diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js
index f9f968c2b..60ced0534 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js
@@ -200,12 +200,12 @@ Ember.Handlebars.registerBoundHelper('boundAvatar', function(user, options) {
 }, 'avatar_template', 'uploaded_avatar_template', 'gravatar_template');
 
 /**
-  Nicely format a date without a binding since the date doesn't need to change.
+  Nicely format a date without binding or returning HTML
 
-  @method unboundDate
+  @method rawDate
   @for Handlebars
 **/
-Handlebars.registerHelper('unboundDate', function(property, options) {
+Handlebars.registerHelper('rawDate', function(property, options) {
   var dt = new Date(Ember.Handlebars.get(this, property, options));
   return Discourse.Formatter.longDate(dt);
 });
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ Handlebars.registerHelper('unboundDate', function(property, options) {
 /**
   Live refreshing age helper
 
-  @method unboundDate
+  @method rawDate
   @for Handlebars
 **/
 Handlebars.registerHelper('unboundAge', function(property, options) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/basic-topic-list.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/basic-topic-list.js.handlebars
index cb254e0f0..3be634a01 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/basic-topic-list.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/basic-topic-list.js.handlebars
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@
           <td {{bindAttr class=":num :views topic.viewsHeat"}}>{{number topic.views numberKey="views_long"}}</td>
           {{#if topic.bumped}}
             <td class='num activity'>
-              <a href="{{unbound topic.url}}" {{{bindAttr class=":age topic.ageCold"}}} title='{{i18n first_post}}: {{{unboundDate topic.created_at}}}' >{{unboundAge topic.created_at}}</a>
+              <a href="{{unbound topic.url}}" {{{bindAttr class=":age topic.ageCold"}}} title='{{i18n first_post}}: {{{rawDate topic.created_at}}}' >{{unboundAge topic.created_at}}</a>
             </td>
             <td class='num activity last'>
-              <a href="{{unbound topic.lastPostUrl}}" class='age' title='{{i18n last_post}}: {{{unboundDate topic.bumped_at}}}'>{{unboundAge topic.bumped_at}}</a>
+              <a href="{{unbound topic.lastPostUrl}}" class='age' title='{{i18n last_post}}: {{{rawDate topic.bumped_at}}}'>{{unboundAge topic.bumped_at}}</a>
             </td>
           {{else}}
             <td class='num activity'>
-              <a href="{{unbound topic.url}}" class='age' title='{{i18n first_post}}: {{{unboundDate topic.created_at}}}'>{{unboundAge topic.created_at}}</a>
+              <a href="{{unbound topic.url}}" class='age' title='{{i18n first_post}}: {{{rawDate topic.created_at}}}'>{{unboundAge topic.created_at}}</a>
             </td>
             <td class="activity"></td>
           {{/if}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/featured_topics.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/featured_topics.js.handlebars
index 9e43e657f..0290ef5b9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/featured_topics.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/featured_topics.js.handlebars
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         </div>
       </td>
       <td class='num posts'><span class='badge-posts'>{{number posts_count}}</span></td>
-      <td class='num age'><span {{bindAttr class=":age ageCold"}} title='{{unboundDate created_at}}'>{{{unboundAge created_at}}}</span></td>
+      <td class='num age'><span {{bindAttr class=":age ageCold"}} title='{{rawDate created_at}}'>{{{unboundAge created_at}}}</span></td>
     </tr>
   {{/each}}
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/list/topic_list_item.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/list/topic_list_item.js.handlebars
index a401736b6..e0b611ac4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/list/topic_list_item.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/list/topic_list_item.js.handlebars
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@
 
