e) => {
             sess.err(&format!("could not exec the linker `{}`: {}",
                              pname,
-                             e)[]);
+                             e));
             sess.abort_if_errors();
         }
     }
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ unsafe fn configure_llvm(sess: &Session) {
         if sess.target.target.arch == "aarch64" { add("-fast-isel=0"); }
 
         for arg in &sess.opts.cg.llvm_args {
-            add(&(*arg)[]);
+            add(&(*arg));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/save/mod.rs b/src/librustc_trans/save/mod.rs
index 8d2a2d51ee4..28dcbe3ae86 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/save/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/save/mod.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
 
         // dump info about all the external crates referenced from this crate
         self.sess.cstore.iter_crate_data(|n, cmd| {
-            self.fmt.external_crate_str(krate.span, &cmd.name[], n);
+            self.fmt.external_crate_str(krate.span, &cmd.name, n);
         });
         self.fmt.recorder.record("end_external_crates\n");
     }
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
     fn lookup_type_ref(&self, ref_id: NodeId) -> Option<DefId> {
         if !self.analysis.ty_cx.def_map.borrow().contains_key(&ref_id) {
             self.sess.bug(&format!("def_map has no key for {} in lookup_type_ref",
-                                  ref_id)[]);
+                                  ref_id));
         }
         let def = (*self.analysis.ty_cx.def_map.borrow())[ref_id];
         match def {
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
         let def_map = self.analysis.ty_cx.def_map.borrow();
         if !def_map.contains_key(&ref_id) {
             self.sess.span_bug(span, &format!("def_map has no key for {} in lookup_def_kind",
-                                             ref_id)[]);
+                                             ref_id));
         }
         let def = (*def_map)[ref_id];
         match def {
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
             def::DefMethod(..) |
             def::DefPrimTy(_) => {
                 self.sess.span_bug(span, &format!("lookup_def_kind for unexpected item: {:?}",
-                                                 def)[]);
+                                                 def));
             },
         }
     }
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                                     span_utils.span_for_last_ident(p.span),
                                     id,
                                     qualname,
-                                    &path_to_string(p)[],
+                                    &path_to_string(p),
                                     &typ[..]);
             }
             self.collected_paths.clear();
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                     match item.node {
                         ast::ItemImpl(_, _, _, _, ref ty, _) => {
                             let mut result = String::from_str("<");
-                            result.push_str(&ty_to_string(&**ty)[]);
+                            result.push_str(&ty_to_string(&**ty));
 
                             match ty::trait_of_item(&self.analysis.ty_cx,
                                                     ast_util::local_def(method.id)) {
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                         _ => {
                             self.sess.span_bug(method.span,
                                                &format!("Container {} for method {} not an impl?",
-                                                       impl_id.node, method.id)[]);
+                                                       impl_id.node, method.id));
                         },
                     }
                 },
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                                            "Container {} for method {} is not a node item {:?}",
                                            impl_id.node,
                                            method.id,
-                                           self.analysis.ty_cx.map.get(impl_id.node))[]);
+                                           self.analysis.ty_cx.map.get(impl_id.node)));
                 },
             },
             None => match ty::trait_of_item(&self.analysis.ty_cx,
@@ -343,14 +343,14 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                         _ => {
                             self.sess.span_bug(method.span,
                                                &format!("Could not find container {} for method {}",
-                                                       def_id.node, method.id)[]);
+                                                       def_id.node, method.id));
                         }
                     }
                 },
                 None => {
                     self.sess.span_bug(method.span,
                                        &format!("Could not find container for method {}",
-                                               method.id)[]);
+                                               method.id));
                 },
             },
         };
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                                                          scope_id),
                     None => self.sess.span_bug(field.span,
                                                &format!("Could not find sub-span for field {}",
-                                                       qualname)[]),
+                                                       qualname)),
                 }
             },
             _ => (),
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                             &get_ident(item.ident),
                             &qualname[..],
                             &value[..],
-                            &ty_to_string(&*typ)[],
+                            &ty_to_string(&*typ),
                             self.cur_scope);
 
         // walk type and init value
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                             &get_ident(item.ident),
                             &qualname[..],
                             "",
-                            &ty_to_string(&*typ)[],
+                            &ty_to_string(&*typ),
                             self.cur_scope);
 
         // walk type and init value
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                                                 &val[..]),
             None => self.sess.span_bug(item.span,
                                        &format!("Could not find subspan for enum {}",
-                                               enum_name)[]),
+                                               enum_name)),
         }
         for variant in &enum_definition.variants {
             let name = get_ident(variant.node.name);
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                                     &format!("Unexpected def kind while looking \
                                               up path in `{}`: `{:?}`",
                                              self.span.snippet(span),
-                                             *def)[]),
+                                             *def)),
         }
         // modules or types in the path prefix
         match *def {
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ impl <'l, 'tcx> DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                     None => {
                         self.sess.span_bug(p.span,
                                            &format!("Could not find struct_def for `{}`",
-                                                   self.span.snippet(p.span))[]);
+                                                   self.span.snippet(p.span)));
                     }
                 };
                 for &Spanned { node: ref field, span } in fields {
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                     None => {
                         self.sess.span_bug(method_type.span,
                                            &format!("Could not find trait for method {}",
-                                                   method_type.id)[]);
+                                                   method_type.id));
                     },
                 };
 
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                         }
                     }
                     _ => self.sess.span_bug(ex.span,
-                                            &format!("Expected struct type, found {:?}", ty)[]),
+                                            &format!("Expected struct type, found {:?}", ty)),
                 }
             },
             ast::ExprTupField(ref sub_ex, idx) => {
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                     ty::ty_tup(_) => {}
                     _ => self.sess.span_bug(ex.span,
                                             &format!("Expected struct or tuple \
-                                                      type, found {:?}", ty)[]),
+                                                      type, found {:?}", ty)),
                 }
             },
             ast::ExprClosure(_, ref decl, ref body) => {
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                 }
 
                 let mut id = String::from_str("$");
-                id.push_str(&ex.id.to_string()[]);
+                id.push_str(&ex.id.to_string());
                 self.process_formals(&decl.inputs, &id[..]);
 
                 // walk arg and return types
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
             if !def_map.contains_key(&id) {
                 self.sess.span_bug(p.span,
                                    &format!("def_map has no key for {} in visit_arm",
-                                           id)[]);
+                                           id));
             }
             let def = &(*def_map)[id];
             match *def {
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
                     self.fmt.variable_str(p.span,
                                           Some(p.span),
                                           id,
-                                          &path_to_string(p)[],
+                                          &path_to_string(p),
                                           &value[..],
                                           "")
                 }
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for DxrVisitor<'l, 'tcx> {
             self.fmt.variable_str(p.span,
                                   sub_span,
                                   id,
-                                  &path_to_string(p)[],
+                                  &path_to_string(p),
                                   &value[..],
                                   &typ[..]);
         }
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ pub fn process_crate(sess: &Session,
     }
 
     assert!(analysis.glob_map.is_some());
-    let cratename = match attr::find_crate_name(&krate.attrs[]) {
+    let cratename = match attr::find_crate_name(&krate.attrs) {
         Some(name) => name.to_string(),
         None => {
             info!("Could not find crate name, using 'unknown_crate'");
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ pub fn process_crate(sess: &Session,
 
     match fs::mkdir_recursive(&root_path, old_io::USER_RWX) {
         Err(e) => sess.err(&format!("Could not create directory {}: {}",
-                           root_path.display(), e)[]),
+                           root_path.display(), e)),
         _ => (),
     }
 
@@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ pub fn process_crate(sess: &Session,
         Ok(f) => box f,
         Err(e) => {
             let disp = root_path.display();
-            sess.fatal(&format!("Could not open {}: {}", disp, e)[]);
+            sess.fatal(&format!("Could not open {}: {}", disp, e));
         }
     };
     root_path.pop();
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/save/recorder.rs b/src/librustc_trans/save/recorder.rs
index 08e36bb1d85..937f2d07677 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/save/recorder.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/save/recorder.rs
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ impl<'a> FmtStrs<'a> {
         if values.len() != fields.len() {
             self.span.sess.span_bug(span, &format!(
                 "Mismatch between length of fields for '{}', expected '{}', found '{}'",
-                kind, fields.len(), values.len())[]);
+                kind, fields.len(), values.len()));
         }
 
         let values = values.iter().map(|s| {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ impl<'a> FmtStrs<'a> {
         if needs_span {
             self.span.sess.span_bug(span, &format!(
                 "Called record_without_span for '{}' which does requires a span",
-                label)[]);
+                label));
         }
         assert!(!dump_spans);
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ impl<'a> FmtStrs<'a> {
         // variable def's node id
         let mut qualname = String::from_str(name);
         qualname.push_str("$");
-        qualname.push_str(&id.to_string()[]);
+        qualname.push_str(&id.to_string());
         self.check_and_record(Variable,
                               span,
                               sub_span,
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/save/span_utils.rs b/src/librustc_trans/save/span_utils.rs
index 223d46e4e4a..a5bebaa257c 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/save/span_utils.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/save/span_utils.rs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ impl<'a> SpanUtils<'a> {
             let loc = self.sess.codemap().lookup_char_pos(span.lo);
             self.sess.span_bug(span,
                 &format!("Mis-counted brackets when breaking path? Parsing '{}' in {}, line {}",
-                        self.snippet(span), loc.file.name, loc.line)[]);
+                        self.snippet(span), loc.file.name, loc.line));
         }
         if result.is_none() && prev.tok.is_ident() && bracket_count == 0 {
             return self.make_sub_span(span, Some(prev.sp));
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ impl<'a> SpanUtils<'a> {
                     let loc = self.sess.codemap().lookup_char_pos(span.lo);
                     self.sess.span_bug(span, &format!(
                         "Mis-counted brackets when breaking path? Parsing '{}' in {}, line {}",
-                         self.snippet(span), loc.file.name, loc.line)[]);
+                         self.snippet(span), loc.file.name, loc.line));
                 }
                 return result
             }
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/_match.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/_match.rs
index 2826afb71a2..1a24b3fabf8 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/_match.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/_match.rs
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ fn enter_match<'a, 'b, 'p, 'blk, 'tcx, F>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
     let _indenter = indenter();
 
     m.iter().filter_map(|br| {
-        e(&br.pats[]).map(|pats| {
+        e(&br.pats).map(|pats| {
             let this = br.pats[col];
             let mut bound_ptrs = br.bound_ptrs.clone();
             match this.node {
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ fn compare_values<'blk, 'tcx>(cx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
         let did = langcall(cx,
                            None,
                            &format!("comparison of `{}`",
-                                   cx.ty_to_string(rhs_t))[],
+                                   cx.ty_to_string(rhs_t)),
                            StrEqFnLangItem);
         let t = ty::mk_str_slice(cx.tcx(), cx.tcx().mk_region(ty::ReStatic), ast::MutImmutable);
         // The comparison function gets the slices by value, so we have to make copies here. Even
@@ -1375,7 +1375,7 @@ fn create_bindings_map<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>, pat: &ast::Pat,
                                  "__llmatch");
                 trmode = TrByCopy(alloca_no_lifetime(bcx,
                                          llvariable_ty,
-                                         &bcx.ident(ident)[]));
+                                         &bcx.ident(ident)));
             }
             ast::BindByValue(_) => {
                 // in this case, the final type of the variable will be T,
@@ -1383,13 +1383,13 @@ fn create_bindings_map<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>, pat: &ast::Pat,
                 // above
                 llmatch = alloca_no_lifetime(bcx,
                                  llvariable_ty.ptr_to(),
-                                 &bcx.ident(ident)[]);
+                                 &bcx.ident(ident));
                 trmode = TrByMove;
             }
             ast::BindByRef(_) => {
                 llmatch = alloca_no_lifetime(bcx,
                                  llvariable_ty,
-                                 &bcx.ident(ident)[]);
+                                 &bcx.ident(ident));
                 trmode = TrByRef;
             }
         };
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ fn mk_binding_alloca<'blk, 'tcx, A, F>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
     let var_ty = node_id_type(bcx, p_id);
 
     // Allocate memory on stack for the binding.
-    let llval = alloc_ty(bcx, var_ty, &bcx.ident(*ident)[]);
+    let llval = alloc_ty(bcx, var_ty, &bcx.ident(*ident));
 
     // Subtle: be sure that we *populate* the memory *before*
     // we schedule the cleanup.
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ fn bind_irrefutable_pat<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
 
     if bcx.sess().asm_comments() {
         add_comment(bcx, &format!("bind_irrefutable_pat(pat={})",
-                                 pat.repr(bcx.tcx()))[]);
+                                 pat.repr(bcx.tcx())));
     }
 
     let _indenter = indenter();
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/adt.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/adt.rs
index eaf6eaa2f08..903de940207 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/adt.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/adt.rs
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ fn represent_type_uncached<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
         }
         ty::ty_enum(def_id, substs) => {
             let cases = get_cases(cx.tcx(), def_id, substs);
-            let hint = *ty::lookup_repr_hints(cx.tcx(), def_id)[].get(0)
+            let hint = *ty::lookup_repr_hints(cx.tcx(), def_id).get(0)
                 .unwrap_or(&attr::ReprAny);
 
             let dtor = ty::ty_dtor(cx.tcx(), def_id).has_drop_flag();
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ fn represent_type_uncached<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
                 cx.sess().bug(&format!("non-C-like enum {} with specified \
                                       discriminants",
                                       ty::item_path_str(cx.tcx(),
-                                                        def_id))[]);
+                                                        def_id)));
             }
 
             if cases.len() == 1 {
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ fn represent_type_uncached<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
                 let mut discr = 0;
                 while discr < 2 {
                     if cases[1 - discr].is_zerolen(cx, t) {
-                        let st = mk_struct(cx, &cases[discr].tys[],
+                        let st = mk_struct(cx, &cases[discr].tys,
                                            false, t);
                         match cases[discr].find_ptr(cx) {
                             Some(ref df) if df.len() == 1 && st.fields.len() == 1 => {
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ fn represent_type_uncached<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
 
             let fields : Vec<_> = cases.iter().map(|c| {
                 let mut ftys = vec!(ty_of_inttype(cx.tcx(), ity));
-                ftys.push_all(&c.tys[]);
+                ftys.push_all(&c.tys);
                 if dtor { ftys.push(cx.tcx().types.bool); }
                 mk_struct(cx, &ftys[..], false, t)
             }).collect();
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ fn represent_type_uncached<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
             General(ity, fields, dtor)
         }
         _ => cx.sess().bug(&format!("adt::represent_type called on non-ADT type: {}",
-                           ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), t))[])
+                           ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), t)))
     }
 }
 
