diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/actions/upload_common.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/actions/upload_common.py
index a345abde954a..a5460c08efa0 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tools/actions/upload_common.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/actions/upload_common.py
@@ -441,7 +441,6 @@ def active_folders(trans, folder):
         select(LibraryFolder)
         .filter_by(parent=folder, deleted=False)
         .options(joinedload(LibraryFolder.actions))
-        .unique()
         .order_by(LibraryFolder.name)
     )
-    return trans.sa_session.scalars(stmt).all()
+    return trans.sa_session.scalars(stmt).unique().all()