diff --git a/scripts/qapi/expr.py b/scripts/qapi/expr.py
index 90bde501b0..91959ee79a 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/expr.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/expr.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def check_defn_name_str(name: str, info: QAPISourceInfo, meta: str) -> None:
       - 'event' names adhere to `check_name_upper()`.
       - 'command' names adhere to `check_name_lower()`.
       - Else, meta is a type, and must pass `check_name_camel()`.
-        These names must not end with ``Kind`` nor ``List``.
+        These names must not end with ``List``.
 
     :param name: Name to check.
     :param info: QAPI schema source file information.
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ def check_defn_name_str(name: str, info: QAPISourceInfo, meta: str) -> None:
             permit_underscore=name in info.pragma.command_name_exceptions)
     else:
         check_name_camel(name, info, meta)
-        if name.endswith('Kind') or name.endswith('List'):
+        if name.endswith('List'):
             raise QAPISemError(
-                info, "%s name should not end in '%s'" % (meta, name[-4:]))
+                info, "%s name should not end in 'List'" % meta)
 
 
 def check_keys(value: _JSONObject,
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/meson.build b/tests/qapi-schema/meson.build
index 6b2a4ce41a..0798e94042 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/meson.build
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/meson.build
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ schemas = [
   'reserved-member-q.json',
   'reserved-member-u.json',
   'reserved-member-underscore.json',
-  'reserved-type-kind.json',
   'reserved-type-list.json',
   'returns-alternate.json',
   'returns-array-bad.json',
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/reserved-type-kind.err b/tests/qapi-schema/reserved-type-kind.err
deleted file mode 100644
index d8fb769f9d..0000000000
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/reserved-type-kind.err
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-reserved-type-kind.json: In enum 'UnionKind':
-reserved-type-kind.json:2: enum name should not end in 'Kind'
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/reserved-type-kind.json b/tests/qapi-schema/reserved-type-kind.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ecaba12bc..0000000000
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/reserved-type-kind.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# we reject types that would conflict with implicit union enum
-{ 'enum': 'UnionKind', 'data': [ 'oops' ] }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/reserved-type-kind.out b/tests/qapi-schema/reserved-type-kind.out
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000