diff --git a/lib/validates_timeliness/validation_methods.rb b/lib/validates_timeliness/validation_methods.rb
index dc37302..18927aa 100644
--- a/lib/validates_timeliness/validation_methods.rb
+++ b/lib/validates_timeliness/validation_methods.rb
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
 
       private
 
-      def validates_timeliness_of(*attr_names)
-        configuration = attr_names.extract_options!
+      def validates_timeliness_of(attr_names, configuration)
         validator = ValidatesTimeliness::Validator.new(configuration)
         
         # bypass handling of allow_nil and allow_blank to validate raw value
diff --git a/spec/validation_methods_spec.rb b/spec/validation_methods_spec.rb
index 15997e1..e231599 100644
--- a/spec/validation_methods_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/validation_methods_spec.rb
@@ -45,12 +45,4 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::ValidationMethods do
       ActiveRecord::Base.parse_date_time(*args)
     end
   end
-  
-    # it "should have same value for before_type_cast after failed validation" do
-    #   person.birth_date_and_time = "2000-01-01 25:02:03"
-    #   person.should_not be_valid
-    #   person.birth_date_and_time_before_type_cast.should == "2000-01-01 25:02:03"
-    # end
-    # 
-   
 end