diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Customer/Model/Address/AbstractAddress.php b/app/code/Magento/Customer/Model/Address/AbstractAddress.php
index 7b32da94ddedb476eda579521c1a19c002618ec4..786c5f9770a2e56123983c7b82c63ea369bec0a4 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Customer/Model/Address/AbstractAddress.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Customer/Model/Address/AbstractAddress.php
@@ -554,6 +554,8 @@ class AbstractAddress extends AbstractExtensibleModel implements AddressModelInt
     /**
      * Validate address attribute values
      *
+     *
+     *
      * @return bool|array
      * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.CyclomaticComplexity)
      * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.NPathComplexity)
@@ -562,23 +564,24 @@ class AbstractAddress extends AbstractExtensibleModel implements AddressModelInt
     {
         $errors = [];
         if (!\Zend_Validate::is($this->getFirstname(), 'NotEmpty')) {
-            $errors[] = __('Please enter the first name.');
+            $errors[] = __('%fieldName is a required field.', ['fieldName' => 'firstname']);
         }
 
         if (!\Zend_Validate::is($this->getLastname(), 'NotEmpty')) {
-            $errors[] = __('Please enter the last name.');
+            $errors[] = __('%fieldName is a required field.', ['fieldName' => 'lastname']);
         }
 
         if (!\Zend_Validate::is($this->getStreetLine(1), 'NotEmpty')) {
-            $errors[] = __('Please enter the street.');
+            $errors[] = __('%fieldName is a required field.', ['fieldName' => 'street']);
         }
 
         if (!\Zend_Validate::is($this->getCity(), 'NotEmpty')) {
-            $errors[] = __('Please enter the city.');
+            $errors[] = __('%fieldName is a required field.', ['fieldName' => 'city']);
         }
 
         if (!\Zend_Validate::is($this->getTelephone(), 'NotEmpty')) {
-            $errors[] = __('Please enter the phone number.');
+            $errors[] = __('%fieldName is a required field.', ['fieldName' => 'telephone']);
+
         }
 
         $_havingOptionalZip = $this->_directoryData->getCountriesWithOptionalZip();
@@ -590,11 +593,11 @@ class AbstractAddress extends AbstractExtensibleModel implements AddressModelInt
             'NotEmpty'
         )
         ) {
-            $errors[] = __('Please enter the zip/postal code.');
+            $errors[] = __('%fieldName is a required field.', ['fieldName' => 'postcode']);
         }
 
         if (!\Zend_Validate::is($this->getCountryId(), 'NotEmpty')) {
-            $errors[] = __('Please enter the country.');
+            $errors[] = __('%fieldName is a required field.', ['fieldName' => 'countryId']);
         }
 
         if ($this->getCountryModel()->getRegionCollection()->getSize() && !\Zend_Validate::is(
@@ -604,7 +607,7 @@ class AbstractAddress extends AbstractExtensibleModel implements AddressModelInt
             $this->getCountryId()
         )
         ) {
-            $errors[] = __('Please enter the state/province.');
+            $errors[] = __('%fieldName is a required field.', ['fieldName' => 'regionId']);
         }
 
         if (empty($errors) || $this->getShouldIgnoreValidation()) {
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Customer/Model/ResourceModel/AddressRepository.php b/app/code/Magento/Customer/Model/ResourceModel/AddressRepository.php
index 67d4ea32369ba8a37fef329d2aec809037fcac75..24df57e07e84826dcd7a19cdd84e5e6ca70ac37c 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Customer/Model/ResourceModel/AddressRepository.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Customer/Model/ResourceModel/AddressRepository.php
@@ -124,8 +124,12 @@ class AddressRepository implements \Magento\Customer\Api\AddressRepositoryInterf
             $addressModel->updateData($address);
         }
 