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ fn find_discr_field_candidate<'tcx>(tcx: &ty::ctxt<'tcx>,
 
 impl<'tcx> Case<'tcx> {
     fn is_zerolen<'a>(&self, cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>, scapegoat: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
-        mk_struct(cx, &self.tys[], false, scapegoat).size == 0
+        mk_struct(cx, &self.tys, false, scapegoat).size == 0
     }
 
     fn find_ptr<'a>(&self, cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>) -> Option<DiscrField> {
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ fn range_to_inttype(cx: &CrateContext, hint: Hint, bounds: &IntBounds) -> IntTyp
             return ity;
         }
         attr::ReprExtern => {
-            attempts = match &cx.sess().target.target.arch[] {
+            attempts = match &cx.sess().target.target.arch[..] {
                 // WARNING: the ARM EABI has two variants; the one corresponding to `at_least_32`
                 // appears to be used on Linux and NetBSD, but some systems may use the variant
                 // corresponding to `choose_shortest`.  However, we don't run on those yet...?
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ pub fn finish_type_of<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
     match *r {
         CEnum(..) | General(..) | RawNullablePointer { .. } => { }
         Univariant(ref st, _) | StructWrappedNullablePointer { nonnull: ref st, .. } =>
-            llty.set_struct_body(&struct_llfields(cx, st, false, false)[],
+            llty.set_struct_body(&struct_llfields(cx, st, false, false),
                                  st.packed)
     }
 }
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ fn generic_type_of<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
         Univariant(ref st, _) | StructWrappedNullablePointer { nonnull: ref st, .. } => {
             match name {
                 None => {
-                    Type::struct_(cx, &struct_llfields(cx, st, sizing, dst)[],
+                    Type::struct_(cx, &struct_llfields(cx, st, sizing, dst),
                                   st.packed)
                 }
                 Some(name) => { assert_eq!(sizing, false); Type::named_struct(cx, name) }
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ pub fn fold_variants<'blk, 'tcx, F>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
 
             for (discr, case) in cases.iter().enumerate() {
                 let mut variant_cx = fcx.new_temp_block(
-                    &format!("enum-variant-iter-{}", &discr.to_string())[]
+                    &format!("enum-variant-iter-{}", &discr.to_string())
                 );
                 let rhs_val = C_integral(ll_inttype(ccx, ity), discr as u64, true);
                 AddCase(llswitch, rhs_val, variant_cx.llbb);
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ pub fn trans_const<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>, r: &Repr<'tcx>, discr
             if discr == nndiscr {
                 C_struct(ccx, &build_const_struct(ccx,
                                                  nonnull,
-                                                 vals)[],
+                                                 vals),
                          false)
             } else {
                 let vals = nonnull.fields.iter().map(|&ty| {
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ pub fn trans_const<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>, r: &Repr<'tcx>, discr
                 }).collect::<Vec<ValueRef>>();
                 C_struct(ccx, &build_const_struct(ccx,
                                                  nonnull,
-                                                 &vals[..])[],
+                                                 &vals[..]),
                          false)
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/base.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/base.rs
index 3091c852f55..9c0aa9f6957 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/base.rs
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ fn require_alloc_fn<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
         Err(s) => {
             bcx.sess().fatal(&format!("allocation of `{}` {}",
                                      bcx.ty_to_string(info_ty),
-                                     s)[]);
+                                     s));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ pub fn set_llvm_fn_attrs(ccx: &CrateContext, attrs: &[ast::Attribute], llfn: Val
 
     for attr in attrs {
         let mut used = true;
-        match &attr.name()[] {
+        match &attr.name()[..] {
             "no_stack_check" => unset_split_stack(llfn),
             "no_split_stack" => {
                 unset_split_stack(llfn);
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ pub fn unset_split_stack(f: ValueRef) {
 // silently mangles such symbols, breaking our linkage model.
 pub fn note_unique_llvm_symbol(ccx: &CrateContext, sym: String) {
     if ccx.all_llvm_symbols().borrow().contains(&sym) {
-        ccx.sess().bug(&format!("duplicate LLVM symbol: {}", sym)[]);
+        ccx.sess().bug(&format!("duplicate LLVM symbol: {}", sym));
     }
     ccx.all_llvm_symbols().borrow_mut().insert(sym);
 }
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ pub fn bin_op_to_icmp_predicate(ccx: &CrateContext, op: ast::BinOp_, signed: boo
         ast::BiGe => if signed { llvm::IntSGE } else { llvm::IntUGE },
         op => {
             ccx.sess().bug(&format!("comparison_op_to_icmp_predicate: expected \
-                                     comparison operator, found {:?}", op)[]);
+                                     comparison operator, found {:?}", op));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ pub fn bin_op_to_fcmp_predicate(ccx: &CrateContext, op: ast::BinOp_)
         ast::BiGe => llvm::RealOGE,
         op => {
             ccx.sess().bug(&format!("comparison_op_to_fcmp_predicate: expected \
-                                     comparison operator, found {:?}", op)[]);
+                                     comparison operator, found {:?}", op));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -735,8 +735,8 @@ pub fn iter_structural_ty<'blk, 'tcx, F>(cx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
                       let variant_cx =
                           fcx.new_temp_block(
                               &format!("enum-iter-variant-{}",
-                                      &variant.disr_val.to_string()[])
-                              []);
+                                      &variant.disr_val.to_string())
+                              );
                       match adt::trans_case(cx, &*repr, variant.disr_val) {
                           _match::SingleResult(r) => {
                               AddCase(llswitch, r.val, variant_cx.llbb)
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ pub fn iter_structural_ty<'blk, 'tcx, F>(cx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
       }
       _ => {
           cx.sess().unimpl(&format!("type in iter_structural_ty: {}",
-                                   ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), t))[])
+                                   ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), t)))
       }
     }
     return cx;
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ pub fn fail_if_zero_or_overflows<'blk, 'tcx>(
         }
         _ => {
             cx.sess().bug(&format!("fail-if-zero on unexpected type: {}",
-                                  ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), rhs_t))[]);
+                                  ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), rhs_t)));
         }
     };
     let bcx = with_cond(cx, is_zero, |bcx| {
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ pub fn call_lifetime_end(cx: Block, ptr: ValueRef) {
 pub fn call_memcpy(cx: Block, dst: ValueRef, src: ValueRef, n_bytes: ValueRef, align: u32) {
     let _icx = push_ctxt("call_memcpy");
     let ccx = cx.ccx();
-    let key = match &ccx.sess().target.target.target_pointer_width[] {
+    let key = match &ccx.sess().target.target.target_pointer_width[..] {
         "32" => "llvm.memcpy.p0i8.p0i8.i32",
         "64" => "llvm.memcpy.p0i8.p0i8.i64",
         tws => panic!("Unsupported target word size for memcpy: {}", tws),
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ fn memzero<'a, 'tcx>(b: &Builder<'a, 'tcx>, llptr: ValueRef, ty: Ty<'tcx>) {
 
     let llty = type_of::type_of(ccx, ty);
 
-    let intrinsic_key = match &ccx.sess().target.target.target_pointer_width[] {
+    let intrinsic_key = match &ccx.sess().target.target.target_pointer_width[..] {
         "32" => "llvm.memset.p0i8.i32",
         "64" => "llvm.memset.p0i8.i64",
         tws => panic!("Unsupported target word size for memset: {}", tws),
@@ -1833,14 +1833,14 @@ pub fn trans_closure<'a, 'b, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
         closure::ClosureEnv::NotClosure => {
             copy_args_to_allocas(bcx,
                                  arg_scope,
-                                 &decl.inputs[],
+                                 &decl.inputs,
                                  arg_datums)
         }
         closure::ClosureEnv::Closure(_) => {
             copy_closure_args_to_allocas(
                 bcx,
                 arg_scope,
-                &decl.inputs[],
+                &decl.inputs,
                 arg_datums,
                 &monomorphized_arg_types[..])
         }
@@ -1964,7 +1964,7 @@ pub fn trans_named_tuple_constructor<'blk, 'tcx>(mut bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
         _ => ccx.sess().bug(
             &format!("trans_enum_variant_constructor: \
                      unexpected ctor return type {}",
-                     ctor_ty.repr(tcx))[])
+                     ctor_ty.repr(tcx)))
     };
 
     // Get location to store the result. If the user does not care about
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@ fn trans_enum_variant_or_tuple_like_struct<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx
         _ => ccx.sess().bug(
             &format!("trans_enum_variant_or_tuple_like_struct: \
                      unexpected ctor return type {}",
-                    ty_to_string(ccx.tcx(), ctor_ty))[])
+                    ty_to_string(ccx.tcx(), ctor_ty)))
     };
 
     let (arena, fcx): (TypedArena<_>, FunctionContext);
@@ -2143,7 +2143,7 @@ fn enum_variant_size_lint(ccx: &CrateContext, enum_def: &ast::EnumDef, sp: Span,
                             *lvlsrc.unwrap(), Some(sp),
                             &format!("enum variant is more than three times larger \
                                      ({} bytes) than the next largest (ignoring padding)",
-                                    largest)[]);
+                                    largest));
 
         ccx.sess().span_note(enum_def.variants[largest_index].span,
                              "this variant is the largest");
@@ -2261,7 +2261,7 @@ pub fn trans_item(ccx: &CrateContext, item: &ast::Item) {
     match item.node {
       ast::ItemFn(ref decl, _fn_style, abi, ref generics, ref body) => {
         if !generics.is_type_parameterized() {
-            let trans_everywhere = attr::requests_inline(&item.attrs[]);
+            let trans_everywhere = attr::requests_inline(&item.attrs);
             // Ignore `trans_everywhere` for cross-crate inlined items
             // (`from_external`).  `trans_item` will be called once for each
             // compilation unit that references the item, so it will still get
@@ -2273,7 +2273,7 @@ pub fn trans_item(ccx: &CrateContext, item: &ast::Item) {
                     foreign::trans_rust_fn_with_foreign_abi(ccx,
                                                             &**decl,
                                                             &**body,
-                                                            &item.attrs[],
+                                                            &item.attrs,
                                                             llfn,
                                                             empty_substs,
                                                             item.id,
@@ -2285,7 +2285,7 @@ pub fn trans_item(ccx: &CrateContext, item: &ast::Item) {
                              llfn,
                              empty_substs,
                              item.id,
-                             &item.attrs[]);
+                             &item.attrs);
                 }
                 update_linkage(ccx,
                                llfn,
@@ -2332,7 +2332,7 @@ pub fn trans_item(ccx: &CrateContext, item: &ast::Item) {
 
           // Do static_assert checking. It can't really be done much earlier
           // because we need to get the value of the bool out of LLVM
-          if attr::contains_name(&item.attrs[], "static_assert") {
+          if attr::contains_name(&item.attrs, "static_assert") {
               if m == ast::MutMutable {
                   ccx.sess().span_fatal(expr.span,
                                         "cannot have static_assert on a mutable \
@@ -2746,7 +2746,7 @@ pub fn get_item_val(ccx: &CrateContext, id: ast::NodeId) -> ValueRef {
     let val = match item {
         ast_map::NodeItem(i) => {
             let ty = ty::node_id_to_type(ccx.tcx(), i.id);
-            let sym = || exported_name(ccx, id, ty, &i.attrs[]);
+            let sym = || exported_name(ccx, id, ty, &i.attrs);
 
             let v = match i.node {
                 ast::ItemStatic(_, _, ref expr) => {
@@ -2773,13 +2773,13 @@ pub fn get_item_val(ccx: &CrateContext, id: ast::NodeId) -> ValueRef {
                         if contains_null(&sym[..]) {
                             ccx.sess().fatal(
                                 &format!("Illegal null byte in export_name \
-                                         value: `{}`", sym)[]);
+                                         value: `{}`", sym));
                         }
                         let buf = CString::new(sym.clone()).unwrap();
                         let g = llvm::LLVMAddGlobal(ccx.llmod(), llty,
                                                     buf.as_ptr());
 
-                        if attr::contains_name(&i.attrs[],
+                        if attr::contains_name(&i.attrs,
                                                "thread_local") {
                             llvm::set_thread_local(g, true);
                         }
@@ -2798,19 +2798,19 @@ pub fn get_item_val(ccx: &CrateContext, id: ast::NodeId) -> ValueRef {
                                                                    sym,
                                                                    i.id)
                     };
-                    set_llvm_fn_attrs(ccx, &i.attrs[], llfn);
+                    set_llvm_fn_attrs(ccx, &i.attrs, llfn);
                     llfn
                 }
 
                 _ => panic!("get_item_val: weird result in table")
             };
 
-            match attr::first_attr_value_str_by_name(&i.attrs[],
+            match attr::first_attr_value_str_by_name(&i.attrs,
                                                      "link_section") {
                 Some(sect) => {
                     if contains_null(&sect) {
                         ccx.sess().fatal(&format!("Illegal null byte in link_section value: `{}`",
-                                                 &sect)[]);
+                                                 &sect));
                     }
                     unsafe {
                         let buf = CString::new(sect.as_bytes()).unwrap();
@@ -2876,7 +2876,7 @@ pub fn get_item_val(ccx: &CrateContext, id: ast::NodeId) -> ValueRef {
             let sym = exported_name(ccx,
                                     id,
                                     ty,
-                                    &enm.attrs[]);
+                                    &enm.attrs);
 
             llfn = match enm.node {
                 ast::ItemEnum(_, _) => {
@@ -2903,7 +2903,7 @@ pub fn get_item_val(ccx: &CrateContext, id: ast::NodeId) -> ValueRef {
             let sym = exported_name(ccx,
                                     id,
                                     ty,
-                                    &struct_item.attrs[]);
+                                    &struct_item.attrs);
             let llfn = register_fn(ccx, struct_item.span,
                                    sym, ctor_id, ty);
             set_inline_hint(llfn);
@@ -2912,7 +2912,7 @@ pub fn get_item_val(ccx: &CrateContext, id: ast::NodeId) -> ValueRef {
 
         ref variant => {
             ccx.sess().bug(&format!("get_item_val(): unexpected variant: {:?}",
-                                   variant)[])
+                                   variant))
         }
     };
 
@@ -2933,10 +2933,10 @@ fn register_method(ccx: &CrateContext, id: ast::NodeId,
                    m: &ast::Method) -> ValueRef {
     let mty = ty::node_id_to_type(ccx.tcx(), id);
 
-    let sym = exported_name(ccx, id, mty, &m.attrs[]);
+    let sym = exported_name(ccx, id, mty, &m.attrs);
 
     let llfn = register_fn(ccx, m.span, sym, id, mty);
-    set_llvm_fn_attrs(ccx, &m.attrs[], llfn);
+    set_llvm_fn_attrs(ccx, &m.attrs, llfn);
     llfn
 }
 
