diff --git a/library/Validator.php b/library/Validator.php
index 44eb2e1d2..e57acebee 100644
--- a/library/Validator.php
+++ b/library/Validator.php
@@ -150,11 +150,6 @@ public function __call($method, $arguments)
             return $arguments ? static::buildRule($method, $arguments) : new Rules\Not($this);
         }
 
-        if (isset($method{4}) &&
-            substr($method, 0, 4) == 'base' && preg_match('@^base([0-9]{1,2})$@', $method, $match)) {
-            return $this->addRule(static::buildRule('base', array($match[1])));
-        }
-
         return $this->addRule(static::buildRule($method, $arguments));
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/library/Respect/Validation/Rules/BaseTest.php b/tests/library/Respect/Validation/Rules/BaseTest.php
index eb00a2e23..5e4971911 100644
--- a/tests/library/Respect/Validation/Rules/BaseTest.php
+++ b/tests/library/Respect/Validation/Rules/BaseTest.php
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ class BaseTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
     protected $object;
 
-    protected function setUp()
-    {
-
-    }
-
     /**
      * @dataProvider providerForBase
      *
@@ -24,20 +19,6 @@ public function testBase($base, $input)
         $this->assertTrue($object->assert($input));
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @dataProvider providerForBase
-     *
-     */
-    public function testBaseShortcut($base, $input)
-    {
-        $method = 'base' . $base;
-        $object = v::$method();
-
-        $this->assertTrue($object->__invoke($input));
-        $this->assertTrue($object->check($input));
-        $this->assertTrue($object->assert($input));
-    }
-
     /**
      * @dataProvider providerForInvalidBase
      *
@@ -48,17 +29,6 @@ public function testInvalidBase($base, $input)
         $this->assertFalse($object->__invoke($input));
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @dataProvider providerForInvalidBase
-     *
-     */
-    public function testInvalidBaseShortcut($base, $input)
-    {
-        $method = 'base' . $base;
-        $object = v::$method();
-        $this->assertFalse($object->__invoke($input));
-    }
-
     /**
      * @dataProvider providerForExceptionBase
      * @expectedException Respect\Validation\Exceptions\BaseException
diff --git a/tests/library/Respect/Validation/Rules/PrntTest.php b/tests/library/Respect/Validation/Rules/PrntTest.php
index da90d788e..5226850f8 100644
--- a/tests/library/Respect/Validation/Rules/PrntTest.php
+++ b/tests/library/Respect/Validation/Rules/PrntTest.php
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ public function providerForInvalidPrint()
     {
         return array(
             array(null),
-            array("foo\nbar"),
-            array("foo\tbar"),
+            array("foo" . chr(7) . "bar"),
+            array("foo" . chr(10) . "bar"),
         );
     }
 }