diff --git a/src/compiletest/runtest.rs b/src/compiletest/runtest.rs
index eef1a1ac241dc..51fa002420cb8 100644
--- a/src/compiletest/runtest.rs
+++ b/src/compiletest/runtest.rs
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ fn run_debuginfo_test(config: &config, props: &TestProps, testfile: &Path) {
                 }
             }
 
-            if tool_path.equals(&~"") {
+            if tool_path.is_empty() {
                 fatal(~"cannot found android cross path");
             }
 
diff --git a/src/libcollections/btree.rs b/src/libcollections/btree.rs
index 6411b6bc97435..3f53ede6027eb 100644
--- a/src/libcollections/btree.rs
+++ b/src/libcollections/btree.rs
@@ -94,17 +94,12 @@ impl<K: Clone + TotalOrd, V: Clone> Clone for BTree<K, V> {
 
 impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> Eq for BTree<K, V> {
     fn eq(&self, other: &BTree<K, V>) -> bool {
-        self.equals(other)
-    }
-}
-
-impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> TotalEq for BTree<K, V> {
-    ///Testing equality on BTrees by comparing the root.
-    fn equals(&self, other: &BTree<K, V>) -> bool {
         self.root.cmp(&other.root) == Equal
     }
 }
 
+impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> TotalEq for BTree<K, V> {}
+
 impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> Ord for BTree<K, V> {
     fn lt(&self, other: &BTree<K, V>) -> bool {
         self.cmp(other) == Less
@@ -204,14 +199,6 @@ impl<K: Clone + TotalOrd, V: Clone> Clone for Node<K, V> {
 
 impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> Eq for Node<K, V> {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Node<K, V>) -> bool {
-        self.equals(other)
-    }
-}
-
-impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> TotalEq for Node<K, V> {
-    ///Returns whether two nodes are equal based on the keys of each element.
-    ///Two nodes are equal if all of their keys are the same.
-    fn equals(&self, other: &Node<K, V>) -> bool{
         match *self{
             BranchNode(ref branch) => {
                 if other.is_leaf() {
@@ -232,6 +219,8 @@ impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> TotalEq for Node<K, V> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> TotalEq for Node<K, V> {}
+
 impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> Ord for Node<K, V> {
     fn lt(&self, other: &Node<K, V>) -> bool {
         self.cmp(other) == Less
@@ -405,16 +394,11 @@ impl<K: Clone + TotalOrd, V: Clone> Clone for Leaf<K, V> {
 
 impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> Eq for Leaf<K, V> {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Leaf<K, V>) -> bool {
-        self.equals(other)
+        self.elts == other.elts
     }
 }
 
-impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> TotalEq for Leaf<K, V> {
-    ///Implementation of equals function for leaves that compares LeafElts.
-    fn equals(&self, other: &Leaf<K, V>) -> bool {
-        self.elts.equals(&other.elts)
-    }
-}
+impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> TotalEq for Leaf<K, V> {}
 
 impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> Ord for Leaf<K, V> {
     fn lt(&self, other: &Leaf<K, V>) -> bool {
@@ -639,16 +623,11 @@ impl<K: Clone + TotalOrd, V: Clone> Clone for Branch<K, V> {
 
 impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> Eq for Branch<K, V> {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Branch<K, V>) -> bool {
-        self.equals(other)
+        self.elts == other.elts
     }
 }
 
-impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> TotalEq for Branch<K, V> {
-    ///Equals function for Branches--compares all the elements in each branch
-    fn equals(&self, other: &Branch<K, V>) -> bool {
-        self.elts.equals(&other.elts)
-    }
-}
+impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> TotalEq for Branch<K, V> {}
 
 impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> Ord for Branch<K, V> {
     fn lt(&self, other: &Branch<K, V>) -> bool {
@@ -712,16 +691,11 @@ impl<K: Clone + TotalOrd, V: Clone> Clone for LeafElt<K, V> {
 
 impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> Eq for LeafElt<K, V> {
     fn eq(&self, other: &LeafElt<K, V>) -> bool {
-        self.equals(other)
+        self.key == other.key && self.value == other.value
     }
 }
 
-impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> TotalEq for LeafElt<K, V> {
-    ///TotalEq for LeafElts
-    fn equals(&self, other: &LeafElt<K, V>) -> bool {
-        self.key.equals(&other.key) && self.value.equals(&other.value)
-    }
-}
+impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> TotalEq for LeafElt<K, V> {}
 
 impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> Ord for LeafElt<K, V> {
     fn lt(&self, other: &LeafElt<K, V>) -> bool {
@@ -766,16 +740,11 @@ impl<K: Clone + TotalOrd, V: Clone> Clone for BranchElt<K, V> {
 
 impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> Eq for BranchElt<K, V>{
     fn eq(&self, other: &BranchElt<K, V>) -> bool {
-        self.equals(other)
+        self.key == other.key && self.value == other.value
     }
 }
 
-impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> TotalEq for BranchElt<K, V>{
-    ///TotalEq for BranchElts
-    fn equals(&self, other: &BranchElt<K, V>) -> bool {
-        self.key.equals(&other.key)&&self.value.equals(&other.value)
-    }
-}
+impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> TotalEq for BranchElt<K, V>{}
 
 impl<K: TotalOrd, V: TotalEq> Ord for BranchElt<K, V> {
     fn lt(&self, other: &BranchElt<K, V>) -> bool {
@@ -900,7 +869,7 @@ mod test_btree {
     fn btree_clone_test() {
         let b = BTree::new(1, ~"abc", 2);
         let b2 = b.clone();
-        assert!(b.root.equals(&b2.root))
+        assert!(b.root == b2.root)
     }
 
     //Tests the BTree's cmp() method when one node is "less than" another.
diff --git a/src/libnum/bigint.rs b/src/libnum/bigint.rs
index 5716a1dedf3ae..89ad2b5d1bc9e 100644
--- a/src/libnum/bigint.rs
+++ b/src/libnum/bigint.rs
@@ -92,15 +92,11 @@ pub struct BigUint {
 
 impl Eq for BigUint {
     #[inline]
-    fn eq(&self, other: &BigUint) -> bool { self.equals(other) }
-}
-
-impl TotalEq for BigUint {
-    #[inline]
-    fn equals(&self, other: &BigUint) -> bool {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &BigUint) -> bool {
         match self.cmp(other) { Equal => true, _ => false }
     }
 }
+impl TotalEq for BigUint {}
 
 impl Ord for BigUint {
     #[inline]
@@ -852,31 +848,9 @@ fn get_radix_base(radix: uint) -> (uint, uint) {
 }
 
 /// A Sign is a `BigInt`'s composing element.
-#[deriving(Eq, Clone, Show)]
+#[deriving(Eq, Ord, TotalEq, TotalOrd, Clone, Show)]
 pub enum Sign { Minus, Zero, Plus }
 
-impl Ord for Sign {
-    #[inline]
-    fn lt(&self, other: &Sign) -> bool {
-        match self.cmp(other) { Less => true, _ => false}
-    }
-}
-
-impl TotalEq for Sign {
-    #[inline]
-    fn equals(&self, other: &Sign) -> bool { *self == *other }
-}
-impl TotalOrd for Sign {
-    #[inline]
-    fn cmp(&self, other: &Sign) -> Ordering {
-        match (*self, *other) {
-          (Minus, Minus) | (Zero,  Zero) | (Plus, Plus) => Equal,
-          (Minus, Zero)  | (Minus, Plus) | (Zero, Plus) => Less,
-          _                                             => Greater
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 impl Neg<Sign> for Sign {
     /// Negate Sign value.
     #[inline]
@@ -898,16 +872,13 @@ pub struct BigInt {
 
 impl Eq for BigInt {
     #[inline]
-    fn eq(&self, other: &BigInt) -> bool { self.equals(other) }
-}
-
-impl TotalEq for BigInt {
-    #[inline]
-    fn equals(&self, other: &BigInt) -> bool {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &BigInt) -> bool {
         match self.cmp(other) { Equal => true, _ => false }
     }
 }
 
+impl TotalEq for BigInt {}
+
 impl Ord for BigInt {
     #[inline]
     fn lt(&self, other: &BigInt) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/libnum/rational.rs b/src/libnum/rational.rs
index a71674c412281..6fb3d492432b2 100644
--- a/src/libnum/rational.rs
+++ b/src/libnum/rational.rs
@@ -147,20 +147,20 @@ macro_rules! cmp_impl {
         cmp_impl!(impl $imp, $($method -> bool),+)
     };
     // return something other than a Ratio<T>
-    (impl $imp:ident, $($method:ident -> $res:ty),+) => {
+    (impl $imp:ident, $($method:ident -> $res:ty),*) => {
         impl<T: Mul<T,T> + $imp> $imp for Ratio<T> {
             $(
                 #[inline]
                 fn $method(&self, other: &Ratio<T>) -> $res {
                     (self.numer * other.denom). $method (&(self.denom*other.numer))
                 }
-            )+
+            )*
         }
     };
 }
 cmp_impl!(impl Eq, eq, ne)
-cmp_impl!(impl TotalEq, equals)
 cmp_impl!(impl Ord, lt, gt, le, ge)
+cmp_impl!(impl TotalEq, )
 cmp_impl!(impl TotalOrd, cmp -> cmp::Ordering)
 
 /* Arithmetic */
diff --git a/src/libstd/cmp.rs b/src/libstd/cmp.rs
index 5130da44ed577..e956a1cdf1d63 100644
--- a/src/libstd/cmp.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/cmp.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,21 @@ pub trait Eq {
 }
 
 /// Trait for equality comparisons where `a == b` and `a != b` are strict inverses.
+#[cfg(not(stage0))]
+pub trait TotalEq: Eq {
+    // FIXME #13101: this method is used solely by #[deriving] to
+    // assert that every component of a type implements #[deriving]
+    // itself, the current deriving infrastructure means doing this
+    // assertion without using a method on this trait is nearly
+    // impossible.
+    //
+    // This should never be implemented by hand.
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn assert_receiver_is_total_eq(&self) {}
+}
+
+#[cfg(stage0)]
 pub trait TotalEq: Eq {
     /// This method must return the same value as `eq`. It exists to prevent
     /// deriving `TotalEq` from fields not implementing the `TotalEq` trait.
@@ -52,10 +67,7 @@ pub trait TotalEq: Eq {
 
 macro_rules! totaleq_impl(
     ($t:ty) => {
-        impl TotalEq for $t {
-            #[inline]
-            fn equals(&self, other: &$t) -> bool { *self == *other }
-        }
+        impl TotalEq for $t {}
     }
 )
 
@@ -84,12 +96,7 @@ pub trait TotalOrd: TotalEq + Ord {
     fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering;
 }
 
-impl TotalEq for Ordering {
-    #[inline]
-    fn equals(&self, other: &Ordering) -> bool {
-        *self == *other
-    }
-}
+impl TotalEq for Ordering {}
 impl TotalOrd for Ordering {
     #[inline]
     fn cmp(&self, other: &Ordering) -> Ordering {
@@ -194,12 +201,6 @@ mod test {
         assert_eq!(12.cmp(-5), Greater);
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_int_totaleq() {
-        assert!(5.equals(&5));
-        assert!(!2.equals(&17));
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_ordering_order() {
         assert!(Less < Equal);
diff --git a/src/libstd/iter.rs b/src/libstd/iter.rs
index 320383d4f81c2..f2cb46acc2ea9 100644
--- a/src/libstd/iter.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/iter.rs
@@ -2195,13 +2195,13 @@ pub mod order {
     use option::{Some, None};
     use super::Iterator;
 
-    /// Compare `a` and `b` for equality using `TotalOrd`
+    /// Compare `a` and `b` for equality using `TotalEq`
     pub fn equals<A: TotalEq, T: Iterator<A>>(mut a: T, mut b: T) -> bool {
         loop {
             match (a.next(), b.next()) {
                 (None, None) => return true,
                 (None, _) | (_, None) => return false,
-                (Some(x), Some(y)) => if !x.equals(&y) { return false },
+                (Some(x), Some(y)) => if x != y { return false },
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/libstd/managed.rs b/src/libstd/managed.rs
index 141ed7a92067a..bf73c05440c14 100644
--- a/src/libstd/managed.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/managed.rs
@@ -45,10 +45,7 @@ impl<T: TotalOrd> TotalOrd for @T {
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(test))]
-impl<T: TotalEq> TotalEq for @T {
-    #[inline]
-    fn equals(&self, other: &@T) -> bool { (**self).equals(*other) }
-}
+impl<T: TotalEq> TotalEq for @T {}
 
