diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/many.rs b/src/test/run-pass/many.rs
index ea7291ce0a0f..70ae41aacff7 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/many.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/many.rs
@@ -1,24 +1,21 @@
-// xfail-stage1
-// xfail-stage2
-// xfail-stage3
 // -*- rust -*-
 
-fn sub(chan[int] parent, int id) {
+fn sub(parent: chan[int], id: int) {
   if (id == 0) {
     parent <| 0;
   } else {
-    let port[int] p = port();
-    auto child = spawn sub(chan(p), id-1);
-    let int y; p |> y;
+    let p: port[int] = port();
+    let child = spawn sub(chan(p), id-1);
+    let y: int; p |> y;
     parent <| y + 1;
   }
 }
 
 fn main() {
-  let port[int] p = port();
-  auto child = spawn sub(chan(p), 500);
-  let int p |> y;
+  let p: port[int] = port();
+  let child = spawn sub(chan(p), 200);
+  let y: int; p |> y;
   log "transmission complete";
   log y;
-  assert (y == 500);
+  assert (y == 200);
 }