diff --git a/packages/react/src/slider/control/SliderControl.test.tsx b/packages/react/src/slider/control/SliderControl.test.tsx
index 9eef837772..4e55a7a590 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/slider/control/SliderControl.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/slider/control/SliderControl.test.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { NOOP } from '../../utils/noop';
 const testRootContext: SliderRootContext = {
   active: -1,
   handleInputChange: NOOP,
-  direction: 'ltr',
   dragging: false,
   disabled: false,
   getFingerState: () => ({
diff --git a/packages/react/src/slider/indicator/SliderIndicator.test.tsx b/packages/react/src/slider/indicator/SliderIndicator.test.tsx
index 63114597bb..04eb7806f9 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/slider/indicator/SliderIndicator.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/slider/indicator/SliderIndicator.test.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { NOOP } from '../../utils/noop';
 const testRootContext: SliderRootContext = {
   active: -1,
   handleInputChange: NOOP,
-  direction: 'ltr',
   dragging: false,
   disabled: false,
   getFingerState: () => ({
diff --git a/packages/react/src/slider/indicator/SliderIndicator.tsx b/packages/react/src/slider/indicator/SliderIndicator.tsx
index 7c09a0ae60..653d6d67b8 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/slider/indicator/SliderIndicator.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/slider/indicator/SliderIndicator.tsx
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ const SliderIndicator = React.forwardRef(function SliderIndicator(
 ) {
   const { render, className, ...otherProps } = props;
 
-  const { direction, disabled, orientation, state, percentageValues } = useSliderRootContext();
+  const { disabled, orientation, state, percentageValues } = useSliderRootContext();
 
   const { getRootProps } = useSliderIndicator({
-    direction,
     disabled,
     orientation,
     percentageValues,
diff --git a/packages/react/src/slider/indicator/useSliderIndicator.ts b/packages/react/src/slider/indicator/useSliderIndicator.ts
index e8271ccb91..b8cef2d682 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/slider/indicator/useSliderIndicator.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/slider/indicator/useSliderIndicator.ts
@@ -71,10 +71,7 @@ export function useSliderIndicator(
 
 export namespace useSliderIndicator {
   export interface Parameters
-    extends Pick<
-      useSliderRoot.ReturnValue,
-      'direction' | 'disabled' | 'orientation' | 'percentageValues'
-    > {}
+    extends Pick<useSliderRoot.ReturnValue, 'disabled' | 'orientation' | 'percentageValues'> {}
 
   export interface ReturnValue {
     getRootProps: (externalProps?: GenericHTMLProps) => GenericHTMLProps;
diff --git a/packages/react/src/slider/root/SliderRoot.tsx b/packages/react/src/slider/root/SliderRoot.tsx
index ad3e1cad8e..b0d56ac5b0 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/slider/root/SliderRoot.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/slider/root/SliderRoot.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { useBaseUiId } from '../../utils/useBaseUiId';
 import { useComponentRenderer } from '../../utils/useComponentRenderer';
 import type { FieldRoot } from '../../field/root/FieldRoot';
 import { CompositeList } from '../../composite/list/CompositeList';
-import { useDirection } from '../../direction-provider/DirectionContext';
 import { sliderStyleHookMapping } from './styleHooks';
 import { useSliderRoot } from './useSliderRoot';
 import { SliderRootContext } from './SliderRootContext';
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ const SliderRoot = React.forwardRef(function SliderRoot(
   } = props;
 
   const id = useBaseUiId(idProp);
-  const direction = useDirection();
 
   const { labelId, state: fieldState, disabled: fieldDisabled } = useFieldRootContext();
   const disabled = fieldDisabled || disabledProp;
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ const SliderRoot = React.forwardRef(function SliderRoot(
   const { getRootProps, ...slider } = useSliderRoot({
     'aria-labelledby': ariaLabelledby ?? labelId ?? '',
     defaultValue,
-    direction,
     disabled,
     id: id ?? '',
     largeStep,
diff --git a/packages/react/src/slider/root/useSliderRoot.ts b/packages/react/src/slider/root/useSliderRoot.ts
index 7da886c635..1c3d0e6ae7 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/slider/root/useSliderRoot.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/slider/root/useSliderRoot.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { useEventCallback } from '../../utils/useEventCallback';
 import { useForkRef } from '../../utils/useForkRef';
 import { valueToPercent } from '../../utils/valueToPercent';
 import type { CompositeMetadata } from '../../composite/list/CompositeList';
-import type { TextDirection } from '../../direction-provider/DirectionContext';
+import { useDirection } from '../../direction-provider/DirectionContext';
 import { useField } from '../../field/useField';
 import { useFieldRootContext } from '../../field/root/FieldRootContext';
 import { useFieldControlValidation } from '../../field/control/useFieldControlValidation';
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ export function useSliderRoot(parameters: useSliderRoot.Parameters): useSliderRo
   const {
     'aria-labelledby': ariaLabelledby,
     defaultValue,
-    direction = 'ltr',
     disabled = false,
     id,
     largeStep = 10,
@@ -125,6 +124,7 @@ export function useSliderRoot(parameters: useSliderRoot.Parameters): useSliderRo
     value: valueProp,
   } = parameters;
 
