diff --git a/ironic/common/exception.py b/ironic/common/exception.py
index ce3654de8b..4352ee8bc8 100644
--- a/ironic/common/exception.py
+++ b/ironic/common/exception.py
@@ -611,11 +611,6 @@ class IncompleteLookup(Invalid):
                  "is required")
 
 
-class NotificationEventTypeError(IronicException):
-    _msg_fmt = _('Expected "status" to be one of "start", "end", '
-                 '"error", or "success", but got "%(status)s"')
-
-
 class NotificationSchemaObjectError(IronicException):
     _msg_fmt = _("Expected object %(obj)s when populating notification payload"
                  " but got object %(source)s")
diff --git a/ironic/objects/notification.py b/ironic/objects/notification.py
index 730d2d02b2..bb3e379a4d 100644
--- a/ironic/objects/notification.py
+++ b/ironic/objects/notification.py
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ class EventType(base.IronicObject):
     }
 
     def to_event_type_field(self):
-        if self.status not in ['start', 'end', 'error', 'success']:
-            raise exception.NotificationEventTypeError(status=self.status)
         parts = ['baremetal', self.object, self.action, self.status]
         return '.'.join(parts)
 
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/objects/test_notification.py b/ironic/tests/unit/objects/test_notification.py
index 6483bfb851..4adc6a01f6 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/objects/test_notification.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/objects/test_notification.py
@@ -246,3 +246,11 @@ class TestNotificationBase(test_base.TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(ValueError,
                           notification.EventType, object="some_obj",
                           action="some_action", status="invalid")
+
+    def test_event_type_make_status_invalid(self):
+        def make_status_invalid():
+            event_type.status = "Roar"
+
+        event_type = notification.EventType(
+            object='test_object', action='test', status='start')
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, make_status_invalid)