libstd: remove unnecessary `to_string()` calls

17 files changed, 96 insertions, 96 deletions

diff --git a/src/libstd/ascii.rs b/src/libstd/ascii.rs
index f31c694098f..a03d946f407 100644
--- a/src/libstd/ascii.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/ascii.rs
@@ -680,13 +680,13 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(v.to_ascii(), b);
         assert_eq!("( ;".to_string().to_ascii(), b);
 
-        assert_eq!("abCDef&?#".to_ascii().to_lowercase().into_string(), "abcdef&?#".to_string());
-        assert_eq!("abCDef&?#".to_ascii().to_uppercase().into_string(), "ABCDEF&?#".to_string());
+        assert_eq!("abCDef&?#".to_ascii().to_lowercase().into_string(), "abcdef&?#");
+        assert_eq!("abCDef&?#".to_ascii().to_uppercase().into_string(), "ABCDEF&?#");
 
-        assert_eq!("".to_ascii().to_lowercase().into_string(), "".to_string());
-        assert_eq!("YMCA".to_ascii().to_lowercase().into_string(), "ymca".to_string());
+        assert_eq!("".to_ascii().to_lowercase().into_string(), "");
+        assert_eq!("YMCA".to_ascii().to_lowercase().into_string(), "ymca");
         let mixed = "abcDEFxyz:.;".to_ascii();
-        assert_eq!(mixed.to_uppercase().into_string(), "ABCDEFXYZ:.;".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(mixed.to_uppercase().into_string(), "ABCDEFXYZ:.;");
 
         assert!("aBcDeF&?#".to_ascii().eq_ignore_case("AbCdEf&?#".to_ascii()));
 
@@ -698,12 +698,12 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_ascii_vec_ng() {
-        assert_eq!("abCDef&?#".to_ascii().to_lowercase().into_string(), "abcdef&?#".to_string());
-        assert_eq!("abCDef&?#".to_ascii().to_uppercase().into_string(), "ABCDEF&?#".to_string());
-        assert_eq!("".to_ascii().to_lowercase().into_string(), "".to_string());
-        assert_eq!("YMCA".to_ascii().to_lowercase().into_string(), "ymca".to_string());
+        assert_eq!("abCDef&?#".to_ascii().to_lowercase().into_string(), "abcdef&?#");
+        assert_eq!("abCDef&?#".to_ascii().to_uppercase().into_string(), "ABCDEF&?#");
+        assert_eq!("".to_ascii().to_lowercase().into_string(), "");
+        assert_eq!("YMCA".to_ascii().to_lowercase().into_string(), "ymca");
         let mixed = "abcDEFxyz:.;".to_ascii();
-        assert_eq!(mixed.to_uppercase().into_string(), "ABCDEFXYZ:.;".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(mixed.to_uppercase().into_string(), "ABCDEFXYZ:.;");
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -720,8 +720,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_ascii_into_string() {
-        assert_eq!(vec2ascii![40, 32, 59].into_string(), "( ;".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(vec2ascii!(40, 32, 59).into_string(), "( ;".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(vec2ascii![40, 32, 59].into_string(), "( ;");
+        assert_eq!(vec2ascii!(40, 32, 59).into_string(), "( ;");
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -773,8 +773,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_to_ascii_upper() {
-        assert_eq!("url()URL()uRl()ürl".to_ascii_upper(), "URL()URL()URL()üRL".to_string());
-        assert_eq!("hıKß".to_ascii_upper(), "HıKß".to_string());
+        assert_eq!("url()URL()uRl()ürl".to_ascii_upper(), "URL()URL()URL()üRL");
+        assert_eq!("hıKß".to_ascii_upper(), "HıKß");
 
