diff --git a/libraries/db_common.inc.php b/libraries/db_common.inc.php
index cdaed98e01..63fc4de1d4 100644
--- a/libraries/db_common.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/db_common.inc.php
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
 /**
  * Gets some core libraries
  */
-require_once './libraries/common.inc.php';
 require_once './libraries/bookmark.lib.php';
 
 PMA_checkParameters(array('db'));
diff --git a/libraries/db_info.inc.php b/libraries/db_info.inc.php
index ab9a278cb7..64cd9ca2a9 100644
--- a/libraries/db_info.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/db_info.inc.php
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
     exit;
 }
 
-/**
- * requirements
- */
-require_once './libraries/common.inc.php';
-
 /**
  * limits for table list
  */
diff --git a/libraries/header_printview.inc.php b/libraries/header_printview.inc.php
index 05e9b49b1b..51f971467d 100644
--- a/libraries/header_printview.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/header_printview.inc.php
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Gets a core script and starts output buffering work
+ * Starts output buffering work
  */
-require_once './libraries/common.inc.php';
 require_once './libraries/ob.lib.php';
 PMA_outBufferPre();
 
diff --git a/libraries/header_scripts.inc.php b/libraries/header_scripts.inc.php
index 6af268e4f4..61fc2643d9 100644
--- a/libraries/header_scripts.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/header_scripts.inc.php
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@ if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
     exit;
 }
 
-/**
- *
- */
-require_once './libraries/common.inc.php';
-
-
 // Cross-framing protection
 if ( false === $GLOBALS['cfg']['AllowThirdPartyFraming']) {
     echo PMA_includeJS('cross_framing_protection.js');
diff --git a/libraries/server_common.inc.php b/libraries/server_common.inc.php
index b84e4af908..84298bf854 100644
--- a/libraries/server_common.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/server_common.inc.php
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
     exit;
 }
 
-/**
- * Gets some core libraries
- */
-require_once './libraries/common.inc.php';
-
 /**
  * Handles some variables that may have been sent by the calling script
  * Note: this can be called also from the db panel to get the privileges of
diff --git a/libraries/tbl_common.inc.php b/libraries/tbl_common.inc.php
index 02136a9e7b..8a7db62744 100644
--- a/libraries/tbl_common.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/tbl_common.inc.php
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
 /**
  * Gets some core libraries
  */
-require_once './libraries/common.inc.php';
 require_once './libraries/bookmark.lib.php';
 
 // Check parameters
diff --git a/libraries/tbl_info.inc.php b/libraries/tbl_info.inc.php
index 00f807ec5e..cea1bc0f6f 100644
--- a/libraries/tbl_info.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/tbl_info.inc.php
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
     exit;
 }
 
-/**
- * requirements
- */
-require_once './libraries/common.inc.php';
-
 // Check parameters
 PMA_checkParameters(array('db', 'table'));
 
diff --git a/libraries/tbl_properties.inc.php b/libraries/tbl_properties.inc.php
index 219896a150..1c90c2ba50 100644
--- a/libraries/tbl_properties.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/tbl_properties.inc.php
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
 /**
  * Check parameters
  */
-require_once './libraries/common.inc.php';
 require_once './libraries/common.lib.php';
 PMA_checkParameters(array('db', 'table', 'action', 'num_fields'));
 
diff --git a/libraries/tbl_replace_fields.inc.php b/libraries/tbl_replace_fields.inc.php
index 96ec4ab58e..ba06124030 100644
--- a/libraries/tbl_replace_fields.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/tbl_replace_fields.inc.php
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
 /**
  * Gets some core libraries
  */
-require_once './libraries/common.inc.php';
 require_once './libraries/File.class.php';
 
 $file_to_insert = new PMA_File();
diff --git a/phpmyadmin.css.php b/phpmyadmin.css.php
index 52268a4e8d..550d963611 100644
--- a/phpmyadmin.css.php
+++ b/phpmyadmin.css.php
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@ if (PMA_USR_BROWSER_AGENT == 'IE' && PMA_USR_BROWSER_VER == '6'
     @ini_set('zlib.output_compression', 'Off');
 }
 
-if ($GLOBALS['text_dir'] === 'ltr') {
-    $right = 'right';
-    $left = 'left';
-} else {
-    $right = 'left';
-    $left = 'right';
-}
-
 // Send correct type:
 header('Content-Type: text/css; charset=UTF-8');
 
diff --git a/tbl_printview.php b/tbl_printview.php
index 2cba9aa62d..ea16713fa6 100644
--- a/tbl_printview.php
+++ b/tbl_printview.php
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
  */
 require_once 'libraries/common.inc.php';
 
-require 'libraries/tbl_common.inc.php';
-
 /**
  * Gets the variables sent or posted to this script, then displays headers
  */
@@ -21,6 +19,8 @@ if (! isset($selected_tbl)) {
     include_once 'libraries/header.inc.php';
 }
 
+require 'libraries/tbl_common.inc.php';
+
 // Check parameters
 
 if (! isset($the_tables) || ! is_array($the_tables)) {