diff --git a/activemodel/test/cases/validations/acceptance_validation_test.rb b/activemodel/test/cases/validations/acceptance_validation_test.rb
index d9d8c6b0f8..e78aa1adaf 100644
--- a/activemodel/test/cases/validations/acceptance_validation_test.rb
+++ b/activemodel/test/cases/validations/acceptance_validation_test.rb
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ class AcceptanceValidationTest < ActiveModel::TestCase
     p.karma = "1"
     assert p.valid?
   ensure
-    Person.reset_callbacks(:validate)
+    Person.clear_validators!
   end
 end
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/persistence_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/persistence_test.rb
index 6f1e518f45..b9f0624f76 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/persistence_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/persistence_test.rb
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ class PersistenceTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
 
     assert_raise(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid) { reply.update!(title: nil, content: "Have a nice evening") }
   ensure
-    Reply.reset_callbacks(:validate)
+    Reply.clear_validators!
   end
 
   def test_update_attributes!
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ class PersistenceTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
 
     assert_raise(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid) { reply.update_attributes!(title: nil, content: "Have a nice evening") }
   ensure
-    Reply.reset_callbacks(:validate)
+    Reply.clear_validators!
   end
 
   def test_destroyed_returns_boolean
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/validations/i18n_generate_message_validation_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/validations/i18n_generate_message_validation_test.rb
index a73c3bf1af..13d4d85afa 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/validations/i18n_generate_message_validation_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/validations/i18n_generate_message_validation_test.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'models/topic'
 
 class I18nGenerateMessageValidationTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
   def setup
-    Topic.reset_callbacks(:validate)
+    Topic.clear_validators!
     @topic = Topic.new
     I18n.backend = I18n::Backend::Simple.new
   end