-        $inputException = $this->_validate($addressModel);
-        if ($inputException->wasErrorAdded()) {
+        $errors = $addressModel->validate();
+        if ($errors !== true) {
+            $inputException = new InputException();
+            foreach ($errors as $error) {
+                $inputException->addError($error);
+            }
             throw $inputException;
         }
         $addressModel->save();
@@ -255,70 +259,6 @@ class AddressRepository implements \Magento\Customer\Api\AddressRepositoryInterf
         return true;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Validate Customer Addresses attribute values.
-     *
-     * @param CustomerAddressModel $customerAddressModel the model to validate
-     * @return InputException
-     *
-     * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.NPathComplexity)
-     * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.CyclomaticComplexity)
-     */
-    private function _validate(CustomerAddressModel $customerAddressModel)
-    {
-        $exception = new InputException();
-        if ($customerAddressModel->getShouldIgnoreValidation()) {
-            return $exception;
-        }
-
-        if (!\Zend_Validate::is($customerAddressModel->getFirstname(), 'NotEmpty')) {
-            $exception->addError(__('%fieldName is a required field.', ['fieldName' => 'firstname']));
-        }
-
-        if (!\Zend_Validate::is($customerAddressModel->getLastname(), 'NotEmpty')) {
-            $exception->addError(__('%fieldName is a required field.', ['fieldName' => 'lastname']));
-        }
-
-        if (!\Zend_Validate::is($customerAddressModel->getStreetLine(1), 'NotEmpty')) {
-            $exception->addError(__('%fieldName is a required field.', ['fieldName' => 'street']));
-        }
-
-        if (!\Zend_Validate::is($customerAddressModel->getCity(), 'NotEmpty')) {
-            $exception->addError(__('%fieldName is a required field.', ['fieldName' => 'city']));
-        }
-
-        if (!\Zend_Validate::is($customerAddressModel->getTelephone(), 'NotEmpty')) {
-            $exception->addError(__('%fieldName is a required field.', ['fieldName' => 'telephone']));
-        }
-
-        $havingOptionalZip = $this->directoryData->getCountriesWithOptionalZip();
-        if (!in_array($customerAddressModel->getCountryId(), $havingOptionalZip)
-            && !\Zend_Validate::is($customerAddressModel->getPostcode(), 'NotEmpty')
-        ) {
-            $exception->addError(__('%fieldName is a required field.', ['fieldName' => 'postcode']));
-        }
-
-        if (!\Zend_Validate::is($customerAddressModel->getCountryId(), 'NotEmpty')) {
-            $exception->addError(__('%fieldName is a required field.', ['fieldName' => 'countryId']));
-        }
-
-        if ($this->directoryData->isRegionRequired($customerAddressModel->getCountryId())) {
-            $regionCollection = $customerAddressModel->getCountryModel()->getRegionCollection();
-            if (!$regionCollection->count() && empty($customerAddressModel->getRegion())) {
-                $exception->addError(__('%fieldName is a required field.', ['fieldName' => 'region']));
-            } elseif (
-                $regionCollection->count()
-                && !in_array(
-                    $customerAddressModel->getRegionId(),
-                    array_column($regionCollection->getData(), 'region_id')
-                )
-            ) {
-                $exception->addError(__('%fieldName is a required field.', ['fieldName' => 'regionId']));
-            }
-        }
-        return $exception;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Retrieve collection processor
      *
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Customer/Test/Unit/Model/Address/AbstractAddressTest.php b/app/code/Magento/Customer/Test/Unit/Model/Address/AbstractAddressTest.php
index 32112ccdeb1aec053955226a49eb1838f8c4276b..ba833221aba18cb2b4f2b1e90a9c8b59d78327f5 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Customer/Test/Unit/Model/Address/AbstractAddressTest.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Customer/Test/Unit/Model/Address/AbstractAddressTest.php
@@ -336,31 +336,31 @@ class AbstractAddressTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         return [
             'firstname' => [
                 array_merge(array_diff_key($data, ['firstname' => '']), ['country_id' => $countryId++]),
-                ['Please enter the first name.'],
+                ['firstname is a required field.'],
             ],
             'lastname' => [
                 array_merge(array_diff_key($data, ['lastname' => '']), ['country_id' => $countryId++]),
-                ['Please enter the last name.'],
+                ['lastname is a required field.'],
             ],
             'street' => [
                 array_merge(array_diff_key($data, ['street' => '']), ['country_id' => $countryId++]),
-                ['Please enter the street.'],
+                ['street is a required field.'],
             ],
             'city' => [
                 array_merge(array_diff_key($data, ['city' => '']), ['country_id' => $countryId++]),
-                ['Please enter the city.'],
+                ['city is a required field.'],
             ],
             'telephone' => [
                 array_merge(array_diff_key($data, ['telephone' => '']), ['country_id' => $countryId++]),
-                ['Please enter the phone number.'],
+                ['telephone is a required field.'],
             ],
             'postcode' => [
                 array_merge(array_diff_key($data, ['postcode' => '']), ['country_id' => $countryId++]),
-                ['Please enter the zip/postal code.'],
+                ['postcode is a required field.'],
             ],
             'country_id' => [
                 array_diff_key($data, ['country_id' => '']),
-                ['Please enter the country.'],
+                ['countryId is a required field.'],
             ],
             'validated' => [array_merge($data, ['country_id' => $countryId++]), true],
         ];
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Customer/Test/Unit/Model/ResourceModel/AddressRepositoryTest.php b/app/code/Magento/Customer/Test/Unit/Model/ResourceModel/AddressRepositoryTest.php
index b72a5f6a417d4ab77d2c025e1f43b6e58f72ccc2..5f6bc315acd16f6a79d82c5ee2566e240c6572a6 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Customer/Test/Unit/Model/ResourceModel/AddressRepositoryTest.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Customer/Test/Unit/Model/ResourceModel/AddressRepositoryTest.php
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ class AddressRepositoryTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
                 'setCustomer',
                 'getCountryModel',
                 'getShouldIgnoreValidation',
+                'validate',
                 'save',
                 'getDataModel',
                 'getCustomerId',
@@ -191,6 +192,9 @@ class AddressRepositoryTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->address->expects($this->once())
             ->method('setCustomer')
             ->with($this->customer);
+        $this->address->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('validate')
+            ->willReturn(true);
         $this->address->expects($this->once())
             ->method('save');
         $this->addressRegistry->expects($this->once())
@@ -208,9 +212,6 @@ class AddressRepositoryTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->address->expects($this->once())
             ->method('getDataModel')
             ->willReturn($customerAddress);
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getShouldIgnoreValidation')
-            ->willReturn(true);
 
