diff --git a/scripts/qapi/expr.py b/scripts/qapi/expr.py
index 396c8126d6a..4ebed4c4884 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/expr.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/expr.py
@@ -15,7 +15,15 @@
 # See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
 import re
-from typing import Dict, Optional, cast
+from typing import (
+    Collection,
+    Dict,
+    Iterable,
+    List,
+    Optional,
+    Union,
+    cast,
+)
 
 from .common import c_name
 from .error import QAPISemError
@@ -39,12 +47,14 @@
                         r'([a-z][a-z0-9_-]*)$', re.IGNORECASE)
 
 
-def check_name_is_str(name, info, source):
+def check_name_is_str(name: object,
+                      info: QAPISourceInfo,
+                      source: str) -> None:
     if not isinstance(name, str):
         raise QAPISemError(info, "%s requires a string name" % source)
 
 
-def check_name_str(name, info, source):
+def check_name_str(name: str, info: QAPISourceInfo, source: str) -> str:
     # Reserve the entire 'q_' namespace for c_name(), and for 'q_empty'
     # and 'q_obj_*' implicit type names.
     match = valid_name.match(name)
@@ -53,16 +63,16 @@ def check_name_str(name, info, source):
     return match.group(3)
 
 
-def check_name_upper(name, info, source):
+def check_name_upper(name: str, info: QAPISourceInfo, source: str) -> None:
     stem = check_name_str(name, info, source)
     if re.search(r'[a-z-]', stem):
         raise QAPISemError(
             info, "name of %s must not use lowercase or '-'" % source)
 
 
-def check_name_lower(name, info, source,
-                     permit_upper=False,
-                     permit_underscore=False):
+def check_name_lower(name: str, info: QAPISourceInfo, source: str,
+                     permit_upper: bool = False,
+                     permit_underscore: bool = False) -> None:
     stem = check_name_str(name, info, source)
     if ((not permit_upper and re.search(r'[A-Z]', stem))
             or (not permit_underscore and '_' in stem)):
@@ -70,13 +80,13 @@ def check_name_lower(name, info, source,
             info, "name of %s must not use uppercase or '_'" % source)
 
 
-def check_name_camel(name, info, source):
+def check_name_camel(name: str, info: QAPISourceInfo, source: str) -> None:
     stem = check_name_str(name, info, source)
     if not re.match(r'[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9]*[a-z][A-Za-z0-9]*$', stem):
         raise QAPISemError(info, "name of %s must use CamelCase" % source)
 
 
-def check_defn_name_str(name, info, meta):
+def check_defn_name_str(name: str, info: QAPISourceInfo, meta: str) -> None:
     if meta == 'event':
         check_name_upper(name, info, meta)
     elif meta == 'command':
@@ -90,9 +100,13 @@ def check_defn_name_str(name, info, meta):
             info, "%s name should not end in '%s'" % (meta, name[-4:]))
 
 
-def check_keys(value, info, source, required, optional):
+def check_keys(value: _JSONObject,
+               info: QAPISourceInfo,
+               source: str,
+               required: Collection[str],
+               optional: Collection[str]) -> None:
 
-    def pprint(elems):
+    def pprint(elems: Iterable[str]) -> str:
         return ', '.join("'" + e + "'" for e in sorted(elems))
 
     missing = set(required) - set(value)
@@ -112,7 +126,7 @@ def pprint(elems):
                pprint(unknown), pprint(allowed)))
 
 
-def check_flags(expr, info):
+def check_flags(expr: _JSONObject, info: QAPISourceInfo) -> None:
     for key in ['gen', 'success-response']:
         if key in expr and expr[key] is not False:
             raise QAPISemError(
@@ -130,9 +144,9 @@ def check_flags(expr, info):
                                  "are incompatible")
 
 
-def check_if(expr, info, source):
+def check_if(expr: _JSONObject, info: QAPISourceInfo, source: str) -> None:
 
