diff --git a/src/app/template_set.ts b/src/app/template_set.ts
index c043f19a..a7e5e394 100644
--- a/src/app/template_set.ts
+++ b/src/app/template_set.ts
@@ -79,18 +79,20 @@ export class TemplateSet {
     this.helpers = makeHelpers(this.getTemplate.bind(this));
   }
 
-  addTemplate(
-    name: string,
-    template: string | Element,
-    options: { allowDuplicate?: boolean } = {}
-  ) {
-    if (name in this.rawTemplates && !options.allowDuplicate) {
-      throw new Error(`Template ${name} already defined`);
+  addTemplate(name: string, template: string | Element) {
+    if (name in this.rawTemplates) {
+      const rawTemplate = this.rawTemplates[name];
+      const currentAsString = typeof rawTemplate === "string" ? rawTemplate : rawTemplate.outerHTML;
+      const newAsString = typeof template === "string" ? template : template.outerHTML;
+      if (currentAsString === newAsString) {
+        return;
+      }
+      throw new Error(`Template ${name} already defined with different content`);
     }
     this.rawTemplates[name] = template;
   }
 
-  addTemplates(xml: string | Document, options: { allowDuplicate?: boolean } = {}) {
+  addTemplates(xml: string | Document) {
     if (!xml) {
       // empty string
       return;
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ export class TemplateSet {
     xml = xml instanceof Document ? xml : parseXML(xml);
     for (const template of xml.querySelectorAll("[t-name]")) {
       const name = template.getAttribute("t-name")!;
-      this.addTemplate(name, template, options);
+      this.addTemplate(name, template);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/compiler/error_handling.test.ts b/tests/compiler/error_handling.test.ts
index 4371b08c..f9cebdfd 100644
--- a/tests/compiler/error_handling.test.ts
+++ b/tests/compiler/error_handling.test.ts
@@ -12,15 +12,6 @@ describe("error handling", () => {
     expect(() => context.renderToString("invalidname")).toThrow("Missing template");
   });
 
-  test("cannot add twice the same template", () => {
-    const context = new TestContext();
-    context.addTemplate("test", `<t></t>`);
-    expect(() => context.addTemplate("test", "<div/>", { allowDuplicate: true })).not.toThrow(
-      "already defined"
-    );
-    expect(() => context.addTemplate("test", "<div/>")).toThrow("already defined");
-  });
-
   test("addTemplates throw if parser error", () => {
     const context = new TestContext();
     expect(() => {
diff --git a/tests/compiler/validation.test.ts b/tests/compiler/validation.test.ts
index 9c3499a6..98531121 100644
--- a/tests/compiler/validation.test.ts
+++ b/tests/compiler/validation.test.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ describe("basic validation", () => {
     expect(() => context.getTemplate("invalidname")).toThrow("Missing template");
   });
 
-  test("cannot add twice the same template", () => {
+  test("cannot add a different template with the same name", () => {
     const context = new TemplateSet();
-    expect(() => context.addTemplate("test", "<div/>", { allowDuplicate: true })).not.toThrow(
-      "already defined"
-    );
+    context.addTemplate("test", `<t/>`);
+    // Same template with the same name is fine
+    expect(() => context.addTemplate("test", "<t/>")).not.toThrow();
+    // Different template with the same name crashes
     expect(() => context.addTemplate("test", "<div/>")).toThrow("already defined");
   });