diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/parser.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/parser.go
index 2c53a40b2f9..805bf13aff3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/parser.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/parser.go
@@ -1725,20 +1725,6 @@ func (p *parser) methodDecl() *Field {
 	f.pos = p.pos()
 	name := p.name()
 
-	// accept potential name list but complain
-	// TODO(gri) We probably don't need this special check anymore.
-	//           Nobody writes this kind of code. It's from ancient
-	//           Go beginnings.
-	hasNameList := false
-	for p.got(_Comma) {
-		p.name()
-		hasNameList = true
-	}
-	if hasNameList {
-		p.syntaxError("name list not allowed in interface type")
-		// already progressed, no need to advance
-	}
-
 	const context = "interface method"
 
 	switch p.tok {
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/bug121.go b/test/fixedbugs/bug121.go
index 22c71817526..471c27eb821 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/bug121.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/bug121.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ package main
 type T func()
 
 type I interface {
-	f, g ();	// ERROR "name list not allowed"
+	f, g ();  // ERROR "unexpected comma"
 }
 
 type J interface {