diff --git a/lib/entity_utils.rb b/lib/entity_utils.rb
index 650a859..694ac4d 100644
--- a/lib/entity_utils.rb
+++ b/lib/entity_utils.rb
@@ -400,19 +400,12 @@ def transform_and_validate(fields, input, opts)
   # )
   #
   # See rspec tests for more examples and output
-  def define_builder(*args)
-    specs, opts = extract_options(args)
-    EntityBuilder.new(parse_specs(specs), merge_configs(opts))
+  def define_builder(*specs)
+    EntityBuilder.new(parse_specs(specs), merge_configs({}))
   end
 
-  def extract_options(args)
-    last = args.last
-
-    if last.is_a?(Hash)
-      [args.first(args.size - 1), last]
-    else
-      [args, nil]
-    end
+  def define_builder_validate_always(*specs)
+    EntityBuilder.new(parse_specs(specs), merge_configs(validate: true))
   end
 
   def reset_configurations!
diff --git a/spec/entity_utils_spec.rb b/spec/entity_utils_spec.rb
index d1640b1..30668c5 100644
--- a/spec/entity_utils_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/entity_utils_spec.rb
@@ -58,45 +58,33 @@
         .to raise_error(ArgumentError)
   end
 
-  describe "validate option" do
+  describe "running validations" do
 
-    it "takes validate option as a builder parameter" do
-      person_entity = EntityUtils.define_builder(
-        [:sex, :to_symbol, one_of: [:m, :f]],
-        validate: false
-      )
-
-      expect{ person_entity.call(sex: "male") }
-        .not_to raise_error
-
-      expect(person_entity.call(sex: "male")).to eq(sex: :male)
+    before(:each) { EntityUtils.reset_configurations! }
+    after(:each) { EntityUtils.reset_configurations! }
 
-      validate_person_entity = EntityUtils.define_builder(
-        [:sex, :to_symbol, one_of: [:m, :f]],
-        validate: true
-      )
-
-      expect{ validate_person_entity.call(sex: "male") }
-        .to raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    describe "#define_builder_validate_always" do
 
-      expect{ validate_person_entity.call(sex: :m) }
-        .not_to raise_error
-    end
-
-    describe "global configuration" do
-      before(:each) { EntityUtils.reset_configurations! }
-      after(:each) { EntityUtils.reset_configurations! }
+      it "always runs validations" do
+        EntityUtils.configure!(
+          validate: false
+        )
 
-      it "validate defaults to true" do
-        person_entity = EntityUtils.define_builder(
+        person_entity = EntityUtils.define_builder_validate_always(
           [:sex, :to_symbol, one_of: [:m, :f]],
         )
 
         expect{ person_entity.call(sex: "male") }
           .to raise_error(ArgumentError)
+
+        expect{ person_entity.call(sex: :m) }
+          .not_to raise_error
       end
+    end
+
+    describe "#define_builder" do
 
-      it "uses global configurations" do
+      it "skips validations if global `validate` configuration is false" do
         EntityUtils.configure!(
           validate: false
         )
@@ -107,24 +95,24 @@
 
         expect{ person_entity.call(sex: "male") }
           .not_to raise_error
+
+        # Runs transformers
+        expect(person_entity.call(sex: "male")).to eq(sex: :male)
       end
 
-      it "local configurations override global configurations" do
+      it "runs validations if global `validate` configuration is true" do
         EntityUtils.configure!(
-          validate: false
+          validate: true
         )
 
         person_entity = EntityUtils.define_builder(
           [:sex, :to_symbol, one_of: [:m, :f]],
-          validate: true
         )
 
         expect{ person_entity.call(sex: "male") }
           .to raise_error(ArgumentError)
       end
-
     end
-
   end
 
   it "#define_builder supports nested entities" do