diff --git a/qemu/scripts/qapi.py b/qemu/scripts/qapi.py
index 5c5b73fc..3648582d 100644
--- a/qemu/scripts/qapi.py
+++ b/qemu/scripts/qapi.py
@@ -539,8 +539,6 @@ def check_event(expr, expr_info):
     global events
     name = expr['event']
 
-    if name.upper() == 'MAX':
-        raise QAPIExprError(expr_info, "Event name 'MAX' cannot be created")
     events.append(name)
     check_type(expr_info, "'data' for event '%s'" % name,
                expr.get('data'), allow_dict=True, allow_optional=True,
@@ -552,7 +550,7 @@ def check_union(expr, expr_info):
     base = expr.get('base')
     discriminator = expr.get('discriminator')
     members = expr['data']
-    values = {'MAX': '(automatic)'}
+    values = {}
 
     # Two types of unions, determined by discriminator.
 
@@ -631,7 +629,7 @@ def check_union(expr, expr_info):
 def check_alternate(expr, expr_info):
     name = expr['alternate']
     members = expr['data']
-    values = {'MAX': '(automatic)'}
+    values = {}
     types_seen = {}
 
     # Check every branch
@@ -664,7 +662,7 @@ def check_enum(expr, expr_info):
     name = expr['enum']
     members = expr.get('data')
     prefix = expr.get('prefix')
-    values = {'MAX': '(automatic)'}
+    values = {}
 
     if not isinstance(members, list):
         raise QAPIExprError(expr_info,