diff --git a/packages/notus/lib/src/document/attributes.dart b/packages/notus/lib/src/document/attributes.dart
index cf008b2af..ed4e6a9d7 100644
--- a/packages/notus/lib/src/document/attributes.dart
+++ b/packages/notus/lib/src/document/attributes.dart
@@ -137,12 +137,9 @@ class NotusAttribute<T> implements NotusAttributeBuilder<T> {
   /// Direction attribute
   static const direction = DirectionAttributeBuilder._();
 
-  /// Alias for [NotusAttribute.direction.ltr].
+  /// Alias for [NotusAttribute.direction.rtl].
   static NotusAttribute<String> get rtl => direction.rtl;
 
-  /// Alias for [NotusAttribute.direction.ltr].
-  static NotusAttribute<String> get ltr => direction.ltr;
-
   static NotusAttribute _fromKeyValue(String key, dynamic value) {
     if (!_registry.containsKey(key)) {
       throw ArgumentError.value(
@@ -418,6 +415,4 @@ class DirectionAttributeBuilder extends NotusAttributeBuilder<String> {
       : super._(_kDirection, NotusAttributeScope.line);
 
   NotusAttribute<String> get rtl => NotusAttribute<String>._(key, scope, 'rtl');
-
-  NotusAttribute<String> get ltr => NotusAttribute<String>._(key, scope, 'ltr');
 }
diff --git a/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editable_text_block.dart b/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editable_text_block.dart
index e446b472b..45436e59d 100644
--- a/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editable_text_block.dart
+++ b/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editable_text_block.dart
@@ -53,10 +53,8 @@ class EditableTextBlock extends StatelessWidget {
     final preferredDirection = node.style.get(NotusAttribute.direction);
     if (preferredDirection == NotusAttribute.rtl) {
       return TextDirection.rtl;
-    } else if (preferredDirection == NotusAttribute.ltr) {
-      return TextDirection.ltr;
     }
-    return Directionality.of(context);
+    return TextDirection.ltr;
   }
 
   List<Widget> _buildChildren(BuildContext context) {
@@ -68,23 +66,26 @@ class EditableTextBlock extends StatelessWidget {
       index++;
       final nodeTextDirection =
           getTextDirectionForNode(context, line as LineNode);
-      children.add(EditableTextLine(
-        node: line,
+      children.add(Directionality(
         textDirection: nodeTextDirection,
-        spacing: _getSpacingForLine(line, index, count, theme),
-        leading: _buildLeading(context, line, index, count),
-        indentWidth: _getIndentWidth(),
-        devicePixelRatio: MediaQuery.of(context).devicePixelRatio,
-        body: TextLine(
+        child: EditableTextLine(
           node: line,
-          embedBuilder: embedBuilder,
           textDirection: nodeTextDirection,
+          spacing: _getSpacingForLine(line, index, count, theme),
+          leading: _buildLeading(context, line, index, count),
+          indentWidth: _getIndentWidth(),
+          devicePixelRatio: MediaQuery.of(context).devicePixelRatio,
+          body: TextLine(
+            node: line,
+            embedBuilder: embedBuilder,
+            textDirection: nodeTextDirection,
+          ),
+          cursorController: cursorController,
+          selection: selection,
+          selectionColor: selectionColor,
+          enableInteractiveSelection: enableInteractiveSelection,
+          hasFocus: hasFocus,
         ),
-        cursorController: cursorController,
-        selection: selection,
-        selectionColor: selectionColor,
-        enableInteractiveSelection: enableInteractiveSelection,
-        hasFocus: hasFocus,
       ));
     }
     return children.toList(growable: false);
diff --git a/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editor.dart b/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editor.dart
index ca48b35bd..8ac0fe75e 100644
--- a/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editor.dart
+++ b/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editor.dart
@@ -1155,14 +1155,12 @@ class RawEditorState extends EditorState
     );
   }
 
-  TextDirection getTextDirectionForStyledNode(StyledNode node){
+  TextDirection getTextDirectionForStyledNode(StyledNode node) {
     final preferredDirection = node.style.get(NotusAttribute.direction);
     if (preferredDirection == NotusAttribute.rtl) {
       return TextDirection.rtl;
-    } else if (preferredDirection == NotusAttribute.ltr) {
-      return TextDirection.ltr;
     }
-    return _textDirection;
+    return TextDirection.ltr;
   }
 
   List<Widget> _buildChildren(BuildContext context) {
diff --git a/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editor_toolbar.dart b/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editor_toolbar.dart
index c828d52b0..3b2f080d2 100644
--- a/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editor_toolbar.dart
+++ b/packages/zefyr/lib/src/widgets/editor_toolbar.dart
@@ -442,15 +442,6 @@ class ZefyrToolbar extends StatefulWidget implements PreferredSizeWidget {
           visible: !hideDirection,
           child: VerticalDivider(
               indent: 16, endIndent: 16, color: Colors.grey.shade400)),
-      Visibility(
-        visible: !hideDirection,
-        child: ToggleStyleButton(
-          attribute: NotusAttribute.ltr,
-          icon: Icons.format_textdirection_l_to_r,
-          controller: controller,
-        ),
-      ),
-      SizedBox(width: 1),
       Visibility(
         visible: !hideDirection,
         child: ToggleStyleButton(