diff --git a/src/Paragraph.cpp b/src/Paragraph.cpp
index adbf290880..545ab0baee 100644
--- a/src/Paragraph.cpp
+++ b/src/Paragraph.cpp
@@ -1095,8 +1095,6 @@ void Paragraph::Private::latexInset(BufferParams const & bparams,
 	    // decorations at all
 	    && inset->lyxCode() != ERT_CODE) {
 		if (runparams.use_polyglossia) {
-			if (style.isEnvironment())
-				os << "\\begin{LTR}";
 			os << "\\LRE{";
 		} else if (running_font.language()->lang() == "farsi"
 			   || running_font.language()->lang() == "arabic_arabi")
@@ -1156,12 +1154,8 @@ void Paragraph::Private::latexInset(BufferParams const & bparams,
 		throw(e);
 	}
 
-	if (close) {
-		if (runparams.use_polyglossia && style.isEnvironment())
-			os << "\\end{LTR}";
-		else
-			os << '}';
-	}
+	if (close)
+		os << '}';
 
 	if (os.texrow().rows() > previous_row_count) {
 		os.texrow().start(owner_->id(), i + 1);