-    def check_if_str(ifcond):
+    def check_if_str(ifcond: object) -> None:
         if not isinstance(ifcond, str):
             raise QAPISemError(
                 info,
@@ -158,7 +172,7 @@ def check_if_str(ifcond):
         expr['if'] = [ifcond]
 
 
-def normalize_members(members):
+def normalize_members(members: object) -> None:
     if isinstance(members, dict):
         for key, arg in members.items():
             if isinstance(arg, dict):
@@ -166,8 +180,11 @@ def normalize_members(members):
             members[key] = {'type': arg}
 
 
-def check_type(value, info, source,
-               allow_array=False, allow_dict=False):
+def check_type(value: Optional[object],
+               info: QAPISourceInfo,
+               source: str,
+               allow_array: bool = False,
+               allow_dict: Union[bool, str] = False) -> None:
     if value is None:
         return
 
@@ -214,7 +231,8 @@ def check_type(value, info, source,
         check_type(arg['type'], info, key_source, allow_array=True)
 
 
-def check_features(features, info):
+def check_features(features: Optional[object],
+                   info: QAPISourceInfo) -> None:
     if features is None:
         return
     if not isinstance(features, list):
@@ -231,7 +249,7 @@ def check_features(features, info):
         check_if(f, info, source)
 
 
-def check_enum(expr, info):
+def check_enum(expr: _JSONObject, info: QAPISourceInfo) -> None:
     name = expr['enum']
     members = expr['data']
     prefix = expr.get('prefix')
@@ -260,7 +278,7 @@ def check_enum(expr, info):
         check_if(member, info, source)
 
 
-def check_struct(expr, info):
+def check_struct(expr: _JSONObject, info: QAPISourceInfo) -> None:
     name = cast(str, expr['struct'])  # Checked in check_exprs
     members = expr['data']
 
@@ -268,7 +286,7 @@ def check_struct(expr, info):
     check_type(expr.get('base'), info, "'base'")
 
 
-def check_union(expr, info):
+def check_union(expr: _JSONObject, info: QAPISourceInfo) -> None:
     name = cast(str, expr['union'])  # Checked in check_exprs
     base = expr.get('base')
     discriminator = expr.get('discriminator')
@@ -296,7 +314,7 @@ def check_union(expr, info):
         check_type(value['type'], info, source, allow_array=not base)
 
 
-def check_alternate(expr, info):
+def check_alternate(expr: _JSONObject, info: QAPISourceInfo) -> None:
     members = expr['data']
 
     if not members:
@@ -313,7 +331,7 @@ def check_alternate(expr, info):
         check_type(value['type'], info, source)
 
 
-def check_command(expr, info):
+def check_command(expr: _JSONObject, info: QAPISourceInfo) -> None:
     args = expr.get('data')
     rets = expr.get('returns')
     boxed = expr.get('boxed', False)
@@ -324,7 +342,7 @@ def check_command(expr, info):
     check_type(rets, info, "'returns'", allow_array=True)
 
 
-def check_event(expr, info):
+def check_event(expr: _JSONObject, info: QAPISourceInfo) -> None:
     args = expr.get('data')
     boxed = expr.get('boxed', False)
 
@@ -333,7 +351,7 @@ def check_event(expr, info):
     check_type(args, info, "'data'", allow_dict=not boxed)
 
 
-def check_exprs(exprs):
+def check_exprs(exprs: List[_JSONObject]) -> List[_JSONObject]:
     for expr_elem in exprs:
         # Expression
         assert isinstance(expr_elem['expr'], dict)
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/mypy.ini b/scripts/qapi/mypy.ini
index 0a000d58b37..7797c834328 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/mypy.ini
+++ b/scripts/qapi/mypy.ini
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ disallow_untyped_defs = False
 disallow_incomplete_defs = False
 check_untyped_defs = False
 
-[mypy-qapi.expr]
-disallow_untyped_defs = False
-disallow_incomplete_defs = False
-check_untyped_defs = False
-
 [mypy-qapi.parser]
 disallow_untyped_defs = False
 disallow_incomplete_defs = False
