diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
index 202d75db399f2..7e48fe4d4194d 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
@@ -909,8 +909,7 @@ pub fn std_macros() -> @str {
 
         { $c:ident: $input:ty -> $out:ty; } => {
 
-            // FIXME (#6009): remove mod's `pub` below once variant above lands.
-            pub mod $c {
+            mod $c {
                 #[allow(unused_imports)];
                 #[allow(non_uppercase_statics)];