 #[test]
 fn test() {
diff --git a/src/libstd/owned.rs b/src/libstd/owned.rs
index dc8ea34c84bd3..1fa86c5311799 100644
--- a/src/libstd/owned.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/owned.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,4 @@ impl<T: TotalOrd> TotalOrd for ~T {
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(test))]
-impl<T: TotalEq> TotalEq for ~T {
-    #[inline]
-    fn equals(&self, other: &~T) -> bool { (**self).equals(*other) }
-}
+impl<T: TotalEq> TotalEq for ~T {}
diff --git a/src/libstd/reference.rs b/src/libstd/reference.rs
index fdbca2b9f3322..eb615afd85f9a 100644
--- a/src/libstd/reference.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/reference.rs
@@ -54,8 +54,4 @@ impl<'a, T: TotalOrd> TotalOrd for &'a T {
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(test))]
-impl<'a, T: TotalEq> TotalEq for &'a T {
-    #[inline]
-    fn equals(&self, other: & &'a T) -> bool { (**self).equals(*other) }
-}
-
+impl<'a, T: TotalEq> TotalEq for &'a T {}
diff --git a/src/libstd/slice.rs b/src/libstd/slice.rs
index 12718c559235c..bb5b36896af85 100644
--- a/src/libstd/slice.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/slice.rs
@@ -649,17 +649,9 @@ pub mod traits {
         fn ne(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { !self.eq(other) }
     }
 
-    impl<'a,T:TotalEq> TotalEq for &'a [T] {
-        fn equals(&self, other: & &'a [T]) -> bool {
-            self.len() == other.len() &&
-                order::equals(self.iter(), other.iter())
-        }
-    }
+    impl<'a,T:TotalEq> TotalEq for &'a [T] {}
 
-    impl<T:TotalEq> TotalEq for ~[T] {
-        #[inline]
-        fn equals(&self, other: &~[T]) -> bool { self.as_slice().equals(&other.as_slice()) }
-    }
+    impl<T:TotalEq> TotalEq for ~[T] {}
 
     impl<'a,T:Eq, V: Vector<T>> Equiv<V> for &'a [T] {
         #[inline]
diff --git a/src/libstd/str.rs b/src/libstd/str.rs
index 0cd5e64783196..b14773d35c5e3 100644
--- a/src/libstd/str.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/str.rs
@@ -1262,16 +1262,11 @@ impl<'a> IntoMaybeOwned<'a> for MaybeOwned<'a> {
 impl<'a> Eq for MaybeOwned<'a> {
     #[inline]
     fn eq(&self, other: &MaybeOwned) -> bool {
-        self.as_slice().equals(&other.as_slice())
+        self.as_slice() == other.as_slice()
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> TotalEq for MaybeOwned<'a> {
-    #[inline]
-    fn equals(&self, other: &MaybeOwned) -> bool {
-        self.as_slice().equals(&other.as_slice())
-    }
-}
+impl<'a> TotalEq for MaybeOwned<'a> {}
 
 impl<'a> Ord for MaybeOwned<'a> {
     #[inline]
@@ -1290,7 +1285,7 @@ impl<'a> TotalOrd for MaybeOwned<'a> {
 impl<'a, S: Str> Equiv<S> for MaybeOwned<'a> {
     #[inline]
     fn equiv(&self, other: &S) -> bool {
-        self.as_slice().equals(&other.as_slice())
+        self.as_slice() == other.as_slice()
     }
 }
 
@@ -1577,19 +1572,9 @@ pub mod traits {
         }
     }
 
-    impl<'a> TotalEq for &'a str {
-        #[inline]
-        fn equals(&self, other: & &'a str) -> bool {
-            eq_slice((*self), (*other))
-        }
-    }
+    impl<'a> TotalEq for &'a str {}
 
-    impl TotalEq for ~str {
-        #[inline]
-        fn equals(&self, other: &~str) -> bool {
-            eq_slice((*self), (*other))
-        }
-    }
+    impl TotalEq for ~str {}
 
     impl<'a> Ord for &'a str {
         #[inline]
@@ -4450,11 +4435,9 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(Owned(~""), Default::default());
 
         assert!(s.cmp(&o) == Equal);
-        assert!(s.equals(&o));
         assert!(s.equiv(&o));
 
         assert!(o.cmp(&s) == Equal);
-        assert!(o.equals(&s));
         assert!(o.equiv(&s));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libstd/tuple.rs b/src/libstd/tuple.rs
index e9125dde01172..c4ce6b5ae666f 100644
--- a/src/libstd/tuple.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/tuple.rs
@@ -75,12 +75,7 @@ macro_rules! tuple_impls {
             }
 
