diff --git a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
index 5b77628889e3..14ef7c56b76d 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
@@ -1554,10 +1554,8 @@ fn print_pat(s: ps, &&pat: @ast::pat) {
           ast::bind_by_move => {
             word_nbsp(s, ~"move");
           }
-          ast::bind_by_implicit_ref => {}
-          ast::bind_by_value => {
-              word_nbsp(s, ~"copy");
-          }
+          ast::bind_by_implicit_ref |
+          ast::bind_by_value => {}
         }
         print_path(s, path, true);
         match sub {