diff --git a/static/js/narrow.js b/static/js/narrow.js
index d7eaa51b97..0295783e44 100644
--- a/static/js/narrow.js
+++ b/static/js/narrow.js
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ exports.by_subject = function (target_id, opts) {
         exports.by_recipient(target_id, opts);
         return;
     }
-    mark_message_as_read(original);
+    unread.mark_message_as_read(original);
     opts = _.defaults({}, opts, {then_select_id: target_id});
     exports.activate([
             ['stream',  original.stream],
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ exports.by_recipient = function (target_id, opts) {
     opts = _.defaults({}, opts, {then_select_id: target_id});
     // don't use current_msg_list as it won't work for muted messages or for out-of-narrow links
     var message = msg_metadata_cache[target_id];
-    mark_message_as_read(message);
+    unread.mark_message_as_read(message);
     switch (message.type) {
     case 'private':
         exports.by('pm-with', message.reply_to, opts);
diff --git a/static/js/navigate.js b/static/js/navigate.js
index 57e9e89eb7..6fbdac3fca 100644
--- a/static/js/navigate.js
+++ b/static/js/navigate.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ exports.down = function (with_centering) {
         // always returns a message.
         var current_msg_table = rows.get_table(current_msg_list.table_name);
         viewport.scrollTop(current_msg_table.outerHeight(true) - viewport.height() * 0.1);
-        mark_current_list_as_read();
+        unread.mark_current_list_as_read();
     }
 };
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ exports.to_end = function () {
     last_viewport_movement_direction = 1;
     current_msg_list.select_id(next_id, {then_scroll: true,
                                          from_scroll: true});
-    mark_current_list_as_read();
+    unread.mark_current_list_as_read();
 };
 
 exports.page_up = function () {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ exports.page_up = function () {
 exports.page_down = function () {
     if (viewport.at_bottom() && !current_msg_list.empty()) {
         current_msg_list.select_id(current_msg_list.last().id, {then_scroll: false});
-        mark_current_list_as_read();
+        unread.mark_current_list_as_read();
     }
     else {
         ui.page_down_the_right_amount();
diff --git a/static/js/notifications.js b/static/js/notifications.js
index 10c02fe5b5..87902f7d01 100644
--- a/static/js/notifications.js
+++ b/static/js/notifications.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ exports.initialize = function () {
 
         // Update many places on the DOM to reflect unread
         // counts.
-        process_visible_unread_messages();
+        unread.process_visible();
 
     }).blur(function () {
         window_has_focus = false;
diff --git a/static/js/server_events.js b/static/js/server_events.js
index a02e6354eb..4cdaa6694b 100644
--- a/static/js/server_events.js
+++ b/static/js/server_events.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function get_events_success(events) {
                 var msgs_to_update = _.map(event.messages, function (message_id) {
                     return msg_metadata_cache[message_id];
                 });
-                mark_messages_as_read(msgs_to_update, {from: "server"});
+                unread.mark_messages_as_read(msgs_to_update, {from: "server"});
                 break;
             }
             break;
diff --git a/static/js/stream_list.js b/static/js/stream_list.js
index af0931705f..1e6b4a4d9d 100644
--- a/static/js/stream_list.js
+++ b/static/js/stream_list.js
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ $(function () {
                 stream_li.addClass('active-filter');
             }
             rebuild_recent_subjects(op_stream[0], subject);
-            process_visible_unread_messages();
+            unread.process_visible();
         }
         var op_pm = event.filter.operands('pm-with');
         if (op_pm.length === 1) {
diff --git a/static/js/subs.js b/static/js/subs.js
index 2940a40a1f..97c59524f7 100644
--- a/static/js/subs.js
+++ b/static/js/subs.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function update_in_home_view(sub, value) {
         suppress_scroll_pointer_update = true;
 
         if (! home_msg_list.empty()) {
-            process_loaded_for_unread(home_msg_list.all());
+            unread.process_loaded_messages(home_msg_list.all());
         }
     }, 0);
 
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ function mark_subscribed(stream_name, attrs) {
 
     // Update unread counts as the new stream in sidebar might
     // need its unread counts re-calculated
-    process_loaded_for_unread(all_msg_list.all());
+    unread.process_loaded_messages(all_msg_list.all());
 
