diff --git a/qapi/net.json b/qapi/net.json
index 2f85956c32..1a6382825c 100644
--- a/qapi/net.json
+++ b/qapi/net.json
@@ -103,17 +103,6 @@
     '*addr':    'str',
     '*vectors': 'uint32' } }
 
-##
-# @String:
-#
-# A fat type wrapping 'str', to be embedded in lists.
-#
-# Since: 1.2
-##
-{ 'struct': 'String',
-  'data': {
-    'str': 'str' } }
-
 ##
 # @PasstSearch:
 #