diff --git a/src/defaults.js b/src/defaults.js
index 15817ea..9b6dfa5 100644
--- a/src/defaults.js
+++ b/src/defaults.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ var langOptionHash = {
 		columnFormat: {
 			week: 'ddd M/D' // override for english. different from the generated default, which is MM/DD
 		},
-		eventLimitPopoverFormat: 'dddd, MMMM D, YYYY'
+		eventLimitPopoverFormat: 'dddd, MMMM D'
 	}
 };