1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/associated.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/associated.rb
index 7af0352a31..9f072c4c39 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/associated.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/associated.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
   module Validations
     class AssociatedValidator < ActiveModel::EachValidator
       def validate_each(record, attribute, value)
-        return if (value.is_a?(Array) ? value : [value]).collect{ |r| r.nil? || r.valid? }.all?
-        record.errors.add(attribute, :invalid, options.merge(:value => value))
+        if Array.wrap(value).reject {|r| r.marked_for_destruction? || r.valid?}.any?
+          record.errors.add(attribute, :invalid, options.merge(:value => value))
+        end
       end
     end