diff --git a/static/js/click_handlers.js b/static/js/click_handlers.js
index 950b5b5193..94e97813bc 100644
--- a/static/js/click_handlers.js
+++ b/static/js/click_handlers.js
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ $(function () {
     $("#settings_overlay_container").on("click", function (e) {
         var $target = $(e.target);
         if ($target.is(".exit-sign, .exit")) {
-            hashchange.exit_settings();
+            hashchange.exit_modal();
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/static/js/drafts.js b/static/js/drafts.js
index ca64545121..1d58f5a7a2 100644
--- a/static/js/drafts.js
+++ b/static/js/drafts.js
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ exports.launch = function () {
 };
 
 exports.close = function () {
-    hashchange.exit_settings();
+    hashchange.exit_modal();
     $("#draft_overlay").removeClass("show");
 };
 
diff --git a/static/js/hashchange.js b/static/js/hashchange.js
index c537102eeb..df8c615888 100644
--- a/static/js/hashchange.js
+++ b/static/js/hashchange.js
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ function do_hashchange(from_reload) {
 // return `true` for the current state -- we want to ignore hash changes from
 // within the settings page. The previous hash however should return `false` as it
 // was outside of the scope of settings.
-// there is then an `exit_settings` function that allows the hash to change exactly
+// there is then an `exit_modal` function that allows the hash to change exactly
 // once without triggering any events. This allows the hash to reset back from
 // a settings page to the previous view available before the settings page
 // (eg. narrow/is/private). This saves the state, scroll position, and makes the
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ exports.close_modals = function () {
     $("[data-overlay]").removeClass("show");
 };
 
-exports.exit_settings = function (callback) {
+exports.exit_modal = function (callback) {
     if (should_ignore(window.location.hash)) {
         ui.blur_active_element();
         ignore.flag = true;
diff --git a/static/js/subs.js b/static/js/subs.js
index 93bca734e6..e454c51414 100644
--- a/static/js/subs.js
+++ b/static/js/subs.js
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, "is_open", {
 });
 
 exports.close = function () {
-    hashchange.exit_settings();
+    hashchange.exit_modal();
     meta.is_open = false;
     $("#subscription_overlay").removeClass("show");
     subs.remove_miscategorized_streams();