diff --git a/file_catalog/mongo.py b/file_catalog/mongo.py
index 899e9ee..7dd71cb 100644
--- a/file_catalog/mongo.py
+++ b/file_catalog/mongo.py
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ async def create_indexes(self) -> None:
         """Create indexes for all file-catalog mongo collections."""
         # all files (a.k.a. required fields)
         await self.client.files.create_index('uuid', unique=True, background=True)
-        await self.client.files.create_index('logical_name', unique=False, background=True)
         await self.client.files.create_index([('logical_name', pymongo.HASHED)], background=True)
         await self.client.files.create_index('locations', unique=True, background=True)
         await self.client.files.create_index(