diff --git a/src/drawer.js b/src/drawer.js
index cf86b61b..614e6cbe 100644
--- a/src/drawer.js
+++ b/src/drawer.js
@@ -508,9 +508,9 @@ $.Drawer.prototype = {
                     tiledImage._getRotationPoint(true), true)
             });
         }
-        if (tiledImage.viewport.degrees == 0 && tiledImage.getRotation(true) % 360 == 0){
-          if((tiledImage._drawer.viewer.viewport.getFlip() && !tiledImage.getFlip()) || (!tiledImage._drawer.viewer.viewport.getFlip() && tiledImage.getFlip()) ) {
-              tiledImage._drawer._flip({});
+        if (tiledImage.viewport.degrees === 0 && tiledImage.getRotation(true) % 360 === 0){
+          if(tiledImage._drawer.viewer.viewport.getFlip()) {
+              tiledImage._drawer._flip();
           }
         }
 
@@ -579,9 +579,9 @@ $.Drawer.prototype = {
             this._restoreRotationChanges();
         }
 
-        if (tiledImage.viewport.degrees == 0 && tiledImage.getRotation(true) % 360 == 0){
-          if((tiledImage._drawer.viewer.viewport.getFlip() && !tiledImage.getFlip()) || (!tiledImage._drawer.viewer.viewport.getFlip() && tiledImage.getFlip()) ) {
-              tiledImage._drawer._flip({});
+        if (tiledImage.viewport.degrees === 0 && tiledImage.getRotation(true) % 360 === 0){
+          if(tiledImage._drawer.viewer.viewport.getFlip()) {
+              tiledImage._drawer._flip();
           }
         }
 
@@ -653,9 +653,7 @@ $.Drawer.prototype = {
         context.save();
 
         context.translate(point.x, point.y);
-        // If viewport and tiledImage are flipped, it would draw the image without flipping
-        // This if sentence is intended to represent a logical XOR
-        if((!this.viewer.viewport.getFlip() && this.viewer.world._items[0].getFlip()) || (this.viewer.viewport.getFlip() && !this.viewer.world._items[0].getFlip())){
+        if(this.viewer.viewport.flipped){
           context.rotate(Math.PI / 180 * -options.degrees);
           context.scale(-1, 1);
         } else{
diff --git a/src/navigator.js b/src/navigator.js
index 4b2018fb..115d052d 100644
--- a/src/navigator.js
+++ b/src/navigator.js
@@ -284,8 +284,7 @@ $.extend( $.Navigator.prototype, $.EventSource.prototype, $.Viewer.prototype, /*
     setFlip: function(state) {
       this.viewport.setFlip(state);
 
-      var flip = ((this.viewport.getFlip() && this.viewer.world._items[0] && !this.viewer.world._items[0].getFlip()) || (!this.viewport.getFlip() && this.viewer.world._items[0] && this.viewer.world._items[0].getFlip()));
-      this.setDisplayTransform(flip ? "scale(-1,1)" : "scale(1,1)");
+      this.setDisplayTransform(this.viewer.viewport.getFlip() ? "scale(-1,1)" : "scale(1,1)");
       return this;
     },
 
@@ -456,7 +455,7 @@ function onCanvasClick( event ) {
    this.viewer.raiseEvent('navigator-click', canvasClickEventArgs);
 
    if ( !canvasClickEventArgs.preventDefaultAction && event.quick && this.viewer.viewport && (this.panVertical || this.panHorizontal)) {
-    if((this.viewer.viewport.getFlip() && !this.world._items[0].getFlip()) || (!this.viewer.viewport.getFlip() && this.world._items[0].getFlip())) {
+    if(this.viewer.viewport.flipped) {
       event.position.x = this.viewport.getContainerSize().x - event.position.x;
     }
     var target = this.viewport.pointFromPixel(event.position);
@@ -516,7 +515,7 @@ function onCanvasDrag( event ) {
             event.delta.y = 0;
         }
 
-        if((this.viewer.viewport.getFlip() && !this.world._items[0].getFlip()) || (!this.viewer.viewport.getFlip() && this.world._items[0].getFlip())) {
+        if(this.viewer.viewport.flipped){
             event.delta.x = -event.delta.x;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/tiledimage.js b/src/tiledimage.js
index 6501751a..abe8c2da 100644
--- a/src/tiledimage.js
+++ b/src/tiledimage.js
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
  * @param {Number} [options.y=0] - Top position, in viewport coordinates.
  * @param {Number} [options.width=1] - Width, in viewport coordinates.
  * @param {Number} [options.height] - Height, in viewport coordinates.
- * @param {Boolean} [options.flipped=false] - Whether to draw tiled image flipped.
  * @param {OpenSeadragon.Rect} [options.fitBounds] The bounds in viewport coordinates
  * to fit the image into. If specified, x, y, width and height get ignored.
  * @param {OpenSeadragon.Placement} [options.fitBoundsPlacement=OpenSeadragon.Placement.CENTER]
@@ -210,9 +209,6 @@ $.TiledImage = function( options ) {
         animationTime: this.animationTime
     });
 
