diff --git a/VectorTemplate.php b/VectorTemplate.php
index 56e3937c7..16913715c 100644
--- a/VectorTemplate.php
+++ b/VectorTemplate.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class VectorTemplate extends BaseTemplate {
 			$this->data['pageLanguage'] =
 				$this->getSkin()->getTitle()->getPageViewLanguage()->getHtmlCode();
 			$this->text( 'pageLanguage' );
-			?>"><span dir="auto"><?php $this->html( 'title' ) ?></span></h1>
+			?>"><?php $this->html( 'title' ) ?></h1>
 			<?php $this->html( 'prebodyhtml' ) ?>
 			<div id="bodyContent" class="mw-body-content">
 				<?php