diff --git a/lib/classes/output/comboboxsearch.php b/lib/classes/output/comboboxsearch.php
index 7bc92ee53f9..152ad8730be 100644
--- a/lib/classes/output/comboboxsearch.php
+++ b/lib/classes/output/comboboxsearch.php
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ class comboboxsearch implements renderable, templatable {
      */
     public function export_for_template(renderer_base $output): array {
         return [
-            'rtl' => right_to_left(),
             'renderlater' => $this->renderlater,
             'buttoncontent' => $this->buttoncontent ,
             'dropdowncontent' => $this->dropdowncontent,
diff --git a/lib/templates/comboboxsearch.mustache b/lib/templates/comboboxsearch.mustache
index 7515278d7dc..94748e32370 100644
--- a/lib/templates/comboboxsearch.mustache
+++ b/lib/templates/comboboxsearch.mustache
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     Context variables required for this template:
     * name - The name of the input element representing the combobox.
     * value - The value of the input element representing the combobox.
-    * rtl - Is this dropdown being used in a RTL case? if so, we need to ensure it drops down in the right place.
     * renderlater - This determines if we show a placeholder whilst fetching content to replace within the placeholder region
     * buttoncontent - The string to be shown to users to trigger the dropdown
     * usebutton - If we want to use a button to trigger the dropdown, or just the dropdown itself
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@
     {
         "name": "input-1",
         "value": "0",
-        "rtl": false,
         "renderlater": false,
         "usebutton": true,
         "buttoncontent": "Example dropdown button",
@@ -66,7 +64,7 @@
 
     {{^usebutton}}{{{buttoncontent}}}{{/usebutton}}
 
-    <div class="{{#dropdownclasses}}{{.}}{{/dropdownclasses}} dropdown-menu {{#rtl}}dropdown-menu-right{{/rtl}}"
+    <div class="{{#dropdownclasses}}{{.}}{{/dropdownclasses}} dropdown-menu"
         id="dialog-{{instance}}-{{uniqid}}"
         {{#usebutton}}
             role="dialog"