diff --git a/soitool/new_module_dialog.py b/soitool/new_module_dialog.py
index 31e431733ca2af2d0c79881456d23b2cf7b3d107..4687197d17a08204c2a0bb6630ea86c3e20dd618 100644
--- a/soitool/new_module_dialog.py
+++ b/soitool/new_module_dialog.py
@@ -20,36 +20,12 @@ from soitool.modules.module_authentification_board import (
 )
 
 
-class ModulePlaceholder(ModuleBase):
-    """Dummy module used only to fill dialog with content while developing."""
-
-    def get_size(self):
-        """Not used."""
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    def get_data(self):
-        """Not used."""
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_user_friendly_name():
-        """Get placeholder name."""
-        return "Modul"
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_icon():
-        """Get standard placeholder icon."""
-        return QIcon("soitool/media/placeholder.png")
-
-
 # Constant holding all modules the user can choose from. This is intended as a
 # point of extensibility. Further modules that are developed can simply be
 # placed here, and the rest of the program will respect them.
 MODULE_CHOICES = [
     TableModule,
     AuthentificationBoardModule,
-    ModulePlaceholder,
-    ModulePlaceholder,
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/soitool/soi_workspace_widget.py b/soitool/soi_workspace_widget.py
index 520a3bbaed8d9261d9889fe5bc93f226a53bf5fb..ef8f9a796a14f2625b9f14dda9305edfa37a826c 100644
--- a/soitool/soi_workspace_widget.py
+++ b/soitool/soi_workspace_widget.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from soitool.soi import SOI, ModuleType, ModuleNameTaken
 from soitool.module_list import ModuleList
 from soitool.inline_editable_soi_view import InlineEditableSOIView
 from soitool.setup_settings import Setup
-from soitool.new_module_dialog import NewModuleDialog, ModulePlaceholder
+from soitool.new_module_dialog import NewModuleDialog
 from soitool.dialog_wrappers import exec_warning_dialog
 
 
@@ -102,41 +102,27 @@ class SOIWorkspaceWidget(QWidget):
             module_widget_implementation = chosen_module.widget_implementation
             is_attachment = new_module_dialog.checkbox_attachment.isChecked()
 
-            if module_widget_implementation is ModulePlaceholder:
+            # no module name means the user expects one to be generated
+            # autogenerated name is not meant to be pretty, it's just meant
+            # to be unique
+            if not module_name:
+                module_name = "{} {}".format(
+                    module_choice,
+                    str(len(self.soi.modules) + len(self.soi.attachments) + 1),
+                )
+
+            try:
+                self.soi.add_module(
+                    module_name, module_widget_implementation(), is_attachment,
+                )
+            except ModuleNameTaken:
                 exec_warning_dialog(
                     text="Modulen ble ikke lagt til.",
-                    informative_text="Den valgte modulen er ikke "
-                    "implementert. Modulen er trolig bare valgbar for å fylle "
-                    "ut valgene til flere moduler er implementert.",
+                    informative_text="Navnet du valgte er allerede i "
+                    "bruk. Modulnavn må være unike. Velg et unikt "
+                    "modulnavn, eller la programmet lage et navn "
+                    "automatisk.",
                 )
-            else:
-                # no module name means the user expects one to be generated
-                # autogenerated name is not meant to be pretty, it's just meant
-                # to be unique
-                if not module_name:
-                    module_name = "{} {}".format(
-                        module_choice,
-                        str(
-                            len(self.soi.modules)
-                            + len(self.soi.attachments)
-                            + 1
-                        ),
-                    )
-
-                try:
-                    self.soi.add_module(
-                        module_name,
-                        module_widget_implementation(),
-                        is_attachment,
-                    )
-                except ModuleNameTaken:
-                    exec_warning_dialog(
-                        text="Modulen ble ikke lagt til.",
-                        informative_text="Navnet du valgte er allerede i "
-                        "bruk. Modulnavn må være unike. Velg et unikt "
-                        "modulnavn, eller la programmet lage et navn "
-                        "automatisk.",
-                    )
 
         elif dialogcode == QDialog.DialogCode.Rejected:
             pass