         $this->repository->save($customerAddress);
     }
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ class AddressRepositoryTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     {
         $customerId = 34;
         $addressId = 53;
+        $errors[] = __('Please enter the state/province.');
         $customerAddress = $this->getMockForAbstractClass(
             \Magento\Customer\Api\Data\AddressInterface::class,
             [],
@@ -245,7 +247,9 @@ class AddressRepositoryTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->address->expects($this->once())
             ->method('updateData')
             ->with($customerAddress);
-        $this->prepareMocksForInvalidAddressValidation();
+        $this->address->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('validate')
+            ->willReturn($errors);
 
         $this->repository->save($customerAddress);
     }
@@ -258,6 +262,7 @@ class AddressRepositoryTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     {
         $customerId = 34;
         $addressId = 53;
+        $errors[] = __('region is a required field.');
         $customerAddress = $this->getMockForAbstractClass(
             \Magento\Customer\Api\Data\AddressInterface::class,
             [],
@@ -281,60 +286,13 @@ class AddressRepositoryTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->address->expects($this->once())
             ->method('updateData')
             ->with($customerAddress);
-        $countryModel = $this->getMock(\Magento\Directory\Model\Country::class, [], [], '', false);
-        $regionCollection = $this->getMock(
-            \Magento\Directory\Model\ResourceModel\Region\Collection::class,
-            [],
-            [],
-            '',
-            false
-        );
 
