diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Validator.php b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Validator.php
index fdcec8850059..f3bd80b64cb0 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Validator.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Validator.php
@@ -306,7 +306,11 @@ public function validate()
             throw new ValidationException($this);
         }
 
-        return $this->getDataForRules();
+        $data = collect($this->getData());
+
+        return $data->only(collect($this->getRules())->keys()->map(function ($rule) {
+            return Str::contains($rule, '.') ? explode('.', $rule)[0] : $rule;
+        }))->unique()->toArray();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -727,20 +731,6 @@ public function getData()
         return $this->data;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get the data under validation only for the loaded rules.
-     *
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function getDataForRules()
-    {
-        $ruleKeys = collect($this->getRules())->keys()->map(function ($rule) {
-            return explode('.', $rule, 2)[0];
-        })->unique()->toArray();
-
-        return collect($this->getData())->only($ruleKeys)->toArray();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Set the data under validation.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php b/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
index b3121a0d6c77..2e8a97ef887c 100755
--- a/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
@@ -3874,28 +3874,14 @@ public function message()
         $this->assertTrue($rule->called);
     }
 
-    public function testGetDataForRules()
+    public function testValidateReturnsValidatedData()
     {
-        $post = ['first'=>'john', 'last'=>'doe', 'type' => 'admin'];
+        $post = ['first' => 'john', 'last' => 'doe', 'type' => 'admin'];
 
         $v = new Validator($this->getIlluminateArrayTranslator(), $post, ['first' => 'required']);
-        $data = $v->getDataForRules();
+        $data = $v->validate();
 
-        $this->assertSame($data, ['first'=>'john']);
-
-        $v->sometimes('last', 'required', function () {
-            return true;
-        });
-        $data = $v->getDataForRules();
-
-        $this->assertSame($data, ['first'=>'john', 'last'=>'doe']);
-
-        $v->sometimes('type', 'required', function () {
-            return false;
-        });
-        $data = $v->getDataForRules();
-
-        $this->assertSame($data, ['first'=>'john', 'last'=>'doe']);
+        $this->assertEquals(['first' => 'john'], $data);
     }
 
     protected function getTranslator()