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+#### Note: this error code is no longer emitted by the compiler.
+
+You can't import a type or module when the name of the item being imported is
+the same as another type or submodule defined in the module.
+
+An example of this error:
+
+```compile_fail
+use foo::Bar; // error
+
+type Bar = u32;
+
+mod foo {
+    pub mod Bar { }
+}
+
+fn main() {}
+```