# must fail: codecs_dup_alt codecs_dup_plus
# a capability may be named twice (codecs::parse_element)
diff --git a/wai/wai-rs/src/http_binding/codecs.rs b/wai/wai-rs/src/http_binding/codecs.rs
index 530ae822..99f6eba8 100644
--- a/wai/wai-rs/src/http_binding/codecs.rs
+++ b/wai/wai-rs/src/http_binding/codecs.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ pub fn parse_element(s: &str) -> Result<Element, CodecsError> {
         let alt = Alt { cap, plus: caps.map(str::to_string).collect() };
         check_alt(&alt)?;
         let repeated_plus = alt.plus.iter().enumerate().any(|(i, p)| alt.plus[..i].contains(p) || *p == alt.cap);
-        if repeated_plus || alts.iter().any(|x| x.cap == alt.cap) {
+        if false && (repeated_plus || alts.iter().any(|x| x.cap == alt.cap)) {
             return Err(CodecsError::Malformed(format!("{s}: a capability named twice")));
         }
         alts.push(alt);