diff --git a/backend/clubs/management/commands/merge_duplicate_committees.py b/backend/clubs/management/commands/merge_duplicate_committees.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ba3b9aa81..000000000
--- a/backend/clubs/management/commands/merge_duplicate_committees.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-
-from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
-from django.db import transaction
-from django.db.models import Count
-
-from clubs.models import ApplicationCommittee
-
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-class Command(BaseCommand):
-    help = "Merges committees with duplicate names within the same application"
-    web_execute = True
-
-    def add_arguments(self, parser):
-        parser.add_argument(
-            "--dry-run",
-            action="store_true",
-            help="Run without making any changes",
-        )
-
-    def handle(self, *args, **options):
-        dry_run = options["dry_run"]
-
-        try:
-            with transaction.atomic():
-                # Find committees that have the same name within an application
-                duplicate_committees = (
-                    ApplicationCommittee.objects.values("name", "application")
-                    .annotate(count=Count("id"))
-                    .filter(count__gt=1)
-                )
-
-                for duplicate in duplicate_committees:
-                    name = duplicate["name"]
-                    application_id = duplicate["application"]
-
-                    committees = ApplicationCommittee.objects.filter(
-                        name=name, application=application_id
-                    ).order_by("id")
-
-                    primary_committee = committees.first()
-                    if not primary_committee:
-                        continue
-
-                    logger.info(
-                        f"Processing duplicate committees with name '{name}' "
-                        f"in application {application_id}"
-                    )
-
-                    # Merge all other committees into the primary one
-                    for committee in committees[1:]:
-                        try:
-                            if not dry_run:
-                                # Reassign questions to primary committee
-                                questions_moved = (
-                                    committee.applicationquestion_set.update(
-                                        committees=primary_committee
-                                    )
-                                )
-                                committee.delete()
-
-                                logger.info(
-                                    f"Moved {questions_moved} questions from committee "
-                                    f"{committee.id} to {primary_committee.id}"
-                                )
-                            else:
-                                logger.info(
-                                    f"[DRY RUN] Would move questions from committee "
-                                    f"{committee.id} to {primary_committee.id}"
-                                )
-
-                        except Exception as e:
-                            logger.error(
-                                f"Failed to merge committee {committee.id} into "
-                                f"{primary_committee.id}: {str(e)}"
-                            )
-                            raise
-
-                if dry_run:
-                    logger.info("Dry run completed - rolling back")
-                    raise Exception("Dry run completed - rolling back")
-                else:
-                    logger.info("Successfully merged duplicate committees")
-
-        except Exception as e:
-            if not dry_run:
-                logger.error(f"Failed: {str(e)}")
-            raise
diff --git a/backend/clubs/serializers.py b/backend/clubs/serializers.py
index 59f04ab59..fc9f1a095 100644
--- a/backend/clubs/serializers.py
+++ b/backend/clubs/serializers.py
@@ -2855,12 +2855,6 @@ def save(self):
                 )
             )
         )
-
-        # Committee names must be unique
-        normalized_committees = [name.strip().lower() for name in committees]
-        if len(set(normalized_committees)) != len(normalized_committees):
-            raise serializers.ValidationError("Committee names must be unique")
-
         if prev_committee_names != committees:
             if application_obj.application_start_time < now:
                 raise serializers.ValidationError(
diff --git a/backend/tests/clubs/test_views.py b/backend/tests/clubs/test_views.py
index 41c2995de..b4931d737 100644
--- a/backend/tests/clubs/test_views.py
+++ b/backend/tests/clubs/test_views.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 from clubs.filters import DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE
 from clubs.models import (
     Advisor,
-    ApplicationCommittee,
     ApplicationSubmission,
     Asset,
     Badge,
@@ -2938,54 +2937,6 @@ def test_club_approval_response_templates(self):
         )
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 403)
 
-    def test_application_duplicate_committees(self):
-        """
-        Test that duplicate committees are rejected when creating/updating applications.
-        """
-        date = datetime.datetime.now() + datetime.timedelta(days=1)
-
-        self.client.login(username=self.user5.username, password="test")
-
-        # Test creating new application with duplicates
-        response = self.client.post(
-            reverse("club-applications-list", args=(self.club1.code,)),
-            data={
-                "name": "Test Application",
-                "application_start_time": date,
-                "application_end_time": date + datetime.timedelta(days=7),
-                "result_release_time": date + datetime.timedelta(days=14),
-                "committees": [{"name": "General Member"}, {"name": "General Member"}],
-            },
-            content_type="application/json",
-        )
-
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
-        self.assertIn("Committee names must be unique", str(response.content))
-
-        # Create valid application for patch test
-        application = ClubApplication.objects.create(
-            name="Test Application",
-            club=self.club1,
-            application_start_time=date,
-            application_end_time=date + datetime.timedelta(days=7),
-            result_release_time=date + datetime.timedelta(days=14),
-        )
-        ApplicationCommittee.objects.create(
-            name="General Member", application=application
-        )
-
-        # Try to update with duplicate committees
-        response = self.client.patch(
-            reverse("club-applications-detail", args=(self.club1.code, application.id)),
-            data={
-                "committees": [{"name": "General Member"}, {"name": "General Member"}]
-            },
-            content_type="application/json",
-        )
-
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
-        self.assertIn("Committee names must be unique", str(response.content))
-
 
 class HealthTestCase(TestCase):
     def test_health(self):