diff --git a/src/server/game/Cache/CharacterCache.cpp b/src/server/game/Cache/CharacterCache.cpp
index 1bc9a4905a8..da119fc6cba 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Cache/CharacterCache.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Cache/CharacterCache.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ namespace
 {
     std::unordered_map<ObjectGuid, CharacterCacheEntry> _characterCacheStore;
     std::unordered_map<std::string, CharacterCacheEntry*> _characterCacheByNameStore;
-    std::unordered_set<std::string> _characterCreationNameStore;
 }
 
 CharacterCache::CharacterCache()
@@ -202,21 +201,6 @@ CharacterCacheEntry const* CharacterCache::GetCharacterCacheByName(std::string c
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<std::string const> CharacterCache::TryCreateCharacterWithName(std::string const& name) const
-{
-    auto itr = _characterCacheByNameStore.find(name);
-    if (itr != _characterCacheByNameStore.end())
-        return nullptr;
-
-    auto insertResult = _characterCreationNameStore.insert(name);
-    if (!insertResult.second)
-        return nullptr;
-
-    // shared_ptr with custom deleter that erases its held value from _characterCreationNameStore instead of deleting it (points to value inside the container)
-    return std::shared_ptr<std::string const>(&(*insertResult.first),
-        [this](std::string const* storedName) { _characterCreationNameStore.erase(*storedName); });
-}
-
 ObjectGuid CharacterCache::GetCharacterGuidByName(std::string const& name) const
 {
     auto itr = _characterCacheByNameStore.find(name);
diff --git a/src/server/game/Cache/CharacterCache.h b/src/server/game/Cache/CharacterCache.h
index 151b6dcba9e..ed3239410c4 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Cache/CharacterCache.h
+++ b/src/server/game/Cache/CharacterCache.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class TC_GAME_API CharacterCache
         bool HasCharacterCacheEntry(ObjectGuid const& guid) const;
         CharacterCacheEntry const* GetCharacterCacheByGuid(ObjectGuid const& guid) const;
         CharacterCacheEntry const* GetCharacterCacheByName(std::string const& name) const;
-        std::shared_ptr<std::string const> TryCreateCharacterWithName(std::string const& name) const;
+
         ObjectGuid GetCharacterGuidByName(std::string const& name) const;
         bool GetCharacterNameByGuid(ObjectGuid guid, std::string& name) const;
         uint32 GetCharacterTeamByGuid(ObjectGuid guid) const;
diff --git a/src/server/game/Handlers/CharacterHandler.cpp b/src/server/game/Handlers/CharacterHandler.cpp
index 1560fe5e08c..5ad626e5d62 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Handlers/CharacterHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Handlers/CharacterHandler.cpp
@@ -427,14 +427,6 @@ void WorldSession::HandleCharCreateOpcode(WorldPacket& recvData)
         }
     }
 
-    // Reserve the name for the duration of callback chain
-    createInfo->NameToken = sCharacterCache->TryCreateCharacterWithName(createInfo->Name);
-    if (!createInfo->NameToken)
-    {
-        SendCharCreate(CHAR_CREATE_NAME_IN_USE);
-        return;
-    }
-
     PreparedStatement* stmt = CharacterDatabase.GetPreparedStatement(CHAR_SEL_CHECK_NAME);
     stmt->setString(0, createInfo->Name);
 
@@ -586,6 +578,13 @@ void WorldSession::HandleCharCreateOpcode(WorldPacket& recvData)
                 return;
             }
 
+            // Check name uniqueness in the same step as saving to database
+            if (sCharacterCache->GetCharacterCacheByName(createInfo->Name))
+            {
+                SendCharCreate(CHAR_CREATE_NAME_IN_USE);
+                return;
+            }
+
             Player newChar(this);
             newChar.GetMotionMaster()->Initialize();
             if (!newChar.Create(sObjectMgr->GetGenerator<HighGuid::Player>().Generate(), createInfo.get()))
diff --git a/src/server/game/Server/WorldSession.h b/src/server/game/Server/WorldSession.h
index 1546a8011f5..042bbddd54b 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Server/WorldSession.h
+++ b/src/server/game/Server/WorldSession.h
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ class CharacterCreateInfo
 
         /// Server side data
         uint8 CharCount = 0;
-        std::shared_ptr<std::string const> NameToken;
 };
 
 struct CharacterRenameInfo