diff --git a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
index f3535b2..3e16d69 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
@@ -54,7 +54,16 @@
 		$this->CI =& get_instance();
 
 		// applies delimiters set in config file.
-		$rules = $this->_config_delimiters($rules);
+		if (isset($rules['error_prefix']))
+		{
+			$this->_error_prefix = $rules['error_prefix'];
+			unset($rules['error_prefix']);
+		}
+		if (isset($rules['error_suffix']))
+		{
+			$this->_error_suffix = $rules['error_suffix'];
+			unset($rules['error_suffix']);
+		}
 		
 		// Validation rules can be stored in a config file.
 		$this->_config_rules = $rules;
@@ -70,29 +79,6 @@
 
 		log_message('debug', "Form Validation Class Initialized");
 	}
-	
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-	
-	/**
-	 * if prefixes/suffixes set in config, assign and unset.
-	 * 
-	 * @param	array
-	 * @return	array
-	 */
-	protected function _config_delimiters($rules)
-	{
-		if (isset($rules['error_prefix']))
-		{
-			$this->_error_prefix = $rules['error_prefix'];
-			unset($rules['error_prefix']);
-		}
-		if (isset($rules['error_suffix']))
-		{
-			$this->_error_suffix = $rules['error_suffix'];
-			unset($rules['error_suffix']);
-		}
-		return $rules;
-	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------