diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentTypeBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentTypeBase.cs
index 23e83e0e21..725ebe1555 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentTypeBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentTypeBase.cs
@@ -95,17 +95,20 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
 
         protected void PropertyTypesChanged(object sender, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)
         {
-            //detect if there are any duplicate aliases - this cannot be allowed
-            if (e.Action == NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Add
-                || e.Action == NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Replace)
-            {
-                var allAliases = _noGroupPropertyTypes.Concat(PropertyGroups.SelectMany(x => x.PropertyTypes)).Select(x => x.Alias);
-                if (allAliases.HasDuplicates(false))
-                {
-                    var newAliases = string.Join(", ", e.NewItems.Cast<PropertyType>().Select(x => x.Alias));
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException($"Other property types already exist with the aliases: {newAliases}");
-                }   
-            }
+            //enable this to detect duplicate property aliases. We do want this, however making this change in a
+            //patch release might be a little dangerous
+
+            ////detect if there are any duplicate aliases - this cannot be allowed
+            //if (e.Action == NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Add
+            //    || e.Action == NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Replace)
+            //{
+            //    var allAliases = _noGroupPropertyTypes.Concat(PropertyGroups.SelectMany(x => x.PropertyTypes)).Select(x => x.Alias);
+            //    if (allAliases.HasDuplicates(false))
+            //    {
+            //        var newAliases = string.Join(", ", e.NewItems.Cast<PropertyType>().Select(x => x.Alias));
+            //        throw new InvalidOperationException($"Other property types already exist with the aliases: {newAliases}");
+            //    }   
+            //}
 
             OnPropertyChanged(nameof(PropertyTypes));
         }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Models/ContentTypeTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Models/ContentTypeTests.cs
index 3b35bb2dfc..9c3b976bf3 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Models/ContentTypeTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Models/ContentTypeTests.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Models
     public class ContentTypeTests : UmbracoTestBase
     {
         [Test]
+        [Ignore("Ignoring this test until we actually enforce this, see comments in ContentTypeBase.PropertyTypesChanged")]
         public void Cannot_Add_Duplicate_Property_Aliases()
         {
             var contentType = MockedContentTypes.CreateBasicContentType();
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Models
         }
 
         [Test]
+        [Ignore("Ignoring this test until we actually enforce this, see comments in ContentTypeBase.PropertyTypesChanged")]
         public void Cannot_Update_Duplicate_Property_Aliases()
         {
             var contentType = MockedContentTypes.CreateBasicContentType();