diff --git a/src/controllers/controller.bar.js b/src/controllers/controller.bar.js
index cd611657275..aef53b68afe 100644
--- a/src/controllers/controller.bar.js
+++ b/src/controllers/controller.bar.js
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 	_updateElementGeometry: function(rectangle, index, reset) {
 		var me = this;
 		var model = rectangle._model;
-		var vscale = me.getValueScale();
+		var vscale = me._getValueScale();
 		var base = vscale.getBasePixel();
 		var horizontal = vscale.isHorizontal();
 		var ruler = me._ruler || me.getRuler();
@@ -188,34 +188,6 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 		model.width = horizontal ? undefined : ipixels.size;
 	},
 
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	getValueScaleId: function() {
-		return this.getMeta().yAxisID;
-	},
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	getIndexScaleId: function() {
-		return this.getMeta().xAxisID;
-	},
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	getValueScale: function() {
-		return this.getScaleForId(this.getValueScaleId());
-	},
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	getIndexScale: function() {
-		return this.getScaleForId(this.getIndexScaleId());
-	},
-
 	/**
 	 * Returns the stacks based on groups and bar visibility.
 	 * @param {Number} [last] - The dataset index
@@ -225,7 +197,7 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 	_getStacks: function(last) {
 		var me = this;
 		var chart = me.chart;
-		var scale = me.getIndexScale();
+		var scale = me._getIndexScale();
 		var stacked = scale.options.stacked;
 		var ilen = last === undefined ? chart.data.datasets.length : last + 1;
 		var stacks = [];
@@ -275,7 +247,7 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 	 */
 	getRuler: function() {
 		var me = this;
-		var scale = me.getIndexScale();
+		var scale = me._getIndexScale();
 		var stackCount = me.getStackCount();
 		var datasetIndex = me.index;
 		var isHorizontal = scale.isHorizontal();
@@ -310,7 +282,7 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 		var me = this;
 		var chart = me.chart;
 		var meta = me.getMeta();
-		var scale = me.getValueScale();
+		var scale = me._getValueScale();
 		var isHorizontal = scale.isHorizontal();
 		var datasets = chart.data.datasets;
 		var value = +scale.getRightValue(datasets[datasetIndex].data[index]);
@@ -326,7 +298,7 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 
 				if (imeta.bar &&
 					imeta.stack === stack &&
-					imeta.controller.getValueScaleId() === scale.id &&
+					imeta.controller._getValueScaleId() === scale.id &&
 					chart.isDatasetVisible(i)) {
 
 					ivalue = +scale.getRightValue(datasets[i].data[index]);
@@ -385,7 +357,7 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 	draw: function() {
 		var me = this;
 		var chart = me.chart;
-		var scale = me.getValueScale();
+		var scale = me._getValueScale();
 		var rects = me.getMeta().data;
 		var dataset = me.getDataset();
 		var ilen = rects.length;
diff --git a/src/controllers/controller.horizontalBar.js b/src/controllers/controller.horizontalBar.js
index b761c344403..85d31ba515e 100644
--- a/src/controllers/controller.horizontalBar.js
+++ b/src/controllers/controller.horizontalBar.js
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ module.exports = BarController.extend({
 	/**
 	 * @private
 	 */
-	getValueScaleId: function() {
+	_getValueScaleId: function() {
 		return this.getMeta().xAxisID;
 	},
 
 	/**
 	 * @private
 	 */
-	getIndexScaleId: function() {
+	_getIndexScaleId: function() {
 		return this.getMeta().yAxisID;
 	}
 });
diff --git a/src/core/core.datasetController.js b/src/core/core.datasetController.js
index ab7ca1282c8..303549849ae 100644
--- a/src/core/core.datasetController.js
+++ b/src/core/core.datasetController.js
@@ -131,6 +131,34 @@ helpers.extend(DatasetController.prototype, {
 		return this.chart.scales[scaleID];
 	},
 
+	/**
+	 * @private
+	 */
+	_getValueScaleId: function() {
+		return this.getMeta().yAxisID;
+	},
+
+	/**
+	 * @private
+	 */
+	_getIndexScaleId: function() {
+		return this.getMeta().xAxisID;
+	},
+
+	/**
+	 * @private
+	 */
+	_getValueScale: function() {
+		return this.getScaleForId(this._getValueScaleId());
+	},
+
+	/**
+	 * @private
+	 */
+	_getIndexScale: function() {
+		return this.getScaleForId(this._getIndexScaleId());
+	},
+
 	reset: function() {
 		this.update(true);
 	},
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.category.js b/src/scales/scale.category.js
index 3a4d20645b3..d837a7365da 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.category.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.category.js
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ module.exports = Scale.extend({
 
 	getLabelForIndex: function(index, datasetIndex) {
 		var me = this;
-		var data = me.chart.data;
-		var isHorizontal = me.isHorizontal();
+		var chart = me.chart;
 
