diff --git a/novelwriter/core/project.py b/novelwriter/core/project.py
index 26d2c098..284efbec 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/project.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/project.py
@@ -121,13 +121,8 @@ class NWProject():
     ##
 
     def newRoot(self, rootName, rootClass):
-        """Add a new root item. These items are unique, except for item class
-        CUSTOM, and always have parent handle set to None.
+        """Add a new root item.
         """
-        if not self.projTree.checkRootUnique(rootClass):
-            self.theParent.makeAlert(self.tr("Duplicate root item detected."), nwAlert.ERROR)
-            return None
-
         newItem = NWItem(self)
         newItem.setName(rootName)
         newItem.setType(nwItemType.ROOT)
diff --git a/novelwriter/core/tree.py b/novelwriter/core/tree.py
index 7dbef4c6..f429873b 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/tree.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/tree.py
@@ -253,21 +253,6 @@ class NWTree():
                 return tItem.itemHandle
         return None
 
-    def checkRootUnique(self, theClass):
-        """Checks if there already is a root entry of class 'theClass'
-        in the root of the project tree. CUSTOM class is skipped as it
-        is not required to be unique.
-        """
-        if theClass == nwItemClass.CUSTOM:
-            return True
-        for aRoot in self._treeRoots:
-            tItem = self.__getitem__(aRoot)
-            if tItem is None:
-                continue
-            if theClass == tItem.itemClass:
-                return False
-        return True
-
     def getRootItem(self, tHandle):
         """Iterate upwards in the tree until we find the item with
         parent None, the root item. We do this with a for loop with a
diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/mainmenu.py b/novelwriter/gui/mainmenu.py
index 5f91eccc..58578fc7 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/mainmenu.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/mainmenu.py
@@ -71,24 +71,6 @@ class GuiMainMenu(QMenuBar):
 
         return
 
-    ##
-    #  Methods
-    ##
-
-    def setAvailableRoot(self):
-        """Update the list of available root folders and set the ones
-        that are active.
-        """
-        for itemClass in nwItemClass:
-            if itemClass == nwItemClass.NO_CLASS:
-                continue
-            if itemClass == nwItemClass.TRASH:
-                continue
-            self.rootItems[itemClass].setVisible(
-                self.theProject.projTree.checkRootUnique(itemClass)
-            )
-        return
-
     ##
     #  Update Menu on Settings Changed
     ##
diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/projtree.py b/novelwriter/gui/projtree.py
index 9f55cbe4..a1cd9081 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/projtree.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/projtree.py
@@ -581,7 +581,6 @@ class GuiProjectTree(QTreeWidget):
             if trItemS.childCount() == 0:
                 self.takeTopLevelItem(tIndex)
                 self._deleteTreeItem(tHandle)
-                self.theParent.mainMenu.setAvailableRoot()
                 self._setTreeChanged(True)
             else:
                 self.theParent.makeAlert(self.tr(
@@ -973,7 +972,6 @@ class GuiProjectTree(QTreeWidget):
         if pHandle is None:
             if nwItem.itemType == nwItemType.ROOT:
                 self.addTopLevelItem(newItem)
-                self.theParent.mainMenu.setAvailableRoot()
             elif nwItem.itemType == nwItemType.TRASH:
                 self.addTopLevelItem(newItem)
             else: