diff --git a/modules/filter/filter.install b/modules/filter/filter.install
index 8238473beef23ad1750d7c7f72b51a9fa124e06a..8a445a980ef75d11f1ce6bbf6d6476ed208d6e49 100644
--- a/modules/filter/filter.install
+++ b/modules/filter/filter.install
@@ -475,10 +475,6 @@ function filter_update_7009() {
  * Change {filter_format}.format and {filter}.format into varchar.
  */
 function filter_update_7010() {
-  // Remove the unique index for 'name'. Text formats have sufficient uniqueness
-  // through machine names.
-  db_drop_unique_key('filter_format', 'name');
-
   db_change_field('filter_format', 'format', 'format', array(
     'type' => 'varchar',
     'length' => 255,