         let mut i = 0;
         while i <= 500 {
@@ -788,9 +788,9 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_to_ascii_lower() {
-        assert_eq!("url()URL()uRl()Ürl".to_ascii_lower(), "url()url()url()Ürl".to_string());
+        assert_eq!("url()URL()uRl()Ürl".to_ascii_lower(), "url()url()url()Ürl");
         // Dotted capital I, Kelvin sign, Sharp S.
-        assert_eq!("HİKß".to_ascii_lower(), "hİKß".to_string());
+        assert_eq!("HİKß".to_ascii_lower(), "hİKß");
 
         let mut i = 0;
         while i <= 500 {
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_into_ascii_upper() {
         assert_eq!(("url()URL()uRl()ürl".to_string()).into_ascii_upper(),
                    "URL()URL()URL()üRL".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(("hıKß".to_string()).into_ascii_upper(), "HıKß".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(("hıKß".to_string()).into_ascii_upper(), "HıKß");
 
         let mut i = 0;
         while i <= 500 {
@@ -821,9 +821,9 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_into_ascii_lower() {
         assert_eq!(("url()URL()uRl()Ürl".to_string()).into_ascii_lower(),
-                   "url()url()url()Ürl".to_string());
+                   "url()url()url()Ürl");
         // Dotted capital I, Kelvin sign, Sharp S.
-        assert_eq!(("HİKß".to_string()).into_ascii_lower(), "hİKß".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(("HİKß".to_string()).into_ascii_lower(), "hİKß");
 
         let mut i = 0;
         while i <= 500 {
@@ -859,12 +859,12 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_to_string() {
         let s = Ascii{ chr: b't' }.to_string();
-        assert_eq!(s, "t".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(s, "t");
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_show() {
         let c = Ascii { chr: b't' };
-        assert_eq!(format!("{}", c), "t".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(format!("{}", c), "t");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs b/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs
index 1fb6279d004..ef7fe48b1ad 100644
--- a/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs
@@ -1903,8 +1903,8 @@ mod test_map {
 
         let map_str = format!("{}", map);
 
-        assert!(map_str == "{1: 2, 3: 4}".to_string() || map_str == "{3: 4, 1: 2}".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(format!("{}", empty), "{}".to_string());
+        assert!(map_str == "{1: 2, 3: 4}" || map_str == "{3: 4, 1: 2}");
+        assert_eq!(format!("{}", empty), "{}");
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/libstd/collections/hash/set.rs b/src/libstd/collections/hash/set.rs
index 9c9f23369e5..ebf7a29ad3f 100644
--- a/src/libstd/collections/hash/set.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/collections/hash/set.rs
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ mod test_set {
 
         let set_str = format!("{}", set);
 
-        assert!(set_str == "{1, 2}".to_string() || set_str == "{2, 1}".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(format!("{}", empty), "{}".to_string());
+        assert!(set_str == "{1, 2}" || set_str == "{2, 1}");
+        assert_eq!(format!("{}", empty), "{}");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libstd/collections/lru_cache.rs b/src/libstd/collections/lru_cache.rs
index 94bea37d187..638ccdb1112 100644
--- a/src/libstd/collections/lru_cache.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/collections/lru_cache.rs
@@ -446,15 +446,15 @@ mod tests {
         cache.insert(1, 10);
         cache.insert(2, 20);
         cache.insert(3, 30);
-        assert_eq!(cache.to_string(), "{3: 30, 2: 20, 1: 10}".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(cache.to_string(), "{3: 30, 2: 20, 1: 10}");
         cache.insert(2, 22);
-        assert_eq!(cache.to_string(), "{2: 22, 3: 30, 1: 10}".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(cache.to_string(), "{2: 22, 3: 30, 1: 10}");
         cache.insert(6, 60);
-        assert_eq!(cache.to_string(), "{6: 60, 2: 22, 3: 30}".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(cache.to_string(), "{6: 60, 2: 22, 3: 30}");
         cache.get(&3);
-        assert_eq!(cache.to_string(), "{3: 30, 6: 60, 2: 22}".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(cache.to_string(), "{3: 30, 6: 60, 2: 22}");
         cache.set_capacity(2);
-        assert_eq!(cache.to_string(), "{3: 30, 6: 60}".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(cache.to_string(), "{3: 30, 6: 60}");
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -465,6 +465,6 @@ mod tests {
         cache.clear();
         assert!(cache.get(&1).is_none());
         assert!(cache.get(&2).is_none());
-        assert_eq!(cache.to_string(), "{}".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(cache.to_string(), "{}");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/mem.rs b/src/libstd/io/mem.rs
index c48f487c95c..078daf8feca 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/mem.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/mem.rs
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ mod test {
         writer.write_line("testing").unwrap();
         writer.write_str("testing").unwrap();
         let mut r = BufReader::new(writer.get_ref());
-        assert_eq!(r.read_to_string().unwrap(), "testingtesting\ntesting".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(r.read_to_string().unwrap(), "testingtesting\ntesting");
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ mod test {
         writer.write_char('\n').unwrap();
         writer.write_char('ệ').unwrap();
         let mut r = BufReader::new(writer.get_ref());
-        assert_eq!(r.read_to_string().unwrap(), "a\nệ".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(r.read_to_string().unwrap(), "a\nệ");
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/mod.rs b/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
index 5a56636ffa4..a9e653e267a 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
@@ -2005,14 +2005,14 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_show() {
         use super::*;
 