@@ -3104,7 +3104,7 @@ pub fn trans_crate<'tcx>(analysis: ty::CrateAnalysis<'tcx>)
     let link_meta = link::build_link_meta(&tcx.sess, krate, name);
 
     let codegen_units = tcx.sess.opts.cg.codegen_units;
-    let shared_ccx = SharedCrateContext::new(&link_meta.crate_name[],
+    let shared_ccx = SharedCrateContext::new(&link_meta.crate_name,
                                              codegen_units,
                                              tcx,
                                              export_map,
@@ -3206,7 +3206,7 @@ pub fn trans_crate<'tcx>(analysis: ty::CrateAnalysis<'tcx>)
         llmod: shared_ccx.metadata_llmod(),
     };
     let formats = shared_ccx.tcx().dependency_formats.borrow().clone();
-    let no_builtins = attr::contains_name(&krate.attrs[], "no_builtins");
+    let no_builtins = attr::contains_name(&krate.attrs, "no_builtins");
 
     let translation = CrateTranslation {
         modules: modules,
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/cabi.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/cabi.rs
index 7abcdd07cc5..0ff5264c00f 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/cabi.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/cabi.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ pub fn compute_abi_info(ccx: &CrateContext,
                         atys: &[Type],
                         rty: Type,
                         ret_def: bool) -> FnType {
-    match &ccx.sess().target.target.arch[] {
+    match &ccx.sess().target.target.arch[..] {
         "x86" => cabi_x86::compute_abi_info(ccx, atys, rty, ret_def),
         "x86_64" => if ccx.sess().target.target.options.is_like_windows {
             cabi_x86_win64::compute_abi_info(ccx, atys, rty, ret_def)
@@ -128,6 +128,6 @@ pub fn compute_abi_info(ccx: &CrateContext,
         "mips" => cabi_mips::compute_abi_info(ccx, atys, rty, ret_def),
         "powerpc" => cabi_powerpc::compute_abi_info(ccx, atys, rty, ret_def),
         a => ccx.sess().fatal(&format!("unrecognized arch \"{}\" in target specification", a)
-                              []),
+                              ),
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/callee.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/callee.rs
index 3d3e35cd776..1cc8f62045d 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/callee.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/callee.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ fn trans<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>, expr: &ast::Expr)
                     expr.span,
                     &format!("type of callee is neither bare-fn nor closure: \
                              {}",
-                            bcx.ty_to_string(datum.ty))[]);
+                            bcx.ty_to_string(datum.ty)));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ fn trans<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>, expr: &ast::Expr)
                 bcx.tcx().sess.span_bug(
                     ref_expr.span,
                     &format!("cannot translate def {:?} \
-                             to a callable thing!", def)[]);
+                             to a callable thing!", def));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ pub fn trans_fn_pointer_shim<'a, 'tcx>(
 
             _ => {
                 tcx.sess.bug(&format!("trans_fn_pointer_shim invoked on invalid type: {}",
-                                           bare_fn_ty.repr(tcx))[]);
+                                           bare_fn_ty.repr(tcx)));
             }
         };
     let sig = ty::erase_late_bound_regions(tcx, sig);
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/cleanup.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/cleanup.rs
index 85e53618f6d..a3705a67cdc 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/cleanup.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/cleanup.rs
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ impl<'blk, 'tcx> CleanupMethods<'blk, 'tcx> for FunctionContext<'blk, 'tcx> {
 
         self.ccx.sess().bug(
             &format!("no cleanup scope {} found",
-                    self.ccx.tcx().map.node_to_string(cleanup_scope))[]);
+                    self.ccx.tcx().map.node_to_string(cleanup_scope)));
     }
 
     /// Schedules a cleanup to occur in the top-most scope, which must be a temporary scope.
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ impl<'blk, 'tcx> CleanupHelperMethods<'blk, 'tcx> for FunctionContext<'blk, 'tcx
                     LoopExit(id, _) => {
                         self.ccx.sess().bug(&format!(
                                 "cannot exit from scope {}, \
-                                not in scope", id)[]);
+                                not in scope", id));
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ pub fn temporary_scope(tcx: &ty::ctxt,
         }
         None => {
             tcx.sess.bug(&format!("no temporary scope available for expr {}",
-                                 id)[])
+                                 id))
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/common.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/common.rs
index a9cda94beba..60725bf9b2a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/common.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/common.rs
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ pub fn gensym_name(name: &str) -> PathElem {
     let num = token::gensym(name).usize();
     // use one colon which will get translated to a period by the mangler, and
     // we're guaranteed that `num` is globally unique for this crate.
-    PathName(token::gensym(&format!("{}:{}", name, num)[]))
+    PathName(token::gensym(&format!("{}:{}", name, num)))
 }
 
 #[derive(Copy)]
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ impl<'blk, 'tcx> BlockS<'blk, 'tcx> {
             Some(v) => v.clone(),
             None => {
                 self.tcx().sess.bug(&format!(
-                    "no def associated with node id {}", nid)[]);
+                    "no def associated with node id {}", nid));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ pub fn fulfill_obligation<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
                 span,
                 &format!("Encountered error `{}` selecting `{}` during trans",
                         e.repr(tcx),
-                        trait_ref.repr(tcx))[])
+                        trait_ref.repr(tcx)))
         }
     };
 
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ pub fn drain_fulfillment_cx<'a,'tcx,T>(span: Span,
                 infcx.tcx.sess.span_bug(
                     span,
                     &format!("Encountered errors `{}` fulfilling during trans",
-                            errors.repr(infcx.tcx))[]);
+                            errors.repr(infcx.tcx)));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ pub fn node_id_substs<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
 
     if substs.types.any(|t| ty::type_needs_infer(*t)) {
             tcx.sess.bug(&format!("type parameters for node {:?} include inference types: {:?}",
-                                 node, substs.repr(tcx))[]);
+                                 node, substs.repr(tcx)));
         }
 
         monomorphize::apply_param_substs(tcx,
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/consts.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/consts.rs
index 7705b53ee38..3c0024712b2 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/consts.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/consts.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub fn const_lit(cx: &CrateContext, e: &ast::Expr, lit: &ast::Lit)
                 _ => cx.sess().span_bug(lit.span,
                         &format!("integer literal has type {} (expected int \
                                  or uint)",
-                                ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), lit_int_ty))[])
+                                ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), lit_int_ty)))
             }
         }
         ast::LitFloat(ref fs, t) => {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ fn const_deref<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
         }
         None => {
             cx.sess().bug(&format!("unexpected dereferenceable type {}",
-                                   ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), ty))[])
+                                   ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), ty)))
         }
     }
 }
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ pub fn get_const_expr<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
     } else {
         ccx.sess().span_bug(ref_expr.span,
                             &format!("get_const_val given non-constant item {}",
-                                     item.repr(ccx.tcx()))[]);
+                                     item.repr(ccx.tcx())));
     }
 }
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ pub fn const_expr<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
                             }
                             None => {
                                 cx.sess().bug(&format!("unexpected dereferenceable type {}",
-                                                       ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), ty))[])
+                                                       ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), ty)))
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ pub fn const_expr<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
                 }
                 Some(autoref) => {
                     cx.sess().span_bug(e.span,
-                        &format!("unimplemented const first autoref {:?}", autoref)[])
+                        &format!("unimplemented const first autoref {:?}", autoref))
                 }
             };
             match second_autoref {
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ pub fn const_expr<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
                 }
                 Some(autoref) => {
                     cx.sess().span_bug(e.span,
-                        &format!("unimplemented const second autoref {:?}", autoref)[])
+                        &format!("unimplemented const second autoref {:?}", autoref))
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ pub fn const_expr<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
         }
         cx.sess().bug(&format!("const {} of type {} has size {} instead of {}",
                          e.repr(cx.tcx()), ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), ety_adjusted),
-                         csize, tsize)[]);
+                         csize, tsize));
     }
     (llconst, ety_adjusted)
 }
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ fn const_expr_unadjusted<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
                       _ => cx.sess().span_bug(base.span,
                                               &format!("index-expr base must be a vector \
                                                        or string type, found {}",
-                                                      ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), bt))[])
+                                                      ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), bt)))
                   },
                   ty::ty_rptr(_, mt) => match mt.ty.sty {
                       ty::ty_vec(_, Some(u)) => {
@@ -494,12 +494,12 @@ fn const_expr_unadjusted<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
                       _ => cx.sess().span_bug(base.span,
                                               &format!("index-expr base must be a vector \
                                                        or string type, found {}",
-                                                      ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), bt))[])
+                                                      ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), bt)))
                   },
                   _ => cx.sess().span_bug(base.span,
                                           &format!("index-expr base must be a vector \
                                                    or string type, found {}",
-                                                  ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), bt))[])
+                                                  ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), bt)))
               };
 
               let len = llvm::LLVMConstIntGetZExtValue(len) as u64;
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/context.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/context.rs
index eb07bdb7ba1..3586a9dda20 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/context.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/context.rs
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LocalCrateContext<'tcx> {
                                           .target
                                           .target
                                           .data_layout
-                                          []);
+                                          );
 
             let dbg_cx = if shared.tcx.sess.opts.debuginfo != NoDebugInfo {
                 Some(debuginfo::CrateDebugContext::new(llmod))
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ impl<'b, 'tcx> CrateContext<'b, 'tcx> {
     /// currently conservatively bounded to 1 << 47 as that is enough to cover the current usable
     /// address space on 64-bit ARMv8 and x86_64.
     pub fn obj_size_bound(&self) -> u64 {
-        match &self.sess().target.target.target_pointer_width[] {
+        match &self.sess().target.target.target_pointer_width[..] {
             "32" => 1 << 31,
             "64" => 1 << 47,
             _ => unreachable!() // error handled by config::build_target_config
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ impl<'b, 'tcx> CrateContext<'b, 'tcx> {
     pub fn report_overbig_object(&self, obj: Ty<'tcx>) -> ! {
         self.sess().fatal(
             &format!("the type `{}` is too big for the current architecture",
-                    obj.repr(self.tcx()))[])
+                    obj.repr(self.tcx())))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/controlflow.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/controlflow.rs
index 26e12a1af40..a644df2dfe2 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/controlflow.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/controlflow.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn trans_stmt<'blk, 'tcx>(cx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
     debug!("trans_stmt({})", s.repr(cx.tcx()));
 
     if cx.sess().asm_comments() {
-        add_span_comment(cx, s.span, &s.repr(cx.tcx())[]);
+        add_span_comment(cx, s.span, &s.repr(cx.tcx()));
     }
 
     let mut bcx = cx;
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ pub fn trans_break_cont<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
                 Some(&def::DefLabel(loop_id)) => loop_id,
                 ref r => {
                     bcx.tcx().sess.bug(&format!("{:?} in def-map for label",
-                                               r)[])
+                                               r))
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ pub fn trans_fail<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
 
     let v_str = C_str_slice(ccx, fail_str);
     let loc = bcx.sess().codemap().lookup_char_pos(call_info.span.lo);
-    let filename = token::intern_and_get_ident(&loc.file.name[]);
+    let filename = token::intern_and_get_ident(&loc.file.name);
     let filename = C_str_slice(ccx, filename);
     let line = C_uint(ccx, loc.line);
     let expr_file_line_const = C_struct(ccx, &[v_str, filename, line], false);
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ pub fn trans_fail_bounds_check<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
 
     // Extract the file/line from the span
     let loc = bcx.sess().codemap().lookup_char_pos(call_info.span.lo);
-    let filename = token::intern_and_get_ident(&loc.file.name[]);
+    let filename = token::intern_and_get_ident(&loc.file.name);
 
     // Invoke the lang item
     let filename = C_str_slice(ccx,  filename);
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/datum.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/datum.rs
index f4a5ba98b67..96211832c1c 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/datum.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/datum.rs
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ impl<'tcx> Datum<'tcx, Lvalue> {
             }
             _ => bcx.tcx().sess.bug(
                 &format!("Unexpected unsized type in get_element: {}",
-                        bcx.ty_to_string(self.ty))[])
+                        bcx.ty_to_string(self.ty)))
         };
         Datum {
             val: val,
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/debuginfo.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/debuginfo.rs
index fc0129239aa..b5cba9b6740 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/debuginfo.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/debuginfo.rs
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeMap<'tcx> {
                                        metadata: DIType) {
         if self.type_to_metadata.insert(type_, metadata).is_some() {
             cx.sess().bug(&format!("Type metadata for Ty '{}' is already in the TypeMap!",
-                                   ppaux::ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), type_))[]);
+                                   ppaux::ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), type_)));
         }
     }
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeMap<'tcx> {
         if self.unique_id_to_metadata.insert(unique_type_id, metadata).is_some() {
             let unique_type_id_str = self.get_unique_type_id_as_string(unique_type_id);
             cx.sess().bug(&format!("Type metadata for unique id '{}' is already in the TypeMap!",
-                                  &unique_type_id_str[..])[]);
+                                  &unique_type_id_str[..]));
         }
     }
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeMap<'tcx> {
             ty::ty_vec(inner_type, optional_length) => {
                 match optional_length {
                     Some(len) => {
-                        unique_type_id.push_str(&format!("[{}]", len)[]);
+                        unique_type_id.push_str(&format!("[{}]", len));
                     }
                     None => {
                         unique_type_id.push_str("[]");
@@ -481,8 +481,8 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeMap<'tcx> {
             },
             _ => {
                 cx.sess().bug(&format!("get_unique_type_id_of_type() - unexpected type: {}, {:?}",
-                                      &ppaux::ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), type_)[],
-                                      type_.sty)[])
+                                      &ppaux::ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), type_),
+                                      type_.sty))
             }
         };
 
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeMap<'tcx> {
 
             output.push_str(crate_hash.as_str());
             output.push_str("/");
-            output.push_str(&format!("{:x}", def_id.node)[]);
+            output.push_str(&format!("{:x}", def_id.node));
 
             // Maybe check that there is no self type here.
 
