diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/borrowck-macro-interaction-issue-6304.rs b/src/test/run-pass/borrowck-macro-interaction-issue-6304.rs
index 28db3953a00..49483e40096 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/borrowck-macro-interaction-issue-6304.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/borrowck-macro-interaction-issue-6304.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 // Check that we do not ICE when compiling this
 // macro, which reuses the expression `$id`
 
+#![feature(box_syntax)]
 
 struct Foo {
   a: int
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/cleanup-rvalue-scopes.rs b/src/test/run-pass/cleanup-rvalue-scopes.rs
index 59763e417a2..bbfe0e6a18d 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/cleanup-rvalue-scopes.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/cleanup-rvalue-scopes.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 // statement or end of block, as appropriate given the temporary
 // lifetime rules.
 
+#![feature(box_syntax)]
+
 use std::ops::Drop;
 
 static mut FLAGS: u64 = 0;
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/coerce-match.rs b/src/test/run-pass/coerce-match.rs
index d67664bb1be..8c2123a53f5 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/coerce-match.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/coerce-match.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 // Check that coercions are propagated through match and if expressions.
 
+#![feature(box_syntax)]
+
 pub fn main() {
     let _: Box<[int]> = if true { box [1i, 2, 3] } else { box [1i] };
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/func-arg-ref-pattern.rs b/src/test/run-pass/func-arg-ref-pattern.rs
index 5eeace65054..97b13694872 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/func-arg-ref-pattern.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/func-arg-ref-pattern.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 // boxes. Make sure that we don't free the box as we match the
 // pattern.
 
+#![feature(box_syntax)]
 
 fn getaddr(box ref x: Box<uint>) -> *const uint {
     let addr: *const uint = &*x;
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-11552.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issue-11552.rs
index 92862961aca..ceceb839ed6 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/issue-11552.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/issue-11552.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(box_syntax)]
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 enum Noun
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-16774.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issue-16774.rs
index 6ef4f868d21..5cdab2d8c44 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/issue-16774.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/issue-16774.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 #![feature(unboxed_closures)]
+#![feature(box_syntax)]
 
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-6557.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issue-6557.rs
index 7061a17dcdd..93bbdea3af7 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/issue-6557.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/issue-6557.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(box_syntax)]
 
 fn foo(box (_x, _y): Box<(int, int)>) {}
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/match-unique-bind.rs b/src/test/run-pass/match-unique-bind.rs
index 5c834a06a74..95b75153d4a 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/match-unique-bind.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/match-unique-bind.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(box_syntax)]
+
 pub fn main() {
     match box 100i {
       box x => {
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/new-box-syntax.rs b/src/test/run-pass/new-box-syntax.rs
index 991d0ecdc87..fadb89651ca 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/new-box-syntax.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/new-box-syntax.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 /* Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.
  * http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ */
 
+#![feature(box_syntax)]
+
 // Tests that the new `box` syntax works with unique pointers.
 
 use std::boxed::{Box, HEAP};
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/regions-dependent-addr-of.rs b/src/test/run-pass/regions-dependent-addr-of.rs
index 41396ef01be..4595fb13b07 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/regions-dependent-addr-of.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/regions-dependent-addr-of.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 // Test lifetimes are linked properly when we create dependent region pointers.
 // Issue #3148.
 
+#![feature(box_syntax)]
 
 struct A {
     value: B
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/unique-destructure.rs b/src/test/run-pass/unique-destructure.rs
index 0b3041f2249..b19fa60518b 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/unique-destructure.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/unique-destructure.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(box_syntax)]
+
 struct Foo { a: int, b: int }
 
 pub fn main() {
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/unique-pat-2.rs b/src/test/run-pass/unique-pat-2.rs
index bf99f06f58a..c020fb9183f 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/unique-pat-2.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/unique-pat-2.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(box_syntax)]
 
 struct Foo {a: int, b: uint}
 
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/unique-pat.rs b/src/test/run-pass/unique-pat.rs
index a0eee7e3cb6..10ce34961cf 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/unique-pat.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/unique-pat.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+#![feature(box_syntax)]
+
 fn simple() {
     match box true {
       box true => { }