diff --git a/src/errors.rs b/src/errors.rs
index 6940357..315d47b 100644
--- a/src/errors.rs
+++ b/src/errors.rs
@@ -118,11 +118,6 @@ error_chain! {
             display("This share number ({}) has already been used by a previous share.", share_id)
         }
 
-        DuplicateShareData(share_id: u8) {
-            description("The data encoded in this share is the same as the one found in a previous share")
-            display("The data encoded in share #{} is the same as the one found in a previous share.", share_id)
-        }
-
         InconsistentShares {
             description("The shares are inconsistent")
             display("The shares are inconsistent")
diff --git a/src/share/validation.rs b/src/share/validation.rs
index 139f3f7..45e0e63 100644
--- a/src/share/validation.rs
+++ b/src/share/validation.rs
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ pub(crate) fn validate_shares<S: IsShare>(shares: Vec<S>) -> Result<(u8, Vec<S>)
             bail!(ErrorKind::ShareParsingErrorEmptyShare(id))
         }
 
-        if result.iter().any(|s| s.get_data() == share.get_data()) && share.get_threshold() != 1 {
-            // When threshold = 1, shares data can be the same
-            bail!(ErrorKind::DuplicateShareData(id));
-        }
-
         result.push(share);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/recovery_errors.rs b/tests/recovery_errors.rs
index 7a36dbe..d986b69 100644
--- a/tests/recovery_errors.rs
+++ b/tests/recovery_errors.rs
@@ -66,17 +66,6 @@ fn test_recover_duplicate_shares_number() {
     recover_secret(&shares, false).unwrap();
 }
 
-#[test]
-#[should_panic(expected = "DuplicateShareData")]
-fn test_recover_duplicate_shares_data() {
-    let share1 = "2-1-CgnlCxRNtnkzENE".to_string();
-    let share2 = "2-2-CgnlCxRNtnkzENE".to_string();
-
-    let shares = vec![share1, share2];
-
-    recover_secret(&shares, false).unwrap();
-}
-
 #[test]
 #[should_panic(expected = "MissingShares")]
 fn test_recover_too_few_shares() {
diff --git a/tests/ss1_recovery_errors.rs b/tests/ss1_recovery_errors.rs
index 4ab71a2..1ad4d11 100644
--- a/tests/ss1_recovery_errors.rs
+++ b/tests/ss1_recovery_errors.rs
@@ -135,32 +135,6 @@ fn test_recover_duplicate_shares_number() {
     recover_secret(&shares).unwrap();
 }
 
-#[test]
-#[should_panic(expected = "DuplicateShareData")]
-fn test_recover_duplicate_shares_data() {
-    let hash = get_test_hash();
-    let share1 = Share {
-        id: 1,
-        threshold: TEST_THRESHOLD,
-        shares_count: TEST_SHARES_COUNT,
-        data: "1YAYwmOHqZ69jA".to_string().into_bytes(),
-        hash: hash.clone(),
-        metadata: None,
-    };
-    let share2 = Share {
-        id: 2,
-        threshold: TEST_THRESHOLD,
-        shares_count: TEST_SHARES_COUNT,
-        data: "1YAYwmOHqZ69jA".to_string().into_bytes(),
-        hash: hash.clone(),
-        metadata: None,
-    };
-
-    let shares = vec![share1, share2];
-
-    recover_secret(&shares).unwrap();
-}
-
 #[test]
 #[should_panic(expected = "MissingShares")]
 fn test_recover_too_few_shares() {
diff --git a/tests/thss_recovery_errors.rs b/tests/thss_recovery_errors.rs
index 4c6c58a..173680a 100644
--- a/tests/thss_recovery_errors.rs
+++ b/tests/thss_recovery_errors.rs
@@ -106,29 +106,6 @@ fn test_recover_duplicate_shares_number() {
     recover_secret(&shares).unwrap();
 }
 
-#[test]
-#[should_panic(expected = "DuplicateShareData")]
-fn test_recover_duplicate_shares_data() {
-    let share1 = Share {
-        id: 1,
-        threshold: 2,
-        shares_count: 2,
-        data: "1YAYwmOHqZ69jA".to_string().into_bytes(),
-        metadata: None,
-    };
-    let share2 = Share {
-        id: 2,
-        threshold: 2,
-        shares_count: 2,
-        data: "1YAYwmOHqZ69jA".to_string().into_bytes(),
-        metadata: None,
-    };
-
-    let shares = vec![share1, share2];
-
-    recover_secret(&shares).unwrap();
-}
-
 #[test]
 #[should_panic(expected = "MissingShares")]
 fn test_recover_too_few_shares() {