diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 282e7c4650..f71e1a1468 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ project('qemu', ['c'], meson_version: '>=0.59.3',
                           'b_staticpic=false', 'stdsplit=false'],
         version: files('VERSION'))
 
-add_test_setup('quick', exclude_suites: ['block', 'slow', 'thorough'], is_default: true)
-add_test_setup('slow', exclude_suites: ['block', 'thorough'], env: ['G_TEST_SLOW=1', 'SPEED=slow'])
-add_test_setup('thorough', exclude_suites: ['block'], env: ['G_TEST_SLOW=1', 'SPEED=thorough'])
+add_test_setup('quick', exclude_suites: ['slow', 'thorough'], is_default: true)
+add_test_setup('slow', exclude_suites: ['thorough'], env: ['G_TEST_SLOW=1', 'SPEED=slow'])
+add_test_setup('thorough', env: ['G_TEST_SLOW=1', 'SPEED=thorough'])
 
 not_found = dependency('', required: false)
 keyval = import('keyval')
diff --git a/scripts/mtest2make.py b/scripts/mtest2make.py
index 4d542e8aaa..304634b71e 100644
--- a/scripts/mtest2make.py
+++ b/scripts/mtest2make.py
@@ -101,10 +101,6 @@ def emit_suite(name, suite, prefix):
 testsuites = defaultdict(Suite)
 for test in introspect['tests']:
     process_tests(test, targets, testsuites)
-# HACK: check-block is a separate target so that it runs with --verbose;
-# only write the dependencies
-emit_suite_deps('block', testsuites['block'], 'check')
-del testsuites['block']
 emit_prolog(testsuites, 'check')
 for name, suite in testsuites.items():
     emit_suite(name, suite, 'check')
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index e7153c8e91..b89018cdcc 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -147,16 +147,9 @@ check-acceptance: check-acceptance-deprecated-warning | check-avocado
 
 # Consolidated targets
 
-.PHONY: check-block check check-clean get-vm-images
+.PHONY: check check-clean get-vm-images
 check:
 
-ifneq ($(.check-block.deps),)
-check: check-block
-check-block: run-ninja
-	$(if $(MAKE.n),,+)$(MESON) test $(MTESTARGS) $(.mtestargs) --verbose \
-		--logbase iotestslog $(call .speed.$(SPEED), block block-slow block-thorough)
-endif
-
 check-build: run-ninja
 
 check-clean: