diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index f6fd894192e77..b4fd7a5d2e8b4 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
     fn parse_capture_item_or(parse_arg_fn: fn(Parser) -> arg_or_capture_item)
         -> arg_or_capture_item
     {
-        if self.eat_keyword(~"move") || self.eat_keyword(~"copy") {
+        if self.eat_keyword(~"copy") {
             // XXX outdated syntax now that moves-based-on-type has gone in
             self.parse_ident();
             either::Right(())
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
index 3279c79e5af0d..bdd26fc00a7dc 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ pub fn strict_keyword_table() -> HashMap<~str, ()> {
         ~"false", ~"fn", ~"for",
         ~"if", ~"impl",
         ~"let", ~"log", ~"loop",
-        ~"match", ~"mod", ~"move", ~"mut",
+        ~"match", ~"mod", ~"mut",
         ~"once",
         ~"priv", ~"pub", ~"pure",
         ~"ref", ~"return",