diff --git a/lib/src/router.dart b/lib/src/router.dart
index a24d4878..274ebf58 100644
--- a/lib/src/router.dart
+++ b/lib/src/router.dart
@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@ class Router extends Extensible {
                 result = existing;
               }
             } while (existing != null);
-          } else
-            throw new RoutingException(
-                "Cannot overwrite existing route '${segments[0]}'.");
+          }
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 26dd02b8..affb431c 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: angel_route
 description: A powerful, isomorphic routing library for Dart.
-version: 1.0.0-dev+4
+version: 1.0.0-dev+5
 author: Tobe O <thosakwe@gmail.com>
 homepage: https://github.com/angel-dart/angel_route
 dev_dependencies: