diff --git a/web/src/billing/billing.ts b/web/src/billing/billing.ts
index e9a0f57ff9..f803988380 100644
--- a/web/src/billing/billing.ts
+++ b/web/src/billing/billing.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export function initialize(): void {
     });
 
     $("#confirm-licenses-modal .dialog_submit_button").on("click", () => {
-        portico_modals.close_modal("confirm-licenses-modal");
+        portico_modals.close("confirm-licenses-modal");
         create_update_license_request();
     });
 
diff --git a/web/src/dialog_widget.ts b/web/src/dialog_widget.ts
index 02a6c9d774..75809ddb29 100644
--- a/web/src/dialog_widget.ts
+++ b/web/src/dialog_widget.ts
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ export function show_dialog_spinner(): void {
 }
 
 // Supports a callback to be called once the modal finishes closing.
-export function close_modal(on_hidden_callback?: () => void): void {
-    modals.close_modal("dialog_widget_modal", {on_hidden: on_hidden_callback});
+export function close(on_hidden_callback?: () => void): void {
+    modals.close("dialog_widget_modal", {on_hidden: on_hidden_callback});
 }
 
 export function launch(conf: DialogWidgetConfig): void {
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export function launch(conf: DialogWidgetConfig): void {
         if (conf.loading_spinner) {
             show_dialog_spinner();
         } else if (conf.close_on_submit) {
-            close_modal();
+            close();
         }
         $("#dialog_error").hide();
         conf.on_click(e);
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export function submit_api_request(
         url,
         data,
         success(response_data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
-            close_modal();
+            close();
             if (success_continuation !== undefined) {
                 success_continuation(response_data, textStatus, jqXHR);
             }
diff --git a/web/src/message_edit.js b/web/src/message_edit.js
index 08c34ad302..16f16cad9e 100644
--- a/web/src/message_edit.js
+++ b/web/src/message_edit.js
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ export function delete_message(msg_id) {
                     (id) => id !== msg_id,
                 );
                 dialog_widget.hide_dialog_spinner();
-                dialog_widget.close_modal();
+                dialog_widget.close();
             },
             error(xhr) {
                 currently_deleting_messages = currently_deleting_messages.filter(
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ export function move_topic_containing_message_to_stream(
             // The main UI will update via receiving the event
             // from server_events.js.
             reset_modal_ui();
-            dialog_widget.close_modal();
+            dialog_widget.close();
         },
         error(xhr) {
             reset_modal_ui();
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ export function move_topic_containing_message_to_stream(
 
                 const partial_move_confirmation_modal_callback = () =>
                     handle_message_move_failure_due_to_time_limit(xhr, handle_confirm);
-                dialog_widget.close_modal(partial_move_confirmation_modal_callback);
+                dialog_widget.close(partial_move_confirmation_modal_callback);
                 return;
             }
             ui_report.error($t_html({defaultMessage: "Failed"}), xhr, $("#dialog_error"));
diff --git a/web/src/modals.ts b/web/src/modals.ts
index 56e114dfd5..2ae2079f4e 100644
--- a/web/src/modals.ts
+++ b/web/src/modals.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export function open_modal(
         if (document.getSelection()?.type === "Range") {
             return;
         }
-        close_modal(modal_id);
+        close(modal_id);
     });
 
     function on_show_callback(): void {
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ export function open_modal(
 
 // `conf` is an object with the following optional properties:
 // * on_hidden: Callback to run when the modal finishes hiding.
-export function close_modal(modal_id: string, conf: Pick<ModalConfig, "on_hidden"> = {}): void {
+export function close(modal_id: string, conf: Pick<ModalConfig, "on_hidden"> = {}): void {
     if (modal_id === undefined) {
-        blueslip.error("Undefined id was passed into close_modal");
+        blueslip.error("Undefined id was passed into close");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/web/src/portico/portico_modals.ts b/web/src/portico/portico_modals.ts
index 3314691aad..b26a79d10a 100644
--- a/web/src/portico/portico_modals.ts
+++ b/web/src/portico/portico_modals.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export function open_modal(modal_id: string, recursive_call_count: number = 0):
         if (document.getSelection()?.type === "Range") {
             return;
         }
-        close_modal(modal_id);
+        close(modal_id);
     });
 
     Micromodal.show(modal_id, {
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ export function open_modal(modal_id: string, recursive_call_count: number = 0):
     });
 }
 
