diff --git a/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js b/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
index 2f3e25966f..4265e4de13 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ ol.geom.MultiPolygon.prototype.setCoordinates =
     var lastEnds = endss[endss.length - 1];
     this.flatCoordinates.length = lastEnds.length === 0 ?
         0 : lastEnds[lastEnds.length - 1];
-    ol.geom.flat.orientLinearRingss(
-        this.flatCoordinates, 0, this.endss_, this.stride);
     this.dispatchChangeEvent();
   }
 };
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js b/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js
index 4efdd2a50e..a1a070aba5 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js
@@ -396,9 +396,8 @@ describe('ol.interaction.Draw', function() {
       var coordinates = geometry.getCoordinates();
       expect(coordinates).to.have.length(1);
 
-      // note that order is forced clockwise (despite drawing counter-clockwise)
       expect(coordinates[0]).to.eql([
-        [[10, -20], [30, -10], [30, -20], [10, -20]]
+        [[10, -20], [30, -20], [30, -10], [10, -20]]
       ]);
     });