diff --git a/modules/profile.module b/modules/profile.module
index c5d04429096..61736654884 100644
--- a/modules/profile.module
+++ b/modules/profile.module
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ function profile_settings() {
   $profile_register_fields = variable_get("profile_register_fields", array());
 
   $output = "<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\">\n";
-  $output .= "<tr><th>field</th><th>public</th><th>private</th><th>required</th><th>show in registration form</th></tr>\n";
+  $output .= "<tr><th>field</th><th>enable</th><th>public</th><th>required</th><th>show in registration form</th></tr>\n";
   foreach ($profile_fields as $key => $field) {
     $output .= "<tr><td>$field[1]</td>";
-    $output .= "<td align=\"center\">". form_checkbox("", "profile_public_fields][", $key, in_array($key, $profile_public_fields)) ."</td>";
     $output .= "<td align=\"center\">". form_checkbox("", "profile_private_fields][", $key, in_array($key, $profile_private_fields)) ."</td>";
+    $output .= "<td align=\"center\">". form_checkbox("", "profile_public_fields][", $key, in_array($key, $profile_public_fields)) ."</td>";
     $output .= "<td align=\"center\">". form_checkbox("", "profile_required_fields][", $key, in_array($key, $profile_required_fields)) ."</td>";
     $output .= "<td align=\"center\">". form_checkbox("", "profile_register_fields][", $key, in_array($key, $profile_register_fields)) ."</td>";
     $output .= "</tr>\n";
@@ -135,15 +135,16 @@ function _profile_form($edit, $mode) {
 }
 
 function _profile_validate($edit, $mode) {
+
   global $profile_fields, $user, $HTTP_POST_VARS;
 
-  $req_fields = _profile_active_fields($mode);
+  $enabled_fields = _profile_active_fields($mode);
 
-  if (in_array("birthday", $req_fields) && ($birth_error = _profile_validate_birth($edit))) {
+  if (in_array("birthday", $enabled_fields) && ($birth_error = _profile_validate_birth($edit))) {
     $error .= $birth_error."<br />";
   }
 
-  if (in_array("avatar", $req_fields) && ($avatar_error = _profile_validate_avatar($edit))) {
+  if (in_array("avatar", $enabled_fields) && ($avatar_error = _profile_validate_avatar($edit))) {
     $error .= $avatar_error."<br />";
   }
 
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ function _profile_validate($edit, $mode) {
 
   // now check for required fields
   foreach(_profile_active_fields("required") as $required) {
-    if (in_array($required, $req_fields)) {
+    if (in_array($required, $enabled_fields)) {
       if (!$edit["profile_".$required]) {
         $error .= t("This required field is missing: %a", array("%a" => $profile_fields[$required][1]))."<br />";
       }
diff --git a/modules/profile/profile.module b/modules/profile/profile.module
index c5d04429096..61736654884 100644
--- a/modules/profile/profile.module
+++ b/modules/profile/profile.module
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ function profile_settings() {
   $profile_register_fields = variable_get("profile_register_fields", array());
 
   $output = "<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\">\n";
-  $output .= "<tr><th>field</th><th>public</th><th>private</th><th>required</th><th>show in registration form</th></tr>\n";
+  $output .= "<tr><th>field</th><th>enable</th><th>public</th><th>required</th><th>show in registration form</th></tr>\n";
   foreach ($profile_fields as $key => $field) {
     $output .= "<tr><td>$field[1]</td>";
-    $output .= "<td align=\"center\">". form_checkbox("", "profile_public_fields][", $key, in_array($key, $profile_public_fields)) ."</td>";
     $output .= "<td align=\"center\">". form_checkbox("", "profile_private_fields][", $key, in_array($key, $profile_private_fields)) ."</td>";
+    $output .= "<td align=\"center\">". form_checkbox("", "profile_public_fields][", $key, in_array($key, $profile_public_fields)) ."</td>";
     $output .= "<td align=\"center\">". form_checkbox("", "profile_required_fields][", $key, in_array($key, $profile_required_fields)) ."</td>";
     $output .= "<td align=\"center\">". form_checkbox("", "profile_register_fields][", $key, in_array($key, $profile_register_fields)) ."</td>";
     $output .= "</tr>\n";
@@ -135,15 +135,16 @@ function _profile_form($edit, $mode) {
 }
 
 function _profile_validate($edit, $mode) {
+
   global $profile_fields, $user, $HTTP_POST_VARS;
 
-  $req_fields = _profile_active_fields($mode);
+  $enabled_fields = _profile_active_fields($mode);
 
-  if (in_array("birthday", $req_fields) && ($birth_error = _profile_validate_birth($edit))) {
+  if (in_array("birthday", $enabled_fields) && ($birth_error = _profile_validate_birth($edit))) {
     $error .= $birth_error."<br />";
   }
 
-  if (in_array("avatar", $req_fields) && ($avatar_error = _profile_validate_avatar($edit))) {
+  if (in_array("avatar", $enabled_fields) && ($avatar_error = _profile_validate_avatar($edit))) {
     $error .= $avatar_error."<br />";
   }
 
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ function _profile_validate($edit, $mode) {
 
   // now check for required fields
   foreach(_profile_active_fields("required") as $required) {
-    if (in_array($required, $req_fields)) {
+    if (in_array($required, $enabled_fields)) {
       if (!$edit["profile_".$required]) {
         $error .= t("This required field is missing: %a", array("%a" => $profile_fields[$required][1]))."<br />";
       }