     $(document).trigger($.Event('subscription_add_done.zulip', {sub: sub}));
 }
diff --git a/static/js/ui.js b/static/js/ui.js
index 25e1702da0..20168663c0 100644
--- a/static/js/ui.js
+++ b/static/js/ui.js
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ exports.update_starred = function (message_id, starred) {
     // lists.
     var message = find_message(message_id);
 
-    mark_message_as_read(message);
+    unread.mark_message_as_read(message);
 
     message.starred = starred;
 
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ function toggle_star(message_id) {
     // lists.
     var message = find_message(message_id);
 
-    mark_message_as_read(message);
+    unread.mark_message_as_read(message);
     exports.update_starred(message.id, message.starred !== true);
     message_flags.send_starred([message], message.starred);
 }
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ $(function () {
     });
 
     $(".bankruptcy_button").click(function (e) {
-        enable_unread_counts();
+        unread.enable();
     });
 
     $('#yes-bankrupt').click(function (e) {
@@ -1769,9 +1769,9 @@ function scroll_finished() {
         }
         // When the window scrolls, it may cause some messages to
         // enter the screen and become read.  Calling
-        // process_visible_unread_messages will update necessary
+        // unread.process_visible will update necessary
         // data structures and DOM elements.
-        setTimeout(process_visible_unread_messages, 0);
+        setTimeout(unread.process_visible, 0);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@ var saved_compose_cursor = 0;
 
 $(function () {
     viewport.message_pane.scroll($.throttle(50, function (e) {
-        process_visible_unread_messages();
+        unread.process_visible();
         scroll_finish();
     }));
 
diff --git a/static/js/unread.js b/static/js/unread.js
index 28452692b4..d0755e56f2 100644
--- a/static/js/unread.js
+++ b/static/js/unread.js
@@ -171,6 +171,105 @@ exports.num_unread_for_person = function (email) {
     return unread_privates.get(email).num_items();
 };
 
+exports.update_unread_counts = function () {
+    if (suppress_unread_counts) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Pure computation:
+    var res = unread.get_counts();
+
+    // Side effects from here down:
+    // This updates some DOM elements directly, so try to
+    // avoid excessive calls to this.
+    stream_list.update_dom_with_unread_counts(res);
+    notifications.update_title_count(res.home_unread_messages);
+    notifications.update_pm_count(res.private_message_count);
+    notifications_bar.update(res.home_unread_messages);
+};
+
+exports.enable = function enable() {
+    suppress_unread_counts = false;
+    exports.update_unread_counts();
+};
+
+exports.mark_all_as_read = function mark_all_as_read(cont) {
+    _.each(all_msg_list.all(), function (msg) {
+        msg.flags = msg.flags || [];
+        msg.flags.push('read');
+    });
+    unread.declare_bankruptcy();
+    exports.update_unread_counts();
+
+    channel.post({
+        url:      '/json/update_message_flags',
+        idempotent: true,
+        data:     {messages: JSON.stringify([]),
+                   all:      true,
+                   op:       'add',
+                   flag:     'read'},
+        success:  cont});
+};
+
+// Takes a list of messages and marks them as read
+exports.mark_messages_as_read = function mark_messages_as_read (messages, options) {
+    options = options || {};
+    var processed = false;
+
+    _.each(messages, function (message) {
+        if (!unread.message_unread(message)) {
+            // Don't do anything if the message is already read.
+            return;
+        }
+        if (current_msg_list === narrowed_msg_list) {
+            unread_messages_read_in_narrow = true;
+        }
+
+        if (options.from !== "server") {
+            message_flags.send_read(message);
+        }
+        summary.maybe_mark_summarized(message);
+
+        message.unread = false;
+        unread.process_read_message(message, options);
+        home_msg_list.show_message_as_read(message, options);
+        all_msg_list.show_message_as_read(message, options);
+        if (narrowed_msg_list) {
+            narrowed_msg_list.show_message_as_read(message, options);
+        }
+        notifications.close_notification(message);
+        processed = true;
+    });
+
+    if (processed) {
+        exports.update_unread_counts();
+    }
+};
+
+exports.mark_message_as_read = function mark_message_as_read(message, options) {
+    exports.mark_messages_as_read([message], options);
+};
+
+// If we ever materially change the algorithm for this function, we
+// may need to update notifications.received_messages as well.
+exports.process_visible = function process_visible(update_cursor) {
+    if (! notifications.window_has_focus()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (feature_flags.mark_read_at_bottom) {
+        if (viewport.bottom_message_visible()) {
+            exports.mark_current_list_as_read();
+        }
+    } else {
+        exports.mark_messages_as_read(viewport.visible_messages(true));
+    }
+};
+
+exports.mark_current_list_as_read = function mark_current_list_as_read(options) {
+    exports.mark_messages_as_read(current_msg_list.all(), options);
+};
+
 return exports;
 }());
 if (typeof module !== 'undefined') {
diff --git a/static/js/zulip.js b/static/js/zulip.js
index c660f831d8..6c7ac64221 100644
--- a/static/js/zulip.js
+++ b/static/js/zulip.js
@@ -204,113 +204,16 @@ function message_range(msg_list, start, end) {
     return all.slice(start_idx, end_idx + 1);
 }
 
-function update_unread_counts() {
-    if (suppress_unread_counts) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Pure computation:
-    var res = unread.get_counts();
-
-    // Side effects from here down:
-    // This updates some DOM elements directly, so try to
-    // avoid excessive calls to this.
-    stream_list.update_dom_with_unread_counts(res);
-    notifications.update_title_count(res.home_unread_messages);
-    notifications.update_pm_count(res.private_message_count);
-    notifications_bar.update(res.home_unread_messages);
-}
-
-function enable_unread_counts() {
-    suppress_unread_counts = false;
-    update_unread_counts();
-}
-
-function mark_all_as_read(cont) {
-    _.each(all_msg_list.all(), function (msg) {
-        msg.flags = msg.flags || [];
-        msg.flags.push('read');
-    });
-    unread.declare_bankruptcy();
-    update_unread_counts();
-
-    channel.post({
-        url:      '/json/update_message_flags',
-        idempotent: true,
-        data:     {messages: JSON.stringify([]),
-                   all:      true,
-                   op:       'add',
-                   flag:     'read'},
-        success:  cont});
-}
-
+// Moving this to unread.js is a little messy because there is already
+// an unread.process_loaded_messages (which this calls)
 function process_loaded_for_unread(messages) {
     activity.process_loaded_messages(messages);
     activity.update_huddles();
     unread.process_loaded_messages(messages);
-    update_unread_counts();
+    unread.update_unread_counts();
     ui.resize_page_components();
 }
 
-// Takes a list of messages and marks them as read
-function mark_messages_as_read(messages, options) {
-    options = options || {};
-    var processed = false;
-
-    _.each(messages, function (message) {
-        if (!unread.message_unread(message)) {
-            // Don't do anything if the message is already read.
-            return;
-        }
-        if (current_msg_list === narrowed_msg_list) {
-            unread_messages_read_in_narrow = true;
-        }
-
-        if (options.from !== "server") {
-            message_flags.send_read(message);
-        }
-        summary.maybe_mark_summarized(message);
-
-        message.unread = false;
-        unread.process_read_message(message, options);
-        home_msg_list.show_message_as_read(message, options);
-        all_msg_list.show_message_as_read(message, options);
-        if (narrowed_msg_list) {
-            narrowed_msg_list.show_message_as_read(message, options);
-        }
-        notifications.close_notification(message);
-        processed = true;
-    });
-
-    if (processed) {
-        update_unread_counts();
-    }
-}
-
-function mark_message_as_read(message, options) {
-    mark_messages_as_read([message], options);
-}
-
-// If we ever materially change the algorithm for this function, we
-// may need to update notifications.received_messages as well.
-function process_visible_unread_messages(update_cursor) {
-    if (! notifications.window_has_focus()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (feature_flags.mark_read_at_bottom) {
-        if (viewport.bottom_message_visible()) {
-            mark_current_list_as_read();
-        }
-    } else {
-        mark_messages_as_read(viewport.visible_messages(true));
-    }
-}
-
-function mark_current_list_as_read(options) {
-    mark_messages_as_read(current_msg_list.all(), options);
-}
-
 function respond_to_message(opts) {
     var message, msg_type;
     // Before initiating a reply to a message, if there's an
@@ -323,7 +226,7 @@ function respond_to_message(opts) {
         return;
     }
 