-export function close_modal(modal_id: string): void {
+export function close(modal_id: string): void {
     if (modal_id === undefined) {
-        blueslip.error("Undefined id was passed into close_modal");
+        blueslip.error("Undefined id was passed into close");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/web/src/portico/signup.ts b/web/src/portico/signup.ts
index ca97ebcb71..84ceae6f3e 100644
--- a/web/src/portico/signup.ts
+++ b/web/src/portico/signup.ts
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ $(() => {
             10,
         );
         $("#email_address_visibility").val(selected_val);
-        portico_modals.close_modal("change-email-address-visibility-modal");
+        portico_modals.close("change-email-address-visibility-modal");
 
         let selected_option_text;
 
diff --git a/web/src/settings_account.js b/web/src/settings_account.js
index cfdeac64c0..4f8e3bbf91 100644
--- a/web/src/settings_account.js
+++ b/web/src/settings_account.js
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ export function set_up() {
         const opts = {
             success_continuation() {
                 channel.set_password_change_in_progress(false);
-                dialog_widget.close_modal();
+                dialog_widget.close();
             },
             error_continuation() {
                 dialog_widget.hide_dialog_spinner();
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ export function set_up() {
                         4000,
                     );
                 }
-                dialog_widget.close_modal();
+                dialog_widget.close();
             },
             error_continuation() {
                 dialog_widget.hide_dialog_spinner();
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ export function set_up() {
                         4000,
                     );
                 }
-                dialog_widget.close_modal();
+                dialog_widget.close();
             },
             error_continuation() {
                 dialog_widget.hide_dialog_spinner();
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ export function set_up() {
                 url: "/json/users/me",
                 success() {
                     dialog_widget.hide_dialog_spinner();
-                    dialog_widget.close_modal();
+                    dialog_widget.close();
                     window.location.href = "/login/";
                 },
                 error(xhr) {
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ export function set_up() {
                         }
                     }
                     dialog_widget.hide_dialog_spinner();
-                    dialog_widget.close_modal();
+                    dialog_widget.close();
                     $("#account-settings-status")
                         .addClass("alert-error")
                         .html(rendered_error_msg)
diff --git a/web/src/settings_bots.js b/web/src/settings_bots.js
index e07a1a0762..af2f7acc32 100644
--- a/web/src/settings_bots.js
+++ b/web/src/settings_bots.js
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ export function add_a_new_bot() {
             contentType: false,
             success() {
                 create_avatar_widget.clear();
-                dialog_widget.close_modal();
+                dialog_widget.close();
             },
             error(xhr) {
                 ui_report.error($t_html({defaultMessage: "Failed"}), xhr, $("#dialog_error"));
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ export function set_up() {
             channel.post({
                 url: "/json/users/" + encodeURIComponent(user_id) + "/reactivate",
                 success() {
-                    dialog_widget.close_modal();
+                    dialog_widget.close();
                 },
                 error(xhr) {
                     ui_report.error($t_html({defaultMessage: "Failed"}), xhr, $("#dialog_error"));
diff --git a/web/src/settings_display.js b/web/src/settings_display.js
index e9a83dac6b..f8c25c9ab6 100644
--- a/web/src/settings_display.js
+++ b/web/src/settings_display.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function spectator_default_language_modal_post_render() {
         .on("click", (e) => {
             e.preventDefault();
             e.stopPropagation();
-            dialog_widget.close_modal();
+            dialog_widget.close();
 
             const $link = $(e.target).closest("a[data-code]");
             Cookies.set(page_params.language_cookie_name, $link.attr("data-code"));
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function org_notification_default_language_modal_post_render() {
         .on("click", (e) => {
             e.preventDefault();
             e.stopPropagation();
-            dialog_widget.close_modal();
+            dialog_widget.close();
 
             const $link = $(e.target).closest("a[data-code]");
             const setting_value = $link.attr("data-code");
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function user_default_language_modal_post_render() {
         .on("click", (e) => {
             e.preventDefault();
             e.stopPropagation();
-            dialog_widget.close_modal();
+            dialog_widget.close();
 
             const $link = $(e.target).closest("a[data-code]");
             const setting_value = $link.attr("data-code");
diff --git a/web/src/settings_emoji.ts b/web/src/settings_emoji.ts
index aaf04e2b82..629b71d392 100644
--- a/web/src/settings_emoji.ts
+++ b/web/src/settings_emoji.ts
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ function show_modal(): void {
                 processData: false,
                 contentType: false,
                 success() {
-                    dialog_widget.close_modal();
+                    dialog_widget.close();
                 },
                 error(xhr) {
                     $("#dialog_error").hide();
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ function show_modal(): void {
                 return;
             }
 
