diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/dao/VMTemplateDao.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/dao/VMTemplateDao.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index fcfdad41182..fda153a765f
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/dao/VMTemplateDao.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/dao/VMTemplateDao.java
@@ -39,15 +39,7 @@ public interface VMTemplateDao extends GenericDao<VMTemplateVO, Long> {
 	//finds by the column "unique_name"
 	public VMTemplateVO findByName(String templateName);
 	//finds by the column "name" 
-	public VMTemplateVO findByTemplateName(String templateName);
-
-	/**
-	 * Find a template by name for a specific account.
-	 * @param templateName the name to search for
-	 * @param accountId the account to use for filtering the search results
-	 * @return the template with the given name for the given account if it exists, null otherwise
-	 */
-	public VMTemplateVO findByTemplateNameAccountId(String templateName, Long accountId);
+	public VMTemplateVO findByTemplateName(String templateName);	
 
 	//public void update(VMTemplateVO template);
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/dao/VMTemplateDaoImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/dao/VMTemplateDaoImpl.java
index 1872cea90aa..c836657f771 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/dao/VMTemplateDaoImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/dao/VMTemplateDaoImpl.java
@@ -131,14 +131,6 @@ public class VMTemplateDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<VMTemplateVO, Long> implem
 		return findOneIncludingRemovedBy(sc);
 	}
 
-    @Override
-    public VMTemplateVO findByTemplateNameAccountId(String templateName, Long accountId) {
-        SearchCriteria<VMTemplateVO> sc = NameAccountIdSearch.create();
-        sc.setParameters("name", templateName);
-        sc.setParameters("accountId", accountId);
-        return findOneBy(sc);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public List<VMTemplateVO> publicIsoSearch(Boolean bootable, boolean listRemoved){
         SearchCriteria<VMTemplateVO> sc = PublicIsoSearch.create();
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index 09cb47fa731..d99107f604c 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -1388,11 +1388,6 @@ public class UserVmManagerImpl implements UserVmManager, UserVmService, Manager
             hyperType = snapshot.getHypervisorType();            
         }
 
-        VMTemplateVO existingTemplate = _templateDao.findByTemplateNameAccountId(name, accountId);
-        if (existingTemplate != null) {
-            throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Failed to create private template " + name + ", a template with that name already exists.");
-        }
-
         AccountVO ownerAccount = _accountDao.findById(accountId);
         _resourceLimitMgr.checkResourceLimit(ownerAccount, ResourceType.template);