diff --git a/src/google/adk/agents/base_agent.py b/src/google/adk/agents/base_agent.py
index fccde1cb6f..a644cb8b90 100644
--- a/src/google/adk/agents/base_agent.py
+++ b/src/google/adk/agents/base_agent.py
@@ -563,46 +563,6 @@ def validate_name(cls, value: str):
       )
     return value
 
-  @field_validator('sub_agents', mode='after')
-  @classmethod
-  def validate_sub_agents_unique_names(
-      cls, value: list[BaseAgent]
-  ) -> list[BaseAgent]:
-    """Validates that all sub-agents have unique names.
-
-    Args:
-      value: The list of sub-agents to validate.
-
-    Returns:
-      The validated list of sub-agents.
-
-    Raises:
-      ValueError: If duplicate sub-agent names are found.
-    """
-    if not value:
-      return value
-
-    seen_names: set[str] = set()
-    duplicates: set[str] = set()
-
-    for sub_agent in value:
-      name = sub_agent.name
-      if name in seen_names:
-        duplicates.add(name)
-      else:
-        seen_names.add(name)
-
-    if duplicates:
-      duplicate_names_str = ', '.join(
-          f'`{name}`' for name in sorted(duplicates)
-      )
-      raise ValueError(
-          f'Found duplicate sub-agent names: {duplicate_names_str}. '
-          'All sub-agents must have unique names.'
-      )
-
-    return value
-
   def __set_parent_agent_for_sub_agents(self) -> BaseAgent:
     for sub_agent in self.sub_agents:
       if sub_agent.parent_agent is not None:
diff --git a/tests/unittests/agents/test_base_agent.py b/tests/unittests/agents/test_base_agent.py
index 860cc8d4f0..663179f670 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/agents/test_base_agent.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/agents/test_base_agent.py
@@ -854,110 +854,6 @@ def test_set_parent_agent_for_sub_agent_twice(
     )
 
 
-def test_validate_sub_agents_unique_names_single_duplicate(
-    request: pytest.FixtureRequest,
-):
-  """Test that duplicate sub-agent names raise ValueError."""
-  duplicate_name = f'{request.function.__name__}_duplicate_agent'
-  sub_agent_1 = _TestingAgent(name=duplicate_name)
-  sub_agent_2 = _TestingAgent(name=duplicate_name)
-
-  with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='Found duplicate sub-agent names'):
-    _ = _TestingAgent(
-        name=f'{request.function.__name__}_parent',
-        sub_agents=[sub_agent_1, sub_agent_2],
-    )
-
-
-def test_validate_sub_agents_unique_names_multiple_duplicates(
-    request: pytest.FixtureRequest,
-):
-  """Test that multiple duplicate sub-agent names are all reported."""
-  duplicate_name_1 = f'{request.function.__name__}_duplicate_1'
-  duplicate_name_2 = f'{request.function.__name__}_duplicate_2'
-
-  sub_agents = [
-      _TestingAgent(name=duplicate_name_1),
-      _TestingAgent(name=f'{request.function.__name__}_unique'),
-      _TestingAgent(name=duplicate_name_1),  # First duplicate
-      _TestingAgent(name=duplicate_name_2),
-      _TestingAgent(name=duplicate_name_2),  # Second duplicate
-  ]
-
-  with pytest.raises(ValueError) as exc_info:
-    _ = _TestingAgent(
-        name=f'{request.function.__name__}_parent',
-        sub_agents=sub_agents,
-    )
-
-  error_message = str(exc_info.value)
-  # Verify each duplicate name appears exactly once in the error message
-  assert error_message.count(duplicate_name_1) == 1
-  assert error_message.count(duplicate_name_2) == 1
-  # Verify both duplicate names are present
-  assert duplicate_name_1 in error_message
-  assert duplicate_name_2 in error_message
-
-
-def test_validate_sub_agents_unique_names_triple_duplicate(
-    request: pytest.FixtureRequest,
-):
-  """Test that a name appearing three times is reported only once."""
-  duplicate_name = f'{request.function.__name__}_triple_duplicate'
-
-  sub_agents = [
-      _TestingAgent(name=duplicate_name),
-      _TestingAgent(name=f'{request.function.__name__}_unique'),
-      _TestingAgent(name=duplicate_name),  # Second occurrence
-      _TestingAgent(name=duplicate_name),  # Third occurrence
-  ]
-
-  with pytest.raises(ValueError) as exc_info:
-    _ = _TestingAgent(
-        name=f'{request.function.__name__}_parent',
-        sub_agents=sub_agents,
-    )
-
-  error_message = str(exc_info.value)
-  # Verify the duplicate name appears exactly once in the error message
-  # (not three times even though it appears three times in the list)
-  assert error_message.count(duplicate_name) == 1
-  assert duplicate_name in error_message
-
-
-def test_validate_sub_agents_unique_names_no_duplicates(
-    request: pytest.FixtureRequest,
-):
-  """Test that unique sub-agent names pass validation."""
-  sub_agents = [
-      _TestingAgent(name=f'{request.function.__name__}_sub_agent_1'),
-      _TestingAgent(name=f'{request.function.__name__}_sub_agent_2'),
-      _TestingAgent(name=f'{request.function.__name__}_sub_agent_3'),
-  ]
-
-  parent = _TestingAgent(
-      name=f'{request.function.__name__}_parent',
-      sub_agents=sub_agents,
-  )
-
-  assert len(parent.sub_agents) == 3
-  assert parent.sub_agents[0].name == f'{request.function.__name__}_sub_agent_1'
-  assert parent.sub_agents[1].name == f'{request.function.__name__}_sub_agent_2'
-  assert parent.sub_agents[2].name == f'{request.function.__name__}_sub_agent_3'
-
-
-def test_validate_sub_agents_unique_names_empty_list(
-    request: pytest.FixtureRequest,
-):
-  """Test that empty sub-agents list passes validation."""
-  parent = _TestingAgent(
-      name=f'{request.function.__name__}_parent',
-      sub_agents=[],
-  )
-
-  assert len(parent.sub_agents) == 0
-
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   pytest.main([__file__])