diff --git a/openerp/tests/test_view_validation.py b/openerp/tests/test_view_validation.py
index fc586a0c791..e5050ead517 100644
--- a/openerp/tests/test_view_validation.py
+++ b/openerp/tests/test_view_validation.py
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ invalid_graph = etree.parse(StringIO('''\
 
 valid_graph = etree.parse(StringIO('''\
 <graph string="">
-    <field></field>
-    <field></field>
+    <field name=""></field>
+    <field name=""></field>
 </graph>
 ''')).getroot()
 
@@ -82,9 +82,10 @@ invalid_tree = etree.parse(StringIO('''\
 valid_tree= etree.parse(StringIO('''\
 <tree string="">
     <button></button>
-    <field></field>
-    <field></field>
-    <field></field>
+    <label string=""></label>
+    <field name=""></field>
+    <field name=""></field>
+    <field name=""></field>
     <button></button>
 </tree>
 ''')).getroot()
@@ -104,15 +105,15 @@ class test_view_validation(unittest2.TestCase):
         assert not  valid_att_in_field(invalid_form)
         assert  valid_att_in_field(valid_form)
 
-        assert not valid_field_view(invalid_form)
-        assert valid_field_view(valid_form)
+        assert not valid_view(invalid_form)
+        assert valid_view(valid_form)
 
     def test_all_label_validation(self):
         assert not  valid_att_in_label(invalid_form)
         assert  valid_att_in_label(valid_form)
 
-        assert not valid_label_view(invalid_form)
-        assert valid_label_view(valid_form)
+        assert not valid_view(invalid_form)
+        assert valid_view(valid_form)
         
     def test_form_string_validation(self):
         assert not valid_att_in_form(invalid_form)
@@ -153,15 +154,15 @@ class test_view_validation(unittest2.TestCase):
         assert not valid_type_in_colspan(invalid_form)
         assert valid_type_in_colspan(valid_form)
         
-        assert not valid_colspan_view(invalid_form)
-        assert valid_colspan_view(valid_form)
+        assert not valid_view(invalid_form)
+        assert valid_view(valid_form)
     
     def test_col_datatype_validation(self):
         assert not valid_type_in_col(invalid_form)
         assert valid_type_in_col(valid_form)
         
-        assert not valid_col_view(invalid_form)
-        assert valid_col_view(valid_form)
+        assert not valid_view(invalid_form)
+        assert valid_view(valid_form)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/openerp/tools/view_validation.py b/openerp/tools/view_validation.py
index 4bb47c54551..820d6ae96e5 100644
--- a/openerp/tools/view_validation.py
+++ b/openerp/tools/view_validation.py
@@ -42,41 +42,17 @@ def valid_type_in_col(arch):
             return False
     return True
     
-def valid_colspan_view(arch):
-        for pred in [valid_type_in_colspan]:
-            if not pred(arch):
-                return False
-        return True
-        
-def valid_col_view(arch):
-        for pred in [valid_type_in_col]:
-            if not pred(arch):
-                return False
-        return True
-
-def valid_field_view(arch):
-        for pred in [valid_att_in_field]:
-            if not pred(arch):
-                return False
-        return True
-    
-def valid_label_view(arch):
-        for pred in [valid_att_in_label]:
-            if not pred(arch):
-                return False
-        return True
-    
 def valid_view(arch):
     if arch.tag == 'form':
-        for pred in [valid_page_in_book,valid_att_in_form]:
+        for pred in [valid_page_in_book,valid_att_in_form,valid_type_in_colspan,valid_type_in_col,valid_att_in_field,valid_att_in_label]:
             if not pred(arch):
                 return False
     elif arch.tag == 'graph':
-        for pred in [valid_field_in_graph]:
+        for pred in [valid_field_in_graph,valid_type_in_colspan,valid_type_in_col,valid_att_in_field,valid_att_in_label]:
             if not pred(arch):
                 return False
     elif arch.tag == 'tree':
-        for pred in [valid_field_in_tree]:
+        for pred in [valid_field_in_tree,valid_type_in_colspan,valid_type_in_col,valid_att_in_field,valid_att_in_label]:
             if not pred(arch):
                 return False
     return True