diff --git a/app/Models/Article.php b/app/Models/Article.php
index 330ff03e..9ac2335d 100644
--- a/app/Models/Article.php
+++ b/app/Models/Article.php
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class Article extends Model
         return [
             'titleurl' => [
                 'source' => 'title',
-                'includeTrashed' => true,
             ],
         ];
     }
diff --git a/app/Services/ArticleService.php b/app/Services/ArticleService.php
index ab91f9e4..2372ffb7 100644
--- a/app/Services/ArticleService.php
+++ b/app/Services/ArticleService.php
@@ -8,29 +8,12 @@ use App\Models\Article;
 
 class ArticleService
 {
-    /**
-     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException if a published article already has this title
-     */
     public function create(array $data): Article
     {
-        $attributes = [
+        return Article::create([
             'title' => $data['name'],
             'main' => $data['content'],
             'published' => ($data['post-status'] ?? null) !== 'draft',
-        ];
-
-        $existing = Article::where('title', $data['name'])->first();
-
-        if ($existing !== null) {
-            if ($existing->published) {
-                throw new \InvalidArgumentException("An article titled \"{$data['name']}\" has already been published");
-            }
-
-            $existing->update($attributes);
-
-            return $existing;
-        }
-
-        return Article::create($attributes);
+        ]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/MicropubControllerTest.php b/tests/Feature/MicropubControllerTest.php
index 3fd8b515..86ffa972 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/MicropubControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/MicropubControllerTest.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use App\Exceptions\MicropubHandlerException;
 use App\Jobs\SendWebMentions;
 use App\Jobs\SyndicateNoteToBluesky;
 use App\Jobs\SyndicateNoteToMastodon;
-use App\Models\Article;
 use App\Models\Media;
 use App\Models\Note;
 use App\Models\Place;
@@ -912,64 +911,4 @@ class MicropubControllerTest extends TestCase
             'published' => false,
         ]);
     }
-
-    #[Test]
-    public function micropub_client_api_request_updates_an_existing_draft_article_with_the_same_name(): void
-    {
-        $draft = Article::create([
-            'title' => 'WireGuard',
-            'main' => 'Early draft content',
-            'published' => false,
-        ]);
-
-        $response = $this->postJson(
-            '/api/post',
-            [
-                'type' => ['h-entry'],
-                'properties' => [
-                    'name' => ['WireGuard'],
-                    'content' => ['Finished content'],
-                ],
-            ],
-            ['HTTP_Authorization' => 'Bearer '.$this->getToken()]
-        );
-
-        $response
-            ->assertJson(['response' => 'created'])
-            ->assertStatus(201);
-        $this->assertSame(1, Article::where('title', 'WireGuard')->count());
-        $this->assertDatabaseHas('articles', [
-            'id' => $draft->id,
-            'title' => 'WireGuard',
-            'main' => 'Finished content',
-            'published' => true,
-        ]);
-    }
-
-    #[Test]
-    public function micropub_client_api_request_errors_when_an_article_with_the_same_name_is_already_published(): void
-    {
-        Article::create([
-            'title' => 'WireGuard',
-            'main' => 'Published content',
-            'published' => true,
-        ]);
-
-        $response = $this->postJson(
-            '/api/post',
-            [
-                'type' => ['h-entry'],
-                'properties' => [
-                    'name' => ['WireGuard'],
-                    'content' => ['Some other content'],
-                ],
-            ],
-            ['HTTP_Authorization' => 'Bearer '.$this->getToken()]
-        );
-
-        $response
-            ->assertJson(['error' => 'invalid_request'])
-            ->assertStatus(400);
-        $this->assertSame(1, Article::where('title', 'WireGuard')->count());
-    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ArticlesTest.php b/tests/Unit/ArticlesTest.php
index afcc0828..0de3277d 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/ArticlesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/ArticlesTest.php
@@ -74,17 +74,6 @@ class ArticlesTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertEquals(config('app.url').$article->link, $article->uri);
     }
 
-    #[Test]
-    public function slug_is_suffixed_when_a_trashed_article_already_used_it(): void
-    {
-        $original = Article::create(['title' => 'My Title', 'main' => 'Content']);
-        $original->delete();
-
-        $newArticle = Article::create(['title' => 'My Title', 'main' => 'Other content']);
-
-        $this->assertEquals('my-title-2', $newArticle->titleurl);
-    }
-
     #[Test]
     public function date_scope_returns_expected_articles(): void
     {