diff --git a/clientside_validation.js b/clientside_validation.js
index 5dea3ec3181633c0ae63478c8d25e0e9183912f2..539b6930fddbb3ef2f8db452b8f0bb111204514f 100644
--- a/clientside_validation.js
+++ b/clientside_validation.js
@@ -825,11 +825,6 @@
       return (amountChecked >= param[0] && amountChecked <= param[1]);
     }, jQuery.format('Minimum {0}, maximum {1}'));
 
-    // Allow integers, same as digits but including a leading '-'
-    jQuery.validator.addMethod("digits_negative", function(value, element) {
-      return this.optional(element) || /^-?\d+$/.test(value);
-    }, jQuery.format('Please enter only digits.'));
-
     // One of the values
     jQuery.validator.addMethod("oneOf", function(value, element, param) {
       for (var p in param.values) {
@@ -1310,6 +1305,25 @@
       }
     }, jQuery.format('Not a valid EAN number.'));
 
+    if (Drupal.settings.clientsideValidation.deprecated) {
+      jQuery.validator.addMethod("rangeWords", function(value, element, param) {
+        return this.optional(element) || (param[0] <= jQuery.trim(value).split(/\s+/).length && value.split(/\s+/).length <= param[1]);
+      }, jQuery.format('The value must be between {0} and {1} words long'));
+
+      jQuery.validator.addMethod("minWords", function(value, element, param) {
+        return this.optional(element) || param <= jQuery.trim(value).split(/\s+/).length;
+      }, jQuery.format('The value must be more than {0} words long'));
+
+      jQuery.validator.addMethod("maxWords", function(value, element, param) {
+        return this.optional(element) || jQuery.trim(value).split(/\s+/).length <= param;
+      }, jQuery.format('The value must be fewer than {0} words long'));
+
+      // Allow integers, same as digits but including a leading '-'
+      jQuery.validator.addMethod("integer", function(value, element) {
+        return this.optional(element) || /^-?\d+$/.test(value);
+      }, jQuery.format('Please enter only digits.'));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Allow other modules to add more rules.
      * @event clientsideValidationAddCustomRules
diff --git a/clientside_validation.module b/clientside_validation.module
index 1025733512f27535f0342e24faa9fd203ac35cce..c1f4b12006f3a43eb43228a915486c391d884fce 100644
--- a/clientside_validation.module
+++ b/clientside_validation.module
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ function clientside_validation_add_js_settings($settings) {
   }
   else {
     // @todo: deprecated.
+    $settings['clientsideValidation']['deprecated'] = TRUE;
     _clientside_validation_add_js_deprecated();
   }