diff --git a/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py b/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py
index f5945e1a..7fe16694 100644
--- a/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py
+++ b/qemu/scripts/qapi-types.py
@@ -155,16 +155,10 @@ def gen_variants(variants):
                 c_name=c_name(variants.tag_member.name))
 
     for var in variants.variants:
-        # Ugly special case for simple union TODO get rid of it
-        simple_union_type = var.simple_union_type()
-        if simple_union_type:
-            typ = simple_union_type.c_type()
-        else:
-            typ = var.type.c_unboxed_type()
         ret += mcgen('''
         %(c_type)s %(c_name)s;
 ''',
-                     c_type=typ,
+                     c_type=var.type.c_unboxed_type(),
                      c_name=c_name(var.name))
 
     ret += mcgen('''
diff --git a/qemu/scripts/qapi-visit.py b/qemu/scripts/qapi-visit.py
index 77c2e23f..c6ce3ab4 100644
--- a/qemu/scripts/qapi-visit.py
+++ b/qemu/scripts/qapi-visit.py
@@ -76,30 +76,15 @@ void visit_type_%(c_name)s_members(Visitor *v, %(c_name)s *obj, Error **errp)
                      c_name=c_name(variants.tag_member.name))
 
         for var in variants.variants:
-            # TODO ugly special case for simple union
-            simple_union_type = var.simple_union_type()
             ret += mcgen('''
     case %(case)s:
+        visit_type_%(c_type)s_members(v, &obj->u.%(c_name)s, &err);
+        break;
 ''',
                          case=c_enum_const(variants.tag_member.type.name,
                                            var.name,
-                                           variants.tag_member.type.prefix))
-            if simple_union_type:
-                ret += mcgen('''
-        visit_type_%(c_type)s(v, "data", &obj->u.%(c_name)s, &err);
-''',
-                             c_type=simple_union_type.c_name(),
-                             c_name=c_name(var.name))
-            else:
-                ret += mcgen('''
-        visit_type_%(c_type)s_members(v, &obj->u.%(c_name)s, &err);
-''',
-                             c_type=var.type.c_name(),
-                             c_name=c_name(var.name))
-            ret += mcgen('''
-        break;
-''')
-
+                                           variants.tag_member.type.prefix),
+                         c_type=var.type.c_name(), c_name=c_name(var.name))
         ret += mcgen('''
     default:
         abort();