diff --git a/mk/rt.mk b/mk/rt.mk
index afd5bc530ab3..f51c7b1caefd 100644
--- a/mk/rt.mk
+++ b/mk/rt.mk
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ RUNTIME_CS_$(1) := \
               rt/rust_cc.cpp \
               rt/rust_debug.cpp \
               rt/rust_box_annihilator.cpp \
-              rt/rust_cond_lock.cpp \
               rt/memory_region.cpp \
               rt/boxed_region.cpp \
               rt/arch/$$(HOST_$(1))/context.cpp \
diff --git a/src/libcore/arc.rs b/src/libcore/arc.rs
index d382ca55e0b3..c84db57bd399 100644
--- a/src/libcore/arc.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/arc.rs
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ fn clone<T: const send>(rc: &arc<T>) -> arc<T> {
 }
 
 // An arc over mutable data that is protected by a lock.
-type ex_data<T: send> = {lock: sys::lock_and_signal, mut data: T};
+type ex_data<T: send> = {lock: sys::little_lock, mut data: T};
 type exclusive<T: send> = arc_destruct<ex_data<T>>;
 
 fn exclusive<T:send >(-data: T) -> exclusive<T> {
-    let data = ~{mut count: 1, data: {lock: sys::lock_and_signal(),
+    let data = ~{mut count: 1, data: {lock: sys::little_lock(),
                                       data: data}};
     unsafe {
         let ptr = unsafe::reinterpret_cast(data);
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ impl methods<T: send> for exclusive<T> {
      * will guarantee a memory leak of all involved ARCs. Using exclusive
      * ARCs inside of other ARCs is safe in absence of circular references.
      */
-    unsafe fn with<U>(f: fn(sys::condition, x: &mut T) -> U) -> U {
+    unsafe fn with<U>(f: fn(x: &mut T) -> U) -> U {
         let ptr: ~arc_data<ex_data<T>> =
             unsafe::reinterpret_cast(self.data);
         assert ptr.count > 0;
         let r = {
             let rec: &ex_data<T> = &(*ptr).data;
-            rec.lock.lock_cond(|c| f(c, &mut rec.data))
+            do rec.lock.lock { f(&mut rec.data) }
         };
         unsafe::forget(ptr);
         r
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ mod tests {
             let total = total.clone();
             futures += ~[future::spawn(|| {
                 for uint::range(0u, count) |_i| {
-                    do total.with |_cond, count| {
+                    do total.with |count| {
                         **count += 1u;
                     }
                 }
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         for futures.each |f| { f.get() }
 
-        do total.with |_cond, total| {
+        do total.with |total| {
             assert **total == num_tasks * count
         };
     }
diff --git a/src/libcore/pipes.rs b/src/libcore/pipes.rs
index 9bdff8292640..0d684a99cbaa 100644
--- a/src/libcore/pipes.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/pipes.rs
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ type shared_chan<T: send> = arc::exclusive<chan<T>>;
 impl chan<T: send> of channel<T> for shared_chan<T> {
     fn send(+x: T) {
         let mut xx = some(x);
-        do self.with |_c, chan| {
+        do self.with |chan| {
             let mut x = none;
             x <-> xx;
             chan.send(option::unwrap(x))
diff --git a/src/libcore/sys.rs b/src/libcore/sys.rs
index f0075d841898..879865a988a1 100644
--- a/src/libcore/sys.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/sys.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export min_align_of;
 export pref_align_of;
 export refcount;
 export log_str;
-export lock_and_signal, condition, methods;
+export little_lock, methods;
 export shape_eq, shape_lt, shape_le;
 
 import task::atomically;
@@ -18,18 +18,16 @@ enum type_desc = {
     // Remaining fields not listed
 };
 
-type rust_cond_lock = *libc::c_void;
+type rust_little_lock = *libc::c_void;
 
 #[abi = "cdecl"]
 extern mod rustrt {
     pure fn shape_log_str(t: *sys::type_desc, data: *()) -> ~str;
 
