diff --git a/static/js/click_handlers.js b/static/js/click_handlers.js
index 6ea25e3bf3..5164426d95 100644
--- a/static/js/click_handlers.js
+++ b/static/js/click_handlers.js
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ export function initialize() {
     });
     $("body").on("click", ".always_visible_topic_edit,.on_hover_topic_edit", function (e) {
         const recipient_row = $(this).closest(".recipient_row");
-        message_edit.start_topic_edit(recipient_row);
+        message_edit.start_inline_topic_edit(recipient_row);
         e.stopPropagation();
         popovers.hide_all();
     });
diff --git a/static/js/message_edit.js b/static/js/message_edit.js
index c105fad334..7611b10dd4 100644
--- a/static/js/message_edit.js
+++ b/static/js/message_edit.js
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ export function start(row, edit_box_open_callback) {
     });
 }
 
-export function start_topic_edit(recipient_row) {
+export function start_inline_topic_edit(recipient_row) {
     const form = $(render_topic_edit_form());
     current_msg_list.show_edit_topic_on_recipient_row(recipient_row, form);
     form.on("keydown", handle_inline_topic_edit_keydown);