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeMap<'tcx> {
                                               -> UniqueTypeId {
         let enum_type_id = self.get_unique_type_id_of_type(cx, enum_type);
         let enum_variant_type_id = format!("{}::{}",
-                                           &self.get_unique_type_id_as_string(enum_type_id)[],
+                                           &self.get_unique_type_id_as_string(enum_type_id),
                                            variant_name);
         let interner_key = self.unique_id_interner.intern(Rc::new(enum_variant_type_id));
         UniqueTypeId(interner_key)
@@ -783,19 +783,19 @@ pub fn create_global_var_metadata(cx: &CrateContext,
                                          create_global_var_metadata() -
                                          Captured var-id refers to \
                                          unexpected ast_item variant: {:?}",
-                                        var_item)[])
+                                        var_item))
                 }
             }
         },
         _ => cx.sess().bug(&format!("debuginfo::create_global_var_metadata() \
                                     - Captured var-id refers to unexpected \
                                     ast_map variant: {:?}",
-                                   var_item)[])
+                                   var_item))
     };
 
     let (file_metadata, line_number) = if span != codemap::DUMMY_SP {
         let loc = span_start(cx, span);
-        (file_metadata(cx, &loc.file.name[]), loc.line as c_uint)
+        (file_metadata(cx, &loc.file.name), loc.line as c_uint)
     } else {
         (UNKNOWN_FILE_METADATA, UNKNOWN_LINE_NUMBER)
     };
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ pub fn create_local_var_metadata(bcx: Block, local: &ast::Local) {
             None => {
                 bcx.sess().span_bug(span,
                     &format!("no entry in lllocals table for {}",
-                            node_id)[]);
+                            node_id));
             }
         };
 
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ pub fn create_captured_var_metadata<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
                                 "debuginfo::create_captured_var_metadata() - \
                                  Captured var-id refers to unexpected \
                                  ast_map variant: {:?}",
-                                 ast_item)[]);
+                                 ast_item));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ pub fn create_captured_var_metadata<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
                         &format!("debuginfo::create_captured_var_metadata() - \
                                  Captured var-id refers to unexpected \
                                  ast_map variant: {:?}",
-                                ast_item)[]);
+                                ast_item));
         }
     };
 
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ pub fn create_argument_metadata(bcx: Block, arg: &ast::Arg) {
             None => {
                 bcx.sess().span_bug(span,
                     &format!("no entry in lllocals table for {}",
-                            node_id)[]);
+                            node_id));
             }
         };
 
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ pub fn create_function_debug_context<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
                     cx.sess()
                       .bug(&format!("create_function_debug_context: \
                                     unexpected sort of node: {:?}",
-                                    fnitem)[])
+                                    fnitem))
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ pub fn create_function_debug_context<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
         }
         _ => cx.sess().bug(&format!("create_function_debug_context: \
                                     unexpected sort of node: {:?}",
-                                   fnitem)[])
+                                   fnitem))
     };
 
     // This can be the case for functions inlined from another crate
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ pub fn create_function_debug_context<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
     }
 
     let loc = span_start(cx, span);
-    let file_metadata = file_metadata(cx, &loc.file.name[]);
+    let file_metadata = file_metadata(cx, &loc.file.name);
 
     let function_type_metadata = unsafe {
         let fn_signature = get_function_signature(cx,
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ fn scope_metadata(fcx: &FunctionContext,
 
             fcx.ccx.sess().span_bug(error_reporting_span,
                 &format!("debuginfo: Could not find scope info for node {:?}",
-                        node)[]);
+                        node));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1947,7 +1947,7 @@ impl<'tcx> RecursiveTypeDescription<'tcx> {
                         cx.sess().bug(&format!("Forward declaration of potentially recursive type \
                                               '{}' was not found in TypeMap!",
                                               ppaux::ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), unfinished_type))
-                                      []);
+                                      );
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -2370,7 +2370,7 @@ fn describe_enum_variant<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
                                     .iter()
                                     .map(|&t| type_of::type_of(cx, t))
                                     .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-                                    [],
+                                    ,
                       struct_def.packed);
     // Could do some consistency checks here: size, align, field count, discr type
 
@@ -2437,7 +2437,7 @@ fn prepare_enum_metadata<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
 
     let (containing_scope, definition_span) = get_namespace_and_span_for_item(cx, enum_def_id);
     let loc = span_start(cx, definition_span);
-    let file_metadata = file_metadata(cx, &loc.file.name[]);
+    let file_metadata = file_metadata(cx, &loc.file.name);
 
     let variants = ty::enum_variants(cx.tcx(), enum_def_id);
 
@@ -2624,7 +2624,7 @@ fn set_members_of_composite_type(cx: &CrateContext,
                                         Please use a rustc built with anewer \
                                         version of LLVM.",
                                        llvm_version_major,
-                                       llvm_version_minor)[]);
+                                       llvm_version_minor));
             } else {
                 cx.sess().bug("debuginfo::set_members_of_composite_type() - \
                                Already completed forward declaration re-encountered.");
@@ -2786,7 +2786,7 @@ fn vec_slice_metadata<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
     assert!(member_descriptions.len() == member_llvm_types.len());
 
     let loc = span_start(cx, span);
-    let file_metadata = file_metadata(cx, &loc.file.name[]);
+    let file_metadata = file_metadata(cx, &loc.file.name);
 
     let metadata = composite_type_metadata(cx,
                                            slice_llvm_type,
@@ -2865,7 +2865,7 @@ fn trait_pointer_metadata<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
             let pp_type_name = ppaux::ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), trait_type);
             cx.sess().bug(&format!("debuginfo: Unexpected trait-object type in \
                                    trait_pointer_metadata(): {}",
-                                   &pp_type_name[..])[]);
+                                   &pp_type_name[..]));
         }
     };
 
@@ -3005,7 +3005,7 @@ fn type_metadata<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
         }
         _ => {
             cx.sess().bug(&format!("debuginfo: unexpected type in type_metadata: {:?}",
-                                  sty)[])
+                                  sty))
         }
     };
 
@@ -3248,7 +3248,7 @@ fn create_scope_map(cx: &CrateContext,
     {
         // Create a new lexical scope and push it onto the stack
         let loc = cx.sess().codemap().lookup_char_pos(scope_span.lo);
-        let file_metadata = file_metadata(cx, &loc.file.name[]);
+        let file_metadata = file_metadata(cx, &loc.file.name);
         let parent_scope = scope_stack.last().unwrap().scope_metadata;
 
         let scope_metadata = unsafe {
@@ -3370,7 +3370,7 @@ fn create_scope_map(cx: &CrateContext,
                     if need_new_scope {
                         // Create a new lexical scope and push it onto the stack
                         let loc = cx.sess().codemap().lookup_char_pos(pat.span.lo);
-                        let file_metadata = file_metadata(cx, &loc.file.name[]);
+                        let file_metadata = file_metadata(cx, &loc.file.name);
                         let parent_scope = scope_stack.last().unwrap().scope_metadata;
 
                         let scope_metadata = unsafe {
@@ -3832,7 +3832,7 @@ fn push_debuginfo_type_name<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
         ty::ty_projection(..) |
         ty::ty_param(_) => {
             cx.sess().bug(&format!("debuginfo: Trying to create type name for \
-                unexpected type: {}", ppaux::ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), t))[]);
+                unexpected type: {}", ppaux::ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), t)));
         }
     }
 
@@ -3915,13 +3915,13 @@ impl NamespaceTreeNode {
                 None => {}
             }
             let string = token::get_name(node.name);
-            output.push_str(&format!("{}", string.len())[]);
+            output.push_str(&format!("{}", string.len()));
             output.push_str(&string);
         }
 
         let mut name = String::from_str("_ZN");
         fill_nested(self, &mut name);
-        name.push_str(&format!("{}", item_name.len())[]);
+        name.push_str(&format!("{}", item_name.len()));
         name.push_str(item_name);
         name.push('E');
         name
@@ -3929,7 +3929,7 @@ impl NamespaceTreeNode {
 }
 
 fn crate_root_namespace<'a>(cx: &'a CrateContext) -> &'a str {
-    &cx.link_meta().crate_name[]
+    &cx.link_meta().crate_name
 }
 
 fn namespace_for_item(cx: &CrateContext, def_id: ast::DefId) -> Rc<NamespaceTreeNode> {
@@ -4005,7 +4005,7 @@ fn namespace_for_item(cx: &CrateContext, def_id: ast::DefId) -> Rc<NamespaceTree
             None => {
                 cx.sess().bug(&format!("debuginfo::namespace_for_item(): \
                                        path too short for {:?}",
-                                      def_id)[]);
+                                      def_id));
             }
         }
     })
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/expr.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/expr.rs
index 1af9fa87c6b..78992959a6f 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/expr.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/expr.rs
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ pub fn unsized_info<'a, 'tcx, F>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
                 unsized_info(ccx, k, id, ty_substs[tp_index], param_substs, identity)
             }
             _ => ccx.sess().bug(&format!("UnsizeStruct with bad sty: {}",
-                                         unadjusted_ty.repr(ccx.tcx()))[])
+                                         unadjusted_ty.repr(ccx.tcx())))
         },
         &ty::UnsizeVtable(ty::TyTrait { ref principal, .. }, _) => {
             // Note that we preserve binding levels here:
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ fn apply_adjustments<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
         let unboxed_ty = match datum_ty.sty {
             ty::ty_uniq(t) => t,
             _ => bcx.sess().bug(&format!("Expected ty_uniq, found {}",
-                                        bcx.ty_to_string(datum_ty))[])
+                                        bcx.ty_to_string(datum_ty)))
         };
         let result_ty = ty::mk_uniq(tcx, ty::unsize_ty(tcx, unboxed_ty, k, expr.span));
 
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ fn trans_datum_unadjusted<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
                 expr.span,
                 &format!("trans_rvalue_datum_unadjusted reached \
                          fall-through case: {:?}",
-                        expr.node)[]);
+                        expr.node));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ fn trans_rvalue_stmt_unadjusted<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
                 expr.span,
                 &format!("trans_rvalue_stmt_unadjusted reached \
                          fall-through case: {:?}",
-                        expr.node)[]);
+                        expr.node));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ fn trans_rvalue_dps_unadjusted<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
                 expr.span,
                 &format!("trans_rvalue_dps_unadjusted reached fall-through \
                          case: {:?}",
-                        expr.node)[]);
+                        expr.node));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ fn trans_def_dps_unadjusted<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
         _ => {
             bcx.tcx().sess.span_bug(ref_expr.span, &format!(
                 "Non-DPS def {:?} referened by {}",
-                def, bcx.node_id_to_string(ref_expr.id))[]);
+                def, bcx.node_id_to_string(ref_expr.id)));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ pub fn trans_def_fn_unadjusted<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
             ccx.tcx().sess.span_bug(ref_expr.span, &format!(
                     "trans_def_fn_unadjusted invoked on: {:?} for {}",
                     def,
-                    ref_expr.repr(ccx.tcx()))[]);
+                    ref_expr.repr(ccx.tcx())));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ pub fn trans_local_var<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
                 None => {
                     bcx.sess().bug(&format!(
                         "trans_local_var: no llval for upvar {} found",
-                        nid)[]);
+                        nid));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ pub fn trans_local_var<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
                 None => {
                     bcx.sess().bug(&format!(
                         "trans_local_var: no datum for local/arg {} found",
-                        nid)[]);
+                        nid));
                 }
             };
             debug!("take_local(nid={}, v={}, ty={})",
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ pub fn trans_local_var<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
         _ => {
             bcx.sess().unimpl(&format!(
                 "unsupported def type in trans_local_var: {:?}",
-                def)[]);
+                def));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ pub fn with_field_tys<'tcx, R, F>(tcx: &ty::ctxt<'tcx>,
         }
 
         ty::ty_tup(ref v) => {
-            op(0, &tup_fields(&v[..])[])
+            op(0, &tup_fields(&v[..]))
         }
 
         ty::ty_enum(_, substs) => {
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ pub fn with_field_tys<'tcx, R, F>(tcx: &ty::ctxt<'tcx>,
                     tcx.sess.bug(&format!(
                         "cannot get field types from the enum type {} \
                          without a node ID",
-                        ty.repr(tcx))[]);
+                        ty.repr(tcx)));
                 }
                 Some(node_id) => {
                     let def = tcx.def_map.borrow()[node_id].clone();
@@ -1392,7 +1392,7 @@ pub fn with_field_tys<'tcx, R, F>(tcx: &ty::ctxt<'tcx>,
         _ => {
             tcx.sess.bug(&format!(
                 "cannot get field types from the type {}",
-                ty.repr(tcx))[]);
+                ty.repr(tcx)));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -2097,7 +2097,7 @@ fn trans_imm_cast<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
                                             t_in.repr(bcx.tcx()),
                                             k_in,
                                             t_out.repr(bcx.tcx()),
-                                            k_out)[])
+                                            k_out))
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -2106,7 +2106,7 @@ fn trans_imm_cast<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
                                     t_in.repr(bcx.tcx()),
                                     k_in,
                                     t_out.repr(bcx.tcx()),
-                                    k_out)[])
+                                    k_out))
     };
     return immediate_rvalue_bcx(bcx, newval, t_out).to_expr_datumblock();
 }
@@ -2272,7 +2272,7 @@ fn deref_once<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
             bcx.tcx().sess.span_bug(
                 expr.span,
                 &format!("deref invoked on expr of illegal type {}",
-                        datum.ty.repr(bcx.tcx()))[]);
+                        datum.ty.repr(bcx.tcx())));
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/foreign.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/foreign.rs
index 4508fe21a65..efae76c5ef4 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/foreign.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/foreign.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub fn register_static(ccx: &CrateContext,
     let llty = type_of::type_of(ccx, ty);
 
     let ident = link_name(foreign_item);
-    match attr::first_attr_value_str_by_name(&foreign_item.attrs[],
+    match attr::first_attr_value_str_by_name(&foreign_item.attrs,
                                              "linkage") {
         // If this is a static with a linkage specified, then we need to handle
         // it a little specially. The typesystem prevents things like &T and
@@ -240,11 +240,11 @@ pub fn trans_native_call<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
     let fn_sig = ty::erase_late_bound_regions(ccx.tcx(), fn_sig);
     let llsig = foreign_signature(ccx, &fn_sig, &passed_arg_tys[..]);
     let fn_type = cabi::compute_abi_info(ccx,
-                                         &llsig.llarg_tys[],
+                                         &llsig.llarg_tys,
                                          llsig.llret_ty,
                                          llsig.ret_def);
 
-    let arg_tys: &[cabi::ArgType] = &fn_type.arg_tys[];
+    let arg_tys: &[cabi::ArgType] = &fn_type.arg_tys;
 
     let mut llargs_foreign = Vec::new();
 
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ fn gate_simd_ffi(tcx: &ty::ctxt, decl: &ast::FnDecl, ty: &ty::BareFnTy) {
                 tcx.sess.span_err(ast_ty.span,
                               &format!("use of SIMD type `{}` in FFI is highly experimental and \
                                         may result in invalid code",
-                                       pprust::ty_to_string(ast_ty))[]);
+                                       pprust::ty_to_string(ast_ty)));
                 tcx.sess.span_help(ast_ty.span,
                                    "add #![feature(simd_ffi)] to the crate attributes to enable");
             }
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ pub fn trans_rust_fn_with_foreign_abi<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
                 ccx.sess().bug(&format!("build_rust_fn: extern fn {} has ty {}, \
                                         expected a bare fn ty",
                                        ccx.tcx().map.path_to_string(id),
-                                       t.repr(tcx))[]);
+                                       t.repr(tcx)));
             }
         };
 
