diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js
index ef14c9a7aa..423be0336e 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js
@@ -1189,8 +1189,7 @@ var Zotero = new function(){
 	
 	
 	/*
-	 * Join the elements of an array into a string using the appropriate
-	 * locale direction
+	 * This function should be removed
 	 *
 	 * |separator| defaults to a space (not a comma like Array.join()) if
 	 *   not specified
@@ -1201,10 +1200,6 @@ var Zotero = new function(){
 		if (typeof separator == 'undefined') {
 			separator = ' ';
 		}
-		if (this.dir == 'rtl') {
-			arr.reverse();
-			separator.split('').reverse().join('');
-		}
 		return arr.join(separator);
 	}