diff --git a/src/doc/reference.md b/src/doc/reference.md
index 32088b2ab67bf..465918f29183c 100644
--- a/src/doc/reference.md
+++ b/src/doc/reference.md
@@ -2408,9 +2408,13 @@ considered off, and using the features will result in a compiler error.
 
 The currently implemented features of the reference compiler are:
 
-* `advanced_slice_patterns` - see the [match expressions](#match-expressions)
+* `advanced_slice_patterns` - See the [match expressions](#match-expressions)
                               section for discussion; the exact semantics of
-                              slice patterns are subject to change.
+                              slice patterns are subject to change, so some types
+			      are still unstable.
+
+* `slice_patterns` - OK, actually, slice patterns are just scary and
+                     completely unstable.
 
 * `asm` - The `asm!` macro provides a means for inline assembly. This is often
           useful, but the exact syntax for this feature along with its
@@ -3329,7 +3333,7 @@ array, like `[.., 42, ..]`. If preceded by a variable name, it will bind the
 corresponding slice to the variable. Example:
 
 ```
-# #![feature(advanced_slice_patterns)]
+# #![feature(advanced_slice_patterns, slice_patterns)]
 fn is_symmetric(list: &[u32]) -> bool {
     match list {
         [] | [_]                   => true,
diff --git a/src/doc/trpl/patterns.md b/src/doc/trpl/patterns.md
index 9e82e48fd18b7..4ebf696aa57a0 100644
--- a/src/doc/trpl/patterns.md
+++ b/src/doc/trpl/patterns.md
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ match origin {
 If you want to match against a slice or array, you can use `&`:
 
 ```{rust}
+# #![feature(slice_patterns)]
 fn main() {
     let v = vec!["match_this", "1"];
 
diff --git a/src/libcollections/lib.rs b/src/libcollections/lib.rs
index 6a65c991c9503..fa83a88b8d272 100644
--- a/src/libcollections/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libcollections/lib.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #![feature(step_by)]
 #![feature(str_char)]
 #![feature(convert)]
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 #![cfg_attr(test, feature(rand, rustc_private, test, hash, collections))]
 #![cfg_attr(test, allow(deprecated))] // rand
 
diff --git a/src/libcoretest/lib.rs b/src/libcoretest/lib.rs
index 33f9b63bc4907..9cc3063dee678 100644
--- a/src/libcoretest/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libcoretest/lib.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #![feature(debug_builders)]
 #![feature(unique)]
 #![feature(step_by)]
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 #![allow(deprecated)] // rand
 
 extern crate core;
diff --git a/src/librustc/lib.rs b/src/librustc/lib.rs
index e8af07e438159..426555b061146 100644
--- a/src/librustc/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/lib.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #![feature(str_char)]
 #![feature(convert)]
 #![feature(into_cow)]
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 #![cfg_attr(test, feature(test))]
 
 #![allow(trivial_casts)]
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/lib.rs b/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
index 9f1d876432c38..db651de3cbfff 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #![feature(path_ext)]
 #![feature(path_relative_from)]
 #![feature(convert)]
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 
 extern crate arena;
 extern crate getopts;
diff --git a/src/libstd/lib.rs b/src/libstd/lib.rs
index cca6bb747d43c..56ab38b8d5a1e 100644
--- a/src/libstd/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/lib.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@
 #![feature(allow_internal_unstable)]
 #![feature(str_char)]
 #![feature(into_cow)]
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 #![cfg_attr(test, feature(test, rustc_private, std_misc))]
 
 // Don't link to std. We are std.
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs b/src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs
index 60f81dac1e9ab..ef8a0aa7b52f1 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ const KNOWN_FEATURES: &'static [(&'static str, &'static str, Status)] = &[
     // below (it has to be checked before expansion possibly makes
     // macros disappear).
     ("allow_internal_unstable", "1.0.0", Active),
+
+    // #23121. Array patterns have some hazards yet.
+    ("slice_patterns", "1.0.0", Active),
 ];
 // (changing above list without updating src/doc/reference.md makes @cmr sad)
 