@@ -868,9 +868,9 @@ pub fn trans_rust_fn_with_foreign_abi<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
 // the massive simplifications that have occurred.
 
 pub fn link_name(i: &ast::ForeignItem) -> InternedString {
-    match attr::first_attr_value_str_by_name(&i.attrs[], "link_name") {
+    match attr::first_attr_value_str_by_name(&i.attrs, "link_name") {
         Some(ln) => ln.clone(),
-        None => match weak_lang_items::link_name(&i.attrs[]) {
+        None => match weak_lang_items::link_name(&i.attrs) {
             Some(name) => name,
             None => token::get_ident(i.ident),
         }
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ fn foreign_types_for_fn_ty<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
     let fn_sig = ty::erase_late_bound_regions(ccx.tcx(), fn_sig);
     let llsig = foreign_signature(ccx, &fn_sig, &fn_sig.inputs);
     let fn_ty = cabi::compute_abi_info(ccx,
-                                       &llsig.llarg_tys[],
+                                       &llsig.llarg_tys,
                                        llsig.llret_ty,
                                        llsig.ret_def);
     debug!("foreign_types_for_fn_ty(\
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ fn foreign_types_for_fn_ty<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
            fn_ty={} -> {}, \
            ret_def={}",
            ty.repr(ccx.tcx()),
-           ccx.tn().types_to_str(&llsig.llarg_tys[]),
+           ccx.tn().types_to_str(&llsig.llarg_tys),
            ccx.tn().type_to_string(llsig.llret_ty),
            ccx.tn().types_to_str(&fn_ty.arg_tys.iter().map(|t| t.ty).collect::<Vec<_>>()),
            ccx.tn().type_to_string(fn_ty.ret_ty.ty),
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/glue.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/glue.rs
index 268b65c6ceb..20956bf795b 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/glue.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/glue.rs
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ fn trans_struct_drop<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
             sig.inputs[0]
         }
         _ => bcx.sess().bug(&format!("Expected function type, found {}",
-                                    bcx.ty_to_string(fty))[])
+                                    bcx.ty_to_string(fty)))
     };
 
     let (struct_data, info) = if type_is_sized(bcx.tcx(), t) {
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ fn size_and_align_of_dst<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>, t: Ty<'tcx>, info:
              C_uint(bcx.ccx(), unit_align))
         }
         _ => bcx.sess().bug(&format!("Unexpected unsized type, found {}",
-                                    bcx.ty_to_string(t))[])
+                                    bcx.ty_to_string(t)))
     }
 }
 
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ fn make_drop_glue<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>, v0: ValueRef, t: Ty<'tcx>)
                         bcx.sess().warn(&format!("Ignoring drop flag in destructor for {}\
                                                  because the struct is unsized. See issue\
                                                  #16758",
-                                                bcx.ty_to_string(t))[]);
+                                                bcx.ty_to_string(t)));
                         trans_struct_drop(bcx, t, v0, dtor, did, substs)
                     }
                 }
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ pub fn declare_tydesc<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>, t: Ty<'tcx>)
     note_unique_llvm_symbol(ccx, name);
 
     let ty_name = token::intern_and_get_ident(
-        &ppaux::ty_to_string(ccx.tcx(), t)[]);
+        &ppaux::ty_to_string(ccx.tcx(), t));
     let ty_name = C_str_slice(ccx, ty_name);
 
     debug!("--- declare_tydesc {}", ppaux::ty_to_string(ccx.tcx(), t));
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ fn declare_generic_glue<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>, t: Ty<'tcx>,
     let fn_nm = mangle_internal_name_by_type_and_seq(
         ccx,
         t,
-        &format!("glue_{}", name)[]);
+        &format!("glue_{}", name));
     let llfn = decl_cdecl_fn(ccx, &fn_nm[..], llfnty, ty::mk_nil(ccx.tcx()));
     note_unique_llvm_symbol(ccx, fn_nm.clone());
     return (fn_nm, llfn);
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/intrinsic.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/intrinsic.rs
index a1b66ed94f0..993c9eae45b 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/intrinsic.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/intrinsic.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ use syntax::parse::token;
 use util::ppaux::{Repr, ty_to_string};
 
 pub fn get_simple_intrinsic(ccx: &CrateContext, item: &ast::ForeignItem) -> Option<ValueRef> {
-    let name = match &token::get_ident(item.ident)[] {
+    let name = match &token::get_ident(item.ident)[..] {
         "sqrtf32" => "llvm.sqrt.f32",
         "sqrtf64" => "llvm.sqrt.f64",
         "powif32" => "llvm.powi.f32",
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/meth.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/meth.rs
index 1d5d24a6403..65d8f8ec361 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/meth.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/meth.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub fn trans_impl(ccx: &CrateContext,
         match *impl_item {
             ast::MethodImplItem(ref method) => {
                 if method.pe_generics().ty_params.len() == 0 {
-                    let trans_everywhere = attr::requests_inline(&method.attrs[]);
+                    let trans_everywhere = attr::requests_inline(&method.attrs);
                     for (ref ccx, is_origin) in ccx.maybe_iter(trans_everywhere) {
                         let llfn = get_item_val(ccx, method.id);
                         let empty_substs = tcx.mk_substs(Substs::trans_empty());
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ pub fn trans_static_method_callee<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
         }
         _ => {
             tcx.sess.bug(&format!("static call to invalid vtable: {}",
-                                 vtbl.repr(tcx))[]);
+                                 vtbl.repr(tcx)));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ fn trans_monomorphized_callee<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
         traits::VtableParam(..) => {
             bcx.sess().bug(
                 &format!("resolved vtable bad vtable {} in trans",
-                        vtable.repr(bcx.tcx()))[]);
+                        vtable.repr(bcx.tcx())));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ pub fn get_vtable<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
                 tcx.sess.bug(
                     &format!("resolved vtable for {} to bad vtable {} in trans",
                             trait_ref.repr(tcx),
-                            vtable.repr(tcx))[]);
+                            vtable.repr(tcx)));
             }
         }
     });
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/monomorphize.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/monomorphize.rs
index ec48ab0d34a..5ab1ec2a69e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/monomorphize.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/monomorphize.rs
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ pub fn monomorphic_fn<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
                   ..
               } => {
                   let d = mk_lldecl(abi);
-                  let needs_body = setup_lldecl(d, &i.attrs[]);
+                  let needs_body = setup_lldecl(d, &i.attrs);
                   if needs_body {
                       if abi != abi::Rust {
                           foreign::trans_rust_fn_with_foreign_abi(
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ pub fn monomorphic_fn<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
             match *ii {
                 ast::MethodImplItem(ref mth) => {
                     let d = mk_lldecl(abi::Rust);
-                    let needs_body = setup_lldecl(d, &mth.attrs[]);
+                    let needs_body = setup_lldecl(d, &mth.attrs);
                     if needs_body {
                         trans_fn(ccx,
                                  mth.pe_fn_decl(),
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ pub fn monomorphic_fn<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
             match *method {
                 ast::ProvidedMethod(ref mth) => {
                     let d = mk_lldecl(abi::Rust);
-                    let needs_body = setup_lldecl(d, &mth.attrs[]);
+                    let needs_body = setup_lldecl(d, &mth.attrs);
                     if needs_body {
                         trans_fn(ccx, mth.pe_fn_decl(), mth.pe_body(), d,
                                  psubsts, mth.id, &[]);
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ pub fn monomorphic_fn<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
                 }
                 _ => {
                     ccx.sess().bug(&format!("can't monomorphize a {:?}",
-                                           map_node)[])
+                                           map_node))
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ pub fn monomorphic_fn<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
             let d = mk_lldecl(abi::Rust);
             set_inline_hint(d);
             base::trans_tuple_struct(ccx,
-                                     &struct_def.fields[],
+                                     &struct_def.fields,
                                      struct_def.ctor_id.expect("ast-mapped tuple struct \
                                                                 didn't have a ctor id"),
                                      psubsts,
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ pub fn monomorphic_fn<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
         ast_map::NodePat(..) |
         ast_map::NodeLocal(..) => {
             ccx.sess().bug(&format!("can't monomorphize a {:?}",
-                                   map_node)[])
+                                   map_node))
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/type_.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/type_.rs
index ad83135a0d4..0c69a7132a7 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/type_.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/type_.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl Type {
     }
 
     pub fn int(ccx: &CrateContext) -> Type {
-        match &ccx.tcx().sess.target.target.target_pointer_width[] {
+        match &ccx.tcx().sess.target.target.target_pointer_width[..] {
             "32" => Type::i32(ccx),
             "64" => Type::i64(ccx),
             tws => panic!("Unsupported target word size for int: {}", tws),
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/type_of.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/type_of.rs
index 489b56bbe68..b53ea79804c 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/type_of.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/type_of.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ pub fn sizing_type_of<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>, t: Ty<'tcx>) -> Typ
     let llsizingty = match t.sty {
         _ if !lltype_is_sized(cx.tcx(), t) => {
             cx.sess().bug(&format!("trying to take the sizing type of {}, an unsized type",
-                                  ppaux::ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), t))[])
+                                  ppaux::ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), t)))
         }
 
         ty::ty_bool => Type::bool(cx),
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ pub fn sizing_type_of<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>, t: Ty<'tcx>) -> Typ
 
         ty::ty_projection(..) | ty::ty_infer(..) | ty::ty_param(..) | ty::ty_err(..) => {
             cx.sess().bug(&format!("fictitious type {} in sizing_type_of()",
-                                  ppaux::ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), t))[])
+                                  ppaux::ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), t)))
         }
         ty::ty_vec(_, None) | ty::ty_trait(..) | ty::ty_str => panic!("unreachable")
     };
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ pub fn type_of<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &CrateContext<'a, 'tcx>, t: Ty<'tcx>) -> Type {
           }
           ty::ty_trait(..) => Type::opaque_trait(cx),
           _ => cx.sess().bug(&format!("ty_open with sized type: {}",
-                                     ppaux::ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), t))[])
+                                     ppaux::ty_to_string(cx.tcx(), t)))
       },
 
       ty::ty_infer(..) => cx.sess().bug("type_of with ty_infer"),
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs
index e3c1c66f78c..afdc414c163 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ pub fn opt_ast_region_to_region<'tcx>(
                                     help_name
                                 } else {
                                     format!("one of {}'s {} elided lifetimes", help_name, n)
-                                })[]);
+                                })[..]);
 
                                 if len == 2 && i == 0 {
                                     m.push_str(" or ");
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ pub fn ast_ty_to_builtin_ty<'tcx>(
                         .sess
                         .span_bug(ast_ty.span,
                                   &format!("unbound path {}",
-                                          path.repr(this.tcx()))[])
+                                          path.repr(this.tcx())))
                 }
                 Some(&d) => d
             };
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ pub fn ast_ty_to_builtin_ty<'tcx>(
                             this.tcx().sess.span_bug(
                                 path.span,
                                 &format!("converting `Box` to `{}`",
-                                        ty.repr(this.tcx()))[]);
+                                        ty.repr(this.tcx())));
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ pub fn ast_ty_to_ty<'tcx>(this: &AstConv<'tcx>,
                         tcx.sess
                            .span_bug(ast_ty.span,
                                      &format!("unbound path {}",
-                                             path.repr(tcx))[])
+                                             path.repr(tcx)))
                     }
                     Some(&d) => d
                 };
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ fn ty_of_method_or_bare_fn<'a, 'tcx>(this: &AstConv<'tcx>,
     let input_params = if self_ty.is_some() {
         &decl.inputs[1..]
     } else {
-        &decl.inputs[]
+        &decl.inputs[..]
     };
     let input_tys = input_params.iter().map(|a| ty_of_arg(this, &rb, a, None));
     let input_pats: Vec<String> = input_params.iter()
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/implicator.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/implicator.rs
index 4aaaf4ffe5a..998a4504088 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/implicator.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/implicator.rs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Implicator<'a, 'tcx> {
             ty::ty_open(_) => {
                 self.tcx().sess.bug(
                     &format!("Unexpected type encountered while doing wf check: {}",
-                            ty.repr(self.tcx()))[]);
+                            ty.repr(self.tcx())));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/confirm.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/confirm.rs
index dfbfc86c659..53976df75d6 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/confirm.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/confirm.rs
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ impl<'a,'tcx> ConfirmContext<'a,'tcx> {
                 self.tcx().sess.span_bug(
                     self.span,
                     &format!("self-type `{}` for ObjectPick never dereferenced to an object",
-                            self_ty.repr(self.tcx()))[])
+                            self_ty.repr(self.tcx())))
             }
         }
     }
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ impl<'a,'tcx> ConfirmContext<'a,'tcx> {
                     &format!(
                         "{} was a subtype of {} but now is not?",
                         self_ty.repr(self.tcx()),
-                        method_self_ty.repr(self.tcx()))[]);
+                        method_self_ty.repr(self.tcx())));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/mod.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/mod.rs
index ffbc8ad020a..ed86925bd57 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/mod.rs
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ pub fn lookup_in_trait_adjusted<'a, 'tcx>(fcx: &FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
                                 span,
                                 &format!(
                                     "trait method is &self but first arg is: {}",
-                                    transformed_self_ty.repr(fcx.tcx()))[]);
+                                    transformed_self_ty.repr(fcx.tcx())));
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ pub fn lookup_in_trait_adjusted<'a, 'tcx>(fcx: &FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
                         span,
                         &format!(
                             "unexpected explicit self type in operator method: {:?}",
-                            method_ty.explicit_self)[]);
+                            method_ty.explicit_self));
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/probe.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/probe.rs
index 978fbbbcffc..1cc4fe37fbd 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/probe.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/probe.rs
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ impl<'a,'tcx> ProbeContext<'a,'tcx> {
         debug!("pick_method(self_ty={})", self.infcx().ty_to_string(self_ty));
 
         debug!("searching inherent candidates");
-        match self.consider_candidates(self_ty, &self.inherent_candidates[]) {
+        match self.consider_candidates(self_ty, &self.inherent_candidates) {
             None => {}
             Some(pick) => {
                 return Some(pick);
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ impl<'a,'tcx> ProbeContext<'a,'tcx> {
         }
 
         debug!("searching extension candidates");
-        self.consider_candidates(self_ty, &self.extension_candidates[])
+        self.consider_candidates(self_ty, &self.extension_candidates)
     }
 
     fn consider_candidates(&self,
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/suggest.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/suggest.rs
index 1639772103b..f5a03f0721a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/suggest.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/suggest.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub fn report_error<'a, 'tcx>(fcx: &FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
             if is_field {
                 cx.sess.span_note(span,
                     &format!("use `(s.{0})(...)` if you meant to call the \
-                            function stored in the `{0}` field", method_ustring)[]);
+                            function stored in the `{0}` field", method_ustring));
             }
 
             if static_sources.len() > 0 {
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
index e443b4d0e60..cab91b93133 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ fn check_fn<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &'a CrateCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
     let tcx = ccx.tcx;
     let err_count_on_creation = tcx.sess.err_count();
 
