diff --git a/aiohttp/web_urldispatcher.py b/aiohttp/web_urldispatcher.py
index f8767ba1ac3..624093294ed 100644
--- a/aiohttp/web_urldispatcher.py
+++ b/aiohttp/web_urldispatcher.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def __init__(self, method, handler, *,
             'Coroutine is expected, got {!r}'.format(expect_handler)
 
         method = method.upper()
-        if not self.validate_method(method):
+        if not HTTP_METHOD_RE.match(method):
             raise ValueError("{} is not allowed HTTP method".format(method))
 
         assert callable(handler), handler
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ def handler_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
         self._expect_handler = expect_handler
         self._resource = resource
 
-    def validate_method(self, method):
-        return HTTP_METHOD_RE.match(method)
-
     @property
     def method(self):
         return self._method