diff --git a/static/js/ui_init.js b/static/js/ui_init.js
index c1c9b065e4..d85c93193f 100644
--- a/static/js/ui_init.js
+++ b/static/js/ui_init.js
@@ -323,10 +323,6 @@ export function initialize_kitchen_sink_stuff() {
         timerender.set_full_datetime(message, time_elem);
     });
 
-    $("#streams_header h4").tooltip({placement: "right", animation: false});
-
-    $('#streams_header i[data-toggle="tooltip"]').tooltip({placement: "left", animation: false});
-
     $('.message_failed i[data-toggle="tooltip"]').tooltip();
 
     $('.copy_message[data-toggle="tooltip"]').tooltip();
diff --git a/templates/zerver/app/left_sidebar.html b/templates/zerver/app/left_sidebar.html
index b5812b6b7e..f3ef12ce9f 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/app/left_sidebar.html
+++ b/templates/zerver/app/left_sidebar.html
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@
             </li>
         </ul>
         <div id="streams_list" class="zoom-out">
-            <div id="streams_header" class="zoom-in-hide"><h4 class="sidebar-title" data-toggle="tooltip" title="{{ _('Filter streams') }}">{{ _('STREAMS') }}</h4>
-                <i id="streams_inline_cog" class='fa fa-cog' aria-hidden="true" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="{{ _('Subscribe, add, or configure streams') }}"></i>
-                <i id="streams_filter_icon" class='fa fa-search' aria-hidden="true" data-toggle="tooltip" title="{{ _('Filter streams') }} (q)"></i>
+            <div id="streams_header" class="zoom-in-hide"><h4 class="sidebar-title tippy-zulip-tooltip" data-tippy-content="{{ _('Filter streams') }}">{{ _('STREAMS') }}</h4>
+                <i id="streams_inline_cog" class='fa fa-cog tippy-zulip-tooltip' aria-hidden="true" data-tippy-content="{{ _('Subscribe, add, or configure streams') }}"></i>
+                <i id="streams_filter_icon" class='fa fa-search tippy-zulip-tooltip' aria-hidden="true" data-tippy-content="{{ _('Filter streams') }} (q)"></i>
                 <div class="input-append notdisplayed stream_search_section">
                     <input class="stream-list-filter home-page-input" type="text" autocomplete="off" placeholder="{{ _('Search streams') }}" />
                     <button type="button" class="btn clear_search_button" id="clear_search_stream_button">