@@ -694,6 +697,11 @@ impl<'a, 'v> Visitor<'v> for PostExpansionVisitor<'a> {
                                    but at the end of a slice (e.g. \
                                    `[0, ..xs, 0]` are experimental")
             }
+            ast::PatVec(..) => {
+                self.gate_feature("slice_patterns",
+                                  pattern.span,
+                                  "slice pattern syntax is experimental");
+            }
             ast::PatBox(..) => {
                 self.gate_feature("box_patterns",
                                   pattern.span,
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/lib.rs b/src/libsyntax/lib.rs
index 9af7b9ab63311..a456807bb9071 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/lib.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #![feature(str_char)]
 #![feature(convert)]
 #![feature(into_cow)]
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 
 extern crate arena;
 extern crate fmt_macros;
diff --git a/src/test/auxiliary/roman_numerals.rs b/src/test/auxiliary/roman_numerals.rs
index a105cb7ae6cfb..8ddca3cb10366 100644
--- a/src/test/auxiliary/roman_numerals.rs
+++ b/src/test/auxiliary/roman_numerals.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #![crate_type="dylib"]
 #![feature(plugin_registrar, rustc_private)]
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 
 extern crate syntax;
 extern crate rustc;
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-match-binding-is-assignment.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-match-binding-is-assignment.rs
index 38593d31842eb..c219b7c5424e9 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-match-binding-is-assignment.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-match-binding-is-assignment.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 // Test that immutable pattern bindings cannot be reassigned.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 enum E {
     Foo(isize)
 }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-move-out-of-vec-tail.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-move-out-of-vec-tail.rs
index f9d24130e47af..d9a2f89a9e21e 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-move-out-of-vec-tail.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-move-out-of-vec-tail.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 // Test that we do not permit moves from &[] matched by a vec pattern.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 struct Foo {
     string: String
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-element-loan.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-element-loan.rs
index 2d6a4b7d2c9df..98052ad31a7ef 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-element-loan.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-element-loan.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 #![feature(advanced_slice_patterns)]
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 
 fn a<'a>() -> &'a [isize] {
     let vec = vec!(1, 2, 3, 4);
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-loan-from-mut.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-loan-from-mut.rs
index c1906758a5ae8..db635893c81b9 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-loan-from-mut.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-loan-from-mut.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn a() {
     let mut v = vec!(1, 2, 3);
     let vb: &mut [isize] = &mut v;
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-move-tail.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-move-tail.rs
index 242a38440034c..97dcaeb0bf1a3 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-move-tail.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-move-tail.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn main() {
     let mut a = [1, 2, 3, 4];
     let t = match a {
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-nesting.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-nesting.rs
index b471439f751ff..a69ce0cb365c7 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-nesting.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-nesting.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #![feature(advanced_slice_patterns)]
 #![feature(box_patterns)]
 #![feature(box_syntax)]
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 
 fn a() {
     let mut vec = [box 1, box 2, box 3];
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-tail-element-loan.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-tail-element-loan.rs
index df0fee437b94a..82b3490d7d7e1 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-tail-element-loan.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-vec-pattern-tail-element-loan.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn a<'a>() -> &'a isize {
     let vec = vec!(1, 2, 3, 4);
     let vec: &[isize] = &vec; //~ ERROR `vec` does not live long enough
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/feature-gate-advanced-slice-features.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/feature-gate-advanced-slice-features.rs
index a4524ccd9db08..1daca371b3409 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/feature-gate-advanced-slice-features.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/feature-gate-advanced-slice-features.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn main() {
     let x = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ];
     match x {
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-12369.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-12369.rs
index 9a471a4341f5f..1333bfac64ee8 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-12369.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-12369.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn main() {
     let sl = vec![1,2,3];
     let v: isize = match &*sl {
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-12567.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-12567.rs
index d186a83676a80..1580ec00f94b0 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-12567.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-12567.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn match_vecs<'a, T>(l1: &'a [T], l2: &'a [T]) {
     match (l1, l2) {
         ([], []) => println!("both empty"),
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-13482-2.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-13482-2.rs
index 86a79416c77bc..f907be161fa08 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-13482-2.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-13482-2.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 // compile-flags:-Z verbose
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn main() {
     let x = [1,2];
     let y = match x {
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-13482.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-13482.rs
index a345ce79612cc..2fbfd6cc84ead 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-13482.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-13482.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn main() {
   let x = [1,2];
   let y = match x {
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-15381.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-15381.rs
index 817e4ae165031..653ba165e7439 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-15381.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-15381.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn main() {
     let values: Vec<u8> = vec![1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8];
 
