--- smplayer-16.4.0/src/core.cpp
+++ smplayer-16.4.0/src/core.cpp
@@ -1832,13 +1832,6 @@
 
 		proc->setOption("ass-font-scale", QString::number(mset.sub_scale_ass));
 
-		#ifdef MPLAYER2_SUPPORT
-		if (!pref->mplayer_is_mplayer2)
-		#endif
-		{
-			proc->setOption("flip-hebrew",false); // It seems to be necessary to display arabic subtitles correctly when using -ass
-		}
-
 		if (pref->enable_ass_styles) {
 			QString ass_force_style;
 			if (!pref->user_forced_ass_style.isEmpty()) {