 {{#if bumped}}
   <td class='num activity'>
-    <a href="{{url}}" {{{bindAttr class=":age ageCold"}}} title='{{i18n first_post}}: {{{unboundDate created_at}}}' >{{unboundAge created_at}}</a>
+    <a href="{{url}}" {{{bindAttr class=":age ageCold"}}} title='{{i18n first_post}}: {{{rawDate created_at}}}' >{{unboundAge created_at}}</a>
   </td>
   <td class='num activity last'>
-    <a href="{{lastPostUrl}}" class='age' title='{{i18n last_post}}: {{{unboundDate bumped_at}}}'>{{unboundAge bumped_at}}</a>
+    <a href="{{lastPostUrl}}" class='age' title='{{i18n last_post}}: {{{rawDate bumped_at}}}'>{{unboundAge bumped_at}}</a>
   </td>
 {{else}}
   <td class='num activity'>
-    <a href="{{url}}" class='age' title='{{i18n first_post}}: {{{unboundDate created_at}}}'>{{unboundAge created_at}}</a>
+    <a href="{{url}}" class='age' title='{{i18n first_post}}: {{{rawDate created_at}}}'>{{unboundAge created_at}}</a>
   </td>
   <td class='activity'></td>
 {{/if}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/components/basic-topic-list.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/components/basic-topic-list.js.handlebars
index 8bbb6e486..a7ab59e46 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/components/basic-topic-list.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/components/basic-topic-list.js.handlebars
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@
                 </div>
                 {{#if bumped}}
                   <div class='num activity last'>
-                    <a href="{{lastPostUrl}}" class='age' title='{{i18n last_post}}: {{{unboundDate bumped_at}}}'>{{unboundAge bumped_at}}</a>
+                    <a href="{{lastPostUrl}}" class='age' title='{{i18n last_post}}: {{{rawDate bumped_at}}}'>{{unboundAge bumped_at}}</a>
                   </div>
                 {{else}}
                   <div class='num activity last'>
-                    <a href="{{url}}" class='age' title='{{i18n first_post}}: {{{unboundDate created_at}}}'>{{unboundAge created_at}}</a>
+                    <a href="{{url}}" class='age' title='{{i18n first_post}}: {{{rawDate created_at}}}'>{{unboundAge created_at}}</a>
                   </div>
                 {{/if}}
               </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/list/topic_list_item.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/list/topic_list_item.js.handlebars
index ffc5d3d17..bbd18a921 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/list/topic_list_item.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/list/topic_list_item.js.handlebars
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@
 
     {{#if bumped}}
       <div class='num activity last'>
-        <a href="{{lastPostUrl}}" class='age' title='{{i18n last_post}}: {{{unboundDate bumped_at}}}'>{{unboundAge bumped_at}}</a>
+        <a href="{{lastPostUrl}}" class='age' title='{{i18n last_post}}: {{{rawDate bumped_at}}}'>{{unboundAge bumped_at}}</a>
       </div>
     {{else}}
       <div class='num activity last'>
-        <a href="{{url}}" class='age' title='{{i18n first_post}}: {{{unboundDate created_at}}}'>{{unboundAge created_at}}</a>
+        <a href="{{url}}" class='age' title='{{i18n first_post}}: {{{rawDate created_at}}}'>{{unboundAge created_at}}</a>
       </div>
     {{/if}}
   </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/post.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/post.js.handlebars
index 46d0c53e4..635c570eb 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/post.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/post.js.handlebars
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@
             {{#if hasHistory}}
               <div class='post-info edits'>
                 {{#if canViewEditHistory}}
-                  <a href='#' class="{{unbound historyHeat}}" {{action showHistory this}} title="{{i18n post.last_edited_on}} {{unboundDate updated_at}}">
+                  <a href='#' class="{{unbound historyHeat}}" {{action showHistory this}} title="{{i18n post.last_edited_on}} {{rawDate updated_at}}">
                     {{editCount}}
                     <i class='fa fa-pencil'></i>
                   </a>
                 {{else}}
-                  <span class="{{unbound historyHeat}}" title="{{i18n post.last_edited_on}} {{unboundDate updated_at}}">
+                  <span class="{{unbound historyHeat}}" title="{{i18n post.last_edited_on}} {{rawDate updated_at}}">
                     {{editCount}}
                     <i class='fa fa-pencil'></i>
                   </span>