diff --git a/docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.rst b/docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.rst
index d684c7c24d..45b0da448d 100644
--- a/docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.rst
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ optional 'prefix' member overrides PREFIX.
 
 The generated C enumeration constants have values 0, 1, ..., N-1 (in
 QAPI schema order), where N is the number of values.  There is an
-additional enumeration constant PREFIX__MAX with value N.
+additional definition constant PREFIX__MAX with value N.
 
 Do not use string or an integer type when an enumeration type can do
 the job satisfactorily.
@@ -1825,7 +1825,7 @@ Example::
 
     typedef enum example_QAPIEvent {
         EXAMPLE_QAPI_EVENT_MY_EVENT,
-        EXAMPLE_QAPI_EVENT__MAX,
+    #define EXAMPLE_QAPI_EVENT__MAX 1
     } example_QAPIEvent;
 
     #define example_QAPIEvent_str(val) \
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/types.py b/scripts/qapi/types.py
index c39d054d2c..b24bcb40ad 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/types.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/types.py
@@ -86,16 +86,13 @@ def gen_enum_lookup(name: str,
 def gen_enum(name: str,
              members: List[QAPISchemaEnumMember],
              prefix: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
-    # append automatically generated _MAX value
-    enum_members = members + [QAPISchemaEnumMember('_MAX', None)]
-
     ret = mcgen('''
 
 typedef enum %(c_name)s {
 ''',
                 c_name=c_name(name))
 
-    for memb in enum_members:
+    for memb in members:
         ret += memb.ifcond.gen_if()
         ret += mcgen('''
     %(c_enum)s,
@@ -103,6 +100,12 @@ def gen_enum(name: str,
                      c_enum=c_enum_const(name, memb.name, prefix))
         ret += memb.ifcond.gen_endif()
 
+    ret += mcgen('''
+#define %(c_name)s %(c_length)s
+''',
+                 c_name=c_enum_const(name, '_MAX', prefix),
+                 c_length=len(members))
+
     ret += mcgen('''
 } %(c_name)s;
 ''',
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/visit.py b/scripts/qapi/visit.py
index 26a584ee4c..f66a31a963 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/visit.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/visit.py
@@ -159,8 +159,6 @@ def gen_visit_object_members(name: str,
 
             ret += var.ifcond.gen_endif()
         ret += mcgen('''
-    default:
-        abort();
     }
 ''')
 
diff --git a/audio/audio_template.h b/audio/audio_template.h
index e42326c20d..d545c03afb 100644
--- a/audio/audio_template.h
+++ b/audio/audio_template.h
@@ -376,9 +376,6 @@ AudiodevPerDirectionOptions *glue(audio_get_pdo_, TYPE)(Audiodev *dev)
 #endif
     case AUDIODEV_DRIVER_WAV:
         return dev->u.wav.TYPE;
-
-    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER__MAX:
-        break;
     }
     abort();
 }
diff --git a/audio/audio.c b/audio/audio.c
index 70b096713c..ea372288eb 100644
--- a/audio/audio.c
+++ b/audio/audio.c
@@ -2071,9 +2071,6 @@ void audio_create_pdos(Audiodev *dev)
         CASE(SPICE, spice, );
 #endif
         CASE(WAV, wav, );
-
-    case AUDIODEV_DRIVER__MAX:
-        abort();
     };
 }
 
@@ -2219,9 +2216,6 @@ int audioformat_bytes_per_sample(AudioFormat fmt)
     case AUDIO_FORMAT_S32:
     case AUDIO_FORMAT_F32:
         return 4;
-
-    case AUDIO_FORMAT__MAX:
-        ;
     }
     abort();
 }
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index ae2025d9d8..bdadab3b5e 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -2220,8 +2220,6 @@ bool migration_is_idle(void)
     case MIGRATION_STATUS_DEVICE:
     case MIGRATION_STATUS_WAIT_UNPLUG:
         return false;
-    case MIGRATION_STATUS__MAX:
-        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 
     return false;
diff --git a/replay/replay-input.c b/replay/replay-input.c
index 1147e3d34e..c6de8e33ac 100644
--- a/replay/replay-input.c
+++ b/replay/replay-input.c
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ void replay_save_input_event(InputEvent *evt)
             replay_put_dword(key->key->u.qcode.data);
             replay_put_byte(key->down);
             break;
-        case KEY_VALUE_KIND__MAX:
-            /* keep gcc happy */
-            break;
         }
         break;
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_BTN:
@@ -58,9 +55,6 @@ void replay_save_input_event(InputEvent *evt)
         replay_put_dword(move->axis);
         replay_put_qword(move->value);
         break;
-    case INPUT_EVENT_KIND__MAX:
-        /* keep gcc happy */
-        break;
     }
 }
 
@@ -89,9 +83,6 @@ InputEvent *replay_read_input_event(void)
             evt.u.key.data->key->u.qcode.data = (QKeyCode)replay_get_dword();
             evt.u.key.data->down = replay_get_byte();
             break;
-        case KEY_VALUE_KIND__MAX:
-            /* keep gcc happy */
-            break;
         }
         break;
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_BTN:
@@ -109,9 +100,6 @@ InputEvent *replay_read_input_event(void)
         evt.u.abs.data->axis = (InputAxis)replay_get_dword();
         evt.u.abs.data->value = replay_get_qword();
         break;
-    case INPUT_EVENT_KIND__MAX:
-        /* keep gcc happy */
-        break;
     }
 
     return QAPI_CLONE(InputEvent, &evt);
diff --git a/softmmu/tpm-hmp-cmds.c b/softmmu/tpm-hmp-cmds.c
index 9ed6ad6c4d..5a354cf6ac 100644
--- a/softmmu/tpm-hmp-cmds.c
+++ b/softmmu/tpm-hmp-cmds.c
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ void hmp_info_tpm(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
             teo = ti->options->u.emulator.data;
             monitor_printf(mon, ",chardev=%s", teo->chardev);
             break;
-        case TPM_TYPE__MAX:
-            break;
         }
         monitor_printf(mon, "\n");
         c++;
diff --git a/ui/input-linux.c b/ui/input-linux.c
index e572a2e905..a6e7574422 100644
--- a/ui/input-linux.c
+++ b/ui/input-linux.c
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@ static bool input_linux_check_toggle(InputLinux *il)
         return (il->keydown[KEY_LEFTCTRL] ||
                 il->keydown[KEY_RIGHTCTRL]) &&
             il->keydown[KEY_SCROLLLOCK];
-
-    case GRAB_TOGGLE_KEYS__MAX:
-        /* avoid gcc error */
-        break;
     }
     return false;
 }
diff --git a/ui/input.c b/ui/input.c
index f2d1e7a3a7..ca8f49a403 100644
--- a/ui/input.c
+++ b/ui/input.c
@@ -230,9 +230,6 @@ static void qemu_input_event_trace(QemuConsole *src, InputEvent *evt)
             name = QKeyCode_str(key->key->u.qcode.data);
             trace_input_event_key_qcode(idx, name, key->down);
             break;
-        case KEY_VALUE_KIND__MAX:
-            /* keep gcc happy */
-            break;
         }
         break;
     case INPUT_EVENT_KIND_BTN:
@@ -250,9 +247,6 @@ static void qemu_input_event_trace(QemuConsole *src, InputEvent *evt)
         name = InputAxis_str(move->axis);
         trace_input_event_abs(idx, name, move->value);
         break;
-    case INPUT_EVENT_KIND__MAX:
-        /* keep gcc happy */
-        break;
     }
 }
 