-    fn rust_create_cond_lock() -> rust_cond_lock;
-    fn rust_destroy_cond_lock(lock: rust_cond_lock);
-    fn rust_lock_cond_lock(lock: rust_cond_lock);
-    fn rust_unlock_cond_lock(lock: rust_cond_lock);
-    fn rust_wait_cond_lock(lock: rust_cond_lock);
-    fn rust_signal_cond_lock(lock: rust_cond_lock) -> bool;
+    fn rust_create_little_lock() -> rust_little_lock;
+    fn rust_destroy_little_lock(lock: rust_little_lock);
+    fn rust_lock_little_lock(lock: rust_little_lock);
+    fn rust_unlock_little_lock(lock: rust_little_lock);
 }
 
 #[abi = "rust-intrinsic"]
@@ -100,50 +98,28 @@ pure fn log_str<T>(t: T) -> ~str {
     }
 }
 
-class lock_and_signal {
-    let lock: rust_cond_lock;
+class little_lock {
+    let l: rust_little_lock;
     new() {
-        self.lock = rustrt::rust_create_cond_lock();
+        self.l = rustrt::rust_create_little_lock();
     }
-    drop { rustrt::rust_destroy_cond_lock(self.lock); }
+    drop { rustrt::rust_destroy_little_lock(self.l); }
 }
 
-enum condition {
-    condition_(rust_cond_lock)
-}
-
-class unlock {
-    let lock: rust_cond_lock;
-    new(lock: rust_cond_lock) { self.lock = lock; }
-    drop { rustrt::rust_unlock_cond_lock(self.lock); }
-}
-
-impl methods for lock_and_signal {
+impl methods for little_lock {
     unsafe fn lock<T>(f: fn() -> T) -> T {
+        class unlock {
+            let l: rust_little_lock;
+            new(l: rust_little_lock) { self.l = l; }
+            drop { rustrt::rust_unlock_little_lock(self.l); }
+        }
+
         do atomically {
-            rustrt::rust_lock_cond_lock(self.lock);
-            let _r = unlock(self.lock);
+            rustrt::rust_lock_little_lock(self.l);
+            let _r = unlock(self.l);
             f()
         }
     }
-
-    unsafe fn lock_cond<T>(f: fn(condition) -> T) -> T {
-        do atomically {
-            rustrt::rust_lock_cond_lock(self.lock);
-            let _r = unlock(self.lock);
-            f(condition_(self.lock))
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl methods for condition {
-    fn wait() {
-        rustrt::rust_wait_cond_lock(*self);
-    }
-
-    fn signal() -> bool {
-        rustrt::rust_signal_cond_lock(*self)
-    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -193,27 +169,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert pref_align_of::<uint>() == 8u;
         assert pref_align_of::<*uint>() == 8u;
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    #[ignore] // this can go into infinite loops
-    fn condition_variable() {
-        let lock = arc::arc(lock_and_signal());
-        let lock2 = arc::clone(&lock);
-
-        do task::spawn |move lock2| {
-            let lock = arc::get(&lock2);
-            do (*lock).lock_cond |c| {
-                c.wait();
-            }
-        }
-
-        let mut signaled = false;
-        while !signaled {
-            do (*arc::get(&lock)).lock_cond |c| {
-                signaled = c.signal()
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 // Local Variables:
diff --git a/src/libcore/task.rs b/src/libcore/task.rs
index c066e7d6f511..04882373b372 100644
--- a/src/libcore/task.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/task.rs
@@ -740,12 +740,12 @@ enum ancestor_list = option<arc::exclusive<ancestor_node>>;
 // Accessors for taskgroup arcs and ancestor arcs that wrap the unsafety.
 #[inline(always)]
 fn access_group<U>(x: taskgroup_arc, blk: fn(taskgroup_inner) -> U) -> U {
-    unsafe { x.with(|_c, tg| blk(tg)) }
+    unsafe { x.with(blk) }
 }
 #[inline(always)]
 fn access_ancestors<U>(x: arc::exclusive<ancestor_node>,
                        blk: fn(x: &mut ancestor_node) -> U) -> U {
-    unsafe { x.with(|_c, nobe| blk(nobe)) }
+    unsafe { x.with(blk) }
 }
 
