diff --git a/lisp/net/eww.el b/lisp/net/eww.el
index d4555772e9a..e8fdc972fb3 100644
--- a/lisp/net/eww.el
+++ b/lisp/net/eww.el
@@ -737,8 +737,7 @@ the like."
   (setq-local desktop-save-buffer #'eww-desktop-misc-data)
   ;; multi-page isearch support
   (setq-local multi-isearch-next-buffer-function #'eww-isearch-next-buffer)
-  (setq truncate-lines t
-        bidi-paragraph-direction 'left-to-right)
+  (setq truncate-lines t)
   (buffer-disable-undo)
   (setq buffer-read-only t))