diff --git a/addons/product/product.py b/addons/product/product.py
index 1db24e1bd32..a6513522db2 100644
--- a/addons/product/product.py
+++ b/addons/product/product.py
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ class product_uom(osv.osv):
 
     _sql_constraints = [
         ('factor_gt_zero', 'CHECK (factor!=0)', 'The conversion ratio for a unit of measure cannot be 0!'),
-        ('uom_name_unique', 'unique (name)', 'You cannot have multiple Units of Measure with the same name'),
     ]
 
     def _compute_qty(self, cr, uid, from_uom_id, qty, to_uom_id=False):