diff --git a/js/src/carousel.js b/js/src/carousel.js
index fdc6736ad9..3a692657ab 100644
--- a/js/src/carousel.js
+++ b/js/src/carousel.js
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ class Carousel extends BaseComponent {
     }
 
     const swipeConfig = {
-      leftCallback: () => this._slide(DIRECTION_LEFT),
-      rightCallback: () => this._slide(DIRECTION_RIGHT),
+      leftCallback: () => this._slide(this._directionToOrder(DIRECTION_LEFT)),
+      rightCallback: () => this._slide(this._directionToOrder(DIRECTION_RIGHT)),
       endCallback: endCallBack
     }
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class Carousel extends BaseComponent {
     const direction = KEY_TO_DIRECTION[event.key]
     if (direction) {
       event.preventDefault()
-      this._slide(direction)
+      this._slide(this._directionToOrder(direction))
     }
   }
 
@@ -301,9 +301,7 @@ class Carousel extends BaseComponent {
     this._config.interval = elementInterval || this._config.defaultInterval
   }
 
-  _slide(directionOrOrder, element) {
-    const order = this._directionToOrder(directionOrOrder)
-
+  _slide(order, element = null) {
     const activeElement = this._getActive()
     const activeElementIndex = this._getItemIndex(activeElement)
 
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/carousel.spec.js b/js/tests/unit/carousel.spec.js
index 4070f0f9d4..d6320debf0 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/carousel.spec.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/carousel.spec.js
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ describe('Carousel', () => {
 
         carouselEl.addEventListener('slid.bs.carousel', event => {
           expect(item).toHaveClass('active')
-          expect(carousel._slide).toHaveBeenCalledWith('right')
+          expect(carousel._slide).toHaveBeenCalledWith('prev')
           expect(event.direction).toEqual('right')
           stylesCarousel.remove()
           delete document.documentElement.ontouchstart
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ describe('Carousel', () => {
 
         carouselEl.addEventListener('slid.bs.carousel', event => {
           expect(item).not.toHaveClass('active')
-          expect(carousel._slide).toHaveBeenCalledWith('left')
+          expect(carousel._slide).toHaveBeenCalledWith('next')
           expect(event.direction).toEqual('left')
           stylesCarousel.remove()
           delete document.documentElement.ontouchstart
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ describe('Carousel', () => {
 
         carouselEl.addEventListener('slid.bs.carousel', event => {
           expect(item).toHaveClass('active')
-          expect(carousel._slide).toHaveBeenCalledWith('right')
+          expect(carousel._slide).toHaveBeenCalledWith('prev')
           expect(event.direction).toEqual('right')
           delete document.documentElement.ontouchstart
           restorePointerEvents()
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ describe('Carousel', () => {
 
         carouselEl.addEventListener('slid.bs.carousel', event => {
           expect(item).not.toHaveClass('active')
-          expect(carousel._slide).toHaveBeenCalledWith('left')
+          expect(carousel._slide).toHaveBeenCalledWith('next')
           expect(event.direction).toEqual('left')
           delete document.documentElement.ontouchstart
           restorePointerEvents()
@@ -1231,16 +1231,14 @@ describe('Carousel', () => {
 
       const carouselEl = fixtureEl.querySelector('div')
       const carousel = new Carousel(carouselEl, {})
-      const spy = spyOn(carousel, '_directionToOrder').and.callThrough()
-      const spy2 = spyOn(carousel, '_orderToDirection').and.callThrough()
 
-      carousel._slide('left')
-      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('left')
-      expect(spy2).toHaveBeenCalledWith('next')
+      const spy = spyOn(carousel, '_orderToDirection').and.callThrough()
 
-      carousel._slide('right')
-      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('right')
-      expect(spy2).toHaveBeenCalledWith('prev')
+      carousel._slide(carousel._directionToOrder('left'))
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('next')
+
+      carousel._slide(carousel._directionToOrder('right'))
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('prev')
     })
 
     it('"_slide" has to call "_directionToOrder" and "_orderToDirection" when rtl=true', () => {
@@ -1249,16 +1247,13 @@ describe('Carousel', () => {
 
       const carouselEl = fixtureEl.querySelector('div')
       const carousel = new Carousel(carouselEl, {})
-      const spy = spyOn(carousel, '_directionToOrder').and.callThrough()
-      const spy2 = spyOn(carousel, '_orderToDirection').and.callThrough()
+      const spy = spyOn(carousel, '_orderToDirection').and.callThrough()
 
-      carousel._slide('left')
-      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('left')
-      expect(spy2).toHaveBeenCalledWith('prev')
+      carousel._slide(carousel._directionToOrder('left'))
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('prev')
 
-      carousel._slide('right')
-      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('right')
-      expect(spy2).toHaveBeenCalledWith('next')
+      carousel._slide(carousel._directionToOrder('right'))
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('next')
 
       document.documentElement.dir = 'ltl'
     })