diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_absolute_path.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_absolute_path.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ae9d298d..000000000
--- a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_absolute_path.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
-PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_absolute_path", "Stdlib::Compat::Absolute_Path")
-# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_array.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_array.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 9155784da..000000000
--- a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_array.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
-PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_array", "Stdlib::Compat::Array")
-# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_bool.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_bool.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 10f6edf8c..000000000
--- a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_bool.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
-PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_bool", "Stdlib::Compat::Bool")
-# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_hash.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_hash.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 5349664b2..000000000
--- a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_hash.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
-PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_hash", "Stdlib::Compat::Hash")
-# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_integer.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_integer.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c4645d6f..000000000
--- a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_integer.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
-PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_integer", "Stdlib::Compat::Integer")
-# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_ip_address.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_ip_address.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 15a710e73..000000000
--- a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_ip_address.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
-PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_ip_address", "Stdlib::Compat::Ip_Address")
-# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_ipv4_address.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_ipv4_address.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e1bc5987..000000000
--- a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_ipv4_address.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
-PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_ipv4_address", "Stdlib::Compat::Ipv4_Address")
-# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_ipv6_address.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_ipv6_address.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 865648a34..000000000
--- a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_ipv6_address.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
-PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_ipv6_address", "Stdlib::Compat::Ipv6_address")
-# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_numeric.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_numeric.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c2e1f20f..000000000
--- a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_numeric.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
-PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_numeric", "Stdlib::Compat::Numeric")
-# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_re.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_re.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index d63ed42e6..000000000
--- a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_re.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
-PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_re", "Stdlib::Compat::Re")
-# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_string.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/validate_string.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index a196f43d7..000000000
--- a/lib/puppet/functions/validate_string.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-require 'puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen'
-PuppetX::Puppetlabs::Stdlib.deprecation_gen("validate_string", "Stdlib::Compat::String")
-# Puppet::Functions.create_function
diff --git a/lib/puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen.rb b/lib/puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index a3d830bf2..000000000
--- a/lib/puppet_x/puppetlabs/stdlib/deprecation_gen.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# Creates a Puppet 4 function for the corresponding puppet 3 validate function, who's name will be passed as an argument, alongside the type for deprecation output purposes.
-module PuppetX
-  module Puppetlabs
-    module Stdlib
-      def self.deprecation_gen(funct, type)
-        Puppet::Functions.create_function(funct, Puppet::Functions::InternalFunction) do
-          @@funct = funct
-          @@type = type
-          dispatch :deprecation_gen do
-            scope_param
-            optional_repeated_param 'Any', :args
-          end
-          def deprecation_gen(scope, *args)
-            call_function('deprecation', 'puppet_3_type_check', "This method is deprecated, please use the stdlib validate_legacy function, with #{@@type}. There is further documentation for validate_legacy function in the README.")
-            scope.send("function_#{@@funct}", args)
-          end
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/validate_array_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/validate_array_spec.rb
index 2f549d543..b53e98c27 100755
--- a/spec/acceptance/validate_array_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/validate_array_spec.rb
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
 
       apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
     end
-    [
-      %{validate_array({'a' => 'hash' })},
-      %{validate_array('string')},
-      %{validate_array(false)},
-      %{validate_array(undef)}
-    ].each do |pp|
-      it "rejects #{pp.inspect}" do
-        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/is not an Array\.  It looks to be a/)
+    it 'validates a non-array' do
+      {
+        %{validate_array({'a' => 'hash' })} => "Hash",
+        %{validate_array('string')}         => "String",
+        %{validate_array(false)}            => "FalseClass",
+        %{validate_array(undef)}            => "String"
+      }.each do |pp,type|
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/a #{type}/)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/validate_bool_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/validate_bool_spec.rb
index 5c52d0f75..c837f089f 100755
--- a/spec/acceptance/validate_bool_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/validate_bool_spec.rb
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
 
       apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
     end
-    [
-      %{validate_bool('true')},
-      %{validate_bool('false')},
-      %{validate_bool([true])},
-      %{validate_bool(undef)}
-    ].each do |pp|
-      it "rejects #{pp.inspect}" do
-        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/is not a boolean\.  It looks to be a/)
+    it 'validates a non-bool' do
+      {
+        %{validate_bool('true')}  => "String",
+        %{validate_bool('false')} => "String",
+        %{validate_bool([true])}  => "Array",
+        %{validate_bool(undef)}   => "String",
+      }.each do |pp,type|
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/a #{type}/)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/validate_hash_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/validate_hash_spec.rb
index 637df0ae3..52fb615bd 100755
--- a/spec/acceptance/validate_hash_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/validate_hash_spec.rb
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
 
       apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
     end
-    [
-      %{validate_hash('{ "not" => "hash" }')},
-      %{validate_hash('string')},
-      %{validate_hash(["array"])},
-      %{validate_hash(undef)}
-    ].each do |pp|
-      it "rejects #{pp.inspect}" do
-        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(//)
+    it 'validates a non-hash' do
+      {
+        %{validate_hash('{ "not" => "hash" }')} => "String",
+        %{validate_hash('string')}              => "String",
+        %{validate_hash(["array"])}             => "Array",
+        %{validate_hash(undef)}                 => "String",
+      }.each do |pp,type|
+        expect(apply_manifest(pp, :expect_failures => true).stderr).to match(/a #{type}/)
       end
     end
   end