diff --git a/tests/unit/calendar/common.js b/tests/unit/calendar/common.js
index bb0f64d0d..8402cc8c7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/calendar/common.js
+++ b/tests/unit/calendar/common.js
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
-define( [
-	"lib/common",
-	"ui/calendar",
-	"globalize-locales"
-], function( common ) {
-
-common.testWidget( "calendar", {
+TestHelpers.commonWidgetTests( "calendar", {
 	defaults: {
 		buttons: [],
-		classes: {},
-		dateFormat: { date: "short" },
 		disabled: false,
 		eachDay: $.noop,
+		labels: {
+			"datePickerRole": "date picker",
+			"nextText": "Next",
+			"prevText": "Prev",
+			"weekHeader": "Wk"
+		},
+		locale: "en",
 		max: null,
 		min: null,
 		numberOfMonths: 1,
@@ -22,5 +21,3 @@ common.testWidget( "calendar", {
 		select: null
 	}
 });
-
-} );
diff --git a/tests/unit/calendar/core.js b/tests/unit/calendar/core.js
index c35eff4eb..1f30419ac 100644
--- a/tests/unit/calendar/core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/calendar/core.js
@@ -85,12 +85,18 @@ test( "base structure", function() {
 test( "Localization", function() {
 	expect( 10 );
 
-	var defaultLocale = Globalize.locale(),
-		element = $( "#calendar" ),
+	var element = $( "#calendar" ),
 		date = new Date( 2014, 0, 1 ),
-		initCalendar = function() {
+		optionsDe = {
+			locale: "de",
+			labels: {
+				"nextText": "Vor",
+				"prevText": "Zurück"
+			}
+		},
+		initCalendar = function( options ) {
 			element
-				.calendar()
+				.calendar( options )
 				.calendar( "valueAsDate", date );
 		},
 		testLocalization = function( message ) {
@@ -108,26 +114,23 @@ test( "Localization", function() {
 			);
 			equal(
 				element.find( ".ui-calendar-prev" ).text(),
-				"<Zurück", message + "header prev"
+				"Zurück", message + "header prev"
 			);
 			equal(
 				element.find( ".ui-calendar-next" ).text(),
-				"Vor>", message + "header next"
+				"Vor", message + "header next"
 			);
 		};
 
-	Globalize.locale( "de" );
-	initCalendar();
+	initCalendar( optionsDe );
 	testLocalization( "Init: " );
 	element.calendar( "destroy" );
 
-	Globalize.locale( defaultLocale.locale );
-	initCalendar();
-	Globalize.locale( "de" );
-	element.calendar( "refresh" );
+	initCalendar( {} );
+	element
+		.calendar( "option", optionsDe )
+		.calendar( "refresh" );
 	testLocalization( "After init: " );
-
-	Globalize.locale( defaultLocale.locale );
 });
 
 asyncTest( "keyboard handling", function() {
diff --git a/tests/unit/datepicker/common.js b/tests/unit/datepicker/common.js
index bd7aca89e..31ab5abef 100644
--- a/tests/unit/datepicker/common.js
+++ b/tests/unit/datepicker/common.js
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-define( [
-	"lib/common",
-	"ui/datepicker",
-	"globalize-locales"
-], function( common ) {
-
-common.testWidget( "datepicker", {
+TestHelpers.commonWidgetTests( "datepicker", {
 	defaults: {
 		appendTo: null,
 		buttons: [],
-		classes: {},
-		dateFormat: { date: "short" },
 		disabled: false,
 		eachDay: $.noop,
+		labels: {
+			"datePickerRole": "date picker",
+			"nextText": "Next",
+			"prevText": "Prev",
+			"weekHeader": "Wk"
+		},
+		locale: "en",
 		max: null,
 		min: null,
 		numberOfMonths: 1,
@@ -31,5 +30,3 @@ common.testWidget( "datepicker", {
 		select: null
 	}
 });
-
-} );
diff --git a/ui/calendar.js b/ui/calendar.js
index b773281ab..78eccb51b 100644
--- a/ui/calendar.js
+++ b/ui/calendar.js
@@ -180,16 +180,18 @@ return $.widget( "ui.calendar", {
 		var globalize = new Globalize( locale ),
 			weekdayShortFormatter = globalize.dateFormatter({ pattern: "EEEEEE" }),
 			weekdayNarrowFormatter = globalize.dateFormatter({ pattern: "EEEEE" });
+
 		this._format = globalize.dateFormatter({ date: "short" });
 		this._parse = globalize.dateParser({ date: "short" });
 		this._calendarDateOptions = {
-				firstDay: globalize.cldr.supplemental.weekData.firstDay(),
-				formatWeekdayShort: function( date ) {
+			firstDay: globalize.cldr.supplemental.weekData.firstDay(),
+			formatWeekdayShort: function( date ) {
 
