diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/validation/package-info.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/validation/package-info.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 7db2ee521..000000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/validation/package-info.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-
-/**
- *
- * The classes in this package represent the set of Validator objects 
- * the Business Layer makes available to the Presentation Layer.
- *
- */
-package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.validation;
-
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/web/PetController.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/web/PetController.java
index 8060352c8..b30a30285 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/web/PetController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/web/PetController.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.Owner;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.Pet;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.PetType;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.service.ClinicService;
-import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.validation.PetValidator;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.ui.Model;
 import org.springframework.validation.BindingResult;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/validation/PetValidator.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/web/PetValidator.java
similarity index 95%
rename from src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/validation/PetValidator.java
rename to src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/web/PetValidator.java
index 93dd45e49..0ff534269 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/validation/PetValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/web/PetValidator.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.validation;
+package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.web;
 
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.Pet;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;