diff --git a/docs/qmp-events.txt b/docs/qmp-events.txt
index 66a287e173..d84be5fdd4 100644
--- a/docs/qmp-events.txt
+++ b/docs/qmp-events.txt
@@ -1,24 +1,6 @@
                    QEMU Machine Protocol Events
                    ============================
 
-DUMP_COMPLETED
---------------
-
-Emitted when the guest has finished one memory dump.
-
-Data:
-
-- "result": DumpQueryResult type described in qapi-schema.json
-- "error": Error message when dump failed. This is only a
-  human-readable string provided when dump failed. It should not be
-  parsed in any way (json-string, optional)
-
-Example:
-
-{ "event": "DUMP_COMPLETED",
-  "data": {"result": {"total": 1090650112, "status": "completed",
-                      "completed": 1090650112} } }
-
 MIGRATION_PASS
 --------------
 
diff --git a/qapi/event.json b/qapi/event.json
index f8c7dd6bb5..9d1c2f9fe4 100644
--- a/qapi/event.json
+++ b/qapi/event.json
@@ -617,6 +617,13 @@
 #         user should not try to interpret the error string.
 #
 # Since: 2.6
+#
+# Example:
+#
+# { "event": "DUMP_COMPLETED",
+#   "data": {"result": {"total": 1090650112, "status": "completed",
+#                       "completed": 1090650112} } }
+#
 ##
 { 'event': 'DUMP_COMPLETED' ,
   'data': { 'result': 'DumpQueryResult', '*error': 'str' } }