+  const direction = useDirection();
   const { setControlId, setTouched, setDirty, validityData } = useFieldRootContext();
 
   const {
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ export function useSliderRoot(parameters: useSliderRoot.Parameters): useSliderRo
       getRootProps,
       'aria-labelledby': ariaLabelledby,
       active,
-      direction,
       disabled,
       dragging,
       getFingerState,
@@ -404,7 +403,6 @@ export function useSliderRoot(parameters: useSliderRoot.Parameters): useSliderRo
       getRootProps,
       active,
       ariaLabelledby,
-      direction,
       disabled,
       dragging,
       getFingerState,
@@ -460,11 +458,6 @@ export namespace useSliderRoot {
      * The default value. Use when the component is not controlled.
      */
     defaultValue?: number | readonly number[];
-    /**
-     * Sets the direction. For right-to-left languages, the lowest value is on the right-hand side.
-     * @default 'ltr'
-     */
-    direction: TextDirection;
     /**
      * Whether the component should ignore user interaction.
      * @default false
@@ -555,7 +548,6 @@ export namespace useSliderRoot {
       event: React.KeyboardEvent | React.ChangeEvent,
     ) => void;
     dragging: boolean;
-    direction: TextDirection;
     disabled: boolean;
     getFingerState: (
       fingerPosition: FingerPosition | null,
diff --git a/packages/react/src/slider/thumb/SliderThumb.test.tsx b/packages/react/src/slider/thumb/SliderThumb.test.tsx
index fa7b44a92f..55b4d7c727 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/slider/thumb/SliderThumb.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/slider/thumb/SliderThumb.test.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { NOOP } from '../../utils/noop';
 const testRootContext: SliderRootContext = {
   active: -1,
   handleInputChange: NOOP,
-  direction: 'ltr',
   dragging: false,
   disabled: false,
   getFingerState: () => ({
diff --git a/packages/react/src/slider/thumb/SliderThumb.tsx b/packages/react/src/slider/thumb/SliderThumb.tsx
index a7b53f4433..0f3b166457 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/slider/thumb/SliderThumb.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/slider/thumb/SliderThumb.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ const SliderThumb = React.forwardRef(function SliderThumb(
     active: activeIndex,
     'aria-labelledby': ariaLabelledby,
     handleInputChange,
-    direction,
     disabled: contextDisabled,
     format = null,
     largeStep,
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ const SliderThumb = React.forwardRef(function SliderThumb(
     'aria-labelledby': ariaLabelledby ?? '',
     'aria-valuetext': ariaValuetext ?? '',
     handleInputChange,
-    direction,
     disabled: disabledProp || contextDisabled,
     format,
     getAriaLabel: getAriaLabelProp ?? null,
diff --git a/packages/react/src/slider/thumb/useSliderThumb.ts b/packages/react/src/slider/thumb/useSliderThumb.ts
index 86db210a24..b0e8c1042a 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/slider/thumb/useSliderThumb.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/slider/thumb/useSliderThumb.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   END,
 } from '../../composite/composite';
 import { useCompositeListItem } from '../../composite/list/useCompositeListItem';
+import { useDirection } from '../../direction-provider/DirectionContext';
 import { useFieldControlValidation } from '../../field/control/useFieldControlValidation';
 import { useFieldRootContext } from '../../field/root/FieldRootContext';
 import { getSliderValue } from '../utils/getSliderValue';
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@ export function useSliderThumb(parameters: useSliderThumb.Parameters): useSlider
     'aria-labelledby': ariaLabelledby,
     'aria-valuetext': ariaValuetext,
     handleInputChange,
-    direction,
     disabled,
     format,
     getAriaLabel = null,
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ export function useSliderThumb(parameters: useSliderThumb.Parameters): useSlider
     values: sliderValues,
   } = parameters;
 
+  const direction = useDirection();
   const { setTouched } = useFieldRootContext();
   const {
     getInputValidationProps,
@@ -316,7 +317,6 @@ export namespace useSliderThumb {
       | 'active'
       | 'aria-labelledby'
       | 'handleInputChange'
-      | 'direction'
       | 'largeStep'
       | 'max'
       | 'min'
diff --git a/packages/react/src/slider/track/SliderTrack.test.tsx b/packages/react/src/slider/track/SliderTrack.test.tsx
index aca1fb5d5b..4219709da6 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/slider/track/SliderTrack.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/slider/track/SliderTrack.test.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { NOOP } from '../../utils/noop';
 const testRootContext: SliderRootContext = {
   active: -1,
   handleInputChange: NOOP,
-  direction: 'ltr',
   dragging: false,
   disabled: false,
   getFingerState: () => ({
diff --git a/packages/react/src/slider/value/SliderValue.test.tsx b/packages/react/src/slider/value/SliderValue.test.tsx
index ed960c2601..3d6e62f2e0 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/slider/value/SliderValue.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/slider/value/SliderValue.test.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { NOOP } from '../../utils/noop';
 const testRootContext: SliderRootContext = {
   active: -1,
   handleInputChange: NOOP,
-  direction: 'ltr',
   dragging: false,
   disabled: false,
   getFingerState: () => ({