diff --git a/src/scales/scale.time.js b/src/scales/scale.time.js
index 522b5eb0522..5e0c0e32272 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.time.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.time.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 		},
 		ticks: {
 			autoSkip: false,
-			mode: 'series',   // 'linear|series'
+			mode: 'linear',   // 'linear|series'
 			source: 'auto'    // 'auto|labels'
 		}
 	};
diff --git a/test/specs/scale.time.tests.js b/test/specs/scale.time.tests.js
index fe2b3201133..fb8a73eea00 100755
--- a/test/specs/scale.time.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/scale.time.tests.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe('Time scale tests', function() {
 				minRotation: 0,
 				maxRotation: 50,
 				mirror: false,
-				mode: 'series',
+				mode: 'linear',
 				source: 'auto',
 				padding: 0,
 				reverse: false,