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-6804.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-6804.rs
index 08c5cae9f5f79..ffab194149e12 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-6804.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-6804.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 #![feature(rustc_attrs)]
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
 // Matching against NaN should result in a warning
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/match-ref-ice.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/match-ref-ice.rs
index d0f7c7ca986b3..042ec95f7e753 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/match-ref-ice.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/match-ref-ice.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 // The arity of `ref x` is always 1. If the pattern is compared to some non-structural type whose
 // arity is always 0, an ICE occurs.
 //
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/match-vec-fixed.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/match-vec-fixed.rs
index e778dd18e68d3..60d0c24bb3d36 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/match-vec-fixed.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/match-vec-fixed.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn a() {
     let v = [1, 2, 3];
     match v {
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/match-vec-mismatch-2.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/match-vec-mismatch-2.rs
index a4abdf3ddfe94..0bbba8861217d 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/match-vec-mismatch-2.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/match-vec-mismatch-2.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn main() {
     match () {
         [()] => { }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/match-vec-mismatch.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/match-vec-mismatch.rs
index edbdc77f0306d..ef75213d34b85 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/match-vec-mismatch.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/match-vec-mismatch.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn main() {
     match "foo".to_string() {
         ['f', 'o', ..] => {} //~ ERROR mismatched types
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/match-vec-unreachable.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/match-vec-unreachable.rs
index 2c63438cbf3af..48b70b4bda08e 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/match-vec-unreachable.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/match-vec-unreachable.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 
 fn main() {
     let x: Vec<(isize, isize)> = Vec::new();
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/non-exhaustive-match-nested.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/non-exhaustive-match-nested.rs
index 8f2cb61f95514..ad2b8c400e576 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/non-exhaustive-match-nested.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/non-exhaustive-match-nested.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 enum t { a(u), b }
 enum u { c, d }
 
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/non-exhaustive-match.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/non-exhaustive-match.rs
index 1dec049aed5e6..b9749c2696e32 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/non-exhaustive-match.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/non-exhaustive-match.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 enum t { a, b, }
 
 fn main() {
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/non-exhaustive-pattern-witness.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/non-exhaustive-pattern-witness.rs
index 3ed91459ae94c..146265bf0e150 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/non-exhaustive-pattern-witness.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/non-exhaustive-pattern-witness.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 #![feature(advanced_slice_patterns)]
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 
 struct Foo {
     first: bool,
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/regions-pattern-typing-issue-19552.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/regions-pattern-typing-issue-19552.rs
index 3401dd1becdd8..8e83177090bb5 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/regions-pattern-typing-issue-19552.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/regions-pattern-typing-issue-19552.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn assert_static<T: 'static>(_t: T) {}
 
 fn main() {
diff --git a/src/test/run-make/graphviz-flowgraph/f07.rs b/src/test/run-make/graphviz-flowgraph/f07.rs
index 39f71d309fdf9..f36b8d0abc7e3 100644
--- a/src/test/run-make/graphviz-flowgraph/f07.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-make/graphviz-flowgraph/f07.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 pub fn pat_vec_7() {
     match [7, 77, 777, 7777] {
         [x, y, ..] => x + y
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/destructure-array-1.rs b/src/test/run-pass/destructure-array-1.rs
index 22853c5ad806e..e2c96085714ba 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/destructure-array-1.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/destructure-array-1.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 // pretty-expanded FIXME #23616
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 struct D { x: u8 }
 
 impl Drop for D { fn drop(&mut self) { } }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/ignore-all-the-things.rs b/src/test/run-pass/ignore-all-the-things.rs
index 839ec6457e175..158bc8fcc1ac9 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/ignore-all-the-things.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/ignore-all-the-things.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 // pretty-expanded FIXME #23616
 
