1 files changed, 3 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/packages/WorkspaceFactoryHelper.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/packages/WorkspaceFactoryHelper.java
index 25e5bb8f54..42239f6506 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/packages/WorkspaceFactoryHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/packages/WorkspaceFactoryHelper.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import com.google.devtools.build.lib.events.Location;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.events.StoredEventHandler;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.Package.Builder;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.RuleFactory.BuildLangTypedAttributeValuesMap;
-import com.google.devtools.build.lib.syntax.EvalException;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.syntax.FuncallExpression;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -35,20 +34,10 @@ public class WorkspaceFactoryHelper {
       RuleClass ruleClass,
       RuleClass bindRuleClass,
       Map<String, Object> kwargs,
-      FuncallExpression ast,
-      boolean allowOverride)
+      FuncallExpression ast)
       throws RuleFactory.InvalidRuleException, Package.NameConflictException, LabelSyntaxException,
-          InterruptedException, EvalException {
-    if (!allowOverride
-        && kwargs.containsKey("name")
-        && pkg.targets.containsKey(kwargs.get("name"))) {
-      throw new EvalException(
-          ast.getLocation(),
-          "Cannot redefine repository after any load statement in the WORKSPACE file"
-              + " (for repository '"
-              + kwargs.get("name")
-              + "')");
-    }
+          InterruptedException {
+
     StoredEventHandler eventHandler = new StoredEventHandler();
     BuildLangTypedAttributeValuesMap attributeValues = new BuildLangTypedAttributeValuesMap(kwargs);
     Rule rule =