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getShouldIgnoreValidation')
-            ->willReturn(false);
-        $this->address->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
-            ->method('getCountryId')
-            ->willReturn(1);
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getFirstname')
-            ->willReturn('firstname');
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getLastname')
-            ->willReturn('lastname');
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getStreetLine')
-            ->with(1)
-            ->willReturn('street line');
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getCity')
-            ->willReturn('city');
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getTelephone')
-            ->willReturn('23423423423');
         $this->address->expects($this->never())
             ->method('getRegionId')
             ->willReturn(null);
-
-        $this->directoryData->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getCountriesWithOptionalZip')
-            ->willReturn([1]);
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getCountryModel')
-            ->willReturn($countryModel);
-        $countryModel->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getRegionCollection')
-            ->willReturn($regionCollection);
-        $regionCollection->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('count')
-            ->willReturn(0);
-        $this->directoryData->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('isRegionRequired')
-            ->with(1)
-            ->willReturn(true);
         $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getRegion')
-            ->willReturn('');
+            ->method('validate')
+            ->willReturn($errors);
 
         $this->repository->save($customerAddress);
     }
@@ -347,6 +305,7 @@ class AddressRepositoryTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     {
         $customerId = 34;
         $addressId = 53;
+        $errors[] = __('regionId is a required field.');
         $customerAddress = $this->getMockForAbstractClass(
             \Magento\Customer\Api\Data\AddressInterface::class,
             [],
@@ -370,114 +329,14 @@ class AddressRepositoryTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->address->expects($this->once())
             ->method('updateData')
             ->with($customerAddress);
-        $countryModel = $this->getMock(\Magento\Directory\Model\Country::class, [], [], '', false);
-        $regionCollection = $this->getMock(
-            \Magento\Directory\Model\ResourceModel\Region\Collection::class,
-            [],
-            [],
-            '',
-            false
-        );
-
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getShouldIgnoreValidation')
-            ->willReturn(false);
-        $this->address->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
-            ->method('getCountryId')
-            ->willReturn(1);
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getFirstname')
-            ->willReturn('firstname');
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getLastname')
-            ->willReturn('lastname');
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getStreetLine')
-            ->with(1)
-            ->willReturn('street line');
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getCity')
-            ->willReturn('city');
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getTelephone')
-            ->willReturn('23423423423');
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getRegionId')
-            ->willReturn(2);
-
-        $this->directoryData->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getCountriesWithOptionalZip')
-            ->willReturn([1]);
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getCountryModel')
-            ->willReturn($countryModel);
-        $countryModel->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getRegionCollection')
-            ->willReturn($regionCollection);
-        $regionCollection->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
-            ->method('count')
-            ->willReturn(2);
-        $regionCollection->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getData')
-            ->willReturn([5, 6, 7, 8, 9]);
-        $this->directoryData->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('isRegionRequired')
-            ->with(1)
-            ->willReturn(true);
         $this->address->expects($this->never())
             ->method('getRegion')
             ->willReturn('');
-
-        $this->repository->save($customerAddress);
-    }
-
-    protected function prepareMocksForInvalidAddressValidation()
-    {
-        $countryModel = $this->getMock(\Magento\Directory\Model\Country::class, [], [], '', false);
-        $regionCollection = $this->getMock(
-            \Magento\Directory\Model\ResourceModel\Region\Collection::class,
-            [],
-            [],
-            '',
-            false
-        );
-
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getShouldIgnoreValidation')
-            ->willReturn(false);
-        $this->address->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
-            ->method('getCountryId');
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getFirstname');
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getLastname');
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getStreetLine')
-            ->with(1);
         $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getCity');
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getTelephone');
-        $this->address->expects($this->never())
-            ->method('getRegionId')
-            ->willReturn(null);
+            ->method('validate')
+            ->willReturn($errors);
 
-        $this->directoryData->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getCountriesWithOptionalZip')
-            ->willReturn([]);
-        $this->address->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getCountryModel')
-            ->willReturn($countryModel);
-        $countryModel->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getRegionCollection')
-            ->willReturn($regionCollection);
-        $regionCollection->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('count')
-            ->willReturn(0);
-        $this->directoryData->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('isRegionRequired')
-            ->with(null)
-            ->willReturn(true);
+        $this->repository->save($customerAddress);
     }
 
     public function testGetById()