diff --git a/src/lib/vec.rs b/src/lib/vec.rs
index dc0dab58d0c..71d0be56f2b 100644
--- a/src/lib/vec.rs
+++ b/src/lib/vec.rs
@@ -17,14 +17,6 @@ native "rust" mod rustrt {
                                     count: uint);
 }
 
-fn from_vec<@T>(v: &vec<mutable? T>) -> [T] {
-    let iv = ~[];
-    for e in v {
-        iv += ~[e];
-    }
-    ret iv;
-}
-
 /// Reserves space for `n` elements in the given vector.
 fn reserve<@T>(v: &mutable [mutable? T], n: uint) {
     rustrt::ivec_reserve_shared(v, n);
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/binops.rs b/src/test/run-pass/binops.rs
index 8fab2a68539..dfb02f70e7e 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/binops.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/binops.rs
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ fn test_fn() {
 }
 
 native "rust" mod native_mod = "" {
-    fn str_byte_len(s: str) -> vec<u8>;
+    fn str_byte_len(s: str) -> uint;
     // This isn't actually the signature of str_alloc, but since
     // we're not calling it that shouldn't matter
-    fn str_alloc(s: str) -> vec<u8>;
+    fn str_alloc(s: str) -> uint;
 }
 
 // FIXME: comparison of native fns