diff --git a/course/format/topics/format.js b/course/format/topics/format.js
index 26f28015f57..85aec6d42fc 100644
--- a/course/format/topics/format.js
+++ b/course/format/topics/format.js
@@ -26,15 +26,12 @@ M.course.format.swap_sections = function(Y, node1, node2) {
     var CSS = {
         COURSECONTENT : 'course-content',
         LEFT : 'left',
-        RIGHT : 'right',
-        SECTIONADDMENUS : 'section_add_menus',
+        SECTIONADDMENUS : 'section_add_menus'
     };
 
     var sectionlist = Y.Node.all('.'+CSS.COURSECONTENT+' '+M.course.format.get_section_selector(Y));
     // Swap left block
     sectionlist.item(node1).one('.'+CSS.LEFT).swap(sectionlist.item(node2).one('.'+CSS.LEFT));
-    // Swap right block
-    sectionlist.item(node1).one('.'+CSS.RIGHT).swap(sectionlist.item(node2).one('.'+CSS.RIGHT));
     // Swap menus
     sectionlist.item(node1).one('.'+CSS.SECTIONADDMENUS).swap(sectionlist.item(node2).one('.'+CSS.SECTIONADDMENUS));
 }
diff --git a/course/format/weeks/format.js b/course/format/weeks/format.js
index d1b5430925f..78c20631b70 100644
--- a/course/format/weeks/format.js
+++ b/course/format/weeks/format.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ M.course.format.swap_sections = function(Y, node1, node2) {
     var CSS = {
         COURSECONTENT : 'course-content',
         LEFT : 'left',
-        RIGHT : 'right',
         SECTIONADDMENUS : 'section_add_menus',
         WEEKDATES: 'weekdates'
     };
@@ -34,8 +33,6 @@ M.course.format.swap_sections = function(Y, node1, node2) {
     var sectionlist = Y.Node.all('.'+CSS.COURSECONTENT+' '+M.course.format.get_section_selector(Y));
     // Swap left block
     sectionlist.item(node1).one('.'+CSS.LEFT).swap(sectionlist.item(node2).one('.'+CSS.LEFT));
-    // Swap right block
-    sectionlist.item(node1).one('.'+CSS.RIGHT).swap(sectionlist.item(node2).one('.'+CSS.RIGHT));
     // Swap menus
     sectionlist.item(node1).one('.'+CSS.SECTIONADDMENUS).swap(sectionlist.item(node2).one('.'+CSS.SECTIONADDMENUS));
     // Swap week dates