diff --git a/tests/TestCase/ORM/TableTest.php b/tests/TestCase/ORM/TableTest.php
index 775cf64e447..ce71d761a7d 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/ORM/TableTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/ORM/TableTest.php
@@ -2066,7 +2066,7 @@ public function testSaveWithValidationError() {
 			'username' => 'superuser'
 		]);
 		$table = TableRegistry::get('users');
-		$table->validator()->validatePresence('password');
+		$table->validator()->requirePresence('password');
 		$this->assertFalse($table->save($entity));
 		$this->assertNotEmpty($entity->errors('password'));
 		$this->assertSame($entity, $table->validator()->provider('entity'));
@@ -2083,7 +2083,7 @@ public function testSaveWithValidationErrorAndFieldList() {
 			'username' => 'superuser'
 		]);
 		$table = TableRegistry::get('users');
-		$table->validator()->validatePresence('password');
+		$table->validator()->requirePresence('password');
 		$this->assertFalse($table->save($entity));
 		$this->assertNotEmpty($entity->errors('password'));
 	}
@@ -2098,7 +2098,7 @@ public function testSaveWithDifferentValidator() {
 			'username' => 'superuser'
 		]);
 		$table = TableRegistry::get('users');
-		$validator = (new Validator)->validatePresence('password');
+		$validator = (new Validator)->requirePresence('password');
 		$table->validator('custom', $validator);
 		$this->assertFalse($table->save($entity, ['validate' => 'custom']));
 		$this->assertNotEmpty($entity->errors('password'));
@@ -2117,7 +2117,7 @@ public function testSaveWithValidationSuccess() {
 			'password' => 'hey'
 		]);
 		$table = TableRegistry::get('users');
-		$table->validator()->validatePresence('password');
+		$table->validator()->requirePresence('password');
 		$this->assertSame($entity, $table->save($entity));
 		$this->assertEmpty($entity->errors('password'));
 	}
@@ -2136,7 +2136,7 @@ public function testBeforeValidate() {
 			$this->assertSame($entity, $en);
 			$this->assertTrue($opt['crazy']);
 			$this->assertSame($ev->subject()->validator('default'), $val);
-			$val->validatePresence('password');
+			$val->requirePresence('password');
 		}, 'Model.beforeValidate');
 		$this->assertFalse($table->save($entity, ['crazy' => true]));
 		$this->assertNotEmpty($entity->errors('password'));
@@ -2171,7 +2171,7 @@ public function testAfterValidate() {
 			'password' => 'hey'
 		]);
 		$table = TableRegistry::get('users');
-		$table->validator()->validatePresence('password');
+		$table->validator()->requirePresence('password');
 		$table->eventManager()->attach(function ($ev, $en, $opt, $val) use ($entity) {
 			$this->assertSame($entity, $en);
 			$this->assertTrue($opt['crazy']);
@@ -2207,10 +2207,10 @@ public function testSaveWithDifferentValidatorAndAssociations() {
 		$table = TableRegistry::get('articles');
 		$table->belongsTo('authors');
 		$table->hasMany('ArticlesTags');
-		$validator = (new Validator)->validatePresence('body');
+		$validator = (new Validator)->requirePresence('body');
 		$table->validator('custom', $validator);
 
-		$validator2 = (new Validator)->validatePresence('thing');
+		$validator2 = (new Validator)->requirePresence('thing');
 		$table->authors->validator('default', $validator2);
 		$this->assertFalse($table->save($entity, ['validate' => 'custom']), 'default was not used');
 		$this->assertNotEmpty($entity->author->errors('thing'));
@@ -2242,13 +2242,13 @@ public function testSaveValidateAllAssociations() {
 		$table->belongsTo('Authors');
 		$table->hasMany('Comments');
 
-		$validator = (new Validator)->validatePresence('body');
+		$validator = (new Validator)->requirePresence('body');
 		$table->validator('default', $validator);
 
-		$authorValidate = (new Validator)->validatePresence('bio');
+		$authorValidate = (new Validator)->requirePresence('bio');
 		$table->Authors->validator('default', $authorValidate);
 
