diff --git a/validator/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/validator/Validator.java b/validator/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/validator/Validator.java
index 878d47a9..14f16787 100644
--- a/validator/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/validator/Validator.java
+++ b/validator/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/validator/Validator.java
@@ -73,5 +73,10 @@ public abstract class Validator {
 	}
 
 
+	public ValidationContext getValidationContext() {
+		return context;
+	}
+
+
 
 }
diff --git a/validator/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/validator/XMLValidator.java b/validator/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/validator/XMLValidator.java
index f4af76d5..c5a3d742 100644
--- a/validator/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/validator/XMLValidator.java
+++ b/validator/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/validator/XMLValidator.java
@@ -516,8 +516,4 @@ public class XMLValidator extends Validator {
 		return failedRules;
 	}
 
-	public ValidationContext getValidationContext() {
-		return context;
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/validator/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/validator/ZUGFeRDValidator.java b/validator/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/validator/ZUGFeRDValidator.java
index b58d2747..981d732f 100644
--- a/validator/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/validator/ZUGFeRDValidator.java
+++ b/validator/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/validator/ZUGFeRDValidator.java
@@ -396,10 +396,6 @@ public class ZUGFeRDValidator {
 		disableNotices = true;
 	}
 
-	public ValidationContext getValidationContext() {
-		return context;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Read the file and calculate the SHA-1 checksum
 	 *