diff --git a/handlers/events.go b/handlers/events.go
index 0573878..1c43a50 100644
--- a/handlers/events.go
+++ b/handlers/events.go
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ func (dh *DatabaseHandler) StartNewEvent(event *models.Event) error {
 		return errors.New("database not opened")
 	}
 
-	if dh.database.Exists(&models.Event{}, "name", event.Name, false) {
-		return errors.New("event with name: " + event.Name + " exists already")
-	}
-
 	event.Date = utils.GetCurrentTime(dh.timeLocation)
 	event.Day = utils.GetCurrentDay(dh.timeLocation)
 	return dh.database.AddNewColum(&event)