3 files changed, 19 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/test/models/company.rb b/activerecord/test/models/company.rb
index 02a775f9ef..9c9d03dd5b 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/models/company.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/models/company.rb
@@ -146,10 +146,13 @@ class Account < ActiveRecord::Base
     true
   end
 
+  validate :check_empty_credit_limit
+
   protected
-    def validate
-      errors.add_on_empty "credit_limit"
-    end
+
+  def check_empty_credit_limit
+    errors.add_on_empty "credit_limit"
+  end
 
   private
 
diff --git a/activerecord/test/models/company_in_module.rb b/activerecord/test/models/company_in_module.rb
index 7f02403d5a..1122c7256f 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/models/company_in_module.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/models/company_in_module.rb
@@ -52,10 +52,13 @@ module MyApplication
         i.belongs_to :nested_unqualified_billing_firm, :class_name => 'Nested::Firm'
       end
 
+      validate :check_empty_credit_limit
+
       protected
-        def validate
-          errors.add_on_empty "credit_limit"
-        end
+
+      def check_empty_credit_limit
+        errors.add_on_empty "credit_limit"
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/activerecord/test/models/reply.rb b/activerecord/test/models/reply.rb
index 55e7ccd22f..616c07687c 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/models/reply.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/models/reply.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ class Reply < Topic
 
   attr_accessible :title, :author_name, :author_email_address, :written_on, :content, :last_read
 
-  def validate
+  validate :check_empty_title
+  validate_on_create :check_content_mismatch
+  validate_on_update :check_wrong_update
+
+  def check_empty_title
     errors[:title] << "Empty" unless attribute_present?("title")
   end
 
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@ class Reply < Topic
     errors[:content] << "Empty" unless attribute_present?("content")
   end
 
-  def validate_on_create
+  def check_content_mismatch
     if attribute_present?("title") && attribute_present?("content") && content == "Mismatch"
       errors[:title] << "is Content Mismatch"
     end
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ class Reply < Topic
     errors[:title] << "is Wrong Create" if attribute_present?("title") && title == "Wrong Create"
   end
 
-  def validate_on_update
+  def check_wrong_update
     errors[:title] << "is Wrong Update" if attribute_present?("title") && title == "Wrong Update"
   end
 end