-		if (data.yLabels && !isHorizontal) {
-			return me.getRightValue(data.datasets[datasetIndex].data[index]);
+		if (chart.getDatasetMeta(datasetIndex).controller._getValueScaleId() === me.id) {
+			return me.getRightValue(chart.data.datasets[datasetIndex].data[index]);
 		}
+
 		return me.ticks[index - me.minIndex];
 	},
 
diff --git a/test/specs/scale.category.tests.js b/test/specs/scale.category.tests.js
index 7bc6a8a57ad..d6529324ec3 100644
--- a/test/specs/scale.category.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/scale.category.tests.js
@@ -156,35 +156,38 @@ describe('Category scale tests', function() {
 		expect(scale.ticks).toEqual(labels);
 	});
 
-	it ('should get the correct label for the index', function() {
-		var scaleID = 'myScale';
-
-		var mockData = {
-			datasets: [{
-				yAxisID: scaleID,
-				data: [10, 5, 0, 25, 78]
-			}],
-			labels: ['tick1', 'tick2', 'tick3', 'tick4', 'tick5']
-		};
-
-		var config = Chart.helpers.clone(Chart.scaleService.getScaleDefaults('category'));
-		var Constructor = Chart.scaleService.getScaleConstructor('category');
-		var scale = new Constructor({
-			ctx: {},
-			options: config,
-			chart: {
-				data: mockData
+	it('should get the correct label for the index', function() {
+		var chart = window.acquireChart({
+			type: 'line',
+			data: {
+				datasets: [{
+					xAxisID: 'xScale0',
+					yAxisID: 'yScale0',
+					data: [10, 5, 0, 25, 78]
+				}],
+				labels: ['tick1', 'tick2', 'tick3', 'tick4', 'tick5']
 			},
-			id: scaleID
+			options: {
+				scales: {
+					xAxes: [{
+						id: 'xScale0',
+						type: 'category',
+						position: 'bottom'
+					}],
+					yAxes: [{
+						id: 'yScale0',
+						type: 'linear'
+					}]
+				}
+			}
 		});
 
-		scale.determineDataLimits();
-		scale.buildTicks();
+		var scale = chart.scales.xScale0;
 
-		expect(scale.getLabelForIndex(1)).toBe('tick2');
+		expect(scale.getLabelForIndex(1, 0)).toBe('tick2');
 	});
 
-	it ('Should get the correct pixel for a value when horizontal', function() {
+	it('Should get the correct pixel for a value when horizontal', function() {
 		var chart = window.acquireChart({
 			type: 'line',
 			data: {
@@ -227,7 +230,7 @@ describe('Category scale tests', function() {
 		expect(xScale.getValueForPixel(417)).toBe(4);
 	});
 
-	it ('Should get the correct pixel for a value when there are repeated labels', function() {
+	it('Should get the correct pixel for a value when there are repeated labels', function() {
 		var chart = window.acquireChart({
 			type: 'line',
 			data: {
@@ -258,7 +261,7 @@ describe('Category scale tests', function() {
 		expect(xScale.getPixelForValue('tick_1', 1, 0)).toBeCloseToPixel(143);
 	});
 
-	it ('Should get the correct pixel for a value when horizontal and zoomed', function() {
+	it('Should get the correct pixel for a value when horizontal and zoomed', function() {
 		var chart = window.acquireChart({
 			type: 'line',
 			data: {
@@ -299,7 +302,7 @@ describe('Category scale tests', function() {
 		expect(xScale.getPixelForValue(0, 3, 0)).toBeCloseToPixel(429);
 	});
 
-	it ('should get the correct pixel for a value when vertical', function() {
+	it('should get the correct pixel for a value when vertical', function() {
 		var chart = window.acquireChart({
 			type: 'line',
 			data: {
@@ -344,7 +347,7 @@ describe('Category scale tests', function() {
 		expect(yScale.getValueForPixel(437)).toBe(4);
 	});
 
-	it ('should get the correct pixel for a value when vertical and zoomed', function() {
+	it('should get the correct pixel for a value when vertical and zoomed', function() {
 		var chart = window.acquireChart({
 			type: 'line',
 			data: {