diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/reactions.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/reactions.js
index d99ba8389f..071f3b5d45 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/reactions.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/reactions.js
@@ -15,8 +15,18 @@ set_global('emoji', {
         alien: '1f47d',
         smile: '1f604',
     },
-    realm_emojis: {
-        realm_emoji: 'whatever',
+    all_realm_emojis: {
+        realm_emoji: {
+            emoji_name: 'realm_emoji',
+            emoji_url: 'TBD',
+            deactivated: false,
+        },
+    },
+    active_realm_emojis: {
+        realm_emoji: {
+            emoji_name: 'realm_emoji',
+            emoji_url: 'TBD',
+        },
     },
 });
 
diff --git a/static/js/emoji.js b/static/js/emoji.js
index 163c037378..593978fe01 100644
--- a/static/js/emoji.js
+++ b/static/js/emoji.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ var emoji = (function () {
 var exports = {};
 
 exports.emojis = [];
-exports.realm_emojis = {};
+exports.all_realm_emojis = {};
 exports.active_realm_emojis = {};
 exports.emojis_by_name = {};
 exports.emojis_name_to_css_class = {};
@@ -33,18 +33,18 @@ _.each(emoji_codes.codepoints, function (value) {
 });
 
 exports.update_emojis = function update_emojis(realm_emojis) {
-    // exports.realm_emojis is emptied before adding the realm-specific emoji to it.
+    // exports.all_realm_emojis is emptied before adding the realm-specific emoji to it.
     // This makes sure that in case of deletion, the deleted realm_emojis don't
-    // persist in exports.realm_emojis or exports.active_realm_emojis.
-    exports.realm_emojis = {};
+    // persist in exports.all_realm_emojis or exports.active_realm_emojis.
+    exports.all_realm_emojis = {};
     exports.active_realm_emojis = {};
 
     // Copy the default emoji list and add realm-specific emoji to it
     exports.emojis = default_emojis.slice(0);
     _.each(realm_emojis, function (data, name) {
-        exports.realm_emojis[name] = {emoji_name: name,
-                                      emoji_url: data.source_url,
-                                      deactivated: data.deactivated};
+        exports.all_realm_emojis[name] = {emoji_name: name,
+                                          emoji_url: data.source_url,
+                                          deactivated: data.deactivated};
         if (data.deactivated !== true) {
             // export.emojis are used in composebox autocomplete. This condition makes sure
             // that deactivated emojis don't appear in the autocomplete.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ exports.update_emojis = function update_emojis(realm_emojis) {
     });
     // Add the Zulip emoji to the realm emojis list
     exports.emojis.push(zulip_emoji);
-    exports.realm_emojis.zulip = zulip_emoji;
+    exports.all_realm_emojis.zulip = zulip_emoji;
     exports.active_realm_emojis.zulip = zulip_emoji;
 
     exports.emojis_by_name = {};
diff --git a/static/js/reactions.js b/static/js/reactions.js
index 212d3b7d2b..aa94012128 100644
--- a/static/js/reactions.js
+++ b/static/js/reactions.js
@@ -316,9 +316,9 @@ exports.get_message_reactions = function (message) {
             title: generate_title(emoji_name, user_ids),
             emoji_alt_code: page_params.emoji_alt_code,
         };
-        if (emoji.realm_emojis[reaction.emoji_name]) {
+        if (emoji.all_realm_emojis[reaction.emoji_name]) {
             reaction.is_realm_emoji = true;
-            reaction.url = emoji.realm_emojis[reaction.emoji_name].emoji_url;
+            reaction.url = emoji.all_realm_emojis[reaction.emoji_name].emoji_url;
         }
         if (user_ids.indexOf(page_params.user_id) !== -1) {
             reaction.class = "message_reaction reacted";