diff --git a/3p-filters.html b/3p-filters.html
index a29ab29dc..e88cc48d5 100644
--- a/3p-filters.html
+++ b/3p-filters.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 <div id="externalListsDiv">
 <p data-i18n="3pExternalListsHint" style="margin: 0 0 0.25em 0; font-size: 13px;"></p>
-<textarea id="externalLists" dir="auto"></textarea>
+<textarea id="externalLists" dir="ltr"></textarea>
 <p style="margin: 0.25em 0 0 0"><button id="externalListsApply" disabled="true" data-i18n="3pExternalListsApply"></button></p>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/css/3p-filters.css b/css/3p-filters.css
index d92f175e1..90e7e60f3 100644
--- a/css/3p-filters.css
+++ b/css/3p-filters.css
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ span.obsolete {
     width: 48em;
     height: 8em;
     white-space: nowrap;
-	text-align: left;
     }
 body #loadingOverlay {
     position: fixed;
diff --git a/js/contentscript-end.js b/js/contentscript-end.js
index 1c1ebaa16..bafa2bdb9 100644
--- a/js/contentscript-end.js
+++ b/js/contentscript-end.js
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ var uBlockMessaging = (function(name){
                     target.style.display = 'none !important';
                 }
             }
-            // TODO: investigate injecting as a style. Is Overhead worth it?
+            // TODO: investigate injecting as a style. Is overhead worth it?
             messaging.tell({
                 what: 'injectedSelectors',
                 type: 'net',