diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Navigation/Views/Admin/Index.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Navigation/Views/Admin/Index.cshtml
index 49854ab32..21830c122 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Navigation/Views/Admin/Index.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Navigation/Views/Admin/Index.cshtml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ﻿@model NavigationManagementViewModel
 @using Orchard.Core.Navigation.ViewModels;
-@using Orchard.Localization
 @using Orchard.Utility.Extensions;
 
 @{ 
@@ -11,9 +10,6 @@
     Script.Include("jquery.mjs.nestedSortable.js").AtFoot();
     Script.Include("navigation-admin.js").AtFoot();
 }
-<script type="text/javascript">
-    window.isRTL = @((Html.Directionality() == "rtl").ToString().ToLowerInvariant());
-</script>
 
 <div id="save-message" class="message message-Warning">@T("You need to hit \"Save All\" in order to save your changes.")</div>
 
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Shapes/Views/Document.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Shapes/Views/Document.cshtml
index f4238c20b..6e53b65a0 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Shapes/Views/Document.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Shapes/Views/Document.cshtml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-﻿@using Orchard.Mvc.Html;
+﻿@using System.Globalization
+@using Orchard.Mvc.Html;
 @using Orchard.UI.Resources;
 @{
     RegisterLink(new LinkEntry {Type = "image/x-icon", Rel = "shortcut icon", Href = Url.Content("~/modules/orchard.themes/Content/orchard.ico")});
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@
 
     string title = Convert.ToString(Model.Title);
     string siteName = Convert.ToString(WorkContext.CurrentSite.SiteName);
+    bool isRtl = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(WorkContext.CurrentCulture).TextInfo.IsRightToLeft;
 }
 <!DOCTYPE html> 
 <html lang="@WorkContext.CurrentCulture" class="static @Html.ClassForPage()"> 
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@
     <title>@Html.Title(title, siteName)</title> 
     @Display(Model.Head)
     <script>(function(d){d.className="dyn"+d.className.substring(6,d.className.length);})(document.documentElement);</script> 
+    <script>window.isRTL = @(isRtl.ToString().ToLowerInvariant());</script>
 </head> 
 <body>
 @* Layout (template) is in the Body zone @ the default position (nothing, zero, zilch) *@
