diff --git a/src/librustdoc/tystr_pass.rs b/src/librustdoc/tystr_pass.rs
index e40bdb532da9..40c662e3a09e 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/tystr_pass.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/tystr_pass.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ fn fold_const(
             do astsrv::exec(srv) |ctxt| {
                 match ctxt.ast_map.get_copy(&doc.id()) {
                     ast_map::node_item(@ast::item {
-                        node: ast::item_static(ty, _, _), _
+                        node: ast::item_static(ref ty, _, _), _
                     }, _) => {
                         pprust::ty_to_str(ty, extract::interner())
                     }
@@ -245,12 +245,12 @@ fn fold_impl(
         do astsrv::exec(srv) |ctxt| {
             match ctxt.ast_map.get_copy(&doc.id()) {
                 ast_map::node_item(@ast::item {
-                    node: ast::item_impl(ref generics, opt_trait_type, self_ty, _), _
+                    node: ast::item_impl(ref generics, ref opt_trait_type, ref self_ty, _), _
                 }, _) => {
                     let bounds = pprust::generics_to_str(generics, extract::interner());
                     let bounds = if bounds.is_empty() { None } else { Some(bounds) };
                     let trait_types = opt_trait_type.map_default(~[], |p| {
-                        ~[pprust::path_to_str(p.path, extract::interner())]
+                        ~[pprust::path_to_str(&p.path, extract::interner())]
                     });
                     (bounds,
                      trait_types,
@@ -285,15 +285,14 @@ fn fold_type(
                 match ctxt.ast_map.get_copy(&doc.id()) {
                     ast_map::node_item(@ast::item {
                         ident: ident,
-                        node: ast::item_ty(ty, ref params), _
+                        node: ast::item_ty(ref ty, ref params), _
                     }, _) => {
                         Some(fmt!(
                             "type %s%s = %s",
                             to_str(ident),
                             pprust::generics_to_str(params,
                                                     extract::interner()),
-                            pprust::ty_to_str(ty,
-                                              extract::interner())
+                            pprust::ty_to_str(ty, extract::interner())
                         ))
                     }
                     _ => fail!("expected type")
diff --git a/src/librusti/rusti.rs b/src/librusti/rusti.rs
index 9911ca699dac..d9cd52201c0c 100644
--- a/src/librusti/rusti.rs
+++ b/src/librusti/rusti.rs
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ fn run(mut repl: Repl, input: ~str) -> Repl {
         // differently beause they must appear before all 'use' statements
         for blk.node.view_items.iter().advance |vi| {
             let s = do with_pp(intr) |pp, _| {
-                pprust::print_view_item(pp, *vi);
+                pprust::print_view_item(pp, vi);
             };
             match vi.node {
                 ast::view_item_extern_mod(*) => {
diff --git a/src/librusti/utils.rs b/src/librusti/utils.rs
index 0ac0f5a3c4cb..3932df1db847 100644
--- a/src/librusti/utils.rs
+++ b/src/librusti/utils.rs
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ use syntax::print::pp;
 use syntax::print::pprust;
 use syntax::parse::token;
 
-pub fn each_binding(l: @ast::local, f: @fn(@ast::Path, ast::node_id)) {
+pub fn each_binding(l: @ast::local, f: @fn(&ast::Path, ast::node_id)) {
     use syntax::visit;
 
     let vt = visit::mk_simple_visitor(
         @visit::SimpleVisitor {
             visit_pat: |pat| {
                 match pat.node {
-                    ast::pat_ident(_, path, _) => {
+                    ast::pat_ident(_, ref path, _) => {
                         f(path, pat.id);
                     }
                     _ => {}