-    let arg_tys = &fn_sig.inputs[];
+    let arg_tys = &fn_sig.inputs;
     let ret_ty = fn_sig.output;
 
     debug!("check_fn(arg_tys={}, ret_ty={}, fn_id={})",
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ pub fn check_item<'a,'tcx>(ccx: &CrateCtxt<'a,'tcx>, it: &'tcx ast::Item) {
       ast::ItemEnum(ref enum_definition, _) => {
         check_enum_variants(ccx,
                             it.span,
-                            &enum_definition.variants[],
+                            &enum_definition.variants,
                             it.id);
       }
       ast::ItemFn(ref decl, _, _, _, ref body) => {
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.tcx().sess.span_bug(
                     span,
                     &format!("no type for local variable {}",
-                            nid)[]);
+                            nid));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             Some(&t) => t,
             None => {
                 self.tcx().sess.bug(&format!("no type for expr in fcx {}",
-                                            self.tag())[]);
+                                            self.tag()));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.tcx().sess.bug(
                     &format!("no type for node {}: {} in fcx {}",
                             id, self.tcx().map.node_to_string(id),
-                            self.tag())[]);
+                            self.tag()));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -2275,7 +2275,7 @@ fn check_argument_types<'a, 'tcx>(fcx: &FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
                         if arg_types.len() == 1 {""} else {"s"},
                         args.len(),
                         if args.len() == 1 {" was"} else {"s were"});
-                    expected_arg_tys = &[][];
+                    expected_arg_tys = &[];
                     err_args(fcx.tcx(), args.len())
                 } else {
                     expected_arg_tys = match expected_arg_tys.get(0) {
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@ fn check_argument_types<'a, 'tcx>(fcx: &FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
                 span_err!(tcx.sess, sp, E0059,
                     "cannot use call notation; the first type parameter \
                      for the function trait is neither a tuple nor unit");
-                expected_arg_tys = &[][];
+                expected_arg_tys = &[];
                 err_args(fcx.tcx(), args.len())
             }
         }
@@ -2309,7 +2309,7 @@ fn check_argument_types<'a, 'tcx>(fcx: &FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
                 if expected_arg_count == 1 {""} else {"s"},
                 supplied_arg_count,
                 if supplied_arg_count == 1 {" was"} else {"s were"});
-            expected_arg_tys = &[][];
+            expected_arg_tys = &[];
             err_args(fcx.tcx(), supplied_arg_count)
         }
     } else {
@@ -2319,7 +2319,7 @@ fn check_argument_types<'a, 'tcx>(fcx: &FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
             if expected_arg_count == 1 {""} else {"s"},
             supplied_arg_count,
             if supplied_arg_count == 1 {" was"} else {"s were"});
-        expected_arg_tys = &[][];
+        expected_arg_tys = &[];
         err_args(fcx.tcx(), supplied_arg_count)
     };
 
@@ -2809,7 +2809,7 @@ fn check_expr_with_unifier<'a, 'tcx, F>(fcx: &FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
         };
         let args = match rhs {
             Some(rhs) => slice::ref_slice(rhs),
-            None => &[][]
+            None => &[][..]
         };
         match method {
             Some(method) => {
@@ -4584,7 +4584,7 @@ pub fn check_enum_variants<'a,'tcx>(ccx: &CrateCtxt<'a,'tcx>,
     }
 
     let hint = *ty::lookup_repr_hints(ccx.tcx, ast::DefId { krate: ast::LOCAL_CRATE, node: id })
-        [].get(0).unwrap_or(&attr::ReprAny);
+        .get(0).unwrap_or(&attr::ReprAny);
 
     if hint != attr::ReprAny && vs.len() <= 1 {
         if vs.len() == 1 {
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/regionck.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/regionck.rs
index 82abff8c425..f6ac1ddee49 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/regionck.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/regionck.rs
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ fn region_of_def(fcx: &FnCtxt, def: def::Def) -> ty::Region {
         }
         _ => {
             tcx.sess.bug(&format!("unexpected def in region_of_def: {:?}",
-                                 def)[])
+                                 def))
         }
     }
 }
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Rcx<'a, 'tcx> {
             Some(f) => f,
             None => {
                 self.tcx().sess.bug(
-                    &format!("No fn-sig entry for id={}", id)[]);
+                    &format!("No fn-sig entry for id={}", id));
             }
         };
 
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ fn constrain_autoderefs<'a, 'tcx>(rcx: &mut Rcx<'a, 'tcx>,
                         rcx.tcx().sess.span_bug(
                             deref_expr.span,
                             &format!("bad overloaded deref type {}",
-                                     method.ty.repr(rcx.tcx()))[])
+                                     method.ty.repr(rcx.tcx())))
                     }
                 };
 
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ fn link_reborrowed_region<'a, 'tcx>(rcx: &Rcx<'a, 'tcx>,
                     rcx.tcx().sess.span_bug(
                         span,
                         &format!("Illegal upvar id: {}",
-                                upvar_id.repr(rcx.tcx()))[]);
+                                upvar_id.repr(rcx.tcx())));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@ fn generic_must_outlive<'a, 'tcx>(rcx: &Rcx<'a, 'tcx>,
         GenericKind::Param(..) => { }
         GenericKind::Projection(ref projection_ty) => {
             param_bounds.push_all(
-                &projection_bounds(rcx, origin.span(), projection_ty)[]);
+                &projection_bounds(rcx, origin.span(), projection_ty));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/wf.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/wf.rs
index 2601c4d2752..b0ded25af17 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/wf.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/wf.rs
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ impl<'ccx, 'tcx> CheckTypeWellFormedVisitor<'ccx, 'tcx> {
         self.tcx().sess.span_err(
             span,
             &format!("parameter `{}` is never used",
-                     param_name.user_string(self.tcx()))[]);
+                     param_name.user_string(self.tcx())));
 
         match suggested_marker_id {
             Some(def_id) => {
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/coherence/mod.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/coherence/mod.rs
index 1542e74ff81..7215ab01b02 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/coherence/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/coherence/mod.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ fn get_base_type_def_id<'a, 'tcx>(inference_context: &InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
             inference_context.tcx.sess.span_bug(
                 span,
                 &format!("coherence encountered unexpected type searching for base type: {}",
-                        ty.repr(inference_context.tcx))[]);
+                        ty.repr(inference_context.tcx)));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs
index 0b78af18e26..bb5566ab131 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ fn get_trait_def<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CollectCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
         ast_map::NodeItem(item) => trait_def_of_item(ccx, &*item),
         _ => {
             tcx.sess.bug(&format!("get_trait_def({}): not an item",
-                                  trait_id.node)[])
+                                  trait_id.node))
         }
     }
 }
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ fn trait_def_of_item<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CollectCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
         ref s => {
             tcx.sess.span_bug(
                 it.span,
-                &format!("trait_def_of_item invoked on {:?}", s)[]);
+                &format!("trait_def_of_item invoked on {:?}", s));
         }
     };
 
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ fn convert_trait_predicates<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CollectCtxt<'a, 'tcx>, it: &ast::Ite
         ref s => {
             tcx.sess.span_bug(
                 it.span,
-                &format!("trait_def_of_item invoked on {:?}", s)[]);
+                &format!("trait_def_of_item invoked on {:?}", s));
         }
     };
 
@@ -1284,8 +1284,8 @@ fn ty_generics_for_type_or_impl<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CollectCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
                                           -> ty::Generics<'tcx> {
     ty_generics(ccx,
                 subst::TypeSpace,
-                &generics.lifetimes[],
-                &generics.ty_params[],
+                &generics.lifetimes,
+                &generics.ty_params,
                 &generics.where_clause,
                 ty::Generics::empty())
 }
@@ -1314,8 +1314,8 @@ fn ty_generics_for_trait<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CollectCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
     let mut generics =
         ty_generics(ccx,
                     subst::TypeSpace,
-                    &ast_generics.lifetimes[],
-                    &ast_generics.ty_params[],
+                    &ast_generics.lifetimes,
+                    &ast_generics.ty_params,
                     &ast_generics.where_clause,
                     ty::Generics::empty());
 
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ fn ty_generics_for_fn_or_method<'a,'tcx>(ccx: &CollectCtxt<'a,'tcx>,
     ty_generics(ccx,
                 subst::FnSpace,
                 &early_lifetimes[..],
-                &generics.ty_params[],
+                &generics.ty_params,
                 &generics.where_clause,
                 base_generics)
 }
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ fn get_or_create_type_parameter_def<'a,'tcx>(ccx: &CollectCtxt<'a,'tcx>,
     let param_ty = ty::ParamTy::new(space, index, param.ident.name);
     let bounds = compute_bounds(ccx,
                                 param_ty.to_ty(ccx.tcx),
-                                &param.bounds[],
+                                &param.bounds,
                                 SizedByDefault::Yes,
                                 param.span);
     let default = match param.default {
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ fn check_bounds_compatible<'a,'tcx>(ccx: &CollectCtxt<'a,'tcx>,
     if !param_bounds.builtin_bounds.contains(&ty::BoundSized) {
         ty::each_bound_trait_and_supertraits(
             ccx.tcx,
-            &param_bounds.trait_bounds[],
+            &param_bounds.trait_bounds,
             |trait_ref| {
                 let trait_def = ccx.get_trait_def(trait_ref.def_id());
                 if trait_def.bounds.builtin_bounds.contains(&ty::BoundSized) {
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/lib.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/lib.rs
index b5dca0bd4f6..78f13b37a82 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/lib.rs
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ fn check_main_fn_ty(ccx: &CrateCtxt,
                               &format!("main has a non-function type: found \
                                        `{}`",
                                       ppaux::ty_to_string(tcx,
-                                                       main_t))[]);
+                                                       main_t)));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ fn check_start_fn_ty(ccx: &CrateCtxt,
             tcx.sess.span_bug(start_span,
                               &format!("start has a non-function type: found \
                                        `{}`",
-                                      ppaux::ty_to_string(tcx, start_t))[]);
+                                      ppaux::ty_to_string(tcx, start_t)));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/variance.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/variance.rs
index 1adcf133bf3..cd4406b770d 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/variance.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/variance.rs
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, 'v> Visitor<'v> for ConstraintContext<'a, 'tcx> {
                 let trait_def = ty::lookup_trait_def(tcx, did);
                 let predicates = ty::predicates(tcx, ty::mk_self_type(tcx), &trait_def.bounds);
                 self.add_constraints_from_predicates(&trait_def.generics,
-                                                     &predicates[],
+                                                     &predicates,
                                                      self.covariant);
 
                 let trait_items = ty::trait_items(tcx, did);
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ConstraintContext<'a, 'tcx> {
             None => {
                 self.tcx().sess.bug(&format!(
                         "no inferred index entry for {}",
-                        self.tcx().map.node_to_string(param_id))[]);
+                        self.tcx().map.node_to_string(param_id)));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ConstraintContext<'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.tcx().sess.bug(
                     &format!("unexpected type encountered in \
                             variance inference: {}",
-                            ty.repr(self.tcx()))[]);
+                            ty.repr(self.tcx())));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ConstraintContext<'a, 'tcx> {
                     .sess
                     .bug(&format!("unexpected region encountered in variance \
                                   inference: {}",
-                                 region.repr(self.tcx()))[]);
+                                 region.repr(self.tcx())));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
index 7ef48378af1..19c34aff9a8 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
@@ -2169,7 +2169,7 @@ impl Clean<Vec<Item>> for doctree::Import {
         // forcefully don't inline if this is not public or if the
         // #[doc(no_inline)] attribute is present.
         let denied = self.vis != ast::Public || self.attrs.iter().any(|a| {
-            &a.name()[] == "doc" && match a.meta_item_list() {
+            &a.name()[..] == "doc" && match a.meta_item_list() {
                 Some(l) => attr::contains_name(l, "no_inline"),
                 None => false,
             }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/highlight.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/highlight.rs
index 44c0acda66f..b88e5065b4f 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/highlight.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/highlight.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ fn doit(sess: &parse::ParseSess, mut lexer: lexer::StringReader,
 
             // keywords are also included in the identifier set
             token::Ident(ident, _is_mod_sep) => {
-                match &token::get_ident(ident)[] {
+                match &token::get_ident(ident)[..] {
                     "ref" | "mut" => "kw-2",
 
                     "self" => "self",
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/visit_ast.rs b/src/librustdoc/visit_ast.rs
index c52b0bab1fa..9181682d176 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/visit_ast.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/visit_ast.rs
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> RustdocVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
                     let please_inline = item.attrs.iter().any(|item| {
                         match item.meta_item_list() {
                             Some(list) => {
-                                list.iter().any(|i| &i.name()[] == "inline")
+                                list.iter().any(|i| &i.name()[..] == "inline")
                             }
                             None => false,
                         }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/asm.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/asm.rs
index d8cba139fb5..009bfef8623 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/asm.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/asm.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ pub fn expand_asm<'cx>(cx: &'cx mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenTree])
                         Some(('=', _)) => None,
                         Some(('+', operand)) => {
                             Some(token::intern_and_get_ident(&format!(
-                                        "={}", operand)[]))
+                                        "={}", operand)))
                         }
                         _ => {
                             cx.span_err(span, "output operand constraint lacks '=' or '+'");
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
index d4ccabbd63b..2ef90f04f75 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
@@ -83,15 +83,15 @@ pub enum Annotatable {
 impl Annotatable {
     pub fn attrs(&self) -> &[ast::Attribute] {
         match *self {
-            Annotatable::Item(ref i) => &i.attrs[],
+            Annotatable::Item(ref i) => &i.attrs,
             Annotatable::TraitItem(ref i) => match *i {
-                ast::TraitItem::RequiredMethod(ref tm) => &tm.attrs[],
-                ast::TraitItem::ProvidedMethod(ref m) => &m.attrs[],
-                ast::TraitItem::TypeTraitItem(ref at) => &at.attrs[],
+                ast::TraitItem::RequiredMethod(ref tm) => &tm.attrs,
+                ast::TraitItem::ProvidedMethod(ref m) => &m.attrs,
+                ast::TraitItem::TypeTraitItem(ref at) => &at.attrs,
             },
             Annotatable::ImplItem(ref i) => match *i {
-                ast::ImplItem::MethodImplItem(ref m) => &m.attrs[],
-                ast::ImplItem::TypeImplItem(ref t) => &t.attrs[],
+                ast::ImplItem::MethodImplItem(ref m) => &m.attrs,
+                ast::ImplItem::TypeImplItem(ref t) => &t.attrs,
             }
         }
     }
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ impl<'a> ExtCtxt<'a> {
     pub fn mod_pop(&mut self) { self.mod_path.pop().unwrap(); }
     pub fn mod_path(&self) -> Vec<ast::Ident> {
         let mut v = Vec::new();
-        v.push(token::str_to_ident(&self.ecfg.crate_name[]));
+        v.push(token::str_to_ident(&self.ecfg.crate_name));
         v.extend(self.mod_path.iter().cloned());
         return v;
     }
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ impl<'a> ExtCtxt<'a> {
         if self.recursion_count > self.ecfg.recursion_limit {
             self.span_fatal(ei.call_site,
                             &format!("recursion limit reached while expanding the macro `{}`",
-                                    ei.callee.name)[]);
+                                    ei.callee.name));
         }
 
         let mut call_site = ei.call_site;
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ pub fn check_zero_tts(cx: &ExtCtxt,
                       tts: &[ast::TokenTree],
                       name: &str) {
     if tts.len() != 0 {
-        cx.span_err(sp, &format!("{} takes no arguments", name)[]);
+        cx.span_err(sp, &format!("{} takes no arguments", name));
     }
 }
 
