diff --git a/projects/core/directives/dropdown/dropdown-position-sided.directive.ts b/projects/core/directives/dropdown/dropdown-position-sided.directive.ts
index 13ae01f70a2bf..39ba8eb0aab6e 100644
--- a/projects/core/directives/dropdown/dropdown-position-sided.directive.ts
+++ b/projects/core/directives/dropdown/dropdown-position-sided.directive.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import {Directive, EventEmitter, inject, Input, Output} from '@angular/core';
+import {Directive, inject, Input} from '@angular/core';
 import {EMPTY_CLIENT_RECT} from '@taiga-ui/cdk/constants';
 import {tuiAsPositionAccessor, TuiPositionAccessor} from '@taiga-ui/core/classes';
 import {TUI_VIEWPORT} from '@taiga-ui/core/tokens';
-import type {TuiPoint, TuiVerticalDirection} from '@taiga-ui/core/types';
-import {tuiEmitWhenChanged} from '@taiga-ui/core/utils';
+import type {TuiPoint} from '@taiga-ui/core/types';
 
 import {TUI_DROPDOWN_OPTIONS} from './dropdown-options.directive';
 import {TuiDropdownPosition} from './dropdown-position.directive';
@@ -11,14 +10,13 @@ import {TuiDropdownPosition} from './dropdown-position.directive';
 @Directive({
     standalone: true,
     selector: '[tuiDropdownSided]',
-    providers: [tuiAsPositionAccessor(TuiDropdownPositionSided)],
+    providers: [TuiDropdownPosition, tuiAsPositionAccessor(TuiDropdownPositionSided)],
 })
 export class TuiDropdownPositionSided extends TuiPositionAccessor {
     private readonly options = inject(TUI_DROPDOWN_OPTIONS);
     private readonly viewport = inject(TUI_VIEWPORT);
     private readonly vertical = inject(TuiDropdownPosition);
     private previous = this.options.direction || 'bottom';
-    private lastDirection!: TuiVerticalDirection;
 
     @Input()
     public tuiDropdownSided: boolean | string = '';
@@ -26,9 +24,6 @@ export class TuiDropdownPositionSided extends TuiPositionAccessor {
     @Input()
     public tuiDropdownSidedOffset = 4;
 
-    @Output('tuiDropdownDirectionChange')
-    public readonly directionChange = new EventEmitter<TuiVerticalDirection>();
-
     public readonly type = 'dropdown';
 
     public getPosition(rect: DOMRect): TuiPoint {
@@ -61,7 +56,7 @@ export class TuiDropdownPositionSided extends TuiPositionAccessor {
             (available[this.previous] > minHeight && direction) ||
             this.previous === better
         ) {
-            this.vertical.emitDirection(better);
+            this.vertical.emitDirection(this.previous);
 
             return [position[this.previous], left];
         }
@@ -71,12 +66,4 @@ export class TuiDropdownPositionSided extends TuiPositionAccessor {
 
         return [position[better], left];
     }
-
-    public emitDirection(direction: TuiVerticalDirection): void {
-        this.lastDirection = tuiEmitWhenChanged<TuiVerticalDirection>(
-            direction,
-            this.lastDirection,
-            this.directionChange,
-        );
-    }
 }
diff --git a/projects/core/directives/dropdown/dropdown-position.directive.ts b/projects/core/directives/dropdown/dropdown-position.directive.ts
index 4ab4beecace9c..f6f42ef8a3eec 100644
--- a/projects/core/directives/dropdown/dropdown-position.directive.ts
+++ b/projects/core/directives/dropdown/dropdown-position.directive.ts
@@ -71,16 +71,17 @@ export class TuiDropdownPosition extends TuiPositionAccessor {
         const better: TuiVerticalDirection =
             available.top > available.bottom ? 'top' : 'bottom';
 
-        this.emitDirection(better);
-
         if (
             (available[previous] > minHeight && direction) ||
             available[previous] > height
         ) {
+            this.emitDirection(previous);
+
             return [position[previous], position[align]];
         }
 
         this.previous = better;
+        this.emitDirection(better);
 
         return [position[better], position[align]];
     }
diff --git a/projects/core/utils/miscellaneous/emit-when-changed.ts b/projects/core/utils/miscellaneous/emit-when-changed.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 67ca5192fbc32..0000000000000
--- a/projects/core/utils/miscellaneous/emit-when-changed.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import type {EventEmitter} from '@angular/core';
-
-export function tuiEmitWhenChanged<T>(
-    newValue: T,
-    lastEmittedValue: T,
-    emitter: EventEmitter<T>,
-): T {
-    if (lastEmittedValue !== newValue) {
-        emitter.emit(newValue);
-
-        return newValue;
-    }
-
-    return lastEmittedValue;
-}
diff --git a/projects/core/utils/miscellaneous/index.ts b/projects/core/utils/miscellaneous/index.ts
index 95725b7c16253..2904850721867 100644
--- a/projects/core/utils/miscellaneous/index.ts
+++ b/projects/core/utils/miscellaneous/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-export * from './emit-when-changed';
 export * from './is-editing-key';
 export * from './is-obscured';
 export * from './override-options';