diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
index 7d6fa72..86a5835 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-types-misc.h"
-#include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qlist.h"
 #include "qemu/ctype.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
@@ -792,7 +791,7 @@
         break;
     default:
     case -EINVAL:
-        error_setg(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_BAD,
+        error_setg(errp, "Property '%s.%s' doesn't take value '%s'",
                    object_get_typename(obj), name, value);
         break;
     case -ENOENT:
diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h b/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h
index 385a487..00b18e9 100644
--- a/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h
+++ b/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 #define QERR_MISSING_PARAMETER \
     "Parameter '%s' is missing"
 
-#define QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_BAD \
-    "Property '%s.%s' doesn't take value '%s'"
-
 #define QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE \
     "Property %s.%s doesn't take value %" PRId64 " (minimum: %" PRId64 ", maximum: %" PRId64 ")"