diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Language/Language.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Language/Language.php
index e774fa9..3094c0d 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Language/Language.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Language/Language.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Language {
   // Properties within the Language are set up as the default language.
   public $name = 'English';
   public $langcode = 'en';
-  public $direction = 0;
+  public $direction = LANGUAGE_LTR;
   public $weight = 0;
   public $default = FALSE;
   public $method_id = NULL;
@@ -33,10 +33,23 @@ class Language {
    *   The properties used to construct the language.
    */
   public function __construct(array $options = array()) {
-    // Set all the properties for the language.
+    // Set all the provided properties for the language.
     foreach ($options as $name => $value) {
       $this->$name = $value;
     }
+    // If some options were not set, set sane defaults of a predefined language.
+    if (!isset($options['name']) || !isset($options['direction'])) {
+      include_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/core/includes/standard.inc';
+      $predefined = standard_language_list();
+      if (isset($predefined[$this->langcode])) {
+        if (!isset($options['name'])) {
+          $this->name = $predefined[$this->langcode][0];
+        }
+        if (!isset($options['direction']) && isset($predefined[$this->langcode][2])) {
+          $this->direction = $predefined[$this->langcode][2];
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/language/language.admin.inc b/core/modules/language/language.admin.inc
index d7bf8f4..fd3da62 100644
--- a/core/modules/language/language.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/language/language.admin.inc
@@ -347,15 +347,9 @@ function language_admin_add_custom_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
 function language_admin_add_predefined_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   // Predefined language selection.
   $langcode = $form_state['values']['predefined_langcode'];
-  include_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/core/includes/standard.inc';
-  $predefined = standard_language_list();
-  $language = new Language(array(
-    'langcode' => $langcode,
-    'name' => $predefined[$langcode][0],
-    'direction' => isset($predefined[$langcode][2]) && $predefined[$langcode][2] == LANGUAGE_RTL ? LANGUAGE_RTL : LANGUAGE_LTR,
-  ));
+  $language = new Language(array('langcode' => $langcode));
   language_save($language);
-  drupal_set_message(t('The language %language has been created and can now be used.', array('%language' => t($predefined[$langcode][0]))));
+  drupal_set_message(t('The language %language has been created and can now be used.', array('%language' => t($language->name))));
   $form_state['redirect'] = 'admin/config/regional/language';
 }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/language/language.module b/core/modules/language/language.module
index a94876e..a3e14c0 100644
--- a/core/modules/language/language.module
+++ b/core/modules/language/language.module
@@ -208,14 +208,6 @@ function language_process_language_select($element) {
 function language_save($language) {
   $language->is_new = !(bool) db_query_range('SELECT 1 FROM {language} WHERE langcode = :langcode', 0, 1, array(':langcode' => $language->langcode))->fetchField();
 
-  // If name was not set, we add a predefined language.
-  if (!isset($language->name)) {
-    include_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/core/includes/standard.inc';
-    $predefined = standard_language_list();
-    $language->name = $predefined[$language->langcode][0];
-    $language->direction = isset($predefined[$language->langcode][2]) ? $predefined[$language->langcode][2] : LANGUAGE_LTR;
-  }
-
   // Let other modules modify $language before saved.
   module_invoke_all('language_presave', $language);
 
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc b/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc
index c6a4de1..527df6c 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc
@@ -100,12 +100,8 @@ function locale_translate_import_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
     // Add language, if not yet supported.
     $language = language_load($form_state['values']['langcode']);
     if (empty($language)) {
-      include_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/core/includes/standard.inc';
-      $predefined = standard_language_list();
       $language = new Language(array(
-        'langcode' => $form_state['values']['langcode'],
-        'name' => $predefined[$form_state['values']['langcode']][0],
-        'direction' => isset($predefined[$form_state['values']['langcode']][2]) ? $predefined[$form_state['values']['langcode']][2] : LANGUAGE_LTR,
+        'langcode' => $form_state['values']['langcode']
       ));
       $language = language_save($language);
       drupal_set_message(t('The language %language has been created.', array('%language' => t($language->name))));