-        assert_eq!(format!("{}", USER_READ), "0400".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(format!("{}", USER_FILE), "0644".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(format!("{}", USER_EXEC), "0755".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(format!("{}", USER_RWX),  "0700".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(format!("{}", GROUP_RWX), "0070".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(format!("{}", OTHER_RWX), "0007".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(format!("{}", ALL_PERMISSIONS), "0777".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(format!("{}", USER_READ | USER_WRITE | OTHER_WRITE), "0602".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(format!("{}", USER_READ), "0400");
+        assert_eq!(format!("{}", USER_FILE), "0644");
+        assert_eq!(format!("{}", USER_EXEC), "0755");
+        assert_eq!(format!("{}", USER_RWX),  "0700");
+        assert_eq!(format!("{}", GROUP_RWX), "0070");
+        assert_eq!(format!("{}", OTHER_RWX), "0007");
+        assert_eq!(format!("{}", ALL_PERMISSIONS), "0777");
+        assert_eq!(format!("{}", USER_READ | USER_WRITE | OTHER_WRITE), "0602");
     }
 
     fn _ensure_buffer_is_object_safe<T: Buffer>(x: &T) -> &Buffer {
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/net/ip.rs b/src/libstd/io/net/ip.rs
index 4812e911cc4..20e2753392c 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/net/ip.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/net/ip.rs
@@ -640,10 +640,10 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn ipv6_addr_to_string() {
         let a1 = Ipv6Addr(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0xffff, 0xc000, 0x280);
-        assert!(a1.to_string() == "::ffff:192.0.2.128".to_string() ||
-                a1.to_string() == "::FFFF:192.0.2.128".to_string());
+        assert!(a1.to_string() == "::ffff:192.0.2.128" ||
+                a1.to_string() == "::FFFF:192.0.2.128");
         assert_eq!(Ipv6Addr(8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15).to_string(),
-                   "8:9:a:b:c:d:e:f".to_string());
+                   "8:9:a:b:c:d:e:f");
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/process.rs b/src/libstd/io/process.rs
index 53c672b4302..a4ca77e92fa 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/process.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/process.rs
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn stdout_works() {
         let mut cmd = Command::new("echo");
         cmd.arg("foobar").stdout(CreatePipe(false, true));
-        assert_eq!(run_output(cmd), "foobar\n".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(run_output(cmd), "foobar\n");
     }
 
     #[cfg(all(unix, not(target_os="android")))]
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ mod tests {
         cmd.arg("-c").arg("pwd")
            .cwd(&Path::new("/"))
            .stdout(CreatePipe(false, true));
-        assert_eq!(run_output(cmd), "/\n".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(run_output(cmd), "/\n");
     }
 
