diff --git a/generator/feature_builder.cpp b/generator/feature_builder.cpp
index 60864033d5..14dc427db1 100644
--- a/generator/feature_builder.cpp
+++ b/generator/feature_builder.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "indexer/feature_impl.hpp"
 #include "indexer/feature_visibility.hpp"
 #include "indexer/ftypes_matcher.hpp"
+#include "indexer/search_string_utils.hpp"
 
 #include "coding/bit_streams.hpp"
 #include "coding/byte_stream.hpp"
@@ -300,6 +301,15 @@ void FeatureBuilder::RemoveUselessNames()
       if (range.first == -1)
         m_params.name.Clear();
     }
+
+    // We want to skip alt_name which is almost equal to name.
+    std::string altName;
+    std::string name;
+    if (m_params.name.GetString("alt_name", altName) && m_params.name.GetString("default", name) &&
+        search::NormalizeAndSimplifyString(altName) == search::NormalizeAndSimplifyString(name))
+    {
+      m_params.name.RemoveString("alt_name");
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/generator/generator_tests/feature_builder_test.cpp b/generator/generator_tests/feature_builder_test.cpp
index 6314313442..2b8a6b4900 100644
--- a/generator/generator_tests/feature_builder_test.cpp
+++ b/generator/generator_tests/feature_builder_test.cpp
@@ -284,3 +284,62 @@ UNIT_TEST(FeatureBuilder_SerializeAccuratelyForIntermediate)
   TEST(fb2.IsValid(), (fb2));
   TEST(fb1.IsExactEq(fb2), ());
 }
+
+UNIT_CLASS_TEST(TestWithClassificator, FBuilder_RemoveUselessAltName)
+{
+  auto const kDefault = StringUtf8Multilang::kDefaultCode;
+  auto const kAltName = StringUtf8Multilang::GetLangIndex("alt_name");
+
+  {
+    FeatureBuilderParams params;
+
+    char const * arr[][2] = {{"amenity", "shop"}};
+    AddTypes(params, arr);
+    params.FinishAddingTypes();
+
+    // We should remove alt_name which is almost equal to name.
+    params.AddName("default", "Перекрёсток");
+    params.AddName("alt_name", "Перекресток");
+
+    FeatureBuilder fb;
+    fb.SetParams(params);
+
+    fb.SetCenter(m2::PointD(0.0, 0.0));
+
+    TEST(!fb.GetName(kDefault).empty(), ());
+    TEST(!fb.GetName(kAltName).empty(), ());
+
+    fb.RemoveUselessNames();
+
+    TEST(!fb.GetName(kDefault).empty(), ());
+    TEST(fb.GetName(kAltName).empty(), ());
+
+    TEST(fb.IsValid(), (fb));
+  }
+  {
+    FeatureBuilderParams params;
+
+    char const * arr[][2] = {{"amenity", "shop"}};
+    AddTypes(params, arr);
+    params.FinishAddingTypes();
+
+    // We should not remove alt_name which differs from name.
+    params.AddName("default", "Государственный Универсальный Магазин");
+    params.AddName("alt_name", "ГУМ");
+
+    FeatureBuilder fb;
+    fb.SetParams(params);
+
+    fb.SetCenter(m2::PointD(0.0, 0.0));
+
+    TEST(!fb.GetName(kDefault).empty(), ());
+    TEST(!fb.GetName(StringUtf8Multilang::GetLangIndex("alt_name")).empty(), ());
+
+    fb.RemoveUselessNames();
+
+    TEST(!fb.GetName(kDefault).empty(), ());
+    TEST(!fb.GetName(kAltName).empty(), ());
+
+    TEST(fb.IsValid(), (fb));
+  }
+}