diff --git a/system/Filters/Filters.php b/system/Filters/Filters.php
index 465caeb37524..198195efd673 100644
--- a/system/Filters/Filters.php
+++ b/system/Filters/Filters.php
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ protected function processFilters(string $uri = null)
 	/**
 	 * Maps filter aliases to the equivalent filter classes
 	 *
+	 * @param  string $position
 	 * @throws FilterException
 	 *
 	 * @return void
@@ -536,6 +537,11 @@ protected function processAliasesToClass(string $position)
 				$this->filtersClass[$position][] = $this->config->aliases[$alias];
 			}
 		}
+
+		// when using enableFilter() we already write the class name in ->filtersClass as well as the
+		// alias in ->filters. This leads to duplicates when using route filters.
+		// Since some filters like rate limiters rely on being executed once a request we filter em here.
+		$this->filtersClass[$position] = array_unique($this->filtersClass[$position]);
 	}
 
 	/**