diff --git a/docroot/sites/all/modules/contrib/media_youtube/includes/MediaInternetYouTubeHandler.inc b/docroot/sites/all/modules/contrib/media_youtube/includes/MediaInternetYouTubeHandler.inc
index fbc92ec..d93af55 100644
--- a/docroot/sites/all/modules/contrib/media_youtube/includes/MediaInternetYouTubeHandler.inc
+++ b/docroot/sites/all/modules/contrib/media_youtube/includes/MediaInternetYouTubeHandler.inc
@@ -28,28 +28,19 @@ class MediaInternetYouTubeHandler extends MediaInternetBaseHandler {
     }
   }
 
-  public function validate() {
-    // @todo Media module currently fails when two files try to have the same
-    //   URI, so catch that in the validation step. Some day, it would be nice
-    //   to allow it, however. See http://drupal.org/node/952422.
-    $uri = $this->parse($this->embedCode);
-    $existing_files = file_load_multiple(array(), array('uri' => $uri));
-    if (count($existing_files)) {
-      throw new MediaInternetValidationException(t('You have entered a URL for a video that is already in your library.'));
-    }
-  }
-
   public function save() {
     $file = $this->getFileObject();
+    // If a user enters a duplicate YouTube URL, the object will be saved again.
+    // Set the timestamp to the current time, so that the media item shows up
+    // at the top of the media library, where they would expect to see it.
+    $file_obj->timestamp = REQUEST_TIME;
     file_save($file);
     return $file;
   }
 
   public function getFileObject() {
     $uri = $this->parse($this->embedCode);
-    //@todo: this is terribly broken in some ways because the function is really
-    // made for local files which are 'real'
-    return file_uri_to_object($uri);
+    return file_uri_to_object($uri, TRUE);
   }
 
   /**