diff --git a/plugins/Alias/__init__.py b/plugins/Alias/__init__.py
index 12bc915f8..28ef146d4 100644
--- a/plugins/Alias/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/Alias/__init__.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import plugin
 reload(plugin) # In case we're being reloaded.
 # Add more reloads here if you add third-party modules and want them to be
 # reloaded when this plugin is reloaded.  Don't forget to import them as well!
-from plugin import findBiggestDollar, AliasError, findAliasCommand # tests
+from plugin import findBiggestDollar, AliasError # for the tests.
 
 if world.testing:
     import test
diff --git a/plugins/Alias/plugin.py b/plugins/Alias/plugin.py
index 97a5d7ef5..24b26de58 100644
--- a/plugins/Alias/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Alias/plugin.py
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@ class AliasError(Exception):
 class RecursiveAlias(AliasError):
     pass
 
-def findAliasCommand(s, alias):
-    s = re.escape(s)
-    r = re.compile(r'(?:(^|\[)\s*\b%s\b|\|\s*\b%s\b)' % (s, s))
-    return bool(r.search(alias))
-
 dollarRe = re.compile(r'\$(\d+)')
 def findBiggestDollar(alias):
     dollars = dollarRe.findall(alias)
@@ -106,8 +101,6 @@ def findBiggestAt(alias):
 
 def makeNewAlias(name, alias):
     original = alias
-    if findAliasCommand(name, alias):
-        raise RecursiveAlias
     biggestDollar = findBiggestDollar(original)
     biggestAt = findBiggestAt(original)
     wildcard = '$*' in original
diff --git a/plugins/Alias/test.py b/plugins/Alias/test.py
index 6ca7a66de..254dbe4b3 100644
--- a/plugins/Alias/test.py
+++ b/plugins/Alias/test.py
@@ -34,21 +34,6 @@ import supybot.plugin as plugin
 Alias = plugin.loadPluginModule('Alias')
 
 class FunctionsTest(SupyTestCase):
-    def testFindAliasCommand(self):
-        s = 'command'
-        self.failIf(Alias.findAliasCommand(s, ''))
-        self.failIf(Alias.findAliasCommand(s, 'foo'))
-        self.failIf(Alias.findAliasCommand(s, 'foo bar [  baz]'))
-        self.failIf(Alias.findAliasCommand(s, 'foo bar [baz]'))
-        self.failUnless(Alias.findAliasCommand(s, s))
-        self.failUnless(Alias.findAliasCommand(s, '  %s' % s))
-        self.failUnless(Alias.findAliasCommand(s, '[%s]' % s))
-        self.failUnless(Alias.findAliasCommand(s, '[ %s]' % s))
-        self.failUnless(Alias.findAliasCommand(s, 'foo bar [%s]' % s))
-        self.failUnless(Alias.findAliasCommand(s, 'foo bar [ %s]' % s))
-        self.failUnless(Alias.findAliasCommand(s, 'foo | %s' % s))
-        self.failUnless(Alias.findAliasCommand(s, 'foo |%s' % s))
-
     def testFindBiggestDollar(self):
         self.assertEqual(Alias.findBiggestDollar(''), 0)
         self.assertEqual(Alias.findBiggestDollar('foo'), 0)
@@ -100,17 +85,6 @@ class AliasTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase):
         self.assertResponse('swap 1 2 3 4 5', '2 1 3 4 5')
         self.assertError('alias add foo "echo $1 @1 $*"')
 
-    def testNoRecursion(self):
-        self.assertError('alias add rotinfinity "rot13 [rotinfinity $1]"')
-        self.assertNotError('alias add rotinfintynot "rot13 [rotinfinity $1]"')
-        self.assertNotError('alias add rotinfin "rot13 [rotinfinity $1]"')
-
-    def testNonCanonicalName(self):
-        self.assertError('alias add FOO foo')
-        self.assertError('alias add [] foo')
-        self.assertError('alias add "foo bar" foo')
-        self.assertError('alias add "foo|bar" foo')
-
     def testChannel(self):
         self.assertNotError('alias add channel echo $channel')
         self.assertResponse('alias channel', self.channel)