-    mark_message_as_read(message);
+    unread.mark_message_as_read(message);
 
     var stream = '';
     var subject = '';
@@ -588,7 +491,7 @@ function maybe_add_narrowed_messages(messages, msg_list, messages_are_new) {
 
             new_messages = _.map(new_messages, add_message_metadata);
             add_messages(new_messages, msg_list, {messages_are_new: messages_are_new});
-            process_visible_unread_messages();
+            unread.process_visible();
             notifications.possibly_notify_new_messages_outside_viewport(new_messages);
             notifications.notify_messages_outside_current_search(elsewhere_messages);
         },
@@ -663,7 +566,7 @@ function update_messages(events) {
     if (current_msg_list === narrowed_msg_list) {
         narrowed_msg_list.rerender();
     }
-    update_unread_counts();
+    unread.update_unread_counts();
     stream_list.update_streams_sidebar();
 }
 
@@ -679,7 +582,7 @@ function insert_new_messages(messages) {
     }
 
     // You must add add messages to home_msg_list BEFORE
-    // calling process_loaded_for_unread.
+    // calling unread.process_loaded_messages.
     add_messages(messages, home_msg_list, {messages_are_new: true});
     add_messages(messages, all_msg_list, {messages_are_new: true});
 
@@ -695,7 +598,7 @@ function insert_new_messages(messages) {
         notifications.possibly_notify_new_messages_outside_viewport(messages);
     }
 
-    process_loaded_for_unread(messages);
+    unread.process_loaded_messages(messages);
 
     if (narrow.narrowed_by_reply()) {
         // If you send a message when narrowed to a recipient, move the
@@ -720,7 +623,7 @@ function insert_new_messages(messages) {
         }
     }
 
-    process_visible_unread_messages();
+    unread.process_visible();
     notifications.received_messages(messages);
     stream_list.update_streams_sidebar();
 }
@@ -741,7 +644,7 @@ function process_result(messages, opts) {
     // the all_msg_list as well, as the home_msg_list is reconstructed
     // from all_msg_list.
     if (opts.msg_list === home_msg_list) {
-        process_loaded_for_unread(messages);
+        unread.process_loaded_messages(messages);
         add_messages(messages, all_msg_list, {messages_are_new: false});
     }
 
@@ -873,7 +776,7 @@ function fast_forward_pointer() {
         idempotent: true,
         data: {email: page_params.email},
         success: function (data) {
-            mark_all_as_read(function () {
+            unread.mark_all_as_read(function () {
                 furthest_read = data.max_message_id;
                 unconditionally_send_pointer_update().then(function () {
                     ui.change_tab_to('#home');
@@ -892,7 +795,7 @@ function consider_bankruptcy() {
 
     if (!page_params.furthest_read_time) {
         // We've never read a message.
-        enable_unread_counts();
+        unread.enable();
         return;
     }
 
@@ -904,7 +807,7 @@ function consider_bankruptcy() {
         $('#bankruptcy-unread-count').html(unread_info);
         $('#bankruptcy').modal('show');
     } else {
-        enable_unread_counts();
+        unread.enable();
     }
 }
 
@@ -950,7 +853,7 @@ function main() {
             } else {
                 messages = message_range(event.msg_list, event.previously_selected, event.id);
             }
-            mark_messages_as_read(messages, {from: 'pointer'});
+            unread.mark_messages_as_read(messages, {from: 'pointer'});
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/tools/jslint/check-all.js b/tools/jslint/check-all.js
index f8a67d61ef..53f23f83e0 100644
--- a/tools/jslint/check-all.js
+++ b/tools/jslint/check-all.js
@@ -57,16 +57,15 @@ var globals =
     + ' keep_pointer_in_view unread_messages_read_in_narrow'
     + ' respond_to_message recenter_view last_viewport_movement_direction'
     + ' scroll_to_selected get_private_message_recipient'
-    + ' load_old_messages enable_unread_counts'
-    + ' process_visible_unread_messages mark_messages_as_read viewport '
+    + ' load_old_messages '
+    + ' viewport '
     + ' load_more_messages reset_load_more_status have_scrolled_away_from_top'
     + ' maybe_scroll_to_selected recenter_pointer_on_display suppress_scroll_pointer_update'
-    + ' mark_current_list_as_read message_range message_in_table process_loaded_for_unread'
-    + ' mark_all_as_read message_unread process_read_messages unread_in_current_view'
+    + ' message_range message_in_table'
+    + ' message_unread unread_in_current_view'
     + ' fast_forward_pointer recent_subjects unread_subjects'
     + ' furthest_read server_furthest_read update_messages'
     + ' add_message_metadata'
-    + ' mark_message_as_read'
     + ' suppress_unread_counts'
     + ' msg_metadata_cache'
     + ' report_as_received'