diff --git a/syntax/check.rs b/syntax/check.rs
index b315ae72..9a8881f2 100644
--- a/syntax/check.rs
+++ b/syntax/check.rs
@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@ fn check_type_ident(cx: &mut Check, name: &NamedType) {
     {
         let msg = format!("unsupported type: {}", ident);
         cx.error(ident, &msg);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if !name.generics.lifetimes.is_empty() {
-        cx.error(name, "type with lifetime parameter is not supported yet");
     }
 }
 
@@ -341,7 +336,10 @@ fn check_api_type(cx: &mut Check, ety: &ExternType) {
     }
 
     if let Some(lifetime) = ety.generics.lifetimes.first() {
-        cx.error(lifetime, "extern type with lifetimes is not supported yet");
+        if ety.lang == Lang::Rust {
+            let msg = "extern Rust type with lifetimes is not supported yet";
+            cx.error(lifetime, msg);
+        }
     }
 
     if !ety.bounds.is_empty() {
@@ -447,10 +445,6 @@ fn check_api_type_alias(cx: &mut Check, alias: &TypeAlias) {
         let msg = format!("derive({}) on extern type alias is not supported", derive);
         cx.error(derive, msg);
     }
-
-    if let Some(lifetime) = alias.generics.lifetimes.first() {
-        cx.error(lifetime, "extern type with lifetimes is not supported yet");
-    }
 }
 
 fn check_api_impl(cx: &mut Check, imp: &Impl) {
diff --git a/tests/ui/extern_type_lifetime.rs b/tests/ui/extern_type_lifetime.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e0e2f7f..00000000
--- a/tests/ui/extern_type_lifetime.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#[cxx::bridge]
-mod ffi {
-    extern "C++" {
-        type Complex<'a, 'b>;
-    }
-}
-
-fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/extern_type_lifetime.stderr b/tests/ui/extern_type_lifetime.stderr
deleted file mode 100644
index 85a5d396..00000000
--- a/tests/ui/extern_type_lifetime.stderr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-error: extern type with lifetimes is not supported yet
- --> $DIR/extern_type_lifetime.rs:4:22
-  |
-4 |         type Complex<'a, 'b>;
-  |                      ^^