diff --git a/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/impl/ModuleManagerImpl.java b/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/impl/ModuleManagerImpl.java
index 7380066a02bc..41ca7ed21122 100644
--- a/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/impl/ModuleManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/impl/ModuleManagerImpl.java
@@ -771,15 +771,6 @@ public abstract class ModuleManagerImpl extends ModuleManager implements Project
         throw new FileNotFoundException(ProjectBundle.message("module.file.does.not.exist.error", filePath));
       }
 
-      final String name = moduleFile.getName();
-
-      if (name.endsWith(IML_EXTENSION)) {
-        final String moduleName = name.substring(0, name.length() - 4);
-        if (myModules.containsKey(moduleName)) {
-          throw new ModuleWithNameAlreadyExists(ProjectBundle.message("module.already.exists.error", moduleName), moduleName);
-        }
-      }
-
       String path = moduleFile.getPath();
       ModuleEx module = getModuleByFilePath(path);
       if (module == null) {