diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index 96398dee4c..4ef9706bfd 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -5942,10 +5942,6 @@
     "id": "store.sql_channel.save_channel.limit.app_error",
     "translation": "You've reached the limit of the number of allowed channels."
   },
-  {
-    "id": "store.sql_channel.save_channel.previously.app_error",
-    "translation": "A channel with that URL was previously created"
-  },
   {
     "id": "store.sql_channel.save_channel.save.app_error",
     "translation": "Unable to save the channel"
diff --git a/store/sqlstore/channel_store.go b/store/sqlstore/channel_store.go
index 12bf86f161..2d1e7d611e 100644
--- a/store/sqlstore/channel_store.go
+++ b/store/sqlstore/channel_store.go
@@ -575,9 +575,6 @@ func (s SqlChannelStore) saveChannelT(transaction *gorp.Transaction, channel *mo
 		if IsUniqueConstraintError(err, []string{"Name", "channels_name_teamid_key"}) {
 			dupChannel := model.Channel{}
 			s.GetMaster().SelectOne(&dupChannel, "SELECT * FROM Channels WHERE TeamId = :TeamId AND Name = :Name", map[string]interface{}{"TeamId": channel.TeamId, "Name": channel.Name})
-			if dupChannel.DeleteAt > 0 {
-				return nil, model.NewAppError("SqlChannelStore.Save", "store.sql_channel.save_channel.previously.app_error", nil, "id="+channel.Id+", "+err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
-			}
 			return &dupChannel, model.NewAppError("SqlChannelStore.Save", store.CHANNEL_EXISTS_ERROR, nil, "id="+channel.Id+", "+err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
 		}
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("SqlChannelStore.Save", "store.sql_channel.save_channel.save.app_error", nil, "id="+channel.Id+", "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
diff --git a/store/storetest/channel_store.go b/store/storetest/channel_store.go
index baaa67578d..218181f6ce 100644
--- a/store/storetest/channel_store.go
+++ b/store/storetest/channel_store.go
@@ -114,6 +114,30 @@ func testChannelStoreSave(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	o1.Type = model.CHANNEL_DIRECT
 	_, err = ss.Channel().Save(&o1, -1)
 	require.NotNil(t, err, "should not be able to save direct channel")
+
+	o1 = model.Channel{}
+	o1.TeamId = teamId
+	o1.DisplayName = "Name"
+	o1.Name = "zz" + model.NewId() + "b"
+	o1.Type = model.CHANNEL_OPEN
+
+	_, err = ss.Channel().Save(&o1, -1)
+	require.Nil(t, err, "should have saved channel")
+
+	o2 := o1
+	o2.Id = ""
+
+	_, err = ss.Channel().Save(&o2, -1)
+	require.NotNil(t, err, "should have failed to save a duplicate channel")
+	require.Equal(t, store.CHANNEL_EXISTS_ERROR, err.Id)
+
+	err = ss.Channel().Delete(o1.Id, 100)
+	require.Nil(t, err, "should have deleted channel")
+
+	o2.Id = ""
+	_, err = ss.Channel().Save(&o2, -1)
+	require.NotNil(t, err, "should have failed to save a duplicate of an archived channel")
+	require.Equal(t, store.CHANNEL_EXISTS_ERROR, err.Id)
 }
 
 func testChannelStoreSaveDirectChannel(t *testing.T, ss store.Store, s SqlSupplier) {