diff --git a/src/features/reader/hotkeys/ReaderHotkeys.tsx b/src/features/reader/hotkeys/ReaderHotkeys.tsx
index 0340c502..e36bd83b 100644
--- a/src/features/reader/hotkeys/ReaderHotkeys.tsx
+++ b/src/features/reader/hotkeys/ReaderHotkeys.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 import { useHotkeys as useHotKeysHook, useHotkeysContext } from 'react-hotkeys-hook';
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
-import { useTheme } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import { HOTKEY_SCOPES } from '@/features/hotkeys/Hotkeys.constants.ts';
 import { ReaderService } from '@/features/reader/services/ReaderService.ts';
 import { IReaderSettings, ReaderHotkey } from '@/features/reader/Reader.types.ts';
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ export const ReaderHotkeys = ({
 }: {
     scrollElementRef: React.MutableRefObject<HTMLElement | null>;
 }) => {
-    const { direction: themeDirection } = useTheme();
     const readerThemeDirection = ReaderService.useGetThemeDirection();
     const { enableScope, disableScope } = useHotkeysContext();
     const { hotkeys } = useReaderStoreShallow((state) => ({
@@ -91,14 +89,12 @@ export const ReaderHotkeys = ({
                 CONTINUOUS_READING_MODE_TO_SCROLL_DIRECTION[readingMode.value],
                 readingMode.value,
                 readingDirection.value,
-                themeDirection,
                 scrollElementRef.current,
                 getReaderStore().tapZone.setShowPreview,
                 scrollAmount,
             );
         },
         { preventDefault: true },
-        [themeDirection],
     );
     useHotkeys(
         hotkeys[ReaderHotkey.SCROLL_FORWARD],
@@ -122,14 +118,12 @@ export const ReaderHotkeys = ({
                 CONTINUOUS_READING_MODE_TO_SCROLL_DIRECTION[readingMode.value],
                 readingMode.value,
                 readingDirection.value,
-                themeDirection,
                 scrollElementRef.current,
                 getReaderStore().tapZone.setShowPreview,
                 scrollAmount,
             );
         },
         { preventDefault: true },
-        [themeDirection],
     );
     useHotkeys(
         hotkeys[ReaderHotkey.PREVIOUS_CHAPTER],
diff --git a/src/features/reader/services/ReaderControls.ts b/src/features/reader/services/ReaderControls.ts
index fb8e7bbe..2d10b2e1 100644
--- a/src/features/reader/services/ReaderControls.ts
+++ b/src/features/reader/services/ReaderControls.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import { MutableRefObject, RefObject, useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { Direction, useTheme } from '@mui/material/styles';
+import { Direction } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import { t as translate } from 'i18next';
 import {
     getNextIndexFromPage,
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
     getPageForMousePos,
     getProgressBarPositionInfo,
 } from '@/features/reader/overlay/progress-bar/ReaderProgressBar.utils.tsx';
-import { getOptionForDirection } from '@/features/theme/services/ThemeCreator.ts';
+import { getCurrentTheme, getOptionForDirection } from '@/features/theme/services/ThemeCreator.ts';
 import { ReaderService } from '@/features/reader/services/ReaderService.ts';
 import {
     PageInViewportType,
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ export class ReaderControls {
         direction: ScrollDirection,
         readingMode: ReadingMode,
         readingDirection: ReadingDirection,
-        themeDirection: Direction,
         element: HTMLElement,
         setShowPreview: TReaderTapZoneContext['setShowPreview'],
         scrollAmountPercentage: number = ReaderScrollAmount.LARGE,
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ export class ReaderControls {
         }
 
         const themeDirectionOfReadingDirection = READING_DIRECTION_TO_THEME_DIRECTION[readingDirection];
-        const areReadingDirectionsEqual = themeDirection === themeDirectionOfReadingDirection;
+        const areReadingDirectionsEqual = getCurrentTheme().direction === themeDirectionOfReadingDirection;
         const isContinuousReadingModeActive = isContinuousReadingMode(readingMode);
 
         const isAtStartY = Math.abs(element.scrollTop) <= 1;
@@ -522,57 +521,47 @@ export class ReaderControls {
         updateCurrentPageIndex(firstVisibleImageIndex, firstVisibleImageIndex !== lastPageIndex);
     }
 
-    static useHandleClick(
-        scrollElement: HTMLElement | null,
-    ): (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement, MouseEvent>) => void {
-        const { direction: themeDirection } = useTheme();
+    static handleClick(scrollElement: HTMLElement | null, e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement, MouseEvent>): void {
+        if (!scrollElement) {
+            return;
+        }
 
