diff --git a/data/event-schemas/schema/core-event-schema/event.yaml b/data/event-schemas/schema/core-event-schema/event.yaml
index 8238642b..119c984a 100644
--- a/data/event-schemas/schema/core-event-schema/event.yaml
+++ b/data/event-schemas/schema/core-event-schema/event.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ properties:
       When interacting with the REST API, this is the HTTP body.
     type: object
   type:
-    description: The type of event. This SHOULD be namespaced similar to Java package
-      naming conventions e.g. `com.example.subdomain.event.type`
+    description: The type of event, as defined by [the event type specification](#types-of-room-events).
     type: string
 required:
   - type