diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/bot_data.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/bot_data.js
index e35425bbd9..1a97067afd 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/bot_data.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/bot_data.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 zrequire('people');
 zrequire('bot_data');
 
-set_global('$', () => {
-    return {trigger: () => {}};
+set_global('settings_bots', {
+    render_bots: () => {},
 });
-set_global('document', null);
 
 const page_params = {
     realm_bots: [{email: 'bot0@zulip.com', user_id: 42, full_name: 'Bot 0'},
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_bots.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_bots.js
index fb3ca3e2d9..680cede50a 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_bots.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_bots.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ set_global("avatar", {});
 
 set_global('$', global.make_zjquery());
 set_global('i18n', global.stub_i18n);
-set_global('document', 'document-stub');
 
 zrequire('bot_data');
 zrequire('settings_bots');
diff --git a/static/js/bot_data.js b/static/js/bot_data.js
index 26deaba312..ceff9cef67 100644
--- a/static/js/bot_data.js
+++ b/static/js/bot_data.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var bot_data = (function () {
                            'config_data', 'service_name', 'token'];
 
     var send_change_event = _.debounce(function () {
-        $(document).trigger('zulip.bot_data_changed');
+        settings_bots.render_bots();
     }, 50);
 
     var set_can_admin = function bot_data__set_can_admin(bot) {
diff --git a/static/js/settings_bots.js b/static/js/settings_bots.js
index 789fbf704c..a9dc6e816e 100644
--- a/static/js/settings_bots.js
+++ b/static/js/settings_bots.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ exports.type_id_to_string = function (type_id) {
     return i18n.t(name);
 };
 
-function render_bots() {
+exports.render_bots = function () {
     $('#active_bots_list').empty();
     $('#inactive_bots_list').empty();
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function render_bots() {
         $("#active_bots_list").hide();
         $("#inactive_bots_list").show();
     }
-}
+};
 
 exports.generate_zuliprc_uri = function (bot_id) {
     var bot = bot_data.get(bot_id);
@@ -208,9 +208,7 @@ exports.set_up = function () {
         $(this).attr("href", "data:application/octet-stream;charset=utf-8," + encodeURIComponent(content));
     });
 
-    // TODO: render bots xxxx
-    render_bots();
-    $(document).on('zulip.bot_data_changed', render_bots);
+    exports.render_bots();
 
     $.validator.addMethod("bot_local_part",
                           function (value, element) {