TWO System keychains?

Out of curiosity, I double-clicked on "System.keychain" in /Library/Keychains. Keychain Access opened, and now shows two "System" keychains in its list on the left. Both appear to have identical contents, and both are in the same location (/Library/Keychains/System.keychain) according to the little "tool-tip" that pops up when I hover over each of them.
Does anyone know: Shouldn't there be only one System.keychain? How/why did the other appear, and how can I get rid of it?

it's still just one system keychain. you just opened it twice. this is quite harmless. if it really bothers you quit keychain access and delete the file /users/username/library/preferences/com.apple.security.plist. then start keychain access and there will be just one system keychain there.

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