diff --git a/src/views/studio/studio.jsx b/src/views/studio/studio.jsx
index f345b4da7..51054bbc5 100644
--- a/src/views/studio/studio.jsx
+++ b/src/views/studio/studio.jsx
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from 'react-router-dom';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {connect} from 'react-redux';
-import {FormattedMessage, injectIntl, intlShape} from 'react-intl';
-import {isRtl} from 'scratch-l10n';
+
 
 import Page from '../../components/page/www/page.jsx';
 import render from '../../lib/render.jsx';
@@ -35,21 +34,20 @@ import './studio.scss';
 import {selectIsAdmin, selectMuteStatus} from '../../redux/session.js';
 import {formatRelativeTime} from '../../lib/format-time.js';
 import CommentingStatus from '../../components/commenting-status/commenting-status.jsx';
+import {FormattedMessage} from 'react-intl';
 import {selectShowCuratorMuteError} from '../../redux/studio-permissions.js';
 
-export const StudioShell = ({intl, isAdmin, showCuratorMuteError, muteExpiresAtMs, studioLoadFailed, onLoadInfo}) => {
+const StudioShell = ({isAdmin, showCuratorMuteError, muteExpiresAtMs, studioLoadFailed, onLoadInfo}) => {
     const match = useRouteMatch();
+
     useEffect(() => {
         onLoadInfo();
     }, [isAdmin]); // Reload any time isAdmin changes to allow admins to view deleted studios
-    
+
     return (
         studioLoadFailed ?
             <NotAvailable /> :
-            <div
-                className="studio-shell"
-                dir={isRtl(intl.locale) ? 'rtl' : null}
-            >
+            <div className="studio-shell">
                 <StudioDeleted />
                 <StudioMeta />
                 <div className="studio-info">
@@ -100,7 +98,6 @@ export const StudioShell = ({intl, isAdmin, showCuratorMuteError, muteExpiresAtM
 };
 
 StudioShell.propTypes = {
-    intl: intlShape,
     isAdmin: PropTypes.bool,
     showCuratorMuteError: PropTypes.bool,
     muteExpiresAtMs: PropTypes.number,
@@ -120,8 +117,6 @@ const ConnectedStudioShell = connect(
     }
 )(StudioShell);
 
-const IntlConnectedStudioShell = injectIntl(ConnectedStudioShell);
-
 render(
     <Page className="studio-page">
         <StudioAdminPanel />
@@ -129,7 +124,7 @@ render(
             <Switch>
                 {/* Use variable studioPath to support /studio-playground/ or future route */}
                 <Route path="/:studioPath/:studioId">
-                    <IntlConnectedStudioShell />
+                    <ConnectedStudioShell />
                 </Route>
             </Switch>
         </Router>
diff --git a/test/unit/views/studio.test.jsx b/test/unit/views/studio.test.jsx
deleted file mode 100644
index f4c8c1a66..000000000
--- a/test/unit/views/studio.test.jsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-const React = require('react');
-const {shallow} = require('enzyme');
-import {StudioShell} from '../../../src/views/studio/studio.jsx';
-
-jest.mock('react-dom', () => ({
-    render: jest.fn()
-}));
-
-jest.mock('react-router-dom', () => ({
-    useRouteMatch: jest.fn(() => ({path: ''}))
-}));
-
-describe('Studio', () => {
-    test('dir is RTL when locale is rtl', () => {
-        const component = shallow(
-            <StudioShell
-                intl={{
-                    locale: 'ar'
-                }}
-            />
-        );
-
-        const studioShell = component.find('div.studio-shell');
-        expect(studioShell.prop('dir')).toEqual('rtl');
-    });
-
-    test('dir is LTR when locale is ltr', () => {
-        const component = shallow(
-            <StudioShell
-                intl={{
-                    locale: 'ja'
-                }}
-            />
-        );
-
-        const studioShell = component.find('div.studio-shell');
-        expect(studioShell.prop('dir')).toBeNull();
-    });
-});