diff --git a/test/boost/transport_test.cc b/test/boost/transport_test.cc
index f5d6aa94c2..ca9266e9ad 100644
--- a/test/boost/transport_test.cc
+++ b/test/boost/transport_test.cc
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_response_request_reader) {
     res.serialize({sc::change_type::CREATED, sc::target_type::TYPE, "foo", "bar"}, version);
     res.serialize({sc::change_type::CREATED, sc::target_type::FUNCTION, "foo", "bar", "zed"}, version);
     res.serialize({sc::change_type::CREATED, sc::target_type::AGGREGATE, "foo", "bar", "zed"}, version);
-    res.serialize({sc::change_type::CREATED, sc::target_type::TABLET_KEYSPACE, "foo"}, version);
 
     auto msg = res.make_message(version, cql_transport::cql_compression::none).release();
     auto total_length = msg.len();
diff --git a/transport/event.cc b/transport/event.cc
index 703644f11a..f1a7b523ed 100644
--- a/transport/event.cc
+++ b/transport/event.cc
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ event::schema_change::schema_change(change_type change, target_type target, sstr
 {
     switch (target) {
     case event::schema_change::target_type::KEYSPACE:
-    case event::schema_change::target_type::TABLET_KEYSPACE:
         assert(this->arguments.empty());
         break;
     case event::schema_change::target_type::TYPE:
diff --git a/transport/event.hh b/transport/event.hh
index 60b10b9bda..80303e6e46 100644
--- a/transport/event.hh
+++ b/transport/event.hh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public:
 class event::schema_change : public event {
 public:
     enum class change_type { CREATED, UPDATED, DROPPED };
-    enum class target_type { KEYSPACE, TABLE, TYPE, FUNCTION, AGGREGATE, TABLET_KEYSPACE };
+    enum class target_type { KEYSPACE, TABLE, TYPE, FUNCTION, AGGREGATE };
 
     const change_type change;
     const target_type target;
diff --git a/transport/server.cc b/transport/server.cc
index 7c214b846a..1733f120a0 100644
--- a/transport/server.cc
+++ b/transport/server.cc
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ sstring to_string(const event::schema_change::target_type t) {
     case event::schema_change::target_type::TYPE:     return "TYPE";
     case event::schema_change::target_type::FUNCTION: return "FUNCTION";
     case event::schema_change::target_type::AGGREGATE:return "AGGREGATE";
-    case event::schema_change::target_type::TABLET_KEYSPACE: return "KEYSPACE";
     }
     assert(false && "unreachable");
 }
@@ -1668,7 +1667,6 @@ void cql_server::response::serialize(const event::schema_change& event, uint8_t
     write_string(event.keyspace);
     switch (event.target) {
     case event::schema_change::target_type::KEYSPACE:
-    case event::schema_change::target_type::TABLET_KEYSPACE:
         break;
     case event::schema_change::target_type::TYPE:
     case event::schema_change::target_type::TABLE: