diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h b/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h
index 145571f618..7c76e24aa7 100644
--- a/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h
+++ b/include/qapi/qmp/qerror.h
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@
 #define QERR_QGA_COMMAND_FAILED \
     "Guest agent command failed, error was '%s'"
 
+#define QERR_REPLAY_NOT_SUPPORTED \
+    "Record/replay feature is not supported for '%s'"
+
 #define QERR_SET_PASSWD_FAILED \
     "Could not set password"
 
@@ -88,7 +91,4 @@
 #define QERR_UNSUPPORTED \
     "this feature or command is not currently supported"
 
-#define QERR_REPLAY_NOT_SUPPORTED \
-    "Record/replay feature is not supported for '%s'"
-
 #endif /* QERROR_H */
diff --git a/scripts/check-qerror.sh b/scripts/check-qerror.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index af7fbd5249..0000000000
--- a/scripts/check-qerror.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# This script verifies that qerror definitions and table entries are
-# alphabetically ordered.
-
-check_order() {
-  errmsg=$1
-  shift
-
-  # sort -C verifies order but does not print a message.  sort -c does print a
-  # message.  These options are both in POSIX.
-  if ! "$@" | sort -C; then
-    echo "$errmsg"
-    "$@" | sort -c
-    exit 1
-  fi
-  return 0
-}
-
-check_order 'Definitions in qerror.h must be in alphabetical order:' \
-            grep '^#define QERR_' qerror.h
-check_order 'Entries in qerror.c:qerror_table must be in alphabetical order:' \
-            sed -n '/^static.*qerror_table\[\]/,/^};/s/QERR_/&/gp' qerror.c