@@ -786,12 +786,12 @@ pub fn get_single_str_from_tts(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                                -> Option<String> {
     let mut p = cx.new_parser_from_tts(tts);
     if p.token == token::Eof {
-        cx.span_err(sp, &format!("{} takes 1 argument", name)[]);
+        cx.span_err(sp, &format!("{} takes 1 argument", name));
         return None
     }
     let ret = cx.expander().fold_expr(p.parse_expr());
     if p.token != token::Eof {
-        cx.span_err(sp, &format!("{} takes 1 argument", name)[]);
+        cx.span_err(sp, &format!("{} takes 1 argument", name));
     }
     expr_to_string(cx, ret, "argument must be a string literal").map(|(s, _)| {
         s.to_string()
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/build.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/build.rs
index 5bfd4a9f611..8923290d655 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/build.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/build.rs
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ impl<'a> AstBuilder for ExtCtxt<'a> {
     fn expr_fail(&self, span: Span, msg: InternedString) -> P<ast::Expr> {
         let loc = self.codemap().lookup_char_pos(span.lo);
         let expr_file = self.expr_str(span,
-                                      token::intern_and_get_ident(&loc.file.name[]));
+                                      token::intern_and_get_ident(&loc.file.name));
         let expr_line = self.expr_usize(span, loc.line);
         let expr_file_line_tuple = self.expr_tuple(span, vec!(expr_file, expr_line));
         let expr_file_line_ptr = self.expr_addr_of(span, expr_file_line_tuple);
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/concat.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/concat.rs
index 38098e50dee..84f786e9780 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/concat.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/concat.rs
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ pub fn expand_syntax_ext(cx: &mut base::ExtCtxt,
                     ast::LitInt(i, ast::UnsignedIntLit(_)) |
                     ast::LitInt(i, ast::SignedIntLit(_, ast::Plus)) |
                     ast::LitInt(i, ast::UnsuffixedIntLit(ast::Plus)) => {
-                        accumulator.push_str(&format!("{}", i)[]);
+                        accumulator.push_str(&format!("{}", i));
                     }
                     ast::LitInt(i, ast::SignedIntLit(_, ast::Minus)) |
                     ast::LitInt(i, ast::UnsuffixedIntLit(ast::Minus)) => {
-                        accumulator.push_str(&format!("-{}", i)[]);
+                        accumulator.push_str(&format!("-{}", i));
                     }
                     ast::LitBool(b) => {
-                        accumulator.push_str(&format!("{}", b)[]);
+                        accumulator.push_str(&format!("{}", b));
                     }
                     ast::LitByte(..) |
                     ast::LitBinary(..) => {
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/clone.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/clone.rs
index 518fbcc80ee..5f460264216 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/clone.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/clone.rs
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ fn cs_clone(
         EnumNonMatchingCollapsed (..) => {
             cx.span_bug(trait_span,
                         &format!("non-matching enum variants in \
-                                 `derive({})`", name)[])
+                                 `derive({})`", name))
         }
         StaticEnum(..) | StaticStruct(..) => {
             cx.span_bug(trait_span,
-                        &format!("static method in `derive({})`", name)[])
+                        &format!("static method in `derive({})`", name))
         }
     }
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ fn cs_clone(
                 None => {
                     cx.span_bug(trait_span,
                                 &format!("unnamed field in normal struct in \
-                                         `derive({})`", name)[])
+                                         `derive({})`", name))
                 }
             };
             cx.field_imm(field.span, ident, subcall(field))
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/decodable.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/decodable.rs
index ab0f64e823f..f27bbc338e5 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/decodable.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/decodable.rs
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ fn decode_static_fields<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
             } else {
                 let fields = fields.iter().enumerate().map(|(i, &span)| {
                     getarg(cx, span,
-                           token::intern_and_get_ident(&format!("_field{}", i)[]),
+                           token::intern_and_get_ident(&format!("_field{}", i)),
                            i)
                 }).collect();
 
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/encodable.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/encodable.rs
index dd609470599..8038074cee1 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/encodable.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/encodable.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ fn encodable_substructure(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, trait_span: Span,
                 let name = match name {
                     Some(id) => token::get_ident(id),
                     None => {
-                        token::intern_and_get_ident(&format!("_field{}", i)[])
+                        token::intern_and_get_ident(&format!("_field{}", i))
                     }
                 };
                 let enc = cx.expr_method_call(span, self_.clone(),
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs
index b912ed34ae0..36bd8d39a83 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ impl<'a> TraitDef<'a> {
         // generated implementations are linted
         let mut attrs = newitem.attrs.clone();
         attrs.extend(item.attrs.iter().filter(|a| {
-            match &a.name()[] {
+            match &a.name()[..] {
                 "allow" | "warn" | "deny" | "forbid" => true,
                 _ => false,
             }
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ impl<'a> MethodDef<'a> {
 
         for (i, ty) in self.args.iter().enumerate() {
             let ast_ty = ty.to_ty(cx, trait_.span, type_ident, generics);
-            let ident = cx.ident_of(&format!("__arg_{}", i)[]);
+            let ident = cx.ident_of(&format!("__arg_{}", i));
             arg_tys.push((ident, ast_ty));
 
             let arg_expr = cx.expr_ident(trait_.span, ident);
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ impl<'a> MethodDef<'a> {
                                              struct_path,
                                              struct_def,
                                              &format!("__self_{}",
-                                                     i)[],
+                                                     i),
                                              ast::MutImmutable);
             patterns.push(pat);
             raw_fields.push(ident_expr);
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ impl<'a> MethodDef<'a> {
                 let mut subpats = Vec::with_capacity(self_arg_names.len());
                 let mut self_pats_idents = Vec::with_capacity(self_arg_names.len() - 1);
                 let first_self_pat_idents = {
-                    let (p, idents) = mk_self_pat(cx, &self_arg_names[0][]);
+                    let (p, idents) = mk_self_pat(cx, &self_arg_names[0]);
                     subpats.push(p);
                     idents
                 };
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ impl<'a> TraitDef<'a> {
                     cx.span_bug(sp, "a struct with named and unnamed fields in `derive`");
                 }
             };
-            let ident = cx.ident_of(&format!("{}_{}", prefix, i)[]);
+            let ident = cx.ident_of(&format!("{}_{}", prefix, i));
             paths.push(codemap::Spanned{span: sp, node: ident});
             let val = cx.expr(
                 sp, ast::ExprParen(cx.expr_deref(sp, cx.expr_path(cx.path_ident(sp,ident)))));
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ impl<'a> TraitDef<'a> {
                 let mut ident_expr = Vec::new();
                 for (i, va) in variant_args.iter().enumerate() {
                     let sp = self.set_expn_info(cx, va.ty.span);
-                    let ident = cx.ident_of(&format!("{}_{}", prefix, i)[]);
+                    let ident = cx.ident_of(&format!("{}_{}", prefix, i));
                     let path1 = codemap::Spanned{span: sp, node: ident};
                     paths.push(path1);
                     let expr_path = cx.expr_path(cx.path_ident(sp, ident));
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ pub fn cs_fold<F>(use_foldl: bool,
                       field.span,
                       old,
                       field.self_.clone(),
-                      &field.other[])
+                      &field.other)
                 })
             } else {
                 all_fields.iter().rev().fold(base, |old, field| {
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ pub fn cs_fold<F>(use_foldl: bool,
                       field.span,
                       old,
                       field.self_.clone(),
-                      &field.other[])
+                      &field.other)
                 })
             }
         },
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/mod.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/mod.rs
index f8bc331bfcf..eee780f457c 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/mod.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ pub fn expand_meta_derive(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                                 cx.span_err(titem.span,
                                             &format!("unknown `derive` \
                                                      trait: `{}`",
-                                                    *tname)[]);
+                                                    *tname));
                             }
                         };
                     }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/env.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/env.rs
index 9c04d1e9282..93f8ee5042b 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/env.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/env.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ pub fn expand_env<'cx>(cx: &'cx mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenTree])
         None => {
             token::intern_and_get_ident(&format!("environment variable `{}` \
                                                  not defined",
-                                                var)[])
+                                                var))
         }
         Some(second) => {
             match expr_to_string(cx, second, "expected string literal") {
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
index d4dda7390a5..a2f9dc6b5f8 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ fn expand_mac_invoc<T, F, G>(mac: ast::Mac, span: codemap::Span,
                     fld.cx.span_err(
                         pth.span,
                         &format!("macro undefined: '{}!'",
-                                &extnamestr)[]);
+                                &extnamestr));
 
                     // let compilation continue
                     None
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ fn expand_mac_invoc<T, F, G>(mac: ast::Mac, span: codemap::Span,
                                     pth.span,
                                     &format!("non-expression macro in expression position: {}",
                                             &extnamestr[..]
-                                            )[]);
+                                            ));
                                 return None;
                             }
                         };
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ fn expand_mac_invoc<T, F, G>(mac: ast::Mac, span: codemap::Span,
                         fld.cx.span_err(
                             pth.span,
                             &format!("'{}' is not a tt-style macro",
-                                    &extnamestr)[]);
+                                    &extnamestr));
                         None
                     }
                 }
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ pub fn expand_item_mac(it: P<ast::Item>,
             None => {
                 fld.cx.span_err(path_span,
                                 &format!("macro undefined: '{}!'",
-                                        extnamestr)[]);
+                                        extnamestr));
                 // let compilation continue
                 return SmallVector::zero();
             }
@@ -618,10 +618,9 @@ pub fn expand_item_mac(it: P<ast::Item>,
                     if it.ident.name != parse::token::special_idents::invalid.name {
                         fld.cx
                             .span_err(path_span,
-                                      &format!("macro {}! expects no ident argument, \
-                                        given '{}'",
-                                      extnamestr,
-                                      token::get_ident(it.ident))[]);
+                                      &format!("macro {}! expects no ident argument, given '{}'",
+                                               extnamestr,
+                                               token::get_ident(it.ident)));
                         return SmallVector::zero();
                     }
                     fld.cx.bt_push(ExpnInfo {
@@ -640,7 +639,7 @@ pub fn expand_item_mac(it: P<ast::Item>,
                     if it.ident.name == parse::token::special_idents::invalid.name {
                         fld.cx.span_err(path_span,
                                         &format!("macro {}! expects an ident argument",
-                                                &extnamestr)[]);
+                                                &extnamestr));
                         return SmallVector::zero();
                     }
                     fld.cx.bt_push(ExpnInfo {
@@ -659,7 +658,7 @@ pub fn expand_item_mac(it: P<ast::Item>,
                     if it.ident.name == parse::token::special_idents::invalid.name {
                         fld.cx.span_err(path_span,
                                         &format!("macro_rules! expects an ident argument")
-                                        []);
+                                        );
                         return SmallVector::zero();
                     }
                     fld.cx.bt_push(ExpnInfo {
@@ -691,7 +690,7 @@ pub fn expand_item_mac(it: P<ast::Item>,
                 _ => {
                     fld.cx.span_err(it.span,
                                     &format!("{}! is not legal in item position",
-                                            &extnamestr)[]);
+                                            &extnamestr));
                     return SmallVector::zero();
                 }
             }
@@ -710,7 +709,7 @@ pub fn expand_item_mac(it: P<ast::Item>,
         None => {
             fld.cx.span_err(path_span,
                             &format!("non-item macro in item position: {}",
-                                    &extnamestr)[]);
+                                    &extnamestr));
             return SmallVector::zero();
         }
     };
@@ -954,7 +953,7 @@ fn expand_pat(p: P<ast::Pat>, fld: &mut MacroExpander) -> P<ast::Pat> {
             None => {
                 fld.cx.span_err(pth.span,
                                 &format!("macro undefined: '{}!'",
-                                        extnamestr)[]);
+                                        extnamestr));
                 // let compilation continue
                 return DummyResult::raw_pat(span);
             }
@@ -983,7 +982,7 @@ fn expand_pat(p: P<ast::Pat>, fld: &mut MacroExpander) -> P<ast::Pat> {
                                 &format!(
                                     "non-pattern macro in pattern position: {}",
                                     &extnamestr
-                                    )[]
+                                    )
                             );
                             return DummyResult::raw_pat(span);
                         }
@@ -995,7 +994,7 @@ fn expand_pat(p: P<ast::Pat>, fld: &mut MacroExpander) -> P<ast::Pat> {
                 _ => {
                     fld.cx.span_err(span,
                                     &format!("{}! is not legal in pattern position",
-                                            &extnamestr)[]);
+                                            &extnamestr));
                     return DummyResult::raw_pat(span);
                 }
             }
@@ -1981,7 +1980,7 @@ foo_module!();
         // the xx binding should bind all of the xx varrefs:
         for (idx,v) in varrefs.iter().filter(|p| {
             p.segments.len() == 1
-            && "xx" == &token::get_ident(p.segments[0].identifier)[]
+            && "xx" == &token::get_ident(p.segments[0].identifier)
         }).enumerate() {
             if mtwt::resolve(v.segments[0].identifier) != resolved_binding {
                 println!("uh oh, xx binding didn't match xx varref:");
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/format.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/format.rs
index e17329d7d33..1c2374e31f1 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/format.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/format.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ fn parse_args(ecx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenTree])
                 _ => {
                     ecx.span_err(p.span,
                                  &format!("expected ident for named argument, found `{}`",
-                                         p.this_token_to_string())[]);
+                                         p.this_token_to_string()));
                     return None;
                 }
             };
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ fn parse_args(ecx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenTree])
                 Some(prev) => {
                     ecx.span_err(e.span,
                                  &format!("duplicate argument named `{}`",
-                                         name)[]);
+                                         name));
                     ecx.parse_sess.span_diagnostic.span_note(prev.span, "previously here");
                     continue
                 }
@@ -281,19 +281,19 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Context<'a, 'b> {
                                   &format!("argument redeclared with type `{}` when \
                                            it was previously `{}`",
                                           *ty,
-                                          *cur)[]);
+                                          *cur));
             }
             (&Known(ref cur), _) => {
                 self.ecx.span_err(sp,
                                   &format!("argument used to format with `{}` was \
                                            attempted to not be used for formatting",
-                                           *cur)[]);
+                                           *cur));
             }
             (_, &Known(ref ty)) => {
                 self.ecx.span_err(sp,
                                   &format!("argument previously used as a format \
                                            argument attempted to be used as `{}`",
-                                           *ty)[]);
+                                           *ty));
             }
             (_, _) => {
                 self.ecx.span_err(sp, "argument declared with multiple formats");
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Context<'a, 'b> {
     /// Translate the accumulated string literals to a literal expression
     fn trans_literal_string(&mut self) -> P<ast::Expr> {
         let sp = self.fmtsp;
-        let s = token::intern_and_get_ident(&self.literal[]);
+        let s = token::intern_and_get_ident(&self.literal);
         self.literal.clear();
         self.ecx.expr_str(sp, s)
     }
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Context<'a, 'b> {
                 None => continue // error already generated
             };
 
