1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
index ecaf04e39e..9633f226f0 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
     # The validation process on save can be skipped by passing <tt>validate: false</tt>.
     # The regular {ActiveRecord::Base#save}[rdoc-ref:Persistence#save] method is replaced
     # with this when the validations module is mixed in, which it is by default.
-    def save(options={})
+    def save(options = {})
       perform_validations(options) ? super : false
     end
 
     # Attempts to save the record just like {ActiveRecord::Base#save}[rdoc-ref:Base#save] but
     # will raise an ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid exception instead of returning +false+ if the record is not valid.
-    def save!(options={})
+    def save!(options = {})
       perform_validations(options) ? super : raise_validation_error
     end
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
     alias_method :validate, :valid?
 
-  protected
+  private
 
     def default_validation_context
       new_record? ? :create : :update
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       raise(RecordInvalid.new(self))
     end
 
-    def perform_validations(options={}) # :nodoc:
+    def perform_validations(options = {})
       options[:validate] == false || valid?(options[:context])
     end
   end