diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/expr.v b/vlib/v/parser/expr.v
index 109d05feab..9e61b664d6 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/expr.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/expr.v
@@ -223,9 +223,6 @@ fn (mut p Parser) check_expr(precedence int) !ast.Expr {
 				}
 			} else {
 				p.check(.lpar)
-				if p.tok.kind == .name && p.tok.lit.len > 0 && p.tok.lit[0].is_capital() {
-					p.error_with_pos('use `typeof[T]()`, instead of `typeof(T)`', spos)
-				}
 				expr := p.expr(0)
 				p.check(.rpar)
 				if p.tok.kind != .dot && p.tok.line_nr == p.prev_tok.line_nr {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/typeof_typename_err.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/typeof_typename_err.out
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bc8b7e534..0000000000
--- a/vlib/v/parser/tests/typeof_typename_err.out
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-vlib/v/parser/tests/typeof_typename_err.vv:1:29: error: use `typeof[T]()`, instead of `typeof(T)`
-    1 | fn f[T]() { println("type ${typeof(T)}") }
-      |                             ~~~~~~
-    2 | f[int]()
-    3 | f[string]()
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/typeof_typename_err.vv b/vlib/v/parser/tests/typeof_typename_err.vv
deleted file mode 100644
index dcf15f45ef..0000000000
--- a/vlib/v/parser/tests/typeof_typename_err.vv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-fn f[T]() { println("type ${typeof(T)}") }
-f[int]()
-f[string]()
-
-