diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d11cecf8..83d9390d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ The changelog for `IGListKit`. Also see the [releases](https://github.com/instag
 
 ### Fixes
 
-- Duplicate objects for initial data source setup filtered out. [Mikhail Vashlyaev](https://github.com/yemodin) [(#993](https://github.com/Instagram/IGListKit/pull/993)
-
 - Weakly reference the `UICollectionView` in coalescence so that it can be released if the rest of system is destroyed. [Ryan Nystrom](https://github.com/rnystrom) [(#tbd)](https://github.com/Instagram/IGListKit/pull/tbd)
 
 - Fix bug with `-[IGListAdapter scrollToObject:supplementaryKinds:scrollDirection:scrollPosition:animated:]` where the content inset of the collection view was incorrectly being applied to the final offset. [Ryan Nystrom](https://github.com/rnystrom) [(#tbd)](https://github.com/Instagram/IGListKit/pull/tbd)
diff --git a/Source/Common/Internal/IGListArrayUtilsInternal.h b/Source/Common/Internal/IGListArrayUtilsInternal.h
index e32b7c30..e3aed12a 100644
--- a/Source/Common/Internal/IGListArrayUtilsInternal.h
+++ b/Source/Common/Internal/IGListArrayUtilsInternal.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static NSArray *objectsWithDuplicateIdentifiersRemoved(NSArray<id<IGListDiffable
             [identifiers addObject:diffIdentifier];
             [uniqueObjects addObject:object];
         } else {
-            IGLKLog(@"WARNING: Diff identifier %@ for object %@ already appeared in objects array", diffIdentifier, object);
+            IGLKLog(@"WARNING: Object %@ already appeared in objects array", object);
         }
     }
     return uniqueObjects;
diff --git a/Source/IGListAdapter.m b/Source/IGListAdapter.m
index c82dfea1..e76b727a 100644
--- a/Source/IGListAdapter.m
+++ b/Source/IGListAdapter.m
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 #import "IGListSectionControllerInternal.h"
 #import "IGListDebugger.h"
-#import "IGListArrayUtilsInternal.h"
 
 @implementation IGListAdapter {
     NSMapTable<UICollectionReusableView *, IGListSectionController *> *_viewSectionControllerMap;
@@ -144,8 +143,7 @@
 - (void)updateAfterPublicSettingsChange {
     id<IGListAdapterDataSource> dataSource = _dataSource;
     if (_collectionView != nil && dataSource != nil) {
-        NSArray *uniqueObjects = objectsWithDuplicateIdentifiersRemoved([dataSource objectsForListAdapter:self]);
-        [self updateObjects:uniqueObjects dataSource:dataSource];
+        [self updateObjects:[[dataSource objectsForListAdapter:self] copy] dataSource:dataSource];
     }
 }
 
@@ -361,13 +359,13 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    NSArray *uniqueObjects = objectsWithDuplicateIdentifiersRemoved([dataSource objectsForListAdapter:self]);
+    NSArray *newItems = [[dataSource objectsForListAdapter:self] copy];
 
     __weak __typeof__(self) weakSelf = self;
     [self.updater reloadDataWithCollectionView:collectionView reloadUpdateBlock:^{
         // purge all section controllers from the item map so that they are regenerated
         [weakSelf.sectionMap reset];
-        [weakSelf updateObjects:uniqueObjects dataSource:dataSource];
+        [weakSelf updateObjects:newItems dataSource:dataSource];
     } completion:^(BOOL finished) {
         [weakSelf notifyDidUpdate:IGListAdapterUpdateTypeReloadData animated:NO];
         if (completion) {
@@ -577,8 +575,11 @@
     IGParameterAssert(dataSource != nil);
 
 #if DEBUG
+    NSCountedSet *identifiersSet = [NSCountedSet new];
     for (id object in objects) {
+        [identifiersSet addObject:[object diffIdentifier]];
         IGAssert([object isEqualToDiffableObject:object], @"Object instance %@ not equal to itself. This will break infra map tables.", object);
+        IGAssert([identifiersSet countForObject:[object diffIdentifier]] <= 1, @"Diff identifier %@ for object %@ occurs more than once. Identifiers must be unique!", [object diffIdentifier], object);
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/Tests/IGListAdapterTests.m b/Tests/IGListAdapterTests.m
index 101d45b5..59608907 100644
--- a/Tests/IGListAdapterTests.m
+++ b/Tests/IGListAdapterTests.m
@@ -1527,11 +1527,9 @@
     XCTAssertEqual(collectionView1.dataSource, adapter2);
 }
 
-- (void)test_whenPassingNonUniqueIdentifiers_adapterReloadShouldSkipDuplicates {
+- (void)test_whenPassingNonUniqueIdentifiers_adapterShouldAssert {
     self.dataSource.objects = @[@0, @1, @2, @0];
-    [self.adapter reloadDataWithCompletion:nil];
-
-    XCTAssertEqual(self.adapter.objects.count, 3);
+    XCTAssertThrows([self.adapter reloadDataWithCompletion:nil]);
 }
 
 - (void)test_whenPrefetchingEnabled_thatSetterDisables {
diff --git a/Tests/IGListDebuggerTests.m b/Tests/IGListDebuggerTests.m
index a687a89d..ad3f0e38 100644
--- a/Tests/IGListDebuggerTests.m
+++ b/Tests/IGListDebuggerTests.m
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     adapter3.collectionView = collectionView;
 
     NSArray *descriptions = [IGListDebugger adapterDescriptions];
-    XCTAssertEqual(descriptions.count, 3);
+    XCTAssertEqual(descriptions.count, 4);
 }
 
 @end