diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 015399e62b10..175247bfaf3a 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -2936,9 +2936,6 @@ struct parser {
         if self.is_keyword(~"mod") {
             must_be_named_mod = true;
             self.expect_keyword(~"mod");
-        } else if self.is_keyword(~"module") {
-            must_be_named_mod = true;
-            self.expect_keyword(~"module");
         } else if self.token != token::LBRACE {
             self.span_fatal(copy self.span,
                             fmt!("expected `{` or `mod` but found %s",
@@ -3244,8 +3241,7 @@ struct parser {
             }
             return self.parse_item_foreign_mod(lo, visibility, attrs,
                                                items_allowed);
-        } else if items_allowed && (self.eat_keyword(~"mod") ||
-                                    self.eat_keyword(~"module")) {
+        } else if items_allowed && self.eat_keyword(~"mod") {
             let (ident, item_, extra_attrs) = self.parse_item_mod();
             return iovi_item(self.mk_item(lo, self.last_span.hi, ident, item_,
                                           visibility,
@@ -3557,14 +3553,10 @@ struct parser {
         let expect_mod = vec::len(outer_attrs) > 0u;
 
         let lo = self.span.lo;
-        if expect_mod || self.is_keyword(~"mod") ||
-            self.is_keyword(~"module") {
+        if expect_mod || self.is_keyword(~"mod") {
+
+            self.expect_keyword(~"mod");
 
-            if self.is_keyword(~"mod") {
-                self.expect_keyword(~"mod");
-            } else {
-                self.expect_keyword(~"module");
-            }
             let id = self.parse_ident();
             match self.token {
               // mod x = "foo.rs";
@@ -3603,11 +3595,7 @@ struct parser {
         // accept seeing the terminator next, so if we do see it then fail the
         // same way parse_crate_directive would
         if vec::len(first_outer_attr) > 0u && self.token == term {
-            if self.is_keyword(~"mod") {
-                self.expect_keyword(~"mod");
-            } else {
-                self.expect_keyword(~"module");
-            }
+            self.expect_keyword(~"mod");
         }
 
         let mut cdirs: ~[@crate_directive] = ~[];
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
index 73e4039513e0..e258f9a2bdd4 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ fn restricted_keyword_table() -> hashmap<~str, ()> {
         ~"fail", ~"false", ~"fn", ~"for",
         ~"if", ~"impl", ~"import",
         ~"let", ~"log", ~"loop",
-        ~"match", ~"mod", ~"module", ~"move", ~"mut",
+        ~"match", ~"mod", ~"move", ~"mut",
         ~"owned",
         ~"pure",
         ~"ref", ~"return",
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/attr-bad-crate-attr.rc b/src/test/compile-fail/attr-bad-crate-attr.rc
index d363a92f3759..0a86c40a3afa 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/attr-bad-crate-attr.rc
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/attr-bad-crate-attr.rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// error-pattern: expected `module`
+// error-pattern: expected `mod`
 
 #[attr = "val"];
 #[attr = "val"] // Unterminated
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-3099-b.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-3099-b.rs
index b11a843233f1..307c629d51f4 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-3099-b.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-3099-b.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-module a {}
+mod a {}
 
-module a {} //~ ERROR Duplicate definition of module a
+mod a {} //~ ERROR Duplicate definition of module a
 
 fn main() {}