diff --git a/modules/backend/behaviors/FormController.php b/modules/backend/behaviors/FormController.php
index 71e9567f6..86c47b42c 100644
--- a/modules/backend/behaviors/FormController.php
+++ b/modules/backend/behaviors/FormController.php
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ class FormController extends ControllerBehavior
 
         $this->initForm($model);
 
-        $this->controller->formSetValidationNames($model);
         $this->controller->formBeforeSave($model);
         $this->controller->formBeforeCreate($model);
 
@@ -301,7 +300,6 @@ class FormController extends ControllerBehavior
         $model = $this->controller->formFindModelObject($recordId);
         $this->initForm($model);
 
-        $this->controller->formSetValidationNames($model);
         $this->controller->formBeforeSave($model);
         $this->controller->formBeforeUpdate($model);
 
@@ -681,28 +679,6 @@ class FormController extends ControllerBehavior
     // Overrides
     //
 
-    /**
-     * Called before the creation or updating form is saved to override the field names for validation using their labels
-     */
-    public function formSetValidationNames($model)
-    {
-        $attributeNames = [];
-        $form = $this->formGetWidget();
-        foreach ($form->getFields() as $field) {
-            $fieldName = implode('.', HtmlHelper::nameToArray($field->fieldName));
-            $attributeNames[$fieldName] = $field->label;
-        }
-        if (!property_exists($model, 'attributeNames')) {
-            $model->addDynamicProperty('attributeNames', $attributeNames);
-            // Clean up after validation to prevent attributeNames from being handled as a model attribute to be saved in the DB
-            $model->bindEvent('model.afterValidate', function () use ($model) {
-                unset($model->attributes['attributeNames']);
-            });
-        } else {
-            $model->attributeNames = array_merge($attributeNames, (array) $model->attributeNames);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Called before the creation or updating form is saved.
      * @param Model
diff --git a/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php b/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php
index 01e96f23f..68a1768a0 100644
--- a/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php
+++ b/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php
@@ -783,9 +783,11 @@ class Form extends WidgetBase
         list($fieldName, $fieldContext) = $this->getFieldName($name);
 
         $field = new FormField($fieldName, $label);
+
         if ($fieldContext) {
             $field->context = $fieldContext;
         }
+
         $field->arrayName = $this->arrayName;
         $field->idPrefix = $this->getId();
 
@@ -793,20 +795,17 @@ class Form extends WidgetBase
          * Simple field type
          */
         if (is_string($config)) {
-
             if ($this->isFormWidget($config) !== false) {
                 $field->displayAs('widget', ['widget' => $config]);
             }
             else {
                 $field->displayAs($config);
             }
-
         }
         /*
          * Defined field type
          */
         else {
-
             $fieldType = isset($config['type']) ? $config['type'] : null;
             if (!is_string($fieldType) && !is_null($fieldType)) {
                 throw new ApplicationException(Lang::get(
@@ -824,7 +823,6 @@ class Form extends WidgetBase
             }
 
             $field->displayAs($fieldType, $config);
-
         }
 
         /*
@@ -832,12 +830,19 @@ class Form extends WidgetBase
          */
         $field->value = $this->getFieldValue($field);
 
+        /*
+         * Apply the field name to the validation engine
+         */
+        $attrName = implode('.', HtmlHelper::nameToArray($field->fieldName));
+
+        if ($this->model && method_exists($this->model, 'setValidationAttributeName')) {
+            $this->model->setValidationAttributeName($attrName, $field->label);
+        }
+
         /*
          * Check model if field is required
          */
         if ($field->required === null && $this->model && method_exists($this->model, 'isAttributeRequired')) {
-            $fieldName = implode('.', HtmlHelper::nameToArray($field->fieldName));
-
             // Check nested fields
             if ($this->isNested) {
                 // Get the current attribute level
@@ -852,10 +857,10 @@ class Form extends WidgetBase
                 }
 
                 // Recombine names for full attribute name in rules array
-                $fieldName = implode('.', $nameArray) . ".{$fieldName}";
+                $attrName = implode('.', $nameArray) . ".{$attrName}";
             }
 
-            $field->required = $this->model->isAttributeRequired($fieldName);
+            $field->required = $this->model->isAttributeRequired($attrName);
         }
 
         /*