diff --git a/scripts/qapi.py b/scripts/qapi.py
index 798df51..b914785 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi.py
@@ -548,8 +548,7 @@ def check_union(expr, expr_info):
     base = expr.get('base')
     discriminator = expr.get('discriminator')
     members = expr['data']
-    values = {'MAX': '(automatic)', 'KIND': '(automatic)',
-              'TYPE': '(automatic)'}
+    values = {'MAX': '(automatic)'}

     # Two types of unions, determined by discriminator.

@@ -607,19 +606,13 @@ def check_union(expr, expr_info):
                                " of branch '%s'" % key)

         # If the discriminator names an enum type, then all members
-        # of 'data' must also be members of the enum type, which in turn
-        # must not collide with the discriminator name.
+        # of 'data' must also be members of the enum type.
         if enum_define:
             if key not in enum_define['enum_values']:
                 raise QAPIExprError(expr_info,
                                     "Discriminator value '%s' is not found in "
                                     "enum '%s'" %
                                     (key, enum_define["enum_name"]))
-            if discriminator in enum_define['enum_values']:
-                raise QAPIExprError(expr_info,
-                                    "Discriminator name '%s' collides with "
-                                    "enum value in '%s'" %
-                                    (discriminator, enum_define["enum_name"]))

         # Otherwise, check for conflicts in the generated enum
         else:
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 92969e8..c84c6cb 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -277,9 +277,7 @@ qapi-schema += flat-union-bad-base.json
 qapi-schema += flat-union-bad-discriminator.json
 qapi-schema += flat-union-base-any.json
 qapi-schema += flat-union-base-union.json
-qapi-schema += flat-union-clash-branch.json
 qapi-schema += flat-union-clash-member.json
-qapi-schema += flat-union-clash-type.json
 qapi-schema += flat-union-empty.json
 qapi-schema += flat-union-inline.json
 qapi-schema += flat-union-int-branch.json
@@ -341,7 +339,6 @@ qapi-schema += union-bad-branch.json
 qapi-schema += union-base-no-discriminator.json
 qapi-schema += union-clash-branches.json
 qapi-schema += union-clash-data.json
-qapi-schema += union-clash-type.json
 qapi-schema += union-empty.json
 qapi-schema += union-invalid-base.json
 qapi-schema += union-max.json
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-branch.err b/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-branch.err
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-branch.exit b/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-branch.exit
deleted file mode 100644
index 573541a..0000000
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-branch.exit
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-branch.json b/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-branch.json
deleted file mode 100644
index e593336..0000000
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-branch.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# Flat union branch name collision
-# FIXME: this parses, but then fails to compile due to a duplicate 'c_d'
-# (one from the base member, the other from the branch name).  We should
-# either reject the collision at parse time, or munge the generated branch
-# name to allow this to compile.
-{ 'enum': 'TestEnum',
-  'data': [ 'base', 'c-d' ] }
-{ 'struct': 'Base',
-  'data': { 'enum1': 'TestEnum', '*c_d': 'str' } }
-{ 'struct': 'Branch1',
-  'data': { 'string': 'str' } }
-{ 'struct': 'Branch2',
-  'data': { 'value': 'int' } }
-{ 'union': 'TestUnion',
-  'base': 'Base',
-  'discriminator': 'enum1',
-  'data': { 'base': 'Branch1',
-            'c-d': 'Branch2' } }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-branch.out b/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-branch.out
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e0da73..0000000
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-branch.out
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-object :empty
-object Base
-    member enum1: TestEnum optional=False
-    member c_d: str optional=True
-object Branch1
-    member string: str optional=False
-object Branch2
-    member value: int optional=False
-enum TestEnum ['base', 'c-d']
-object TestUnion
-    base Base
-    tag enum1
-    case base: Branch1
-    case c-d: Branch2
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-type.err b/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-type.err
deleted file mode 100644
index b44dd40..0000000
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-type.err
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-type.json:11: Discriminator name 'type' collides with enum value in 'TestEnum'
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-type.exit b/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-type.exit
deleted file mode 100644
index d00491f..0000000
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-type.exit
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-type.json b/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-type.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f710f0..0000000
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-type.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# Flat union branch 'type'
-# Reject this, because we would have a clash in generated C, between the
-# outer tag 'type' and the branch name 'type' within the union.
-# TODO: We could munge the generated C branch name to let it compile.
-{ 'enum': 'TestEnum',
-  'data': [ 'type' ] }
-{ 'struct': 'Base',
-  'data': { 'type': 'TestEnum' } }
-{ 'struct': 'Branch1',
-  'data': { 'string': 'str' } }
-{ 'union': 'TestUnion',
-  'base': 'Base',
-  'discriminator': 'type',
-  'data': { 'type': 'Branch1' } }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-type.out b/tests/qapi-schema/flat-union-clash-type.out
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/union-clash-type.err b/tests/qapi-schema/union-clash-type.err
deleted file mode 100644
index a5dead1..0000000
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/union-clash-type.err
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-tests/qapi-schema/union-clash-type.json:8: Union 'TestUnion' member 'kind' clashes with '(automatic)'
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/union-clash-type.exit b/tests/qapi-schema/union-clash-type.exit
deleted file mode 100644
index d00491f..0000000
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/union-clash-type.exit
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/union-clash-type.json b/tests/qapi-schema/union-clash-type.json
deleted file mode 100644
index cfc256b..0000000
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/union-clash-type.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# Union branch 'type'
-# Reject this, because we would have a clash in generated C, between the
-# simple union's implicit tag member 'kind' and the branch name 'kind'
-# within the union.
-# TODO: Even when the generated C is switched to use 'type' rather than
-# 'kind', to match the QMP spelling, the collision should still be detected.
-# Or, we could munge the branch name to allow compilation.
-{ 'union': 'TestUnion',
-  'data': { 'kind': 'int', 'type': 'str' } }
