Revert "Prevent duplicate committee names"

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(

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):