diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidator.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidator.php
index 802f30fe5..5fbe6fc72 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidator.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidator.php
@@ -175,9 +175,10 @@ class SchemaValidator
             }
 
             foreach ($class->reflClass->getProperties(\ReflectionProperty::IS_PUBLIC) as $publicAttr) {
-                $ce[] = "Attribute '".$publicAttr->getName()."' in class '".$class->name."' is marked as public. Make sure you initialize your entities manually"
-                       ." before accessing these properties or you will experience strange behaviour as using public properties will disallow Doctrine to use lazy loading. The Doctrine Team strongly"
-                       ." recommends using protected / private properties on entities only. See the manual for more detailed information.";
+                if ($publicAttr->isStatic()) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                $ce[] = "Field '".$publicAttr->getName()."' in class '".$class->name."' must be private or protected. Public fields break lazy-loading.";
             }
 
             if ($ce) {