diff --git a/web/src/inbox_ui.ts b/web/src/inbox_ui.ts
index 2925d77b8a..b57de6a032 100644
--- a/web/src/inbox_ui.ts
+++ b/web/src/inbox_ui.ts
@@ -226,18 +226,18 @@ function save_data_to_ls(): void {
     ls.set(ls_collapsed_containers_key, [...collapsed_containers]);
 }
 
-function save_channel_view_navigation_state(): void {
+function save_channel_view_state(): void {
     channel_view_navigation_state.col_focus = col_focus;
     channel_view_navigation_state.row_focus = row_focus;
     channel_view_navigation_state.channel_id = inbox_util.get_channel_id();
 }
 
-function save_inbox_view_navigation_state(): void {
+function save_inbox_view_state(): void {
     inbox_view_navigation_state.col_focus = col_focus;
     inbox_view_navigation_state.row_focus = row_focus;
 }
 
-function restore_channel_view_navigation_state(): void {
+function restore_channel_view_state(): void {
     if (channel_view_navigation_state.channel_id === inbox_util.get_channel_id()) {
         col_focus = channel_view_navigation_state.col_focus;
         row_focus = channel_view_navigation_state.row_focus;
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ function restore_channel_view_navigation_state(): void {
     row_focus = DEFAULT_ROW_FOCUS;
 }
 
-function restore_inbox_view_navigation_state(): void {
+function restore_inbox_view_state(): void {
     col_focus = inbox_view_navigation_state.col_focus;
     row_focus = inbox_view_navigation_state.row_focus;
 }
@@ -280,11 +280,11 @@ export function show(filter?: Filter): void {
             return;
         }
     } else if (!was_inbox_channel_view && is_new_filter_channel_view) {
-        save_inbox_view_navigation_state();
+        save_inbox_view_state();
     }
 
     if (was_inbox_channel_view) {
-        save_channel_view_navigation_state();
+        save_channel_view_state();
     }
 
     // Before we set the filter, we need to check if the inbox view is already visible.
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ export function show(filter?: Filter): void {
 
     inbox_util.set_filter(filter);
     if (inbox_util.is_channel_view()) {
-        restore_channel_view_navigation_state();
+        restore_channel_view_state();
         views_util.show({
             highlight_view_in_left_sidebar() {
                 assert(filter !== undefined);
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ export function show(filter?: Filter): void {
         return;
     }
 
-    restore_inbox_view_navigation_state();
+    restore_inbox_view_state();
     views_util.show({
         highlight_view_in_left_sidebar() {
             views_util.handle_message_view_deactivated(