diff --git a/src/lib/list.rs b/src/lib/list.rs
index 4466a8870729..885d65faf226 100644
--- a/src/lib/list.rs
+++ b/src/lib/list.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ fn foldl[T,U](&list[T] ls, &U u, fn(&T t, &U u) -> U f) -> U {
             ret u;
         }
     }
-    fail; // TODO: remove me when exhaustiveness checking works
 }
 
 fn find[T,U](&list[T] ls,
@@ -51,8 +50,6 @@ fn find[T,U](&list[T] ls,
             ret none[U];
         }
     }
-
-    fail; // TODO: remove me when exhaustiveness checking works
 }
 
 fn length[T](&list[T] ls) -> uint {