diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
index de793f79cc..b28c73c4d8 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
@@ -2175,7 +2175,11 @@ export const template_visitors = {
 		);
 
 		if (has_direction_attribute) {
-			context.state.update.push(b.stmt(b.call('$.set_direction', node_id)));
+			// This fixes an issue with Chromium where updates to text content within an element
+			// does not update the direction when set to auto. If we just re-assign the dir, this fixes it.
+			context.state.update.push(
+				b.stmt(b.assignment('=', b.member(node_id, b.id('dir')), b.member(node_id, b.id('dir'))))
+			);
 		}
 
 		if (child_locations.length > 0) {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
index a35b5b3875..36df01ce18 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export {
 	update_pre_store,
 	update_store
 } from './reactivity/store.js';
-export { append_styles, sanitize_slots, set_text, set_direction, slot } from './render.js';
+export { append_styles, sanitize_slots, set_text, slot } from './render.js';
 export {
 	get,
 	invalidate_inner_signals,
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/render.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/render.js
index b0e67c2507..1944f6396e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/render.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/render.js
@@ -50,16 +50,6 @@ export function set_text(text, value) {
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * @param {HTMLElement} element
- */
-export function set_direction(element) {
-	// This fixes an issue with Chromium where updates to text content within an element
-	// does not update the direction when set to auto. If we just re-assign the dir, this fixes it.
-	// eslint-disable-next-line no-self-assign
-	element.dir = element.dir;
-}
-
 /**
  * @param {Comment} anchor
  * @param {void | ((anchor: Comment, slot_props: Record<string, unknown>) => void)} slot_fn