diff --git a/src/ol/geom/polygon.js b/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
index 3b1cb59981..0da2285d5e 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
@@ -192,8 +192,6 @@ ol.geom.Polygon.prototype.setCoordinates = function(coordinates, opt_layout) {
     var ends = ol.geom.flat.deflateCoordinatess(
         this.flatCoordinates, 0, coordinates, this.stride, this.ends_);
     this.flatCoordinates.length = ends.length === 0 ? 0 : ends[ends.length - 1];
-    ol.geom.flat.orientLinearRings(
-        this.flatCoordinates, 0, this.ends_, this.stride);
     this.dispatchChangeEvent();
   }
 };
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/polygon.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/polygon.test.js
index b547565ec3..a35f473816 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/geom/polygon.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/polygon.test.js
@@ -73,19 +73,13 @@ describe('ol.geom.Polygon', function() {
       expect(polygon.getStride()).to.be(2);
     });
 
-    it('reverses the outer ring if necessary', function() {
-      polygon = new ol.geom.Polygon([outerRing.reverse(), innerRing]);
-      expect(polygon.getFlatCoordinates()).to.eql(flatCoordinates);
-    });
-
-    it('reverses inner rings if necessary', function() {
-      polygon = new ol.geom.Polygon([outerRing, innerRing.reverse()]);
-      expect(polygon.getFlatCoordinates()).to.eql(flatCoordinates);
-    });
-
-    it('reverses all rings if necessary', function() {
-      polygon = new ol.geom.Polygon([outerRing.reverse(), innerRing.reverse()]);
-      expect(polygon.getFlatCoordinates()).to.eql(flatCoordinates);
+    it('does not reverse any rings', function() {
+      outerRing.reverse();
+      innerRing.reverse();
+      polygon = new ol.geom.Polygon([outerRing, innerRing]);
+      var coordinates = polygon.getCoordinates();
+      expect(coordinates[0]).to.eql(outerRing);
+      expect(coordinates[1]).to.eql(innerRing);
     });
 
     it('does not contain outside coordinates', function() {
@@ -136,21 +130,6 @@ describe('ol.geom.Polygon', function() {
       expect(polygon.getStride()).to.be(3);
     });
 
-    it('reverses the outer ring if necessary', function() {
-      polygon = new ol.geom.Polygon([outerRing.reverse(), innerRing]);
-      expect(polygon.getFlatCoordinates()).to.eql(flatCoordinates);
-    });
-
-    it('reverses inner rings if necessary', function() {
-      polygon = new ol.geom.Polygon([outerRing, innerRing.reverse()]);
-      expect(polygon.getFlatCoordinates()).to.eql(flatCoordinates);
-    });
-
-    it('reverses all rings if necessary', function() {
-      polygon = new ol.geom.Polygon([outerRing.reverse(), innerRing.reverse()]);
-      expect(polygon.getFlatCoordinates()).to.eql(flatCoordinates);
-    });
-
     it('does not contain outside coordinates', function() {
       expect(polygon.containsCoordinate(outsideOuter)).to.be(false);
     });
@@ -200,21 +179,6 @@ describe('ol.geom.Polygon', function() {
       expect(polygon.getStride()).to.be(3);
     });
 
-    it('reverses the outer ring if necessary', function() {
-      polygon = new ol.geom.Polygon([outerRing.reverse(), innerRing]);
-      expect(polygon.getFlatCoordinates()).to.eql(flatCoordinates);
-    });
-
-    it('reverses inner rings if necessary', function() {
-      polygon = new ol.geom.Polygon([outerRing, innerRing.reverse()]);
-      expect(polygon.getFlatCoordinates()).to.eql(flatCoordinates);
-    });
-
-    it('reverses all rings if necessary', function() {
-      polygon = new ol.geom.Polygon([outerRing.reverse(), innerRing.reverse()]);
-      expect(polygon.getFlatCoordinates()).to.eql(flatCoordinates);
-    });
-
     it('does not contain outside coordinates', function() {
       expect(polygon.containsCoordinate(outsideOuter)).to.be(false);
     });
@@ -271,24 +235,6 @@ describe('ol.geom.Polygon', function() {
       expect(polygon.getStride()).to.be(4);
     });
 
-    it('reverses the outer ring if necessary', function() {
-      polygon = new ol.geom.Polygon(
-          [outerRing.reverse(), innerRing1, innerRing2]);
-      expect(polygon.getFlatCoordinates()).to.eql(flatCoordinates);
-    });
-
-    it('reverses inner rings if necessary', function() {
-      polygon = new ol.geom.Polygon(
-          [outerRing, innerRing1.reverse(), innerRing2.reverse()]);
-      expect(polygon.getFlatCoordinates()).to.eql(flatCoordinates);
-    });
-
-    it('reverses all rings if necessary', function() {
-      polygon = new ol.geom.Polygon(
-          [outerRing.reverse(), innerRing1.reverse(), innerRing2.reverse()]);
-      expect(polygon.getFlatCoordinates()).to.eql(flatCoordinates);
-    });
-
     it('does not contain outside coordinates', function() {
       expect(polygon.containsCoordinate(outsideOuter)).to.be(false);
     });
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js b/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js
index b2a67c52d0..4efdd2a50e 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js
@@ -314,9 +314,8 @@ describe('ol.interaction.Draw', function() {
       var geometry = features[0].getGeometry();
       expect(geometry).to.be.a(ol.geom.Polygon);
 
-      // note that order is forced clockwise (despite drawing counter-clockwise)
       expect(geometry.getCoordinates()).to.eql([
-        [[10, -20], [30, -10], [30, -20], [10, -20]]
+        [[10, -20], [30, -20], [30, -10], [10, -20]]
       ]);
     });