diff --git a/src/ol/format/featureformat.js b/src/ol/format/featureformat.js
index 67f8ed20da..419f3376e8 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/featureformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/featureformat.js
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ ol.format.Feature = function() {
    */
   this.defaultDataProjection = null;
 
-  /**
-   * @protected
-   * @type {boolean}
-   */
-  this.rightHandedPolygons = false;
 };
 
 
@@ -59,14 +54,6 @@ 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 10c3c0e0b7..f625c0ed2b 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/mvtformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/mvtformat.js
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ ol.format.MVT = function(opt_options) {
    */
   this.layers_ = options.layers ? options.layers : null;
 
-  this.rightHandedPolygons = true;
-
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.format.MVT, ol.format.Feature);
 
diff --git a/src/ol/render/canvas/canvasreplay.js b/src/ol/render/canvas/canvasreplay.js
index a31a8c9203..e8ed38e661 100644
--- a/src/ol/render/canvas/canvasreplay.js
+++ b/src/ol/render/canvas/canvasreplay.js
@@ -1180,12 +1180,6 @@ ol.render.canvas.PolygonReplay = function(tolerance, maxExtent, resolution) {
     miterLimit: undefined
   };
 
-  /**
-   * @private
-   * @type {boolean}
-   */
-  this.rightHanded_ = false;
-
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.render.canvas.PolygonReplay, ol.render.canvas.Replay);
 
@@ -1318,9 +1312,7 @@ ol.render.canvas.PolygonReplay.prototype.drawPolygonGeometry =
          state.miterLimit, state.lineDash]);
   }
   var ends = polygonGeometry.getEnds();
-  var flatCoordinates = this.rightHanded_ ?
-      polygonGeometry.getFlatCoordinates() :
-      polygonGeometry.getOrientedFlatCoordinates();
+  var flatCoordinates = polygonGeometry.getOrientedFlatCoordinates();
   var stride = polygonGeometry.getStride();
   this.drawFlatCoordinatess_(flatCoordinates, 0, ends, stride);
   this.endGeometry(polygonGeometry, feature);
@@ -1405,16 +1397,6 @@ ol.render.canvas.PolygonReplay.prototype.getBufferedMaxExtent = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @param {boolean} rightHanded Whether polygons are assumed to follow
- *     the right-hand rule.
- */
-ol.render.canvas.PolygonReplay.prototype.setRightHanded =
-    function(rightHanded) {
-  this.rightHanded_ = rightHanded;
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
@@ -1833,13 +1815,10 @@ ol.render.canvas.TextReplay.prototype.setTextStyle = function(textStyle) {
  * @param {ol.Extent} maxExtent Max extent.
  * @param {number} resolution Resolution.
  * @param {number=} opt_renderBuffer Optional rendering buffer.
- * @param {boolean=} opt_rightHandedPolygons Assume that polygons follow the
- *     right-hand rule.
  * @struct
  */
 ol.render.canvas.ReplayGroup = function(
-    tolerance, maxExtent, resolution, opt_renderBuffer,
-    opt_rightHandedPolygons) {
+    tolerance, maxExtent, resolution, opt_renderBuffer) {
 
   /**
    * @private
@@ -1884,13 +1863,6 @@ ol.render.canvas.ReplayGroup = function(
    */
   this.hitDetectionTransform_ = goog.vec.Mat4.createNumber();
 
-  /**
-   * @private
-   * @type {boolean}
-   */
-  this.rightHandedPolygons_ = opt_rightHandedPolygons ?
-      opt_rightHandedPolygons : false;
-
 };
 
 
@@ -1979,10 +1951,6 @@ ol.render.canvas.ReplayGroup.prototype.getReplay =
         ' constructor missing from ol.render.canvas.BATCH_CONSTRUCTORS_');
     replay = new Constructor(this.tolerance_, this.maxExtent_,
         this.resolution_);
-    if (replayType == ol.render.ReplayType.POLYGON) {
-      goog.asserts.assertInstanceof(replay, ol.render.canvas.PolygonReplay);
-      replay.setRightHanded(this.rightHandedPolygons_);
-    }
     replays[replayType] = replay;
   }
   return replay;
diff --git a/src/ol/render/renderfeature.js b/src/ol/render/renderfeature.js
index 17ead76116..00ba0eb451 100644
--- a/src/ol/render/renderfeature.js
+++ b/src/ol/render/renderfeature.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ goog.require('ol.geom.GeometryType');
  *
  * @constructor
  * @param {ol.geom.GeometryType} type Geometry type.
- * @param {Array.<number>} flatCoordinates Flat coordinates.
+ * @param {Array.<number>} flatCoordinates Flat coordinates. These always need
+ *     to be right-handed for polygons.
  * @param {Array.<number>|Array.<Array.<number>>} ends Ends or Endss.
  * @param {Object.<string, *>} properties Properties.
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectortilelayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectortilelayerrenderer.js
index 03d9bbe8c7..820ebd4ce7 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectortilelayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectortilelayerrenderer.js
@@ -191,8 +191,7 @@ 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(),
-      tile.getFormat().getRightHandedPolygons());
+      tileResolution, layer.getRenderBuffer());
   var squaredTolerance = ol.renderer.vector.getSquaredTolerance(
       tileResolution, pixelRatio);