1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/django/db/backends/base/validation.py b/django/db/backends/base/validation.py
index 888908c1aa..23761b4161 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/base/validation.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/base/validation.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 class BaseDatabaseValidation(object):
     """
-    This class encapsulates all backend-specific model validation.
+    This class encapsulates all backend-specific validation.
     """
     def __init__(self, connection):
         self.connection = connection
 
+    def check(self, **kwargs):
+        return []
+
     def check_field(self, field, **kwargs):
         return []