diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/people.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/people.js
index 9fcdd0f1b0..3096684ef0 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/people.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/people.js
@@ -401,9 +401,9 @@ test_people("get_recipients", () => {
     assert.equal(people.get_recipients("30,32"), "Isaac Newton");
 });
 
-test_people("safe_full_names", () => {
+test_people("get_full_names_for_poll_option", () => {
     people.add_active_user(isaac);
-    const names = people.safe_full_names([me.user_id, isaac.user_id]);
+    const names = people.get_full_names_for_poll_option([me.user_id, isaac.user_id]);
     assert.equal(names, "Me Myself, Isaac Newton");
 });
 
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/poll_widget.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/poll_widget.js
index e43c525d77..249df0661a 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/poll_widget.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/poll_widget.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ run_test("PollData my question", () => {
         is_my_poll,
         question,
         options: [],
-        comma_separated_names: people.safe_full_names,
+        comma_separated_names: people.get_full_names_for_poll_option,
         report_error_function: blueslip.warn,
     });
 
diff --git a/static/js/people.js b/static/js/people.js
index 34db7a3275..d355ccec3d 100644
--- a/static/js/people.js
+++ b/static/js/people.js
@@ -298,15 +298,8 @@ export function email_list_to_user_ids_string(emails) {
     return user_ids.join(",");
 }
 
-export function safe_full_names(user_ids) {
-    let names = user_ids.map((user_id) => {
-        const person = people_by_user_id_dict.get(user_id);
-        return person && person.full_name;
-    });
-
-    names = names.filter(Boolean);
-
-    return names.join(", ");
+export function get_full_names_for_poll_option(user_ids) {
+    return get_display_full_names(user_ids).join(", ");
 }
 
 export function get_display_full_names(user_ids) {
diff --git a/static/js/poll_widget.js b/static/js/poll_widget.js
index 8f5cc4d9a5..b7005c8b33 100644
--- a/static/js/poll_widget.js
+++ b/static/js/poll_widget.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function activate({
         is_my_poll,
         question,
         options,
-        comma_separated_names: people.safe_full_names,
+        comma_separated_names: people.get_full_names_for_poll_option,
         report_error_function: blueslip.warn,
     });