diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Validator/ValidationSet.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Validator/ValidationSet.php
index 8859894fadd..7e58c894985 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Validator/ValidationSet.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Validator/ValidationSet.php
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public function validate($data, $isUpdate = false) {
 		$this->reset();
 		$this->_isUpdate = $isUpdate;
 
-		if ($this->checkvalidatePresent($this->field, $data)) {
+		if ($this->checkValidatePresent($this->field, $data)) {
 			return array(__d('cake', 'This field must exist in data'));
 		}
 
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public function isEmptyAllowed() {
  * @param array $data data to check against
  * @return boolean
  */
-	public function checkvalidatePresent($field, $data) {
+	public function checkValidatePresent($field, $data) {
 		if (array_key_exists($field, $data)) {
 			return false;
 		}