-		$commentValidate = (new Validator)->validatePresence('author');
+		$commentValidate = (new Validator)->requirePresence('author');
 		$table->Comments->validator('default', $commentValidate);
 
 		$result = $table->save($entity);
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Shell/Task/ModelTaskTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Shell/Task/ModelTaskTest.php
index c04a80dd510..20f3f06fc2b 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Shell/Task/ModelTaskTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Shell/Task/ModelTaskTest.php
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ public function testBakeTableValidation() {
 			$result);
 		$this->assertContains("->allowEmpty('id', 'create')", $result);
 		$this->assertContains("->allowEmpty('email')", $result);
-		$this->assertContains("->validatePresence('name', 'create')", $result);
+		$this->assertContains("->requirePresence('name', 'create')", $result);
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Validation/ValidatorTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Validation/ValidatorTest.php
index cf95cf82d7c..b5d180622da 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Validation/ValidatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Validation/ValidatorTest.php
@@ -94,22 +94,22 @@ public function testRemove() {
 	}
 
 /**
- * Tests the validatePresence method
+ * Tests the requirePresence method
  *
  * @return void
  */
-	public function testValidatePresence() {
+	public function testRequirePresence() {
 		$validator = new Validator;
-		$this->assertSame($validator, $validator->validatePresence('title'));
+		$this->assertSame($validator, $validator->requirePresence('title'));
 		$this->assertTrue($validator->field('title')->isPresenceRequired());
 
-		$validator->validatePresence('title', false);
+		$validator->requirePresence('title', false);
 		$this->assertFalse($validator->field('title')->isPresenceRequired());
 
-		$validator->validatePresence('title', 'create');
+		$validator->requirePresence('title', 'create');
 		$this->assertEquals('create', $validator->field('title')->isPresenceRequired());
 
-		$validator->validatePresence('title', 'update');
+		$validator->requirePresence('title', 'update');
 		$this->assertEquals('update', $validator->field('title')->isPresenceRequired());
 	}
 
@@ -120,19 +120,19 @@ public function testValidatePresence() {
  */
 	public function testIsPresenceRequired() {
 		$validator = new Validator;
-		$this->assertSame($validator, $validator->validatePresence('title'));
+		$this->assertSame($validator, $validator->requirePresence('title'));
 		$this->assertTrue($validator->isPresenceRequired('title', true));
 		$this->assertTrue($validator->isPresenceRequired('title', false));
 
-		$validator->validatePresence('title', false);
+		$validator->requirePresence('title', false);
 		$this->assertFalse($validator->isPresenceRequired('title', true));
 		$this->assertFalse($validator->isPresenceRequired('title', false));
 
-		$validator->validatePresence('title', 'create');
+		$validator->requirePresence('title', 'create');
 		$this->assertTrue($validator->isPresenceRequired('title', true));
 		$this->assertFalse($validator->isPresenceRequired('title', false));
 
-		$validator->validatePresence('title', 'update');
+		$validator->requirePresence('title', 'update');
 		$this->assertTrue($validator->isPresenceRequired('title', false));
 		$this->assertFalse($validator->isPresenceRequired('title', true));
 	}
@@ -144,14 +144,14 @@ public function testIsPresenceRequired() {
  */
 	public function testErrorsWithPresenceRequired() {
 		$validator = new Validator;
-		$validator->validatePresence('title');
+		$validator->requirePresence('title');
 		$errors = $validator->errors(['foo' => 'something']);
 		$expected = ['title' => ['This field is required']];
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $errors);
 
 		$this->assertEmpty($validator->errors(['title' => 'bar']));
 
-		$validator->validatePresence('title', false);
+		$validator->requirePresence('title', false);
 		$this->assertEmpty($validator->errors(['foo' => 'bar']));
 	}
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public function testErrorsWithPresenceRequired() {
  */
 	public function testCustomErrorsWithPresenceRequired() {
 		$validator = new Validator;
-		$validator->validatePresence('title', true, 'Custom message');
+		$validator->requirePresence('title', true, 'Custom message');
 		$errors = $validator->errors(['foo' => 'something']);
 		$expected = ['title' => ['Custom message']];
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $errors);