             #[cfg(not(test))]
-            impl<$($T:TotalEq),+> TotalEq for ($($T,)+) {
-                #[inline]
-                fn equals(&self, other: &($($T,)+)) -> bool {
-                    $(self.$refN().equals(other.$refN()))&&+
-                }
-            }
+            impl<$($T:TotalEq),+> TotalEq for ($($T,)+) {}
 
             #[cfg(not(test))]
             impl<$($T:Ord + Eq),+> Ord for ($($T,)+) {
@@ -338,12 +333,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(((1.0, 2.0) < (2.0, nan)));
         assert!(!((2.0, 2.0) < (2.0, nan)));
 
-        // TotalEq
-        assert!(small.equals(&small));
-        assert!(big.equals(&big));
-        assert!(!small.equals(&big));
-        assert!(!big.equals(&small));
-
         // TotalOrd
         assert!(small.cmp(&small) == Equal);
         assert!(big.cmp(&big) == Equal);
diff --git a/src/libstd/unit.rs b/src/libstd/unit.rs
index b23dafbca6970..38307f415ac26 100644
--- a/src/libstd/unit.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/unit.rs
@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@ impl TotalOrd for () {
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(test))]
-impl TotalEq for () {
-    #[inline]
-    fn equals(&self, _other: &()) -> bool { true }
-}
+impl TotalEq for () {}
 
 #[cfg(not(test))]
 impl Default for () {
diff --git a/src/libstd/vec.rs b/src/libstd/vec.rs
index c1f5dea91d11d..d00a411e9a073 100644
--- a/src/libstd/vec.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/vec.rs
@@ -339,12 +339,7 @@ impl<T: Ord> Ord for Vec<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: TotalEq> TotalEq for Vec<T> {
-    #[inline]
-    fn equals(&self, other: &Vec<T>) -> bool {
-        self.as_slice().equals(&other.as_slice())
-    }
-}
+impl<T: TotalEq> TotalEq for Vec<T> {}
 
 impl<T: TotalOrd> TotalOrd for Vec<T> {
     #[inline]
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/cmp/totaleq.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/cmp/totaleq.rs
index ffabed95db524..33512b3df5ee5 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/cmp/totaleq.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/cmp/totaleq.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,18 @@ pub fn expand_deriving_totaleq(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                                mitem: @MetaItem,
                                item: @Item,
                                push: |@Item|) {
-    fn cs_equals(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, span: Span, substr: &Substructure) -> @Expr {
-        cs_and(|cx, span, _, _| cx.expr_bool(span, false),
-               cx, span, substr)
+    fn cs_total_eq_assert(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, span: Span, substr: &Substructure) -> @Expr {
+        cs_same_method(|cx, span, exprs| {
+            // create `a.<method>(); b.<method>(); c.<method>(); ...`
+            // (where method is `assert_receiver_is_total_eq`)
+            let stmts = exprs.move_iter().map(|e| cx.stmt_expr(e)).collect();
+            let block = cx.block(span, stmts, None);
+            cx.expr_block(block)
+        },
+                       |cx, sp, _, _| cx.span_bug(sp, "non matching enums in deriving(TotalEq)?"),
+                       cx,
+                       span,
+                       substr)
     }
 
     let trait_def = TraitDef {
@@ -32,14 +41,14 @@ pub fn expand_deriving_totaleq(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
         generics: LifetimeBounds::empty(),
         methods: vec!(
             MethodDef {
-                name: "equals",
+                name: "assert_receiver_is_total_eq",
                 generics: LifetimeBounds::empty(),
                 explicit_self: borrowed_explicit_self(),
-                args: vec!(borrowed_self()),
-                ret_ty: Literal(Path::new(vec!("bool"))),
+                args: vec!(),
+                ret_ty: nil_ty(),
                 inline: true,
                 const_nonmatching: true,
-                combine_substructure: cs_equals
+                combine_substructure: cs_total_eq_assert
             }
         )
     };
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/util/interner.rs b/src/libsyntax/util/interner.rs
index 9b73cf533a741..969b9f81785e1 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/util/interner.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/util/interner.rs
@@ -95,11 +95,7 @@ pub struct RcStr {
     priv string: Rc<~str>,
 }
 
