diff --git a/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/dsl.js b/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/dsl.js
index 7a152ac1026..fa81d311052 100644
--- a/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/dsl.js
+++ b/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/dsl.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class DSL {
           return true;
         }
 
-        return ['array', 'basic', 'object', 'application'].indexOf(name) === -1;
+        return ['basic', 'application'].indexOf(name) === -1;
       })()
     );
 
diff --git a/packages/ember-routing/tests/system/dsl_test.js b/packages/ember-routing/tests/system/dsl_test.js
index 7d22a83d935..c6b480e2a3e 100644
--- a/packages/ember-routing/tests/system/dsl_test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-routing/tests/system/dsl_test.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ moduleFor(
     }
 
     ['@test should fail when using a reserved route name'](assert) {
-      let reservedNames = ['array', 'basic', 'object', 'application'];
+      let reservedNames = ['basic', 'application'];
 
       assert.expect(reservedNames.length);