diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5f08979d..ca11a6e4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 language: ruby
 script: "bundle exec rake appraisal:integration test"
 rvm:
-  - 1.8.7
-  - 1.9.2
-  - 1.9.3
+  - 2.1.1
   - jruby-18mode
   - jruby-19mode
   - rbx-18mode
diff --git a/lib/state_machine/integrations/active_model.rb b/lib/state_machine/integrations/active_model.rb
index db5368c3..8311767e 100644
--- a/lib/state_machine/integrations/active_model.rb
+++ b/lib/state_machine/integrations/active_model.rb
@@ -396,7 +396,13 @@ def errors_for(object)
       def reset(object)
         object.errors.clear if supports_validations?
       end
-      
+
+      # Runs state events around the object's validation process
+      def around_validation(object)
+        object.class.state_machines.transitions(object, action, :after => false).perform { yield }
+      end
+        
+              
       protected
         # Whether observers are supported in the integration.  Only true if
         # ActiveModel::Observer is available.
@@ -509,11 +515,6 @@ def define_validation_hook
           owner_class.set_callback(:validation, :around, self, :prepend => true)
         end
         
-        # Runs state events around the object's validation process
-        def around_validation(object)
-          object.class.state_machines.transitions(object, action, :after => false).perform { yield }
-        end
-        
         # Creates a new callback in the callback chain, always inserting it
         # before the default Observer callbacks that were created after
         # initialization.