 // Iterates over an ancestor list.
diff --git a/src/rt/rust_builtin.cpp b/src/rt/rust_builtin.cpp
index 1ba941c233ca..465eb6efe384 100644
--- a/src/rt/rust_builtin.cpp
+++ b/src/rt/rust_builtin.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include "sync/timer.h"
 #include "rust_abi.h"
 #include "rust_port.h"
-#include "rust_cond_lock.h"
 
 #include <time.h>
 
@@ -882,56 +881,24 @@ bool rust_task_is_unwinding(rust_task *rt) {
     return rt->unwinding;
 }
 
-extern "C" rust_cond_lock*
-rust_create_cond_lock() {
-    return new rust_cond_lock();
+extern "C" lock_and_signal*
+rust_create_little_lock() {
+    return new lock_and_signal();
 }
 
 extern "C" void
-rust_destroy_cond_lock(rust_cond_lock *lock) {
+rust_destroy_little_lock(lock_and_signal *lock) {
     delete lock;
 }
 
 extern "C" void
-rust_lock_cond_lock(rust_cond_lock *lock) {
-    lock->lock.lock();
+rust_lock_little_lock(lock_and_signal *lock) {
+    lock->lock();
 }
 
 extern "C" void
-rust_unlock_cond_lock(rust_cond_lock *lock) {
-    lock->lock.unlock();
-}
-
-// The next two functions do not use the built in condition variable features
-// because the Rust schedule is not aware of them, and they can block the
-// scheduler thread.
-
-extern "C" void
-rust_wait_cond_lock(rust_cond_lock *lock) {
-    assert(false && "condition->wait() is totally broken! Don't use it!");
-    rust_task *task = rust_get_current_task();
-    lock->lock.must_have_lock();
-    assert(NULL == lock->waiting);
-    lock->waiting = task;
-    task->block(lock, "waiting for signal");
-    lock->lock.unlock();
-    bool killed = task->yield();
-    assert(!killed && "unimplemented");
-    lock->lock.lock();
-}
-
-extern "C" bool
-rust_signal_cond_lock(rust_cond_lock *lock) {
-    assert(false && "condition->signal() is totally broken! Don't use it!");
-    lock->lock.must_have_lock();
-    if(NULL == lock->waiting) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    else {
-        lock->waiting->wakeup(lock);
-        lock->waiting = NULL;
-        return true;
-    }
+rust_unlock_little_lock(lock_and_signal *lock) {
+    lock->unlock();
 }
 
 // set/get/atexit task_local_data can run on the rust stack for speed.
diff --git a/src/rt/rust_cond_lock.cpp b/src/rt/rust_cond_lock.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index cdeccfdc26ca..000000000000
--- a/src/rt/rust_cond_lock.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#include "rust_cond_lock.h"
-
-rust_cond_lock::rust_cond_lock()
-    : waiting(NULL)
-{
-}
diff --git a/src/rt/rust_cond_lock.h b/src/rt/rust_cond_lock.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0adafd59678e..000000000000
--- a/src/rt/rust_cond_lock.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-// -*- c++ -*-
-// A lock and condition variable pair that is useable from Rust.
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include "sync/lock_and_signal.h"
-#include "rust_globals.h"
-#include "rust_task.h"
-
-struct rust_cond_lock : public rust_cond {
-    rust_cond_lock();
-
-    lock_and_signal lock;
-    rust_task *waiting;
-};
diff --git a/src/rt/rustrt.def.in b/src/rt/rustrt.def.in
index 997dcf0e668c..9710d4acb279 100644
--- a/src/rt/rustrt.def.in
+++ b/src/rt/rustrt.def.in
@@ -185,12 +185,10 @@ rust_task_inhibit_yield
 rust_task_allow_yield
 rust_task_kill_other
 rust_task_kill_all
-rust_create_cond_lock
-rust_destroy_cond_lock
-rust_lock_cond_lock
-rust_unlock_cond_lock
-rust_wait_cond_lock
-rust_signal_cond_lock
+rust_create_little_lock
+rust_destroy_little_lock
+rust_lock_little_lock
+rust_unlock_little_lock
 rust_get_task_local_data
 rust_set_task_local_data
 rust_task_local_data_atexit