diff --git a/railties/guides/source/active_record_validations_callbacks.textile b/railties/guides/source/active_record_validations_callbacks.textile
index 9ce0423244..0824ba450c 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/active_record_validations_callbacks.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/active_record_validations_callbacks.textile
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ This helper validates that the specified attributes are not empty. It uses the +
 
 <ruby>
 class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
-  validates :name, :presence => true, :login, :email
+  validates :name, :login, :email, :presence => true
 end
 </ruby>
 
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/security.textile b/railties/guides/source/security.textile
index 6f766430c1..5b24d8c8e3 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/security.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/security.textile
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ Ruby uses a slightly different approach than many other languages to match the e
 
 <ruby>
 class File < ActiveRecord::Base
-  validates :name, format => /^[\w\.\-\+]+$/
+  validates :name, :format => /^[\w\.\-\+]+$/
 end
 </ruby>