 #![feature(advanced_slice_patterns)]
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 
 struct Foo(int, int, int, int);
 struct Bar{a: int, b: int, c: int, d: int}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-13027.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issue-13027.rs
index 056c86b01f734..f89ad8c301039 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/issue-13027.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/issue-13027.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 // Tests that match expression handles overlapped literal and range
 // properly in the presence of guard function.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn val() -> uint { 1 }
 
 static CONST: uint = 1;
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-15080.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issue-15080.rs
index a6d4f5fde5df9..4369dc6292c36 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/issue-15080.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/issue-15080.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 // pretty-expanded FIXME #23616
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn main() {
     let mut x: &[_] = &[1, 2, 3, 4];
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-15104.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issue-15104.rs
index f56f3b6392754..16c15daa80b63 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/issue-15104.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/issue-15104.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 // pretty-expanded FIXME #23616
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn main() {
     assert_eq!(count_members(&[1, 2, 3, 4]), 4);
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-16648.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issue-16648.rs
index 6b0d5d7c51313..66c7f7ccec580 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/issue-16648.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/issue-16648.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 // pretty-expanded FIXME #23616
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn main() {
     let x: (int, &[int]) = (2, &[1, 2]);
     assert_eq!(match x {
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-17877.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issue-17877.rs
index 82f324a395abd..41fab9d9d54e0 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/issue-17877.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/issue-17877.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 // pretty-expanded FIXME #23616
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn main() {
     assert_eq!(match [0u8; 1024] {
         _ => 42_usize,
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-7784.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issue-7784.rs
index 9dc2bd8118285..e2016feeb0ad7 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/issue-7784.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/issue-7784.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 // pretty-expanded FIXME #23616
 
 #![feature(advanced_slice_patterns)]
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 
 use std::ops::Add;
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/match-vec-alternatives.rs b/src/test/run-pass/match-vec-alternatives.rs
index 520c2e8108d48..1ba23de69a7de 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/match-vec-alternatives.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/match-vec-alternatives.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 // pretty-expanded FIXME #23616
 
 #![feature(advanced_slice_patterns)]
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 
 fn match_vecs<'a, T>(l1: &'a [T], l2: &'a [T]) -> &'static str {
     match (l1, l2) {
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/trailing-comma.rs b/src/test/run-pass/trailing-comma.rs
index 79e0df0133b44..983ebc1b8dc18 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/trailing-comma.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/trailing-comma.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 // pretty-expanded FIXME #23616
 
 #![feature(advanced_slice_patterns,)]
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 
 fn f<T,>(_: T,) {}
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching-autoslice.rs b/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching-autoslice.rs
index 8f38123fe2852..2b80ad81037f2 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching-autoslice.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching-autoslice.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 // pretty-expanded FIXME #23616
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 pub fn main() {
     let x = [1, 2, 3];
     match x {
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching-fixed.rs b/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching-fixed.rs
index b03a9a64b21be..1278eaf96a48c 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching-fixed.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching-fixed.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 // pretty-expanded FIXME #23616
 
 #![feature(advanced_slice_patterns)]
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 
 fn a() {
     let x = [1, 2, 3];
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching-fold.rs b/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching-fold.rs
index 494a9d658a1d7..c375fc85bc1d3 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching-fold.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching-fold.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 // pretty-expanded FIXME #23616
 
 #![feature(advanced_slice_patterns)]
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 
 fn foldl<T, U, F>(values: &[T],
                   initial: U,
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching-legal-tail-element-borrow.rs b/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching-legal-tail-element-borrow.rs
index 64309906156ae..b6c2d050f7c5c 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching-legal-tail-element-borrow.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching-legal-tail-element-borrow.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 pub fn main() {
     let x = &[1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
     let x: &[int] = &[1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching.rs b/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching.rs
index 306d200319dc2..9ffd9a9a04c15 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/vec-matching.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 // pretty-expanded FIXME #23616
 
 #![feature(advanced_slice_patterns)]
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
 
 fn a() {
     let x = [1];
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/vec-tail-matching.rs b/src/test/run-pass/vec-tail-matching.rs
index 3ee0cf33e432c..091e3f03e7ac7 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/vec-tail-matching.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/vec-tail-matching.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 // pretty-expanded FIXME #23616
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 struct Foo {
     string: String
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/zero_sized_subslice_match.rs b/src/test/run-pass/zero_sized_subslice_match.rs
index ba12599747068..b98f907774b97 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/zero_sized_subslice_match.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/zero_sized_subslice_match.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 // pretty-expanded FIXME #23616
 
+#![feature(slice_patterns)]
+
 fn main() {
     let x = [(), ()];