-        return useCallback(
-            (e) => {
-                if (!scrollElement) {
-                    return;
+        const { readingMode, readingDirection, isStaticNav, scrollAmount } = getReaderStore().settings;
+
+        const rect = e.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect();
+        const rectRelativeX = e.clientX - rect.left;
+        const rectRelativeY = e.clientY - rect.top;
+        const action = ReaderTapZoneService.getAction(rectRelativeX, rectRelativeY);
+
+        getReaderStore().tapZone.setShowPreview(false);
+
+        const isContinuousReadingModeActive = isContinuousReadingMode(readingMode.value);
+        const scrollDirection =
+            readingMode.value === ReadingMode.CONTINUOUS_HORIZONTAL ? ScrollDirection.X : ScrollDirection.Y;
+
+        switch (action) {
+            case TapZoneRegionType.MENU:
+                getReaderStore().overlay.setIsVisible(isStaticNav || !getReaderStore().overlay.isVisible);
+                break;
+            case TapZoneRegionType.PREVIOUS:
+            case TapZoneRegionType.NEXT:
+                if (isContinuousReadingModeActive) {
+                    ReaderControls.scroll(
+                        action === TapZoneRegionType.PREVIOUS ? ScrollOffset.BACKWARD : ScrollOffset.FORWARD,
+                        scrollDirection,
+                        readingMode.value,
+                        readingDirection.value,
+                        scrollElement,
+                        getReaderStore().tapZone.setShowPreview,
+                        scrollAmount,
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    ReaderControls.openPage(action === TapZoneRegionType.PREVIOUS ? 'previous' : 'next', 'ltr');
                 }
-
-                const { readingMode, readingDirection, isStaticNav, scrollAmount } = getReaderStore().settings;
-
-                const rect = e.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect();
-                const rectRelativeX = e.clientX - rect.left;
-                const rectRelativeY = e.clientY - rect.top;
-                const action = ReaderTapZoneService.getAction(rectRelativeX, rectRelativeY);
-
-                getReaderStore().tapZone.setShowPreview(false);
-
-                const isContinuousReadingModeActive = isContinuousReadingMode(readingMode.value);
-                const scrollDirection =
-                    readingMode.value === ReadingMode.CONTINUOUS_HORIZONTAL ? ScrollDirection.X : ScrollDirection.Y;
-
-                switch (action) {
-                    case TapZoneRegionType.MENU:
-                        getReaderStore().overlay.setIsVisible(isStaticNav || !getReaderStore().overlay.isVisible);
-                        break;
-                    case TapZoneRegionType.PREVIOUS:
-                    case TapZoneRegionType.NEXT:
-                        if (isContinuousReadingModeActive) {
-                            ReaderControls.scroll(
-                                action === TapZoneRegionType.PREVIOUS ? ScrollOffset.BACKWARD : ScrollOffset.FORWARD,
-                                scrollDirection,
-                                readingMode.value,
-                                readingDirection.value,
-                                themeDirection,
-                                scrollElement,
-                                getReaderStore().tapZone.setShowPreview,
-                                scrollAmount,
-                            );
-                        } else {
-                            ReaderControls.openPage(action === TapZoneRegionType.PREVIOUS ? 'previous' : 'next', 'ltr');
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        throw new Error(`Unexpected "TapZoneRegionType" (${action})`);
-                }
-            },
-            [scrollElement, themeDirection],
-        );
+                break;
+            default:
+                throw new Error(`Unexpected "TapZoneRegionType" (${action})`);
+        }
     }
 
     static useHandleProgressDragging(
diff --git a/src/features/reader/viewer/ReaderViewer.tsx b/src/features/reader/viewer/ReaderViewer.tsx
index 5bf463ce..306b77fb 100644
--- a/src/features/reader/viewer/ReaderViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/features/reader/viewer/ReaderViewer.tsx
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ const BaseReaderViewer = forwardRef(
             scrollbar.setYSize(scrollbarYSize);
         }, [scrollbarXSize, scrollbarYSize]);
 
-        const handleClick = ReaderControls.useHandleClick(scrollElementRef.current);
-
         const imageRefs = useRef<(HTMLElement | null)[]>(pages.map(() => null));
         const [{ minChapterViewWidth, minChapterViewHeight, minChapterSizeSourceChapterId }, setChapterViewerSize] =
             useState({
@@ -320,7 +318,7 @@ const BaseReaderViewer = forwardRef(
                         }),
                     }),
                 }}
-                onClick={(e) => !isDragging && handleClick(e)}
+                onClick={(e) => !isDragging && ReaderControls.handleClick(scrollElementRef.current, e)}
                 onScroll={() =>
                     ReaderControls.updateCurrentPageOnScroll(
                         imageRefs,