-            dialog_widget.close_modal(() => {
+            dialog_widget.close(() => {
                 const html_body = emoji_settings_warning_modal({
                     emoji_name: emoji.name,
                 });
diff --git a/web/src/settings_linkifiers.js b/web/src/settings_linkifiers.js
index 0293cd5626..54df971df6 100644
--- a/web/src/settings_linkifiers.js
+++ b/web/src/settings_linkifiers.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function open_linkifier_edit_form(linkifier_id) {
         const opts = {
             success_continuation() {
                 $change_linkifier_button.prop("disabled", false);
-                dialog_widget.close_modal();
+                dialog_widget.close();
             },
             error_continuation(xhr) {
                 $change_linkifier_button.prop("disabled", false);
diff --git a/web/src/settings_profile_fields.js b/web/src/settings_profile_fields.js
index 7d154bdb66..8e7cba2b9a 100644
--- a/web/src/settings_profile_fields.js
+++ b/web/src/settings_profile_fields.js
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ function open_edit_form_modal(e) {
             if (Object.keys(deleted_values).length !== 0) {
                 const edit_select_field_modal_callback = () =>
                     show_modal_for_deleting_options(field, deleted_values, update_profile_field);
-                dialog_widget.close_modal(edit_select_field_modal_callback);
+                dialog_widget.close(edit_select_field_modal_callback);
                 return;
             }
         }
diff --git a/web/src/settings_streams.js b/web/src/settings_streams.js
index e90934044f..3c3f436a03 100644
--- a/web/src/settings_streams.js
+++ b/web/src/settings_streams.js
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function show_add_default_streams_modal() {
                     successful_requests = successful_requests + 1;
 
                     if (successful_requests === chosen_streams.size) {
-                        dialog_widget.close_modal();
+                        dialog_widget.close();
                     }
                 },
                 error(xhr) {
diff --git a/web/src/settings_user_groups_legacy.js b/web/src/settings_user_groups_legacy.js
index 065a2befc5..925316ce7a 100644
--- a/web/src/settings_user_groups_legacy.js
+++ b/web/src/settings_user_groups_legacy.js
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ export function add_user_group() {
         success() {
             $user_group_status.hide();
             ui_report.success($t_html({defaultMessage: "User group added!"}), $user_group_status);
-            dialog_widget.close_modal();
+            dialog_widget.close();
         },
         error(xhr) {
             $user_group_status.hide();
diff --git a/web/src/unread_ops.js b/web/src/unread_ops.js
index ae26b732f2..45a33a0448 100644
--- a/web/src/unread_ops.js
+++ b/web/src/unread_ops.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export function mark_all_as_read(args = {}) {
                     blueslip.log("Cleared old_unreads_missing after bankruptcy.");
                 }
             }
-            dialog_widget.close_modal();
+            dialog_widget.close();
         },
         error(xhr) {
             if (xhr.readyState === 0) {
diff --git a/web/src/user_card_popover.js b/web/src/user_card_popover.js
index 5102603a6b..3dd7f31bc7 100644
--- a/web/src/user_card_popover.js
+++ b/web/src/user_card_popover.js
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ function register_click_handlers() {
             channel.post({
                 url,
                 success() {
-                    dialog_widget.close_modal();
+                    dialog_widget.close();
                 },
                 error(xhr) {
                     ui_report.error($t_html({defaultMessage: "Failed"}), xhr, $("#dialog_error"));
diff --git a/web/src/user_status_ui.js b/web/src/user_status_ui.js
index f0270d80de..b329131971 100644
--- a/web/src/user_status_ui.js
+++ b/web/src/user_status_ui.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export function submit_new_status() {
         old_emoji_info.reaction_type === selected_emoji_info.reaction_type &&
         old_emoji_info.emoji_code === selected_emoji_info.emoji_code
     ) {
-        dialog_widget.close_modal();
+        dialog_widget.close();
         return;
     }
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function submit_new_status() {
         emoji_code: selected_emoji_info.emoji_code || "",
         reaction_type: selected_emoji_info.reaction_type || "",
         success() {
-            dialog_widget.close_modal();
+            dialog_widget.close();
         },
     });
 }
diff --git a/web/tests/billing.test.js b/web/tests/billing.test.js
index 39558400f6..49de1d3a45 100644
--- a/web/tests/billing.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/billing.test.js
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ run_test("licensechange", ({override}) => {
     assert.ok(!create_ajax_request_called);
     assert.ok(confirm_license_modal_shown);
 
-    override(portico_modals, "close_modal", (modal_id) => {
+    override(portico_modals, "close", (modal_id) => {
         assert.equal(modal_id, "confirm-licenses-modal");
         confirm_license_modal_shown = false;
     });
diff --git a/web/tests/settings_user_groups_legacy.test.js b/web/tests/settings_user_groups_legacy.test.js
index a8ed597e16..8174e6d7b6 100644
--- a/web/tests/settings_user_groups_legacy.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/settings_user_groups_legacy.test.js
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ test_ui("on_events", ({mock_template, override, override_rewire}) => {
                     assert.equal(text, "translated HTML: User group added!");
                     assert.equal(ele, $("#dialog_error"));
                 };
-                dialog_widget.close_modal = () => {};
+                dialog_widget.close = () => {};
 
                 opts.success();