diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
index 9cca2332374b..831d1140a531 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
@@ -411,34 +411,34 @@ pub fn core_macros() -> ~str {
 
     macro_rules! error (
         ($arg:expr) => (
-            log(1u32, fmt!( \"%?\", $arg ))
+            __log(1u32, fmt!( \"%?\", $arg ))
         );
         ($( $arg:expr ),+) => (
-            log(1u32, fmt!( $($arg),+ ))
+            __log(1u32, fmt!( $($arg),+ ))
         )
     )
     macro_rules! warn (
         ($arg:expr) => (
-            log(2u32, fmt!( \"%?\", $arg ))
+            __log(2u32, fmt!( \"%?\", $arg ))
         );
         ($( $arg:expr ),+) => (
-            log(2u32, fmt!( $($arg),+ ))
+            __log(2u32, fmt!( $($arg),+ ))
         )
     )
     macro_rules! info (
         ($arg:expr) => (
-            log(3u32, fmt!( \"%?\", $arg ))
+            __log(3u32, fmt!( \"%?\", $arg ))
         );
         ($( $arg:expr ),+) => (
-            log(3u32, fmt!( $($arg),+ ))
+            __log(3u32, fmt!( $($arg),+ ))
         )
     )
     macro_rules! debug (
         ($arg:expr) => (
-            log(4u32, fmt!( \"%?\", $arg ))
+            __log(4u32, fmt!( \"%?\", $arg ))
         );
         ($( $arg:expr ),+) => (
-            log(4u32, fmt!( $($arg),+ ))
+            __log(4u32, fmt!( $($arg),+ ))
         )
     )
 
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 99c1c2cb1fee..7d3f5c126128 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                 }
             }
             hi = self.span.hi;
-        } else if self.eat_keyword(&~"log") {
+        } else if self.eat_keyword(&~"__log") {
             self.expect(&token::LPAREN);
             let lvl = self.parse_expr();
             self.expect(&token::COMMA);
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
index 81aacbf173d5..c41b3aec09bd 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ pub fn strict_keyword_table() -> HashMap<~str, ()> {
         ~"else", ~"enum", ~"extern",
         ~"false", ~"fn", ~"for",
         ~"if", ~"impl",
-        ~"let", ~"log", ~"loop",
+        ~"let", ~"__log", ~"loop",
         ~"match", ~"mod", ~"mut",
         ~"once",
         ~"priv", ~"pub", ~"pure",
diff --git a/src/test/run-fail/issue-1459.rs b/src/test/run-fail/issue-1459.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f8cc7459de4..000000000000
--- a/src/test/run-fail/issue-1459.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2012 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
-// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
-// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
-// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
-// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
-// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
-// except according to those terms.
-
-// error-pattern:roflcopter
-fn main() {
-    log (fail!(~"roflcopter"), 2);
-}