     #[cfg(all(unix, not(target_os="android")))]
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ mod tests {
         drop(p.stdin.take());
         let out = read_all(p.stdout.as_mut().unwrap() as &mut Reader);
         assert!(p.wait().unwrap().success());
-        assert_eq!(out, "foobar\n".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(out, "foobar\n");
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(target_os="android"))]
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ mod tests {
         let output_str = str::from_utf8(output.as_slice()).unwrap();
 
         assert!(status.success());
-        assert_eq!(output_str.trim().to_string(), "hello".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(output_str.trim().to_string(), "hello");
         // FIXME #7224
         if !running_on_valgrind() {
             assert_eq!(error, Vec::new());
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ mod tests {
         let output_str = str::from_utf8(output.as_slice()).unwrap();
 
         assert!(status.success());
-        assert_eq!(output_str.trim().to_string(), "hello".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(output_str.trim().to_string(), "hello");
         // FIXME #7224
         if !running_on_valgrind() {
             assert_eq!(error, Vec::new());
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/stdio.rs b/src/libstd/io/stdio.rs
index 89d5b7a8acd..fce1ee7e9b4 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/stdio.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/stdio.rs
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ mod tests {
             set_stdout(box w);
             println!("hello!");
         });
-        assert_eq!(r.read_to_string().unwrap(), "hello!\n".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(r.read_to_string().unwrap(), "hello!\n");
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/libstd/num/strconv.rs b/src/libstd/num/strconv.rs
index b42286c0308..c87f40f351b 100644
--- a/src/libstd/num/strconv.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/num/strconv.rs
@@ -428,28 +428,28 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_int_to_str_overflow() {
         let mut i8_val: i8 = 127_i8;
-        assert_eq!(i8_val.to_string(), "127".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(i8_val.to_string(), "127");
 
         i8_val += 1 as i8;
-        assert_eq!(i8_val.to_string(), "-128".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(i8_val.to_string(), "-128");
 
         let mut i16_val: i16 = 32_767_i16;
-        assert_eq!(i16_val.to_string(), "32767".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(i16_val.to_string(), "32767");
 
         i16_val += 1 as i16;
-        assert_eq!(i16_val.to_string(), "-32768".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(i16_val.to_string(), "-32768");
 
         let mut i32_val: i32 = 2_147_483_647_i32;
-        assert_eq!(i32_val.to_string(), "2147483647".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(i32_val.to_string(), "2147483647");
 
         i32_val += 1 as i32;
-        assert_eq!(i32_val.to_string(), "-2147483648".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(i32_val.to_string(), "-2147483648");
 
         let mut i64_val: i64 = 9_223_372_036_854_775_807_i64;
-        assert_eq!(i64_val.to_string(), "9223372036854775807".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(i64_val.to_string(), "9223372036854775807");
 
         i64_val += 1 as i64;
-        assert_eq!(i64_val.to_string(), "-9223372036854775808".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(i64_val.to_string(), "-9223372036854775808");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libstd/num/uint_macros.rs b/src/libstd/num/uint_macros.rs
index 7b79e535201..0baefb11cf8 100644
--- a/src/libstd/num/uint_macros.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/num/uint_macros.rs
@@ -79,28 +79,28 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_uint_to_str_overflow() {
         let mut u8_val: u8 = 255_u8;
-        assert_eq!(u8_val.to_string(), "255".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(u8_val.to_string(), "255");
 
         u8_val += 1 as u8;
-        assert_eq!(u8_val.to_string(), "0".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(u8_val.to_string(), "0");
 
         let mut u16_val: u16 = 65_535_u16;
-        assert_eq!(u16_val.to_string(), "65535".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(u16_val.to_string(), "65535");
 
         u16_val += 1 as u16;
-        assert_eq!(u16_val.to_string(), "0".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(u16_val.to_string(), "0");
 
