diff --git a/externs/olx.js b/externs/olx.js
index 30bf226baa..d819468aba 100644
--- a/externs/olx.js
+++ b/externs/olx.js
@@ -4106,7 +4106,6 @@ olx.source.TileImageOptions.prototype.wrapX;
  *            projection: ol.proj.ProjectionLike,
  *            state: (ol.source.State|string|undefined),
  *            format: (ol.format.Feature|undefined),
- *            rightHandedPolygons: (boolean|undefined),
  *            tileClass: (function(new: ol.VectorTile, ol.TileCoord,
  *                 ol.TileState, string, ol.format.Feature,
  *                 ol.TileLoadFunctionType)|undefined),
@@ -4153,16 +4152,6 @@ olx.source.VectorTileOptions.prototype.opaque;
 olx.source.VectorTileOptions.prototype.projection;
 
 
-/**
- * Assume that all polygons provided by this source follow the right-hand rule
- * (counter-clockwise for exterior and clockwise for interior rings). If `true`,
- * renderers will skip the check for the ring orientation.
- * @type {boolean|undefined}
- * @api
- */
-olx.source.VectorTileOptions.prototype.rightHandedPolygons;
-
-
 /**
  * Source state.
  * @type {ol.source.State|string|undefined}
diff --git a/src/ol/format/featureformat.js b/src/ol/format/featureformat.js
index 25c10aa79d..67f8ed20da 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/featureformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/featureformat.js
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ ol.format.Feature = function() {
    * @type {ol.proj.Projection}
    */
   this.defaultDataProjection = null;
+
+  /**
+   * @protected
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  this.rightHandedPolygons = false;
 };
 
 
@@ -53,6 +59,14 @@ ol.format.Feature.prototype.getReadOptions = function(source, opt_options) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @return {boolean}
+ */
+ol.format.Feature.prototype.getRightHandedPolygons = function() {
+  return this.rightHandedPolygons;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * Sets the `defaultDataProjection` on the options, if no `dataProjection`
  * is set.
diff --git a/src/ol/format/mvtformat.js b/src/ol/format/mvtformat.js
index 0b8a07acd2..e22535bf83 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/mvtformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/mvtformat.js
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ ol.format.MVT = function(opt_options) {
    */
   this.layers_ = goog.isDef(options.layers) ? options.layers : null;
 
+  this.rightHandedPolygons = true;
+
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.format.MVT, ol.format.Feature);
 
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectortilelayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectortilelayerrenderer.js
index ee45b7649d..a990815b5c 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectortilelayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectortilelayerrenderer.js
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorTileLayer.prototype.createReplayGroup = function(tile,
   var tileResolution = pixelSpace ? source.getTilePixelRatio() : resolution;
   replayState.dirty = false;
   var replayGroup = new ol.render.canvas.ReplayGroup(0, extent,
-      tileResolution, layer.getRenderBuffer(), source.getRightHandedPolygons());
+      tileResolution, layer.getRenderBuffer(),
+      tile.getFormat().getRightHandedPolygons());
   var squaredTolerance = ol.renderer.vector.getSquaredTolerance(
       tileResolution, pixelRatio);