1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
index c013a4518f..9633f226f0 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
@@ -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