diff --git a/cms/templates/base.html b/cms/templates/base.html
index eb1dc748d8..aa4dc3616c 100644
--- a/cms/templates/base.html
+++ b/cms/templates/base.html
@@ -1,19 +1,16 @@
-## -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+## coding=utf-8
+<%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
<%!
from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+from django.utils.translation import get_language_bidi
from django.template.defaultfilters import escapejs
import json
-%>
-<%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
+dir_rtl = 'rtl' if get_language_bidi() else 'ltr'
+%>
-<%
- # set doc language direction
- from django.utils.translation import get_language_bidi
- dir_rtl = 'rtl' if get_language_bidi() else 'ltr'
-%>
diff --git a/lms/templates/main.html b/lms/templates/main.html
index b7608732e5..ba27b7e32d 100644
--- a/lms/templates/main.html
+++ b/lms/templates/main.html
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
+## coding=utf-8
+<%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
+<%!
+from django.utils.http import urlquote_plus
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+from django.utils.translation import get_language_bidi
+from microsite_configuration import microsite
+from microsite_configuration import page_title_breadcrumbs
+
+dir_rtl = 'rtl' if get_language_bidi() else 'ltr'
+%>
-<%
- # set doc language direction
- from django.utils.translation import get_language_bidi
- dir_rtl = 'rtl' if get_language_bidi() else 'ltr'
-%>
% if responsive:
% endif
-<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
-<%! from microsite_configuration import microsite %>
-<%! from microsite_configuration import page_title_breadcrumbs %>
-
-<%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
-<%! from django.utils.http import urlquote_plus %>
## Define a couple of helper functions to make life easier when
## embedding theme conditionals into templates. All inheriting