-					// Return the short weekday if its length is < 3. Otherwise, its narrow form.
+				// Return the short weekday if its length is < 3. Otherwise, its narrow form.
 				var shortWeekday = weekdayShortFormatter( date );
+
 				return shortWeekday.length > 3 ? weekdayNarrowFormatter( date ) : shortWeekday;
-				},
+			},
 			formatWeekdayFull: globalize.dateFormatter({ pattern: "EEEE" }),
 			formatMonth: globalize.dateFormatter({ pattern: "MMMM" }),
 			formatWeekOfYear: globalize.dateFormatter({ pattern: "w" }),
@@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ return $.widget( "ui.calendar", {
 		if ( this.options.showWeek ) {
 			cells += "<th class='ui-calendar-week-col'>" + this._getTranslation( "weekHeader" ) + "</th>";
 		}
-		for ( i; i < weekDayLength; i++ ) {
+		for ( ; i < weekDayLength; i++ ) {
 			cells += this._buildGridHeaderCell( weekdays[ i ] );
 		}
 
@@ -492,6 +494,7 @@ return $.widget( "ui.calendar", {
 	// with the prev and next links would cause loss of focus issues because the links being
 	// interacted with will disappear while focused.
 	refresh: function() {
+		this.labels = this.options.labels;
 
 		// Determine which day gridcell to focus after refresh
 		// TODO: Prevent disabled cells from being focused
@@ -541,7 +544,7 @@ return $.widget( "ui.calendar", {
 
 	value: function( value ) {
 		if ( arguments.length ) {
-			this.valueAsDate( locale.parse( value ) );
+			this.valueAsDate( this._parse( value ) );
 		} else {
 			return this._format( this.option( "value" ) );
 		}
diff --git a/ui/datepicker.js b/ui/datepicker.js
index 813978215..df61becb5 100644
--- a/ui/datepicker.js
+++ b/ui/datepicker.js
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ var widget = $.widget( "ui.datepicker", {
 	version: "@VERSION",
 	options: {
 		appendTo: null,
-		locale: "en",
 		position: {
 			my: "left top",
 			at: "left bottom"
@@ -52,8 +51,8 @@ var widget = $.widget( "ui.datepicker", {
 		select: null
 	},
 
-	calendarOptions: [ "buttons", "dateFormat", "disabled", "eachDay", "max",
-		"min", "numberOfMonths", "showWeek" ],
+	calendarOptions: [ "buttons", "disabled", "eachDay", "labels", "locale",
+		"max", "min", "numberOfMonths", "showWeek" ],
 
 	_create: function() {
 		this.suppressExpandOnFocus = false;
@@ -283,6 +282,7 @@ var widget = $.widget( "ui.datepicker", {
 
 	_setLocale: function( locale ) {
 		var globalize = new Globalize( locale );
+
 		this._format = globalize.dateFormatter({ date: "short" });
 		this._parse = globalize.dateParser({ date: "short" });
 		this._parseYMD = globalize.dateParser({ pattern: "yyyy-MM-dd" });