diff --git a/src/adapters/adapter.moment.js b/src/adapters/adapter.moment.js
index 38f7e58d516..045cfcd8c04 100644
--- a/src/adapters/adapter.moment.js
+++ b/src/adapters/adapter.moment.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var moment = require('moment');
 var adapter = require('../core/core.adapters')._date;
 var helpers = require('../helpers/helpers.core');
 
-var SHORT_PRESETS = {
+var FORMATS = {
 	millisecond: 'h:mm:ss.SSS a',
 	second: 'h:mm:ss a',
 	minute: 'h:mm a',
@@ -18,23 +18,21 @@ var SHORT_PRESETS = {
 	year: 'YYYY'
 };
 
-var LONG_PRESETS = {
-	millisecond: 'MMM D, YYYY h:mm:ss.SSS a',
-	second: 'MMM D, YYYY h:mm:ss a',
-	minute: 'MMM D, YYYY h:mm a',
-	hour: 'MMM D, YYYY hA',
-	day: 'MMM D, YYYY',
-	week: 'll',
-	month: 'MMM YYYY',
-	quarter: '[Q]Q - YYYY',
-	year: 'YYYY'
+var PRESETS = {
+	full: 'MMM D, YYYY h:mm:ss.SSS a',
+	time: 'MMM D, YYYY h:mm:ss a',
+	date: 'MMM D, YYYY'
 };
 
 helpers.merge(adapter, moment ? {
 	_id: 'moment', // DEBUG ONLY
 
-	presets: function(long) {
-		return long ? LONG_PRESETS : SHORT_PRESETS;
+	formats: function() {
+		return FORMATS;
+	},
+
+	presets: function() {
+		return PRESETS;
 	},
 
 	parse: function(value, format) {
diff --git a/src/core/core.adapters.js b/src/core/core.adapters.js
index c1f7b50e0d7..9798b7e0d62 100644
--- a/src/core/core.adapters.js
+++ b/src/core/core.adapters.js
@@ -25,13 +25,23 @@ function abstract() {
  * @typedef {('millisecond'|'second'|'minute'|'hour'|'day'|'week'|'month'|'quarter'|'year')}
  * @memberof Chart._adapters._date
  * @name Unit
- * */
+ */
 
 /** @lends Chart._adapters._date */
 module.exports._date = {
 	/**
 	 * Returns a map of time formats for the supported units.
-	 * @param {boolean} [long] - query for long formats.
+	 * @returns {{string: string}}
+	 */
+	formats: function() {
+		return {};
+	},
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a map of date/time formats for the following presets:
+	 * 'full': date + time + millisecond
+	 * 'time': date + time
+	 * 'date': date
 	 * @returns {{string: string}}
 	 */
 	presets: function() {
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.time.js b/src/scales/scale.time.js
index 6ed217b5e18..96ecff48817 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.time.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.time.js
@@ -410,23 +410,23 @@ function ticksFromTimestamps(values, majorUnit) {
  * Return the time format for the label with the most parts (milliseconds, second, etc.)
  */
 function determineLabelFormat(timestamps) {
-	var presets = adapter.presets(true);
+	var presets = adapter.presets();
 	var ilen = timestamps.length;
 	var i, ts, hasTime;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ilen; i++) {
 		ts = timestamps[i];
 		if (ts % INTERVALS.second.size !== 0) {
-			return presets.millisecond;
+			return presets.full;
 		}
 		if (ts % INTERVALS.day.size !== 0) {
 			hasTime = true;
 		}
 	}
 	if (hasTime) {
-		return presets.second;
+		return presets.time;
 	}
-	return presets.day;
+	return presets.date;
 }
 
 var defaultConfig = {
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ module.exports = Scale.extend({
 		// supposed to contain *all* unit/string pairs but this can't be resolved
 		// when loading the scale (adapters are loaded afterward), so let's populate
 		// missing formats on update
-		helpers.mergeIf(time.displayFormats, adapter.presets());
+		helpers.mergeIf(time.displayFormats, adapter.formats());
 
 		return Scale.prototype.update.apply(me, arguments);
 	},