diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerrolling.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerrolling.lua
index 1190677c6..b24cf0151 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerrolling.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerrolling.lua
@@ -355,11 +355,7 @@ function ReaderRolling:onTapBackward()
 end
 
 function ReaderRolling:onSwipe(_, ges)
-    if ges.direction == "north" then
-        self:onGotoViewRel(1)
-    elseif ges.direction == "south" then
-        self:onGotoViewRel(-1)
-    elseif ges.direction == "west" then
+    if ges.direction == "west" then
         if self.inverse_reading_order then
             self:onGotoViewRel(-1)
         else