diff --git a/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/form_entry/spec/entries_spec.js b/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/form_entry/spec/entries_spec.js
index a794fa1611bc..d15a9c655eb5 100644
--- a/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/form_entry/spec/entries_spec.js
+++ b/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/form_entry/spec/entries_spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
+/* globals moment */
 
 describe('Entries', function () {
     var constants = hqImport("cloudcare/js/form_entry/const"),
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ describe('Entries', function () {
     });
 
     it('Should fail to interpret invalid date inputs', function () {
-        let assertInvalid = function (userInput, expected) {
+        let assertInvalid = function (userInput) {
             assert.isNull(utils.parseInputDate(userInput));
         };
 
diff --git a/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/utils.js b/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/utils.js
index cebeb6a45d6c..003399adfa7e 100644
--- a/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/utils.js
+++ b/corehq/apps/cloudcare/static/cloudcare/js/utils.js
@@ -372,10 +372,7 @@ hqDefine('cloudcare/js/utils', [
     };
 
     var dateFormat = 'MM/DD/YYYY';
-    var dateFormats = ['MM/DD/YYYY', 'YYYY-MM-DD',  // strict formats first
-                       'M/D/YYYY', 'M/D/YY',
-                       'M-D-YYYY', 'M-D-YY',
-                       moment.defaultFormat];
+    var dateFormats = ['MM/DD/YYYY', 'YYYY-MM-DD', 'M/D/YYYY', 'M/D/YY', 'M-D-YYYY', 'M-D-YY', moment.defaultFormat];
 
     /** Coerce an input date string to a moment object */
     var parseInputDate = function (dateString) {