diff --git a/module/kanban/control.php b/module/kanban/control.php
index 923e54d155..299aa692f1 100644
--- a/module/kanban/control.php
+++ b/module/kanban/control.php
@@ -954,17 +954,10 @@ class kanban extends control
      */
     public function setColumn($columnID, $executionID = 0, $from = 'kanban')
     {
-        $column = $this->kanban->getColumnById($columnID);
+        $column = $this->kanban->getColumnByID($columnID);
 
         if($_POST)
         {
-            /* Check lane column name is unique. */
-            $exist = $this->kanban->getColumnByName($this->post->name, $column->lane);
-            if($exist and $exist->id != $columnID and $from != 'kanban')
-            {
-                return $this->sendError($this->lang->kanban->noColumnUniqueName);
-            }
-
             $changes = $this->kanban->updateLaneColumn($columnID, $column);
             if(dao::isError()) return $this->sendError(dao::getError());
             if($changes)
diff --git a/module/kanban/lang/en.php b/module/kanban/lang/en.php
index 484c0196f3..11d0702197 100644
--- a/module/kanban/lang/en.php
+++ b/module/kanban/lang/en.php
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ $lang->kanban->laneColor          = 'Lane Color';
 $lang->kanban->setColumn          = 'Column Settings';
 $lang->kanban->columnName         = 'Column Name';
 $lang->kanban->columnColor        = 'Column Color';
-$lang->kanban->noColumnUniqueName = 'The Kanban column name already exists.';
 $lang->kanban->moveUp             = 'Swimlane Up';
 $lang->kanban->moveDown           = 'Swimlane Down';
 $lang->kanban->laneMove           = 'Swimlane Move';
diff --git a/module/kanban/lang/zh-cn.php b/module/kanban/lang/zh-cn.php
index c5ccff65c5..49cb9059ed 100644
--- a/module/kanban/lang/zh-cn.php
+++ b/module/kanban/lang/zh-cn.php
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ $lang->kanban->laneColor          = '泳道颜色';
 $lang->kanban->setColumn          = '看板列设置';
 $lang->kanban->columnName         = '看板列名称';
 $lang->kanban->columnColor        = '看板列颜色';
-$lang->kanban->noColumnUniqueName = '看板列名称已存在';
 $lang->kanban->moveUp             = '泳道上移';
 $lang->kanban->moveDown           = '泳道下移';
 $lang->kanban->laneMove           = '泳道移动';
diff --git a/module/kanban/model.php b/module/kanban/model.php
index d258680dfd..45febcc7db 100644
--- a/module/kanban/model.php
+++ b/module/kanban/model.php
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ class kanbanModel extends model
         foreach($data->name as $i => $name)
         {
             $childColumn = new stdclass();
-            $childColumn->lane   = $column->lane;
             $childColumn->parent = $column->id;
             $childColumn->region = $column->region;
             $childColumn->group  = $column->group;
@@ -2753,23 +2752,6 @@ class kanbanModel extends model
         return $column;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get Column by column name.
-     *
-     * @param  string $name
-     * @param  int    $laneID
-     * @access public
-     * @return object
-     */
-    public function getColumnByName($name, $laneID)
-    {
-        return $this->dao->select('*')
-            ->from(TABLE_KANBANCOLUMN)
-            ->where('name')->eq($name)
-            ->andWhere('lane')->eq($laneID)
-            ->fetch();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Get columns by object id.
      *