diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 9a6601d014..e058312726 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ qapi-schema += enum-bad-name.json
 qapi-schema += enum-bad-prefix.json
 qapi-schema += enum-clash-member.json
 qapi-schema += enum-dict-member.json
-qapi-schema += enum-empty.json
 qapi-schema += enum-int-member.json
 qapi-schema += enum-max-member.json
 qapi-schema += enum-missing-data.json
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/enum-empty.err b/tests/qapi-schema/enum-empty.err
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/enum-empty.exit b/tests/qapi-schema/enum-empty.exit
deleted file mode 100644
index 573541ac97..0000000000
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/enum-empty.exit
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/enum-empty.json b/tests/qapi-schema/enum-empty.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 40d4e85a2f..0000000000
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/enum-empty.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# An empty enum, although unusual, is currently acceptable
-{ 'enum': 'MyEnum', 'data': [ ] }
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/enum-empty.out b/tests/qapi-schema/enum-empty.out
deleted file mode 100644
index a449d455fb..0000000000
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/enum-empty.out
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-object :empty
-enum MyEnum []
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
index abe59fd137..c8cd2ddb92 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 # *-*- Mode: Python -*-*
 
+# This file is a stress test of supported qapi constructs that must
+# parse and compile correctly.
+
 # for testing enums
 { 'enum': 'EnumOne',
   'data': [ 'value1', 'value2', 'value3' ] }
 { 'struct': 'NestedEnumsOne',
   'data': { 'enum1': 'EnumOne', '*enum2': 'EnumOne', 'enum3': 'EnumOne', '*enum4': 'EnumOne' } }
 
+# An empty enum, although unusual, is currently acceptable
+{ 'enum': 'MyEnum', 'data': [ ] }
+
 # for testing override of default naming heuristic
 { 'enum': 'QEnumTwo',
   'prefix': 'QENUM_TWO',
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
index 8f817842df..e3504abe3d 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ object EventStructOne
     member struct1: UserDefOne optional=False
     member string: str optional=False
     member enum2: EnumOne optional=True
+enum MyEnum []
 object NestedEnumsOne
     member enum1: EnumOne optional=False
     member enum2: EnumOne optional=True