diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/CakeTime.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/CakeTime.php
index f5e343fc6..35c7241d0 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/CakeTime.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/CakeTime.php
@@ -941,15 +941,11 @@ class CakeTime {
  * @see CakeTime::i18nFormat()
  */
 	public static function format($date, $format = null, $default = false, $timezone = null) {
-		//Backwards compatible params order
+		//Backwards compatible params re-order test
 		$time = self::fromString($format, $timezone);
-		$_time = is_numeric($time) ? false : self::fromString($date, $timezone);
 
-		if (is_numeric($_time) && $time === false) {
-			return self::i18nFormat($_time, $format, $default, $timezone);
-		}
-		if ($time === false && $default !== false) {
-			return $default;
+		if ($time === false) {
+			return self::i18nFormat($date, $format, $default, $timezone);
 		}
 		return date($date, $time);
 	}