diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_muting.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_muted_topics.js
similarity index 90%
rename from frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_muting.js
rename to frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_muted_topics.js
index def441e1c0..d75b7e6792 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_muting.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_muted_topics.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const $ = require("../zjsunit/zjquery");
 mock_cjs("jquery", $);
 const muting_ui = mock_esm("../../static/js/muting_ui");
 
-const settings_muting = zrequire("settings_muting");
+const settings_muted_topics = zrequire("settings_muted_topics");
 const stream_data = zrequire("stream_data");
 const muting = zrequire("muting");
 
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ run_test("settings", () => {
         set_up_topic_ui_called = true;
     };
 
-    settings_muting.reset();
-    assert.equal(settings_muting.loaded, false);
+    settings_muted_topics.reset();
+    assert.equal(settings_muted_topics.loaded, false);
 
-    settings_muting.set_up();
-    assert.equal(settings_muting.loaded, true);
+    settings_muted_topics.set_up();
+    assert.equal(settings_muted_topics.loaded, true);
 
     const topic_click_handler = $("body").get_on_handler("click", ".settings-unmute-topic");
     assert.equal(typeof topic_click_handler, "function");
diff --git a/static/js/muting_ui.js b/static/js/muting_ui.js
index e6038d73e5..b5d88967c1 100644
--- a/static/js/muting_ui.js
+++ b/static/js/muting_ui.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import * as message_lists from "./message_lists";
 import * as muting from "./muting";
 import * as overlays from "./overlays";
 import * as recent_topics from "./recent_topics";
-import * as settings_muting from "./settings_muting";
+import * as settings_muted_topics from "./settings_muted_topics";
 import * as stream_data from "./stream_data";
 import * as stream_list from "./stream_list";
 import * as stream_popover from "./stream_popover";
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function rerender_on_topic_update() {
     if (message_lists.current !== message_lists.home) {
         message_lists.home.update_topic_muting_and_rerender();
     }
-    if (overlays.settings_open() && settings_muting.loaded) {
+    if (overlays.settings_open() && settings_muted_topics.loaded) {
         set_up_muted_topics_ui();
     }
 }
diff --git a/static/js/settings_muting.js b/static/js/settings_muted_topics.js
similarity index 100%
rename from static/js/settings_muting.js
rename to static/js/settings_muted_topics.js
diff --git a/static/js/settings_sections.js b/static/js/settings_sections.js
index b13384afb0..b23d2d93ce 100644
--- a/static/js/settings_sections.js
+++ b/static/js/settings_sections.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import * as settings_emoji from "./settings_emoji";
 import * as settings_exports from "./settings_exports";
 import * as settings_invites from "./settings_invites";
 import * as settings_linkifiers from "./settings_linkifiers";
-import * as settings_muting from "./settings_muting";
+import * as settings_muted_topics from "./settings_muted_topics";
 import * as settings_notifications from "./settings_notifications";
 import * as settings_org from "./settings_org";
 import * as settings_profile_fields from "./settings_profile_fields";
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export function initialize() {
     load_func_dict.set("your-bots", settings_bots.set_up);
     load_func_dict.set("alert-words", alert_words_ui.set_up_alert_words);
     load_func_dict.set("uploaded-files", attachments_ui.set_up_attachments);
-    load_func_dict.set("muted-topics", settings_muting.set_up);
+    load_func_dict.set("muted-topics", settings_muted_topics.set_up);
 
     // org
     load_func_dict.set("org_misc", settings_org.set_up);
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ export function reset_sections() {
     settings_profile_fields.reset();
     settings_streams.reset();
     settings_user_groups.reset();
-    settings_muting.reset();
+    settings_muted_topics.reset();
     // settings_users doesn't need a reset()
 }