diff --git a/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs b/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs
index e8847b1ebbc9..614f2500cf58 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs
@@ -1477,8 +1477,9 @@ fn require_pure_call(ccx: @crate_ctxt, caller_purity: ast::purity,
       }
       ast::pure_fn. {
         alt ccx.tcx.def_map.find(callee.id) {
-          some(ast::def_fn(_, ast::pure_fn.)) { ret; }
-          some(ast::def_native_fn(_, ast::pure_fn.)) { ret; }
+          some(ast::def_fn(_, ast::pure_fn.)) |
+          some(ast::def_native_fn(_, ast::pure_fn.)) |
+          some(ast::def_variant(_, _)) { ret; }
           _ {
             ccx.tcx.sess.span_err
                 (sp, "pure function calls function not known to be pure");
diff --git a/src/comp/syntax/parse/lexer.rs b/src/comp/syntax/parse/lexer.rs
index aa35635f1787..bd841b940518 100644
--- a/src/comp/syntax/parse/lexer.rs
+++ b/src/comp/syntax/parse/lexer.rs
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ fn scan_exponent(rdr: reader) -> option::t<str> {
 }
 
 fn scan_digits(rdr: reader, radix: uint) -> str {
-    radix; // FIXME work around issue #1265
     let rslt = "";
     while true {
         let c = rdr.curr();