Removed the validate management command per deprecation timeline.

django/core/management/commands/validate.py

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
-import warnings
-
-from django.core.management.commands.check import Command as CheckCommand
-from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango19Warning
-
-
-class Command(CheckCommand):
-    help = 'Deprecated. Use "check" command instead. ' + CheckCommand.help
-
-    def handle(self, **options):
-        warnings.warn('"validate" has been deprecated in favor of "check".',
-            RemovedInDjango19Warning)
-        super(Command, self).handle(**options)

docs/man/django-admin.1

@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ no apps are specified
 .BI "testserver [" "\-\-addrport=ipaddr|port" "] [" "fixture fixture ..." "]"
 Runs the test suite for the specified applications, or the entire project if
 no apps are specified
-.TP
-.BI validate
-Validates all installed models.
 .SH "OPTIONS"
 .TP
 .I \-\-version

docs/ref/django-admin.txt

@@ -1343,17 +1343,6 @@ To run on 1.2.3.4:7000 with a ``test`` fixture::
 The :djadminopt:`--noinput` option may be provided to suppress all user
 prompts.
 
-validate
---------
-
-.. django-admin:: validate
-
-.. deprecated:: 1.7
-    Replaced by the :djadmin:`check` command.
-
-Validates all installed models (according to the :setting:`INSTALLED_APPS`
-setting) and prints validation errors to standard output.
-
 Commands provided by applications
 =================================
 

docs/releases/1.7.txt

@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ resolving those problems. The framework is extensible so you can add your
 own checks for your own apps and libraries.
 
 To perform system checks, you use the :djadmin:`check` management command.
-This command replaces the older :djadmin:`validate` management command.
+This command replaces the older ``validate`` management command.
 
 New ``Prefetch`` object for advanced ``prefetch_related`` operations.
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -1681,7 +1681,8 @@ deprecated, use ``SplitDateTimeWidget`` with
 ``validate``
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-:djadmin:`validate` command is deprecated in favor of :djadmin:`check` command.
+The ``validate`` management command is deprecated in favor of the
+:djadmin:`check` command.
 
 ``django.core.management.BaseCommand``
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

tests/logging_tests/tests.py

@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ class SettingsConfigTest(AdminScriptTestCase):
 
     def test_circular_dependency(self):
         # validate is just an example command to trigger settings configuration
-        out, err = self.run_manage(['validate'])
+        out, err = self.run_manage(['check'])
         self.assertNoOutput(err)
         self.assertOutput(out, "System check identified no issues (0 silenced).")
 
@@ -466,6 +466,6 @@ format=%(message)s
         self.remove_settings('settings.py')
 
     def test_custom_logging(self):
-        out, err = self.run_manage(['validate'])
+        out, err = self.run_manage(['check'])
         self.assertNoOutput(err)
         self.assertOutput(out, "System check identified no issues (0 silenced).")

tests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py

@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ LOGIN_URL = reverse_lazy('login')""")
         self.remove_settings('settings.py')
 
     def test_lazy_in_settings(self):
-        out, err = self.run_manage(['validate'])
+        out, err = self.run_manage(['check'])
         self.assertNoOutput(err)