-impl TotalEq for RcStr {
-    fn equals(&self, other: &RcStr) -> bool {
-        self.as_slice().equals(&other.as_slice())
-    }
-}
+impl TotalEq for RcStr {}
 
 impl TotalOrd for RcStr {
     fn cmp(&self, other: &RcStr) -> Ordering {
diff --git a/src/libuuid/lib.rs b/src/libuuid/lib.rs
index 47602bfcdf265..49af5ba9b2b8f 100644
--- a/src/libuuid/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libuuid/lib.rs
@@ -491,14 +491,7 @@ impl Eq for Uuid {
     }
 }
 
-/// Test two UUIDs for equality
-///
-/// UUIDs are equal only when they are byte-for-byte identical
-impl TotalEq for Uuid {
-    fn equals(&self, other: &Uuid) -> bool {
-        self.bytes == other.bytes
-    }
-}
+impl TotalEq for Uuid {}
 
 // FIXME #9845: Test these more thoroughly
 impl<T: Encoder> Encodable<T> for Uuid {
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-generic-enum.rs b/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-generic-enum.rs
index 094d17c100ebd..5d41e275cd3f6 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-generic-enum.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-generic-enum.rs
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ pub fn main() {
             assert_eq!(*e1 == *e2, eq);
             assert_eq!(*e1 != *e2, !eq);
 
-            // TotalEq
-            assert_eq!(e1.equals(e2), eq);
-
             // Ord
             assert_eq!(*e1 < *e2, lt);
             assert_eq!(*e1 > *e2, gt);
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-generic-struct-enum.rs b/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-generic-struct-enum.rs
index aedf4732afdbb..c2f0c269d62b3 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-generic-struct-enum.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-generic-struct-enum.rs
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ pub fn main() {
             assert_eq!(*es1 == *es2, eq);
             assert_eq!(*es1 != *es2, !eq);
 
-            // TotalEq
-            assert_eq!(es1.equals(es2), eq);
-
             // Ord
             assert_eq!(*es1 < *es2, lt);
             assert_eq!(*es1 > *es2, gt);
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-generic-struct.rs b/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-generic-struct.rs
index d04bdee34e611..4f62d1fa6313a 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-generic-struct.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-generic-struct.rs
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ pub fn main() {
             assert_eq!(*s1 == *s2, eq);
             assert_eq!(*s1 != *s2, !eq);
 
-            // TotalEq
-            assert_eq!(s1.equals(s2), eq);
-
             // Ord
             assert_eq!(*s1 < *s2, lt);
             assert_eq!(*s1 > *s2, gt);
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-generic-tuple-struct.rs b/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-generic-tuple-struct.rs
index 5d4cf7c745769..b8ba4c64616ce 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-generic-tuple-struct.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-generic-tuple-struct.rs
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ pub fn main() {
             assert_eq!(*ts1 == *ts2, eq);
             assert_eq!(*ts1 != *ts2, !eq);
 
-            // TotalEq
-            assert_eq!(ts1.equals(ts2), eq);
-
             // Ord
             assert_eq!(*ts1 < *ts2, lt);
             assert_eq!(*ts1 > *ts2, gt);
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-shortcircuit.rs b/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-shortcircuit.rs
index 431c856ee88a5..03e6d04d87ff0 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-shortcircuit.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/deriving-cmp-shortcircuit.rs
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ impl Ord for FailCmp {
     fn lt(&self, _: &FailCmp) -> bool { fail!("lt") }
 }
 
-impl TotalEq for FailCmp {
-    fn equals(&self, _: &FailCmp) -> bool { fail!("equals") }
-}
+impl TotalEq for FailCmp {}
 
 impl TotalOrd for FailCmp {
     fn cmp(&self, _: &FailCmp) -> Ordering { fail!("cmp") }
@@ -41,6 +39,5 @@ pub fn main() {
 
     assert!(a != b);
     assert!(a < b);
-    assert!(!a.equals(&b));
     assert_eq!(a.cmp(&b), ::std::cmp::Less);
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/deriving-self-lifetime-totalord-totaleq.rs b/src/test/run-pass/deriving-self-lifetime-totalord-totaleq.rs
index 723738495e757..1c92104104210 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/deriving-self-lifetime-totalord-totaleq.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/deriving-self-lifetime-totalord-totaleq.rs
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ struct A<'a> {
 pub fn main() {
     let (a, b) = (A { x: &1 }, A { x: &2 });
 
-    assert!(a.equals(&a));
-    assert!(b.equals(&b));
-
-
     assert_eq!(a.cmp(&a), Equal);
     assert_eq!(b.cmp(&b), Equal);