diff --git a/extras_mongoengine/fields.py b/extras_mongoengine/fields.py
index 7ce8264..ef50e40 100644
--- a/extras_mongoengine/fields.py
+++ b/extras_mongoengine/fields.py
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ def prepare_query_value(self, op, value):
     def validate(self, value):
         return super(EnumField, self).validate(self.__get_value(value))
 
-    def _validate(self, value, **kwargs):
-        return super(EnumField, self)._validate(
-                self.enum(self.__get_value(value)), **kwargs)
-
 
 class IntEnumField(EnumField, IntField):
     """A variation on :class:`EnumField` for only int containing enumeration.