diff --git a/src/etc/vim/syntax/rust.vim b/src/etc/vim/syntax/rust.vim
index ccd1ddc24304..f811fbf58554 100644
--- a/src/etc/vim/syntax/rust.vim
+++ b/src/etc/vim/syntax/rust.vim
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
 endif
 
 syn match     rustAssert      "\<assert\(\w\)*"
-syn keyword   rustKeyword     __asm__ as break
+syn keyword   rustKeyword     as break
 syn keyword   rustKeyword     copy do drop else extern
 syn keyword   rustKeyword     for if impl let log
 syn keyword   rustKeyword     loop match mod once priv pub pure
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 6076ad0ce0ea..51e36d9ec02c 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -1184,14 +1184,6 @@ pub impl Parser {
                 }
             }
             hi = self.span.hi;
-        } else if self.eat_keyword(&~"__asm__") {
-            self.expect(&token::LPAREN);
-            let asm = self.parse_str();
-            self.expect(&token::COMMA);
-            let cons = self.parse_str();
-            ex = expr_inline_asm(asm, cons);
-            hi = self.span.hi;
-            self.expect(&token::RPAREN);
         } else if self.eat_keyword(&~"log") {
             self.expect(&token::LPAREN);
             let lvl = self.parse_expr();
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
index 5cfe0bef9b86..81aacbf173d5 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
@@ -488,7 +488,6 @@ pub fn temporary_keyword_table() -> HashMap<~str, ()> {
 pub fn strict_keyword_table() -> HashMap<~str, ()> {
     let words = HashMap();
     let keys = ~[
-        ~"__asm__",
         ~"as", ~"assert",
         ~"break",
         ~"const", ~"copy",