         let mut u32_val: u32 = 4_294_967_295_u32;
-        assert_eq!(u32_val.to_string(), "4294967295".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(u32_val.to_string(), "4294967295");
 
         u32_val += 1 as u32;
-        assert_eq!(u32_val.to_string(), "0".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(u32_val.to_string(), "0");
 
         let mut u64_val: u64 = 18_446_744_073_709_551_615_u64;
-        assert_eq!(u64_val.to_string(), "18446744073709551615".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(u64_val.to_string(), "18446744073709551615");
 
         u64_val += 1 as u64;
-        assert_eq!(u64_val.to_string(), "0".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(u64_val.to_string(), "0");
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/libstd/path/windows.rs b/src/libstd/path/windows.rs
index 366e3125c65..512756ececd 100644
--- a/src/libstd/path/windows.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/path/windows.rs
@@ -1321,9 +1321,9 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_display_str() {
         let path = Path::new("foo");
-        assert_eq!(path.display().to_string(), "foo".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(path.display().to_string(), "foo");
         let path = Path::new(b"\\");
-        assert_eq!(path.filename_display().to_string(), "".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(path.filename_display().to_string(), "");
 
         let path = Path::new("foo");
         let mo = path.display().as_cow();
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/backtrace.rs b/src/libstd/rt/backtrace.rs
index 159fc3080e8..93690323d31 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/backtrace.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/backtrace.rs
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ mod test {
     macro_rules! t( ($a:expr, $b:expr) => ({
         let mut m = Vec::new();
         super::demangle(&mut m, $a).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(String::from_utf8(m).unwrap(), $b.to_string());
+        assert_eq!(String::from_utf8(m).unwrap(), $b);
     }) )
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/libstd/sync/future.rs b/src/libstd/sync/future.rs
index 79e0d487cad..a8c9983e5aa 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sync/future.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sync/future.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn test_from_value() {
         let mut f = Future::from_value("snail".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(f.get(), "snail".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(f.get(), "snail");
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -161,25 +161,25 @@ mod test {
         let (tx, rx) = channel();
         tx.send("whale".to_string());
         let mut f = Future::from_receiver(rx);
-        assert_eq!(f.get(), "whale".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(f.get(), "whale");
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_from_fn() {
         let mut f = Future::from_fn(proc() "brail".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(f.get(), "brail".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(f.get(), "brail");
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_interface_get() {
         let mut f = Future::from_value("fail".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(f.get(), "fail".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(f.get(), "fail");
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_interface_unwrap() {
         let f = Future::from_value("fail".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(f.unwrap(), "fail".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(f.unwrap(), "fail");
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn test_spawn() {
         let mut f = Future::spawn(proc() "bale".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(f.get(), "bale".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(f.get(), "bale");
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/windows/process.rs b/src/libstd/sys/windows/process.rs
index 2af5e4890e8..02548bedf02 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/windows/process.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/windows/process.rs
@@ -484,24 +484,24 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(
             test_wrapper("prog", &["aaa", "bbb", "ccc"]),
-            "prog aaa bbb ccc".to_string()
+            "prog aaa bbb ccc"
         );
 
