diff --git a/scripts/qapi.py b/scripts/qapi.py
index 4573599d7c..68f97a14bb 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi.py
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ returns_whitelist = [
     'guest-set-vcpus',
     'guest-sync',
     'guest-sync-delimited',
-
-    # From qapi-schema-test:
-    'user_def_cmd3',
 ]
 
 enum_types = []
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index e058312726..3512f8ca19 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ qapi-schema += redefined-type.json
 qapi-schema += returns-alternate.json
 qapi-schema += returns-array-bad.json
 qapi-schema += returns-dict.json
-qapi-schema += returns-int.json
 qapi-schema += returns-unknown.json
 qapi-schema += returns-whitelist.json
 qapi-schema += struct-base-clash-base.json
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
index c8cd2ddb92..67c6bca845 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
@@ -104,9 +104,10 @@
 { 'command': 'user_def_cmd2',
   'data': {'ud1a': 'UserDefOne', '*ud1b': 'UserDefOne'},
   'returns': 'UserDefTwo' }
-{ 'command': 'user_def_cmd3', 'data': {'a': 'int', '*b': 'int' },
+
+# Returning a non-dictionary requires a name from the whitelist
+{ 'command': 'guest-get-time', 'data': {'a': 'int', '*b': 'int' },
   'returns': 'int' }
-# note: command name 'guest-sync' chosen to avoid "cannot use built-in" error
 { 'command': 'guest-sync', 'data': { 'arg': 'any' }, 'returns': 'any' }
 
 # For testing integer range flattening in opts-visitor. The following schema
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
index e3504abe3d..93f62503e7 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ object :obj-anyList-wrapper
     member data: anyList optional=False
 object :obj-boolList-wrapper
     member data: boolList optional=False
+object :obj-guest-get-time-arg
+    member a: int optional=False
+    member b: int optional=True
 object :obj-guest-sync-arg
     member arg: any optional=False
 object :obj-int16List-wrapper
@@ -50,9 +53,6 @@ object :obj-user_def_cmd1-arg
 object :obj-user_def_cmd2-arg
     member ud1a: UserDefOne optional=False
     member ud1b: UserDefOne optional=True
-object :obj-user_def_cmd3-arg
-    member a: int optional=False
-    member b: int optional=True
 alternate AltIntNum
     case i: int
     case n: number
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ object __org.qemu_x-Union2
     case __org.qemu_x-value: __org.qemu_x-Struct2
 command __org.qemu_x-command :obj-__org.qemu_x-command-arg -> __org.qemu_x-Union1
    gen=True success_response=True
+command guest-get-time :obj-guest-get-time-arg -> int
+   gen=True success_response=True
 command guest-sync :obj-guest-sync-arg -> any
    gen=True success_response=True
 command user_def_cmd None -> None
@@ -192,5 +194,3 @@ command user_def_cmd1 :obj-user_def_cmd1-arg -> None
    gen=True success_response=True
 command user_def_cmd2 :obj-user_def_cmd2-arg -> UserDefTwo
    gen=True success_response=True
-command user_def_cmd3 :obj-user_def_cmd3-arg -> int
-   gen=True success_response=True
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/returns-int.err b/tests/qapi-schema/returns-int.err
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/returns-int.exit b/tests/qapi-schema/returns-int.exit
deleted file mode 100644
index 573541ac97..0000000000
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/returns-int.exit
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/returns-int.json b/tests/qapi-schema/returns-int.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 870ec6366b..0000000000
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/returns-int.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# It is okay (although not extensible) to return a non-dictionary
-# But to make it work, the name must be in a whitelist
-{ 'command': 'guest-get-time', 'returns': 'int' }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/returns-int.out b/tests/qapi-schema/returns-int.out
deleted file mode 100644
index a2da259be4..0000000000
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/returns-int.out
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-object :empty
-command guest-get-time None -> int
-   gen=True success_response=True
diff --git a/tests/test-qmp-commands.c b/tests/test-qmp-commands.c
index 8d5249e7e4..bc59835835 100644
--- a/tests/test-qmp-commands.c
+++ b/tests/test-qmp-commands.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ UserDefTwo *qmp_user_def_cmd2(UserDefOne *ud1a,
     return ret;
 }
 
-int64_t qmp_user_def_cmd3(int64_t a, bool has_b, int64_t b, Error **errp)
+int64_t qmp_guest_get_time(int64_t a, bool has_b, int64_t b, Error **errp)
 {
     return a + (has_b ? b : 0);
 }
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static void test_dispatch_cmd_io(void)
 
     qdict_put(args3, "a", qint_from_int(66));
     qdict_put(req, "arguments", args3);
-    qdict_put(req, "execute", qstring_from_str("user_def_cmd3"));
+    qdict_put(req, "execute", qstring_from_str("guest-get-time"));
 
     ret3 = qobject_to_qint(test_qmp_dispatch(req));
     assert(qint_get_int(ret3) == 66);