diff --git a/lib/data_mapper/validations.rb b/lib/data_mapper/validations.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/data_mapper/validations.rb
+++ b/lib/data_mapper/validations.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module DataMapper
     # 
     # @api public
     def valid_for_default?
-      validate(:default)
+      valid?(:default)
     end
 
     # @return [ErrorSet]
Fix my over-zealous redefinition of Validations#valid_for_default?.