diff --git a/src/rustdoc/attr_parser.rs b/src/rustdoc/attr_parser.rs
index 5e1e6eaf654..2e82d987b26 100644
--- a/src/rustdoc/attr_parser.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc/attr_parser.rs
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ type arg_attrs = {
     desc: str
 };
 
-#[doc =
-  "Given a vec of attributes, extract the meta_items contained in the \
-   doc attribute"]
 fn doc_meta(
     attrs: [ast::attribute]
 ) -> option<@ast::meta_item> {
+
+    #[doc =
+      "Given a vec of attributes, extract the meta_items contained in the \
+       doc attribute"];
+
     let doc_attrs = attr::find_attrs_by_name(attrs, "doc");
     let doc_metas = attr::attr_metas(doc_attrs);
     if vec::is_not_empty(doc_metas) {
diff --git a/src/rustdoc/extract.rs b/src/rustdoc/extract.rs
index 51acade36cf..be183e3b0be 100644
--- a/src/rustdoc/extract.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc/extract.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ import rustc::syntax::ast;
 
 export from_srv, extract;
 
-#[doc = "Use the AST service to create a document tree"]
 fn from_srv(
     srv: astsrv::srv,
     default_name: str
 ) -> doc::cratedoc {
+
+    #[doc = "Use the AST service to create a document tree"];
+
     astsrv::exec(srv) {|ctxt|
         extract(ctxt.ast, default_name)
     }
diff --git a/src/rustdoc/rustdoc.rs b/src/rustdoc/rustdoc.rs
index 988d4176e0e..2abb6b4718b 100755
--- a/src/rustdoc/rustdoc.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc/rustdoc.rs
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
 #[doc = "A single operation on the document model"]
 type pass = fn~(srv: astsrv::srv, doc: doc::cratedoc) -> doc::cratedoc;
 
-#[doc = "Run a series of passes over the document"]
 fn run_passes(
     srv: astsrv::srv,
     doc: doc::cratedoc,
     passes: [pass]
 ) -> doc::cratedoc {
+
+    #[doc = "Run a series of passes over the document"];
+
     vec::foldl(doc, passes) {|doc, pass|
         pass(srv, doc)
     }