diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Shapes/Localization/DateTimeLocalization.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Shapes/Localization/DateTimeLocalization.cs
index 1a5ca2fa3..7db738692 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Shapes/Localization/DateTimeLocalization.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Shapes/Localization/DateTimeLocalization.cs
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ namespace Orchard.Core.Shapes.Localization {
         /// </summary>
         int FirstDay { get; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// True if right-to-left language, false if left-to-right
-        /// </summary>
-        bool IsRTL { get; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// True if the year select precedes month, false for month then year
         /// </summary>
@@ -88,19 +83,6 @@ namespace Orchard.Core.Shapes.Localization {
             }
         }
 
-        public bool IsRTL {
-            get {
-                var isRTL = false;
-                var t = T("isRTL: false").Text;
-                var parts = t.Split(':');
-                if (parts.Length == 2) {
-                    Boolean.TryParse(parts[1], out isRTL);
-                }
-
-                return isRTL;
-            }
-        }
-
         public bool ShowMonthAfterYear {
             get {
                 var showMonthAfterYear = false;
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.jQuery/Views/DatePickerLocalization.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.jQuery/Views/DatePickerLocalization.cshtml
index 3b25dc859..7db432c6e 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.jQuery/Views/DatePickerLocalization.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.jQuery/Views/DatePickerLocalization.cshtml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
             weekHeader: '@T("Wk")', // Column header for week of the year
             dateFormat: '@dateFormat', // See format options on parseDate
             firstDay: @dateTimeLocalization.FirstDay, // The first day of the week, Sun = 0, Mon = 1, ...
-            isRTL: @(dateTimeLocalization.IsRTL ? "true" : "false"), // True if right-to-left language, false if left-to-right
+            isRTL: @(cultureInfo.TextInfo.IsRightToLeft ? "true" : "false"), // True if right-to-left language, false if left-to-right
             showMonthAfterYear: @(dateTimeLocalization.ShowMonthAfterYear ? "true" : "false"), // True if the year select precedes month, false for month then year
             yearSuffix: '@dateTimeLocalization.YearSuffix' // Additional text to append to the year in the month headers
         };