diff --git a/library/ui-styles/src/main/res/values-ldrtl/bools.xml b/library/ui-styles/src/main/res/values-ldrtl/bools.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 27b280985f..0000000000
--- a/library/ui-styles/src/main/res/values-ldrtl/bools.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-
-    <bool name="is_rtl">true</bool>
-
-</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/library/ui-styles/src/main/res/values/bools.xml b/library/ui-styles/src/main/res/values/bools.xml
index 9966999f28..93d5f925af 100644
--- a/library/ui-styles/src/main/res/values/bools.xml
+++ b/library/ui-styles/src/main/res/values/bools.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,4 @@
     <!-- Created to detect what has to be implemented (especially in the settings) -->
     <bool name="false_not_implemented">false</bool>
 
-    <bool name="is_rtl">false</bool>
-
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/resources/LocaleProvider.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/resources/LocaleProvider.kt
index 6a9d434aea..fdb5f21b61 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/resources/LocaleProvider.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/resources/LocaleProvider.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 package im.vector.app.core.resources
 
 import android.content.res.Resources
+import android.text.TextUtils
+import android.view.View
 import androidx.core.os.ConfigurationCompat
 import java.util.Locale
 import javax.inject.Inject
@@ -29,3 +31,7 @@ class LocaleProvider @Inject constructor(private val resources: Resources) {
 }
 
 fun LocaleProvider.isEnglishSpeaking() = current().language.startsWith("en")
+
+fun LocaleProvider.getLayoutDirectionFromCurrentLocale() =  TextUtils.getLayoutDirectionFromLocale(current())
+
+fun LocaleProvider.isRTL() = getLayoutDirectionFromCurrentLocale() == View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/style/TimelineMessageLayoutFactory.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/style/TimelineMessageLayoutFactory.kt
index bded4505b5..b24ab81997 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/style/TimelineMessageLayoutFactory.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/style/TimelineMessageLayoutFactory.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import android.view.View
 import im.vector.app.R
 import im.vector.app.core.extensions.localDateTime
 import im.vector.app.core.resources.LocaleProvider
+import im.vector.app.core.resources.isRTL
 import im.vector.app.features.home.room.detail.timeline.factory.TimelineItemFactoryParams
 import im.vector.app.features.settings.VectorPreferences
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.Session
@@ -71,8 +72,7 @@ class TimelineMessageLayoutFactory @Inject constructor(private val session: Sess
     }
 
     private val isRTL: Boolean by lazy {
-        val currentLocale = localeProvider.current()
-        TextUtils.getLayoutDirectionFromLocale(currentLocale) == View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL
+       localeProvider.isRTL()
     }
 
     fun create(params: TimelineItemFactoryParams): TimelineMessageLayout {
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/view/MessageBubbleView.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/view/MessageBubbleView.kt
index de40a681b3..422dfb0dbd 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/view/MessageBubbleView.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/view/MessageBubbleView.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import android.content.res.ColorStateList
 import android.graphics.Color
 import android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable
 import android.graphics.drawable.RippleDrawable
-import android.text.TextUtils
 import android.util.AttributeSet
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewOutlineProvider
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ import androidx.core.view.updateLayoutParams
 import com.google.android.material.shape.MaterialShapeDrawable
 import im.vector.app.R
 import im.vector.app.core.resources.LocaleProvider
+import im.vector.app.core.resources.getLayoutDirectionFromCurrentLocale
 import im.vector.app.core.utils.DimensionConverter
 import im.vector.app.databinding.ViewMessageBubbleBinding
 import im.vector.app.features.home.room.detail.timeline.style.TimelineMessageLayout
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ class MessageBubbleView @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context, attrs: Attri
     override fun onFinishInflate() {
         super.onFinishInflate()
         views = ViewMessageBubbleBinding.bind(this)
-        val currentLocale = LocaleProvider(resources).current()
-        val currentLayoutDirection = TextUtils.getLayoutDirectionFromLocale(currentLocale)
+        val currentLayoutDirection = LocaleProvider(resources).getLayoutDirectionFromCurrentLocale()
         val layoutDirectionToSet = if (isIncoming) {
             currentLayoutDirection
         } else {
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/location/UrlMapProvider.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/location/UrlMapProvider.kt
index 76d44f5ece..8e64dc959e 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/location/UrlMapProvider.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/location/UrlMapProvider.kt
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ package im.vector.app.features.location
 import android.content.res.Resources
 import im.vector.app.BuildConfig
 import im.vector.app.R
+import im.vector.app.core.resources.LocaleProvider
+import im.vector.app.core.resources.isRTL
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 class UrlMapProvider @Inject constructor(
-        private val resources: Resources
+        private val localeProvider: LocaleProvider
 ) {
     private val keyParam = "?key=${BuildConfig.mapTilerKey}"
 
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ class UrlMapProvider @Inject constructor(
             append(height)
             append(".png")
             append(keyParam)
-            if (!resources.getBoolean(R.bool.is_rtl)) {
+            if (!localeProvider.isRTL()) {
                 // On LTR languages we want the legal mentions to be displayed on the bottom left of the image
                 append("&attribution=bottomleft")
             }