diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 915996d0..53011c34 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-2007-12-27  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
+2007-12-28  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
+
+	* src/groupadd.c (find_new_gid): A group with the specified name
+	cannot exist at that time. Remove the check.
+
+2007-12-28  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
 
 	src/groupadd.c cleanup
 	* src/groupadd.c (fail_exit): When compiled without AUDIT support, if
diff --git a/src/groupadd.c b/src/groupadd.c
index 9e881d79..16b16aa1 100644
--- a/src/groupadd.c
+++ b/src/groupadd.c
@@ -217,14 +217,6 @@ static void find_new_gid (void)
 	 */
 	setgrent ();
 	while ((grp = getgrent ())) {
-		if (strcmp (group_name, grp->gr_name) == 0) {
-			if (fflg) {
-				fail_exit (E_SUCCESS);
-			}
-			fprintf (stderr, _("%s: name %s is not unique\n"),
-				 Prog, group_name);
-			fail_exit (E_NAME_IN_USE);
-		}
 		if (gflg && (group_id == grp->gr_gid)) {
 			if (fflg) {
 				/* turn off -g and search again */