diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/DependencyInjection/MainConfiguration.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/DependencyInjection/MainConfiguration.php
index 18db285d16..ecb8a3d061 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/DependencyInjection/MainConfiguration.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/DependencyInjection/MainConfiguration.php
@@ -325,8 +325,7 @@ class MainConfiguration implements ConfigurationInterface
 
             $factory->addConfiguration($factoryNode);
         }
-/*
- * TODO find a way to do the validation. Issue appears because of prototyped nodes
+
         $providerNodeBuilder
             ->validate()
                 ->ifTrue(function($v){return count($v) > 1;})
@@ -337,7 +336,6 @@ class MainConfiguration implements ConfigurationInterface
                 ->thenInvalid('You must set a provider definition for the provider.')
             ->end()
         ;
-*/
     }
 
     private function addEncodersSection(ArrayNodeDefinition $rootNode)
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
index 5dfcf7655a..88ca9938cc 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationTest.php
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ class ConfigurationTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
      */
     protected static $minimalConfig = array(
         'providers' => array(
-            'stub' => array(),
+            'stub' => array(
+                'id' => 'foo',
+            ),
         ),
         'firewalls' => array(
             'stub' => array(),
@@ -49,4 +51,39 @@ class ConfigurationTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertFalse(array_key_exists('factory', $config), 'The factory key is silently removed without an exception');
         $this->assertEquals(array(), $config['factories'], 'The factories key is just an empty array');
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException Symfony\Component\Config\Definition\Exception\InvalidConfigurationException
+     */
+    public function testNoConfigForProvider()
+    {
+        $config = array(
+            'providers' => array(
+                'stub' => array(),
+            ),
+        );
+
+        $processor = new Processor();
+        $configuration = new MainConfiguration(array(), array());
+        $config = $processor->processConfiguration($configuration, array($config));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException Symfony\Component\Config\Definition\Exception\InvalidConfigurationException
+     */
+    public function testManyConfigForProvider()
+    {
+        $config = array(
+            'providers' => array(
+                'stub' => array(
+                    'id' => 'foo',
+                    'chain' => array(),
+                ),
+            ),
+        );
+
+        $processor = new Processor();
+        $configuration = new MainConfiguration(array(), array());
+        $config = $processor->processConfiguration($configuration, array($config));
+    }
 }