-    this.flipped = options.flipped;
-    delete options.flipped;
-
     this._updateForScale();
 
     if (fitBounds) {
@@ -860,16 +856,6 @@ $.extend($.TiledImage.prototype, $.EventSource.prototype, /** @lends OpenSeadrag
         this._raiseBoundsChange();
     },
 
-    /**
-     * Get flip state stored on tiledImage.
-     * @function
-     * @return {Boolean} Flip state.
-     */
-    getFlip: function() {
-      return this.flipped;
-    },
-
-
     /**
      * Get the point around which this tiled image is rotated
      * @private
@@ -1689,7 +1675,7 @@ function blendTile( tiledImage, tile, x, y, level, levelOpacity, currentTime ){
 
     tiledImage.lastDrawn.push( tile );
 
-    if ( opacity == 1 ) {
+    if ( opacity === 1 ) {
         setCoverage( tiledImage.coverage, level, x, y, true );
         tiledImage._hasOpaqueTile = true;
     } else if ( deltaTime < blendTimeMillis ) {
@@ -1894,7 +1880,7 @@ function drawTiles( tiledImage, lastDrawn ) {
                 .getIntegerBoundingBox()
                 .times($.pixelDensityRatio);
 
-            if((tiledImage._drawer.viewer.viewport.getFlip() && !tiledImage.getFlip()) || (!tiledImage._drawer.viewer.viewport.getFlip() && tiledImage.getFlip()) ) {
+            if(tiledImage._drawer.viewer.viewport.getFlip()) {
               if (tiledImage.viewport.degrees !== 0 || tiledImage.getRotation(true) % 360 !== 0){
                 bounds.x = tiledImage._drawer.viewer.container.clientWidth - (bounds.x + bounds.width);
               }
@@ -1921,9 +1907,9 @@ function drawTiles( tiledImage, lastDrawn ) {
             });
         }
 
-        if (tiledImage.viewport.degrees == 0 && tiledImage.getRotation(true) % 360 == 0){
-          if((tiledImage._drawer.viewer.viewport.getFlip() && !tiledImage.getFlip()) || (!tiledImage._drawer.viewer.viewport.getFlip() && tiledImage.getFlip()) ) {
-              tiledImage._drawer._flip({});
+        if (tiledImage.viewport.degrees === 0 && tiledImage.getRotation(true) % 360 === 0){
+          if(tiledImage._drawer.viewer.viewport.getFlip()) {
+              tiledImage._drawer._flip();
           }
         }
     }
@@ -2038,9 +2024,9 @@ function drawTiles( tiledImage, lastDrawn ) {
     }
 
