diff --git a/include/exec/memory.h b/include/exec/memory.h
index 54ccf1a5f0..260ddd8ade 100644
--- a/include/exec/memory.h
+++ b/include/exec/memory.h
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
 #define MAX_PHYS_ADDR_SPACE_BITS 62
 #define MAX_PHYS_ADDR            (((hwaddr)1 << MAX_PHYS_ADDR_SPACE_BITS) - 1)
 
-#define TYPE_MEMORY_REGION "qemu:memory-region"
+#define TYPE_MEMORY_REGION "memory-region"
 DECLARE_INSTANCE_CHECKER(MemoryRegion, MEMORY_REGION,
                          TYPE_MEMORY_REGION)
 
-#define TYPE_IOMMU_MEMORY_REGION "qemu:iommu-memory-region"
+#define TYPE_IOMMU_MEMORY_REGION "iommu-memory-region"
 typedef struct IOMMUMemoryRegionClass IOMMUMemoryRegionClass;
 DECLARE_OBJ_CHECKERS(IOMMUMemoryRegion, IOMMUMemoryRegionClass,
                      IOMMU_MEMORY_REGION, TYPE_IOMMU_MEMORY_REGION)