diff --git a/lib/dot/definitions.def b/lib/dot/definitions.def
index bb40d18c9..99002bb7d 100644
--- a/lib/dot/definitions.def
+++ b/lib/dot/definitions.def
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   {{
     var $lvl = it.level;
     var $dataLvl = it.dataLevel;
-    var $type = it.schema.type || '';
     var $schema = it.schema[$keyword];
     var $schemaPath = it.schemaPath + it.util.getProperty($keyword);
     var $errSchemaPath = it.errSchemaPath + '/' + $keyword;
diff --git a/lib/dot/format.jst b/lib/dot/format.jst
index b2894611e..17e783a43 100644
--- a/lib/dot/format.jst
+++ b/lib/dot/format.jst
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
 }}
 
 {{? $isData }}
+  {{? $ruleType != 'string' }}
+    {{# def.skipFormat }}
+  {{?}}
   {{ var $format = 'format' + $lvl; }}
   var {{=$format}} = formats[{{=$schemaValue}}];
   var isObject{{=$lvl}} = typeof {{=$format}} == 'object'
@@ -77,13 +80,13 @@
     var $isObject = typeof $format == 'object'
                     && !($format instanceof RegExp)
                     && $format.validate;
-    var $types = $isObject && $format.types || ['string'];
+    var $formatType = $isObject && $format.type || 'string';
     if ($isObject) {
       var $async = $format.async === true;
       $format = $format.validate;
     }
   }}
-  {{? $types.indexOf($type) === -1 }}
+  {{? $formatType != $ruleType }}
     {{# def.skipFormat }}
   {{?}}
   {{? $async }}
diff --git a/lib/dot/validate.jst b/lib/dot/validate.jst
index 42382243a..629a68451 100644
--- a/lib/dot/validate.jst
+++ b/lib/dot/validate.jst
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
         {{?}}
         {{~ $rulesGroup.rules:$rule }}
           {{? $shouldUseRule($rule) }}
-            {{ var $code = $rule.code(it, $rule.keyword); }}
+            {{ var $code = $rule.code(it, $rule.keyword, $rulesGroup.type); }}
             {{? $code }}
               {{= $code }}
               {{? $breakOnError }}
diff --git a/scripts/compile-dots.js b/scripts/compile-dots.js
index 7150bebfa..92fb5430e 100644
--- a/scripts/compile-dots.js
+++ b/scripts/compile-dots.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ files.forEach(function (f) {
   var code = doT.compile(template, defs);
   code = code.toString()
              .replace(OUT_EMPTY_STRING, '')
-             .replace(FUNCTION_NAME, 'function generate_' + keyword + '(it, $keyword) {')
+             .replace(FUNCTION_NAME, 'function generate_' + keyword + '(it, $keyword, $ruleType) {')
              .replace(ISTANBUL, '/* $1 */');
   VARS.forEach(removeUnusedVar);
   code = "'use strict';\nmodule.exports = " + code;
diff --git a/spec/ajv.spec.js b/spec/ajv.spec.js
index 71785f24e..024005b13 100644
--- a/spec/ajv.spec.js
+++ b/spec/ajv.spec.js
@@ -386,70 +386,52 @@ describe('Ajv', function () {
 
 
   describe('addFormat method', function() {
-    describe.skip('without any type restrictions specified', function() {
-      it('should add format as regular expression', function() {
-        ajv.addFormat('identifier', /^[a-z_$][a-z0-9_$]*$/i);
-        testFormat();
-      });
+    it('should add format as regular expression', function() {
+      ajv.addFormat('identifier', /^[a-z_$][a-z0-9_$]*$/i);
+      testFormat();
+    });
 
-      it('should add format as string', function() {
-        ajv.addFormat('identifier', '^[A-Za-z_$][A-Za-z0-9_$]*$');
-        testFormat();
-      });
+    it('should add format as string', function() {
+      ajv.addFormat('identifier', '^[A-Za-z_$][A-Za-z0-9_$]*$');
+      testFormat();
+    });
 
-      it('should add format as function', function() {
-        ajv.addFormat('identifier', function (str) { return /^[a-z_$][a-z0-9_$]*$/i.test(str); });
-        testFormat();
-      });
+    it('should add format as function', function() {
+      ajv.addFormat('identifier', function (str) { return /^[a-z_$][a-z0-9_$]*$/i.test(str); });
+      testFormat();
+    });
 
-      it('should add format as object', function() {
-        ajv.addFormat('identifier', {
-          validate: function (str) { return /^[a-z_$][a-z0-9_$]*$/i.test(str); },
-        });
-        testFormat();
+    it('should add format as object', function() {
+      ajv.addFormat('identifier', {
+        validate: function (str) { return /^[a-z_$][a-z0-9_$]*$/i.test(str); },
       });
-
-      function testFormat() {
-        var validate = ajv.compile({ format: 'identifier' });
-        validate('Abc1') .should.equal(true);
-        validate('123') .should.equal(false);
-        validate(123) .should.equal(true);
-      }
+      testFormat();
     });
 
-    describe('with type restrictions specified', function() {
-      it('should apply the format to the type specified', function() {
+    function testFormat() {
+      var validate = ajv.compile({ format: 'identifier' });
+      validate('Abc1') .should.equal(true);
+      validate('123') .should.equal(false);
+      validate(123) .should.equal(true);
+    }
 
+    describe('formats for number', function() {
+      it('should validate only numbers', function() {
         ajv.addFormat('positive', {
-          types: ['number'],
-          validate: function(x) {
-            return x >= 0;
-          }
-        });
-
-        var validate = ajv.compile({
           type: 'number',
-          format: 'positive'
-        });
-        validate(-12.3) .should.equal(false);
-        validate(12.3) .should.equal(true);
-      });
-
-      it('should not fail types not specified', function() {
-        ajv.addFormat('positive', {
-          types: ['number'],
           validate: function(x) {
-            return x >= 0;
+            return x > 0;
           }
         });
 
         var validate = ajv.compile({
-          type: 'string',
           format: 'positive'
         });
-        validate('Abc1') .should.equal(true);
+        validate(-2) .should.equal(false);
+        validate(0) .should.equal(false);
+        validate(2) .should.equal(true);
+        validate('abc') .should.equal(true);
       });
-
     });
   });