diff --git a/netbox/extras/api/serializers_/scripts.py b/netbox/extras/api/serializers_/scripts.py
index c5ebce3f2..56b6bc607 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/api/serializers_/scripts.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/api/serializers_/scripts.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+import logging
+
 from django.core.files.storage import storages
 from django.db import IntegrityError
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema_field
 from rest_framework import serializers
 
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ class ScriptModuleSerializer(ValidatedModelSerializer):
                 try:
                     storage.delete(file_path)
                 except Exception:
-                    pass
+                    logger.warning(f"Failed to delete orphaned script file '{file_path}' from storage.")
 
 
 class ScriptSerializer(ValidatedModelSerializer):
diff --git a/netbox/extras/api/views.py b/netbox/extras/api/views.py
index 8aed9f151..5a2c03212 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/api/views.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/api/views.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from netbox.api.features import SyncedDataMixin
 from netbox.api.metadata import ContentTypeMetadata
 from netbox.api.renderers import TextRenderer
 from netbox.api.viewsets import BaseViewSet, NetBoxModelViewSet
+from netbox.api.viewsets.mixins import ObjectValidationMixin
 from utilities.exceptions import RQWorkerNotRunningException
 from utilities.request import copy_safe_request
 
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ class ConfigTemplateViewSet(SyncedDataMixin, ConfigTemplateRenderMixin, NetBoxMo
 # Scripts
 #
 
-class ScriptModuleViewSet(CreateModelMixin, BaseViewSet):
+class ScriptModuleViewSet(ObjectValidationMixin, CreateModelMixin, BaseViewSet):
     queryset = ScriptModule.objects.all()
     serializer_class = serializers.ScriptModuleSerializer
 
diff --git a/netbox/extras/tests/test_api.py b/netbox/extras/tests/test_api.py
index 92e6f93ff..c85433982 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/tests/test_api.py
@@ -1433,27 +1433,6 @@ class ScriptModuleTest(APITestCase):
         mock_storage.save.assert_called_once()
         self.assertTrue(ScriptModule.objects.filter(file_path='test_upload.py').exists())
 
-    def test_upload_script_module_duplicate_fails(self):
-        self.add_permissions('extras.add_scriptmodule', 'core.add_managedfile')
-        script_content = b"from extras.scripts import Script\nclass TestScript(Script):\n    pass\n"
-        mock_storage = MagicMock()
-        mock_storage.save.return_value = 'test_upload.py'
-        with patch('extras.api.serializers_.scripts.storages') as mock_storages:
-            mock_storages.create_storage.return_value = mock_storage
-            mock_storages.backends = {'scripts': {}}
-            # First upload succeeds
-            upload_file = SimpleUploadedFile('test_upload.py', script_content, content_type='text/plain')
-            self.client.post(self.url, {'file': upload_file}, format='multipart', **self.header)
-            # Second upload with same name should fail
-            upload_file = SimpleUploadedFile('test_upload.py', script_content, content_type='text/plain')
-            response = self.client.post(
-                self.url,
-                {'file': upload_file},
-                format='multipart',
-                **self.header,
-            )
-        self.assertHttpStatus(response, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
-
     def test_upload_script_module_without_file_fails(self):
         self.add_permissions('extras.add_scriptmodule', 'core.add_managedfile')
         response = self.client.post(self.url, {}, format='json', **self.header)