diff --git a/lib/validates_timeliness/helper_methods.rb b/lib/validates_timeliness/helper_methods.rb
index 3db97b7..dc9535d 100644
--- a/lib/validates_timeliness/helper_methods.rb
+++ b/lib/validates_timeliness/helper_methods.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module ActiveModel
           self.timeliness_validated_attributes ||= []
           self.timeliness_validated_attributes += (attr_names - self.timeliness_validated_attributes)
         end
-        validates_with ValidatesTimeliness::Validator, options
+        validates_with TimelinessValidator, options
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/validates_timeliness/validator.rb b/lib/validates_timeliness/validator.rb
index 9ae70d7..516dbdc 100644
--- a/lib/validates_timeliness/validator.rb
+++ b/lib/validates_timeliness/validator.rb
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
 
     RESTRICTION_ERROR_MESSAGE = "Error occurred validating %s for %s restriction:\n%s"
 
-    def self.kind
-      :timeliness
-    end
-
     def initialize(options)
       @type = options.delete(:type) || :datetime
       @allow_nil, @allow_blank = options.delete(:allow_nil), options.delete(:allow_blank)
diff --git a/spec/validates_timeliness/validator_spec.rb b/spec/validates_timeliness/validator_spec.rb
index d1ab227..2e03eb3 100644
--- a/spec/validates_timeliness/validator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/validates_timeliness/validator_spec.rb
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::Validator do
     Timecop.freeze(Time.local_time(2010, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0))
   end
 
-  it 'should return validator kind as :timeliness' do
-    ValidatesTimeliness::Validator.kind.should == :timeliness 
-  end
-
   describe "Model.validates with :timeliness option" do
     it 'should use plugin validator class' do
       Person.validates :birth_date, :timeliness => {:is_at => Date.new(2010,1,1), :type => :date}