diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/ItemLookupService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/ItemLookupService.cs
index f453036d74..8e1abef14e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/ItemLookupService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/ItemLookupService.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using CommonIO;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Api
 {
@@ -112,13 +113,15 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
         private readonly IServerApplicationPaths _appPaths;
         private readonly IFileSystem _fileSystem;
         private readonly ILibraryManager _libraryManager;
+        private readonly IJsonSerializer _json;
 
-        public ItemLookupService(IProviderManager providerManager, IServerApplicationPaths appPaths, IFileSystem fileSystem, ILibraryManager libraryManager)
+        public ItemLookupService(IProviderManager providerManager, IServerApplicationPaths appPaths, IFileSystem fileSystem, ILibraryManager libraryManager, IJsonSerializer json)
         {
             _providerManager = providerManager;
             _appPaths = appPaths;
             _fileSystem = fileSystem;
             _libraryManager = libraryManager;
+            _json = json;
         }
 
         public object Get(GetExternalIdInfos request)
@@ -199,6 +202,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
             //        item.SetProviderId(key.Key, value);
             //    }
             //}
+            Logger.Info("Setting provider id's to item {0}-{1}: {2}", item.Id, item.Name, _json.SerializeToString(request.ProviderIds));
             item.ProviderIds = request.ProviderIds;
 
 			var task = _providerManager.RefreshFullItem(item, new MetadataRefreshOptions(_fileSystem)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ProviderManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ProviderManager.cs
index 477ff167ce..b0d3f63812 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ProviderManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ProviderManager.cs
@@ -795,22 +795,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
                             }
                         }
 
-                        // This is a workaround duplicate check for movies, where intersecting provider ids are not always available
-                        if (typeof(TItemType) == typeof(Movie) || typeof(TItemType) == typeof(Series))
-                        {
-                            var titleYearString = string.Format("{0} ({1})", result.Name, result.ProductionYear);
-
-                            if (foundTitleYearStrings.Contains(titleYearString))
-                            {
-                                bFound = true;
-                            }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                foundTitleYearStrings.Add(titleYearString);
-                            }
-
-                        }
-
                         if (!bFound && resultList.Count < maxResults)
                         {
                             resultList.Add(result);