     if (!sketchScale) {
-      if (tiledImage.viewport.degrees == 0 && tiledImage.getRotation(true) % 360 == 0){
-        if((tiledImage._drawer.viewer.viewport.getFlip() && !tiledImage.getFlip()) || (!tiledImage._drawer.viewer.viewport.getFlip() && tiledImage.getFlip()) ) {
-            tiledImage._drawer._flip({});
+      if (tiledImage.viewport.degrees === 0 && tiledImage.getRotation(true) % 360 === 0){
+        if(tiledImage._drawer.viewer.viewport.getFlip()) {
+            tiledImage._drawer._flip();
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/viewer.js b/src/viewer.js
index ac3701b4..9be3e7fa 100644
--- a/src/viewer.js
+++ b/src/viewer.js
@@ -1435,7 +1435,6 @@ $.extend( $.Viewer.prototype, $.EventSource.prototype, $.ControlDock.prototype,
                     opacity: queueItem.options.opacity,
                     preload: queueItem.options.preload,
                     degrees: queueItem.options.degrees,
-                    flipped: queueItem.options.flipped,
                     compositeOperation: queueItem.options.compositeOperation,
                     springStiffness: _this.springStiffness,
                     animationTime: _this.animationTime,
@@ -2642,7 +2641,7 @@ function onCanvasKeyPress( event ) {
                 }
                 return false;
             case 114: //r - clockwise rotation
-              if((this.viewport.getFlip() && !this.world._items[0].getFlip()) || (!this.viewport.getFlip() && this.world._items[0].getFlip())){
+              if(this.viewport.flipped){
                 this.viewport.setRotation($.positiveModulo(this.viewport.degrees - this.rotationIncrement, 360));
               } else{
                 this.viewport.setRotation($.positiveModulo(this.viewport.degrees + this.rotationIncrement, 360));
@@ -2650,7 +2649,7 @@ function onCanvasKeyPress( event ) {
               this.viewport.applyConstraints();
               return false;
             case 82: //R - counterclockwise  rotation
-              if((this.viewport.getFlip() && !this.world._items[0].getFlip()) || (!this.viewport.getFlip() && this.world._items[0].getFlip())){
+              if(this.viewport.flipped){
                 this.viewport.setRotation($.positiveModulo(this.viewport.degrees + this.rotationIncrement, 360));
               } else{
                 this.viewport.setRotation($.positiveModulo(this.viewport.degrees - this.rotationIncrement, 360));
@@ -2678,7 +2677,7 @@ function onCanvasClick( event ) {
     if ( !haveKeyboardFocus ) {
         this.canvas.focus();
     }
-    if((this.viewport.getFlip() && !this.world._items[0].getFlip()) || (!this.viewport.getFlip() && this.world._items[0].getFlip())){
+    if(this.viewport.flipped){
         event.position.x = this.viewport.getContainerSize().x - event.position.x;
     }
 
@@ -2800,7 +2799,7 @@ function onCanvasDrag( event ) {
         if( !this.panVertical ){
             event.delta.y = 0;
         }
-        if((this.viewport.getFlip() && !this.world._items[0].getFlip()) || (!this.viewport.getFlip() && this.world._items[0].getFlip())){
+        if(this.viewport.flipped){
             event.delta.x = -event.delta.x;
         }
 
@@ -3128,7 +3127,7 @@ function onCanvasScroll( event ) {
     if (deltaScrollTime > this.minScrollDeltaTime) {
         this._lastScrollTime = thisScrollTime;
 
-        if((this.viewport.getFlip() && !this.world._items[0].getFlip()) || (!this.viewport.getFlip() && this.world._items[0].getFlip())){
+        if(this.viewport.flipped){
           event.position.x = this.viewport.getContainerSize().x - event.position.x;
         }
 
@@ -3366,10 +3365,6 @@ function updateOnce( viewer ) {
 
     THIS[ viewer.hash ].animating = animated;
 
-    // Update navigator flip transformation
-    if (viewer.navigator && viewer.viewport != undefined){
-      viewer.navigator.setFlip(viewer.viewport.getFlip());
-    }
     //viewer.profiler.endUpdate();
 }
 
@@ -3499,7 +3494,7 @@ function onRotateLeft() {
     if ( this.viewport ) {
         var currRotation = this.viewport.getRotation();
 
-        if((this.viewport.getFlip() && !this.world._items[0].getFlip()) || (!this.viewport.getFlip() && this.world._items[0].getFlip())){
+        if ( this.viewport.flipped ){
           currRotation = $.positiveModulo(currRotation + this.rotationIncrement, 360);
         } else {
           currRotation = $.positiveModulo(currRotation - this.rotationIncrement, 360);
@@ -3512,7 +3507,7 @@ function onRotateRight() {
     if ( this.viewport ) {
         var currRotation = this.viewport.getRotation();
 
-        if((this.viewport.getFlip() && !this.world._items[0].getFlip()) || (!this.viewport.getFlip() && this.world._items[0].getFlip())){
+        if ( this.viewport.flipped ){
           currRotation = $.positiveModulo(currRotation - this.rotationIncrement, 360);
         } else {
           currRotation = $.positiveModulo(currRotation + this.rotationIncrement, 360);
diff --git a/src/viewport.js b/src/viewport.js
index 61cee041..07c941c6 100644
--- a/src/viewport.js
+++ b/src/viewport.js
@@ -1552,8 +1552,7 @@ $.Viewport.prototype = {
 
       this.flipped = state;
       if(this.viewer.navigator){
-        var flip = ((this.getFlip() || !this.viewer.world._items[0].getFlip()) || (!this.getFlip() || this.viewer.world._items[0].getFlip()));
-        this.viewer.navigator.setFlip(flip);
+        this.viewer.navigator.setFlip(this.getFlip());
       }
       this.viewer.forceRedraw();