diff --git a/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.cpp b/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.cpp
index d4675a235..d8bb20d7c 100644
--- a/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.cpp
@@ -191,9 +191,6 @@ bool CompilerStack::parse()
 					m_contracts[contract->fullyQualifiedName()].contract = contract;
 			}
 
-	if (!checkLibraryNameClashes())
-		noErrors = false;
-
 	for (Source const* source: m_sourceOrder)
 		for (ASTPointer<ASTNode> const& node: source->ast->nodes())
 			if (ContractDefinition* contract = dynamic_cast<ContractDefinition*>(node.get()))
@@ -604,37 +601,6 @@ void CompilerStack::resolveImports()
 	swap(m_sourceOrder, sourceOrder);
 }
 
-bool CompilerStack::checkLibraryNameClashes()
-{
-	bool clashFound = false;
-	map<string, SourceLocation> libraries;
-	for (Source const* source: m_sourceOrder)
-		for (ASTPointer<ASTNode> const& node: source->ast->nodes())
-			if (ContractDefinition* contract = dynamic_cast<ContractDefinition*>(node.get()))
-				if (contract->isLibrary())
-				{
-					if (libraries.count(contract->fullyQualifiedName()))
-					{
-						auto err = make_shared<Error>(Error::Type::DeclarationError);
-						*err <<
-							errinfo_sourceLocation(contract->location()) <<
-							errinfo_comment(
-								"Library \"" + contract->name() + "\" declared twice "
-								"(will create ambiguities during linking)."
-							) <<
-							errinfo_secondarySourceLocation(SecondarySourceLocation().append(
-									"The other declaration is here:", libraries[contract->name()]
-							));
-
-						m_errors.push_back(err);
-						clashFound = true;
-					}
-					else
-						libraries[contract->fullyQualifiedName()] = contract->location();
-				}
-	return !clashFound;
-}
-
 string CompilerStack::absolutePath(string const& _path, string const& _reference) const
 {
 	using path = boost::filesystem::path;
diff --git a/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.h b/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.h
index 9436bd834..61edc284a 100644
--- a/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.h
+++ b/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.h
@@ -234,9 +234,6 @@ private:
 	StringMap loadMissingSources(SourceUnit const& _ast, std::string const& _path);
 	std::string applyRemapping(std::string const& _path, std::string const& _context);
 	void resolveImports();
-	/// Checks whether there are libraries with the same name, reports that as an error and
-	/// @returns false in this case.
-	bool checkLibraryNameClashes();
 	/// @returns the absolute path corresponding to @a _path relative to @a _reference.
 	std::string absolutePath(std::string const& _path, std::string const& _reference) const;
 	/// Helper function to return path converted strings.