diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/gated-macro-reexports.rs b/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/gated-macro-reexports.rs
index a88445bafc04..022a6b4f2f7d 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/gated-macro-reexports.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail-fulldeps/gated-macro-reexports.rs
@@ -19,4 +19,3 @@
 #[macro_use] #[no_link]
 extern crate macro_reexport_1;
 //~^ ERROR macros reexports are experimental and possibly buggy
-//~| HELP add #![feature(macro_reexport)] to the crate attributes to enable
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/gated-box-patterns.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/gated-box-patterns.rs
index abaa256d52e7..d82d0dec72bb 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/gated-box-patterns.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/gated-box-patterns.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ fn main() {
     match x {
         box 1 => (),
         //~^ box pattern syntax is experimental
-        //~| add #![feature(box_patterns)] to the crate attributes to enable
         _     => ()
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/gated-box-syntax.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/gated-box-syntax.rs
index 3e08c1f7a713..a2643fe02b8f 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/gated-box-syntax.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/gated-box-syntax.rs
@@ -13,5 +13,4 @@
 fn main() {
     let x = box 3;
     //~^ ERROR box expression syntax is experimental; you can call `Box::new` instead.
-    //~| HELP add #![feature(box_syntax)] to the crate attributes to enable
 }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/gated-link-args.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/gated-link-args.rs
index c8845ced2fc9..7b1405c913f6 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/gated-link-args.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/gated-link-args.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,5 @@
 #[link_args = "aFdEfSeVEEE"]
 extern {}
 //~^ ERROR the `link_args` attribute is not portable across platforms
-//~| HELP add #![feature(link_args)] to the crate attributes to enable
 
 fn main() { }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/gated-link-llvm-intrinsics.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/gated-link-llvm-intrinsics.rs
index 716ea9f8dba2..92a1b071437e 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/gated-link-llvm-intrinsics.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/gated-link-llvm-intrinsics.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ extern {
     #[link_name = "llvm.sqrt.f32"]
     fn sqrt(x: f32) -> f32;
     //~^ ERROR linking to LLVM intrinsics is experimental
-    //~| HELP add #![feature(link_llvm_intrinsics)] to the crate attributes
 }
 
 fn main(){
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/gated-plugin_registrar.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/gated-plugin_registrar.rs
index d716c53e1d18..9cdebde7b7b9 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/gated-plugin_registrar.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/gated-plugin_registrar.rs
@@ -15,5 +15,4 @@
 #[plugin_registrar]
 pub fn registrar() {}
 //~^ ERROR compiler plugins are experimental
-//~| HELP add #![feature(plugin_registrar)] to the crate attributes to enable
 fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/gated-unsafe-destructor.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/gated-unsafe-destructor.rs
index 2aebbf3d54b9..9dd1e229e0af 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/gated-unsafe-destructor.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/gated-unsafe-destructor.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ struct D<'a>(&'a u32);
 
 #[unsafe_destructor]
 //~^ ERROR `#[unsafe_destructor]` does nothing anymore
-//~| HELP: add #![feature(unsafe_destructor)] to the crate attributes to enable
-// (but of couse there is no point in doing so)
 impl<'a> Drop for D<'a> {
     fn drop(&mut self) { }
 }