diff --git a/gdk/gdk.c b/gdk/gdk.c
index f0869a6..2f3c039 100644
--- a/gdk/gdk.c
+++ b/gdk/gdk.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#include <fribidi.h>
 
 
 /**
@@ -1118,17 +1117,6 @@ gdk_disable_multidevice (void)
 PangoDirection
 gdk_unichar_direction (gunichar ch)
 {
-  FriBidiCharType fribidi_ch_type;
-
-  G_STATIC_ASSERT (sizeof (FriBidiChar) == sizeof (gunichar));
-
-  fribidi_ch_type = fribidi_get_bidi_type (ch);
-
-  if (!FRIBIDI_IS_STRONG (fribidi_ch_type))
-    return PANGO_DIRECTION_NEUTRAL;
-  else if (FRIBIDI_IS_RTL (fribidi_ch_type))
-    return PANGO_DIRECTION_RTL;
-  else
     return PANGO_DIRECTION_LTR;
 }
 
diff --git a/gtk/gtkpango.c b/gtk/gtkpango.c
index aaac4cc..a76ad57 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkpango.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkpango.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "gtkpango.h"
 #include <pango/pangocairo.h>
-#include <fribidi.h>
 #include "gtkintl.h"
 
 #define GTK_TYPE_FILL_LAYOUT_RENDERER            (_gtk_fill_layout_renderer_get_type())
@@ -1326,17 +1325,6 @@ _gtk_pango_attr_list_merge (PangoAttrList *into,
 PangoDirection
 _gtk_pango_unichar_direction (gunichar ch)
 {
-  FriBidiCharType fribidi_ch_type;
-
-  G_STATIC_ASSERT (sizeof (FriBidiChar) == sizeof (gunichar));
-
-  fribidi_ch_type = fribidi_get_bidi_type (ch);
-
-  if (!FRIBIDI_IS_STRONG (fribidi_ch_type))
-    return PANGO_DIRECTION_NEUTRAL;
-  else if (FRIBIDI_IS_RTL (fribidi_ch_type))
-    return PANGO_DIRECTION_RTL;
-  else
     return PANGO_DIRECTION_LTR;
 }