         assert_eq!(
             test_wrapper("C:\\Program Files\\blah\\blah.exe", &["aaa"]),
-            "\"C:\\Program Files\\blah\\blah.exe\" aaa".to_string()
+            "\"C:\\Program Files\\blah\\blah.exe\" aaa"
         );
         assert_eq!(
             test_wrapper("C:\\Program Files\\test", &["aa\"bb"]),
-            "\"C:\\Program Files\\test\" aa\\\"bb".to_string()
+            "\"C:\\Program Files\\test\" aa\\\"bb"
         );
         assert_eq!(
             test_wrapper("echo", &["a b c"]),
-            "echo \"a b c\"".to_string()
+            "echo \"a b c\""
         );
         assert_eq!(
             test_wrapper("\u03c0\u042f\u97f3\u00e6\u221e", &[]),
-            "\u03c0\u042f\u97f3\u00e6\u221e".to_string()
+            "\u03c0\u042f\u97f3\u00e6\u221e"
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libstd/task.rs b/src/libstd/task.rs
index c433dfa08f4..0fb9e5b5c43 100644
--- a/src/libstd/task.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/task.rs
@@ -287,21 +287,21 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn test_owned_named_task() {
         TaskBuilder::new().named("ada lovelace".to_string()).try(proc() {
-            assert!(name().unwrap() == "ada lovelace".to_string());
+            assert!(name().unwrap() == "ada lovelace");
         }).map_err(|_| ()).unwrap();
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_static_named_task() {
         TaskBuilder::new().named("ada lovelace").try(proc() {
-            assert!(name().unwrap() == "ada lovelace".to_string());
+            assert!(name().unwrap() == "ada lovelace");
         }).map_err(|_| ()).unwrap();
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_send_named_task() {
         TaskBuilder::new().named("ada lovelace".into_cow()).try(proc() {
-            assert!(name().unwrap() == "ada lovelace".to_string());
+            assert!(name().unwrap() == "ada lovelace");
         }).map_err(|_| ()).unwrap();
     }
 
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ mod test {
             Err(e) => {
                 type T = String;
                 assert!(e.is::<T>());
-                assert_eq!(*e.downcast::<T>().unwrap(), "owned string".to_string());
+                assert_eq!(*e.downcast::<T>().unwrap(), "owned string");
             }
             Ok(()) => panic!()
         }
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ mod test {
         assert!(r.is_ok());
 
         let output = reader.read_to_string().unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(output, "Hello, world!".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(output, "Hello, world!");
     }
 
     // NOTE: the corresponding test for stderr is in run-pass/task-stderr, due
diff --git a/src/libstd/time/duration.rs b/src/libstd/time/duration.rs
index ec2d62ff85c..1c36024bd96 100644
--- a/src/libstd/time/duration.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/time/duration.rs
@@ -538,20 +538,20 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_duration_fmt() {
-        assert_eq!(Duration::zero().to_string(), "PT0S".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(Duration::days(42).to_string(), "P42D".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(Duration::days(-42).to_string(), "-P42D".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(Duration::seconds(42).to_string(), "PT42S".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(Duration::milliseconds(42).to_string(), "PT0.042S".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(Duration::microseconds(42).to_string(), "PT0.000042S".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(Duration::nanoseconds(42).to_string(), "PT0.000000042S".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(Duration::zero().to_string(), "PT0S");
+        assert_eq!(Duration::days(42).to_string(), "P42D");
+        assert_eq!(Duration::days(-42).to_string(), "-P42D");
+        assert_eq!(Duration::seconds(42).to_string(), "PT42S");
+        assert_eq!(Duration::milliseconds(42).to_string(), "PT0.042S");
+        assert_eq!(Duration::microseconds(42).to_string(), "PT0.000042S");
+        assert_eq!(Duration::nanoseconds(42).to_string(), "PT0.000000042S");
         assert_eq!((Duration::days(7) + Duration::milliseconds(6543)).to_string(),
-                   "P7DT6.543S".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(Duration::seconds(-86401).to_string(), "-P1DT1S".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(Duration::nanoseconds(-1).to_string(), "-PT0.000000001S".to_string());
+                   "P7DT6.543S");
+        assert_eq!(Duration::seconds(-86401).to_string(), "-P1DT1S");
+        assert_eq!(Duration::nanoseconds(-1).to_string(), "-PT0.000000001S");
 
         // the format specifier should have no effect on `Duration`
         assert_eq!(format!("{:30}", Duration::days(1) + Duration::milliseconds(2345)),
-                   "P1DT2.345S".to_string());
+                   "P1DT2.345S");
     }
 }