-            let name = self.ecx.ident_of(&format!("__arg{}", i)[]);
+            let name = self.ecx.ident_of(&format!("__arg{}", i));
             pats.push(self.ecx.pat_ident(e.span, name));
             locals.push(Context::format_arg(self.ecx, e.span, arg_ty,
                                             self.ecx.expr_ident(e.span, name)));
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Context<'a, 'b> {
             };
 
             let lname = self.ecx.ident_of(&format!("__arg{}",
-                                                  *name)[]);
+                                                  *name));
             pats.push(self.ecx.pat_ident(e.span, lname));
             names[self.name_positions[*name]] =
                 Some(Context::format_arg(self.ecx, e.span, arg_ty,
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Context<'a, 'b> {
                     _ => {
                         ecx.span_err(sp,
                                      &format!("unknown format trait `{}`",
-                                             *tyname)[]);
+                                             *tyname));
                         "Dummy"
                     }
                 }
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ pub fn expand_preparsed_format_args(ecx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span,
     }
     if !parser.errors.is_empty() {
         cx.ecx.span_err(cx.fmtsp, &format!("invalid format string: {}",
-                                          parser.errors.remove(0))[]);
+                                          parser.errors.remove(0)));
         return DummyResult::raw_expr(sp);
     }
     if !cx.literal.is_empty() {
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs
index 2c7bf713aad..554529b5cb2 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ pub fn expand_quote_stmt(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
 }
 
 fn ids_ext(strs: Vec<String> ) -> Vec<ast::Ident> {
-    strs.iter().map(|str| str_to_ident(&(*str)[])).collect()
+    strs.iter().map(|str| str_to_ident(&(*str))).collect()
 }
 
 fn id_ext(str: &str) -> ast::Ident {
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/source_util.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/source_util.rs
index c8d48750c75..ac82effeaea 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/source_util.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/source_util.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub fn expand_file(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenTree])
 
     let topmost = cx.original_span_in_file();
     let loc = cx.codemap().lookup_char_pos(topmost.lo);
-    let filename = token::intern_and_get_ident(&loc.file.name[]);
+    let filename = token::intern_and_get_ident(&loc.file.name);
     base::MacExpr::new(cx.expr_str(topmost, filename))
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs
index 664f7b3e088..ce513bc91f5 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ pub fn count_names(ms: &[TokenTree]) -> usize {
                 seq.num_captures
             }
             &TtDelimited(_, ref delim) => {
-                count_names(&delim.tts[])
+                count_names(&delim.tts)
             }
             &TtToken(_, MatchNt(..)) => {
                 1
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/attr.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/attr.rs
index 06e8728d236..a0e2b4dbf5a 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/attr.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/attr.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ impl<'a> ParserAttr for Parser<'a> {
             }
             _ => {
                 let token_str = self.this_token_to_string();
-                self.fatal(&format!("expected `#`, found `{}`", token_str)[]);
+                self.fatal(&format!("expected `#`, found `{}`", token_str));
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs
index fd08cbd161b..83d2bb0cc70 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/lexer/mod.rs
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ impl<'a> StringReader<'a> {
                 // expansion purposes. See #12512 for the gory details of why
                 // this is necessary.
                 let ident = self.with_str_from(start, |lifetime_name| {
-                    str_to_ident(&format!("'{}", lifetime_name)[])
+                    str_to_ident(&format!("'{}", lifetime_name))
                 });
 
                 // Conjure up a "keyword checking ident" to make sure that
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs
index 7ed48bdbb92..f826e43528b 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/mod.rs
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ pub fn file_to_filemap(sess: &ParseSess, path: &Path, spanopt: Option<Span>)
         Ok(bytes) => bytes,
         Err(e) => {
             err(&format!("couldn't read {:?}: {}",
-                        path.display(), e)[]);
+                        path.display(), e));
             unreachable!()
         }
     };
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ pub fn file_to_filemap(sess: &ParseSess, path: &Path, spanopt: Option<Span>)
                                      path.as_str().unwrap().to_string())
         }
         None => {
-            err(&format!("{:?} is not UTF-8 encoded", path.display())[])
+            err(&format!("{:?} is not UTF-8 encoded", path.display()))
         }
     }
     unreachable!()
@@ -827,19 +827,19 @@ mod test {
              ast::TtDelimited(_, ref macro_delimed)]
             if name_macro_rules.as_str() == "macro_rules"
             && name_zip.as_str() == "zip" => {
-                match &macro_delimed.tts[] {
+                match &macro_delimed.tts {
                     [ast::TtDelimited(_, ref first_delimed),
                      ast::TtToken(_, token::FatArrow),
                      ast::TtDelimited(_, ref second_delimed)]
                     if macro_delimed.delim == token::Paren => {
-                        match &first_delimed.tts[] {
+                        match &first_delimed.tts {
                             [ast::TtToken(_, token::Dollar),
                              ast::TtToken(_, token::Ident(name, token::Plain))]
                             if first_delimed.delim == token::Paren
                             && name.as_str() == "a" => {},
                             _ => panic!("value 3: {:?}", **first_delimed),
                         }
-                        match &second_delimed.tts[] {
+                        match &second_delimed.tts {
                             [ast::TtToken(_, token::Dollar),
                              ast::TtToken(_, token::Ident(name, token::Plain))]
                             if second_delimed.delim == token::Paren
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ mod test {
 
         let source = "/// doc comment\r\n/// line 2\r\nfn foo() {}".to_string();
         let item = parse_item_from_source_str(name.clone(), source, Vec::new(), &sess).unwrap();
-        let docs = item.attrs.iter().filter(|a| &a.name()[] == "doc")
+        let docs = item.attrs.iter().filter(|a| &a.name() == "doc")
                     .map(|a| a.value_str().unwrap().to_string()).collect::<Vec<_>>();
         let b: &[_] = &["/// doc comment".to_string(), "/// line 2".to_string()];
         assert_eq!(&docs[..], b);
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/obsolete.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/obsolete.rs
index 8480772ce6c..e6bcb8ac745 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/obsolete.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/obsolete.rs
@@ -106,16 +106,16 @@ impl<'a> ParserObsoleteMethods for parser::Parser<'a> {
               desc: &str,
               error: bool) {
         if error {
-            self.span_err(sp, &format!("obsolete syntax: {}", kind_str)[]);
+            self.span_err(sp, &format!("obsolete syntax: {}", kind_str));
         } else {
-            self.span_warn(sp, &format!("obsolete syntax: {}", kind_str)[]);
+            self.span_warn(sp, &format!("obsolete syntax: {}", kind_str));
         }
 
         if !self.obsolete_set.contains(&kind) {
             self.sess
                 .span_diagnostic
                 .handler()
-                .note(&format!("{}", desc)[]);
+                .note(&format!("{}", desc));
             self.obsolete_set.insert(kind);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 1805543d787..88c34937159 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -5191,7 +5191,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                     -> (ast::Item_, Vec<ast::Attribute> ) {
         let mut prefix = Path::new(self.sess.span_diagnostic.cm.span_to_filename(self.span));
         prefix.pop();
-        let mod_path = Path::new(".").join_many(&self.mod_path_stack[]);
+        let mod_path = Path::new(".").join_many(&self.mod_path_stack);
         let dir_path = prefix.join(&mod_path);
         let mod_string = token::get_ident(id);
         let (file_path, owns_directory) = match ::attr::first_attr_value_str_by_name(
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
index 433c013591c..2797ef084d9 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
@@ -652,47 +652,47 @@ impl BytesContainer for InternedString {
 
 impl fmt::Debug for InternedString {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        fmt::Debug::fmt(&self.string[], f)
+        fmt::Debug::fmt(&self.string, f)
     }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for InternedString {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        fmt::Display::fmt(&self.string[], f)
+        fmt::Display::fmt(&self.string, f)
     }
 }
 
 impl<'a> PartialEq<&'a str> for InternedString {
     #[inline(always)]
     fn eq(&self, other: & &'a str) -> bool {
-        PartialEq::eq(&self.string[], *other)
+        PartialEq::eq(&self.string[..], *other)
     }
     #[inline(always)]
     fn ne(&self, other: & &'a str) -> bool {
-        PartialEq::ne(&self.string[], *other)
+        PartialEq::ne(&self.string[..], *other)
     }
 }
 
 impl<'a> PartialEq<InternedString > for &'a str {
     #[inline(always)]
     fn eq(&self, other: &InternedString) -> bool {
-        PartialEq::eq(*self, &other.string[])
+        PartialEq::eq(*self, &other.string[..])
     }
     #[inline(always)]
     fn ne(&self, other: &InternedString) -> bool {
-        PartialEq::ne(*self, &other.string[])
+        PartialEq::ne(*self, &other.string[..])
     }
 }
 
 impl Decodable for InternedString {
     fn decode<D: Decoder>(d: &mut D) -> Result<InternedString, D::Error> {
-        Ok(get_name(get_ident_interner().intern(&try!(d.read_str())[])))
+        Ok(get_name(get_ident_interner().intern(&try!(d.read_str())[..])))
     }
 }
 
 impl Encodable for InternedString {
     fn encode<S: Encoder>(&self, s: &mut S) -> Result<(), S::Error> {
-        s.emit_str(&self.string[])
+        s.emit_str(&self.string)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/print/pp.rs b/src/libsyntax/print/pp.rs
index 1593bfb97fe..5b3fde8535b 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/print/pp.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/print/pp.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ pub fn buf_str(toks: &[Token],
         }
         s.push_str(&format!("{}={}",
                            szs[i],
-                           tok_str(&toks[i]))[]);
+                           tok_str(&toks[i])));
         i += 1;
         i %= n;
     }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
index f26578e7401..92e7f4d2870 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
@@ -2342,7 +2342,7 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
 
         // HACK(eddyb) ignore the separately printed self argument.
         let args = if first {
-            &decl.inputs[]
+            &decl.inputs[..]
         } else {
             &decl.inputs[1..]
         };
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/std_inject.rs b/src/libsyntax/std_inject.rs
index 4e4a571ede7..ac7cdb1b413 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/std_inject.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/std_inject.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub fn maybe_inject_prelude(krate: ast::Crate) -> ast::Crate {
 }
 
 pub fn use_std(krate: &ast::Crate) -> bool {
-    !attr::contains_name(&krate.attrs[], "no_std")
+    !attr::contains_name(&krate.attrs, "no_std")
 }
 
 fn no_prelude(attrs: &[ast::Attribute]) -> bool {
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ impl fold::Folder for PreludeInjector {
         // only add `use std::prelude::*;` if there wasn't a
         // `#![no_implicit_prelude]` at the crate level.
         // fold_mod() will insert glob path.
-        if !no_prelude(&krate.attrs[]) {
+        if !no_prelude(&krate.attrs) {
             krate.module = self.fold_mod(krate.module);
         }
         krate
     }
 
     fn fold_item(&mut self, item: P<ast::Item>) -> SmallVector<P<ast::Item>> {
-        if !no_prelude(&item.attrs[]) {
+        if !no_prelude(&item.attrs) {
             // only recur if there wasn't `#![no_implicit_prelude]`
             // on this item, i.e. this means that the prelude is not
             // implicitly imported though the whole subtree
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/test.rs b/src/libsyntax/test.rs
index 7b1fc91e45b..5bada41badf 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/test.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/test.rs
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@ pub fn modify_for_testing(sess: &ParseSess,
     // We generate the test harness when building in the 'test'
     // configuration, either with the '--test' or '--cfg test'
     // command line options.
-    let should_test = attr::contains_name(&krate.config[], "test");
+    let should_test = attr::contains_name(&krate.config, "test");
 
     // Check for #[reexport_test_harness_main = "some_name"] which
     // creates a `use some_name = __test::main;`. This needs to be
     // unconditional, so that the attribute is still marked as used in
     // non-test builds.
     let reexport_test_harness_main =
-        attr::first_attr_value_str_by_name(&krate.attrs[],
+        attr::first_attr_value_str_by_name(&krate.attrs,
                                            "reexport_test_harness_main");
 
     if should_test {
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ enum HasTestSignature {
 
 
 fn is_test_fn(cx: &TestCtxt, i: &ast::Item) -> bool {
-    let has_test_attr = attr::contains_name(&i.attrs[], "test");
+    let has_test_attr = attr::contains_name(&i.attrs, "test");
 
     fn has_test_signature(i: &ast::Item) -> HasTestSignature {
         match &i.node {
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ fn is_test_fn(cx: &TestCtxt, i: &ast::Item) -> bool {
 }
 
 fn is_bench_fn(cx: &TestCtxt, i: &ast::Item) -> bool {
-    let has_bench_attr = attr::contains_name(&i.attrs[], "bench");
+    let has_bench_attr = attr::contains_name(&i.attrs, "bench");
 
     fn has_test_signature(i: &ast::Item) -> bool {
         match i.node {
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ fn mk_tests(cx: &TestCtxt) -> P<ast::Item> {
 }
 
 fn is_test_crate(krate: &ast::Crate) -> bool {
-    match attr::find_crate_name(&krate.attrs[]) {
+    match attr::find_crate_name(&krate.attrs) {
         Some(ref s) if "test" == &s[..] => true,
         _ => false
     }