diff --git a/lib/cove/configuration/contracts/service_contract.rb b/lib/cove/configuration/contracts/service_contract.rb
index a058e23..8fe1fca 100644
--- a/lib/cove/configuration/contracts/service_contract.rb
+++ b/lib/cove/configuration/contracts/service_contract.rb
@@ -22,14 +22,7 @@ class ServiceContract < Dry::Validation::Contract
           end
         end
 
-        role_names = []
-
         rule(:roles).each do |index:|
-          if index == 0
-            role_names.clear
-          end
-          key([:roles, index, :name]).failure("#{value[:name]} is not a valid name. The name for each role must be unique.") if role_names.include?(value[:name])
-          role_names << value[:name]
           if value[:ingress].present?
             value[:ingress].each_with_index do |ingress, ingress_index|
               source_key = key([:roles, index, :ingress, ingress_index, :source])
diff --git a/spec/cove/configuration/contracts/service_contract_spec.rb b/spec/cove/configuration/contracts/service_contract_spec.rb
index 4933268..a5e718f 100644
--- a/spec/cove/configuration/contracts/service_contract_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/cove/configuration/contracts/service_contract_spec.rb
@@ -35,22 +35,6 @@
       expect(result.success?).to eq(true)
     end
 
-    context "name" do
-      it "fails when a role does not have a name" do
-        contract = Cove::Configuration::Contracts::ServiceContract.new
-        result = contract.call(service_name: "a", image: "b", roles: [{container_count: 2}])
-        expect(result.errors[:roles][0][:name]).to be_present
-        expect(result.success?).to eq(false)
-      end
-
-      it "fails with duplicate role names" do
-        contract = Cove::Configuration::Contracts::ServiceContract.new
-        result = contract.call(service_name: "nginx", image: "nginx:1.23.4", roles: [{name: "web"}, {name: "web"}, {name: "web2"}])
-        expect(result.errors[:roles][1][:name]).to be_present
-        expect(result.success?).to eq(false)
-      end
-    end
-
     context "container_count" do
       it "succeeds when container_count is not included" do
         contract = Cove::Configuration::Contracts::ServiceContract.new